Aysén Histórico

On this route you will be able to live the experience of traveling through part of the history of this beautiful region.

We will leave at 09:00 hours from the Hotel Loberías del Sur, just outside, next to the hotel, is the monument to Enrique Simpson, Captain of the corvette Chacabuco in the years 1870 and 1874, he explored the archipelagos of the Guaitecas and the Chonos, he went into the Aysén River making his first plans. He is considered one of the most important explorers of the Aysén region, leading the first 3 expeditions of the Chilean Navy between 1870 and 1874, in which he managed to unite the Pacific Ocean with the Patagonian waters of the area.

We will continue the route to Puerto Aysén, located on the banks of the Aysén River, which was the first regional capital and main port of the region. We will visit the iconic suspension bridge, Puente Presidente Ibáñez, inaugurated in 1966, which crosses the Aysén River and was named a national monument in 2002. Then, we will walk along the waterfront and visit the main square. We will continue our tour to Bahia Acantilada, the southernmost authorized beach resort in Chile. Here we will enjoy a coffee watching the beautiful scenery that this place offers us and where the Aysén fjord begins, an ancient route where sailors sailed in ancient times.

Our journey continues along the shore of the Simpson River to Lago Elizalde, here we will have the opportunity to have lunch in a very beautiful natural environment. Once we finish lunch, we will continue to the city of Coyhaique, capital of the region since 1974. Here we will visit the regional museum of Aysén, which won the “Leading Culture Destinations” award in Berlin as the best new museum worldwide in the Latin American category 2022, this recognition is for the work of safeguarding and disseminating the heritage that identifies this southern area.

You will also be able to know the main square of this city, the curiosity that it is pentagonal, in which 10 streets of the city lead to

10 streets of this city, being different from all the main squares of Chile.

We will return to Puerto Chacabuco to arrive at the hotel between at 18:00 – 18:30 hours app.