Llanquihue Town Tour from Puerto Varas

Sightseeing  :  Chile  :  Los Lagos  :  Puerto Varas  :  Day Trips

You will be picked up at your centrally located hotel and proceed on your tour from Puerto Varas. The town of Llanquihue is located 23 miles (7 km) north from Puerto Varas. In this tour you will learn about the big industrial activity of this zone. Some of these activities are working with dairy, forestry and fishery. Salmon farmers are also important, seaweed processing plants, cured meat and pork sausage industries are one of the most famous in Chile.

This tour will start from hotels and accommodation centrally located. It will not start from Cruiser ship or from the Puerto Montt port

We start our trip to Frutillar by first visiting the city of Llanquihue, famous for their sausages. Here is also where the Maullin River begins and this area is part of the ancient route of settlers. In the city we visit the memorial to the German colonists, and then we will continue along the Llanquihue Lake to Frutillar city.

This city is a beautiful village that recalls the old Bavaria, which is were the first settlers arrived. The city started in 1856 as a boarding pier, where tanneries, mills, breweries, etc. soon appeared. We will walk around its beautiful old houses of German style, admiring the gardens and incomparable views of the volcanoes Osorno and Puntiagudo.

As an option, passengers can go to the German Colonial Museum which portrays the life of the settlers. At the lake shore, observe the Teatro del Lago (Lake Theater) where each year the famous Frutillar Musical Week takes place. It's a summer festival with classic music from Chile and abroad that is offered each year, approximately 40 concerts.