patagonia helitours

PATAGONIA HELITOURS
Discover Aysen from the sky
Aysen region hides an incredible beauty that has been hidden for years due to the lack of accesses
to its remote places. PATAGONIA HELITOURS is a new touristic offer that allows Aysen visitors to acheive
their more ambitious dreams. You will be able to connect your hotel directly from Balmaceda airport or visit
Aysen marvels from the sky and reach in a few minutes its most remote and beautiful spots.
From its operation base in TERRA LUNA Lodge in Pto Guadal, on the shore of lake General Carrera
lake PATAGONIA HELITOURS offers several tours and transfers that will captive your sight or get you in
minutes exactly where you always dreamt to be.
THE HELICOPTER:
Eurocopter B3 for up to 5/6 passengers
TRANSFER FROM / TO BALMACEDA AIRPORT:
-Transfer from / to Balmaceda airport to / from Lake General Carrera (Pto Tranquilo, Mallin
Grande, Pto Guadal & surroundings) 50 minutes (+ 50mn dropoff)
Transfer from / to Balmaceda airport to / from Cochrane (or Estancia Chacabuco) 60 mn (+ 60mn
dropoff)
Transfer from / to Balmaceda airport to / from other points of the region (upon request)
US$ 2400/hour
AEREAL TOURS :
1/ -Initiation flight to CORDON DE LAS: 13 mn (+ 20mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl carrera, towards Las Parvas Mountain range.
Landing (20mn) on top of mount La Parvas to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Magicv view
over lake Carrera, Cordon de las Parvas, lake Leones, Mt San Valentin, valle Exploradores, Flight back to
Pto Guadal.
2/ -Initiation flight to HIDDEN GLACIER CIRCUS: 16 mn (+ 20mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl carrera, Lake Bertrand, Hidden lake and view on
Cotrdon Contreras. Landing (20mn) on Hidden glacier Circus to take pictures (according to weather
conditions). Flight back to Pto Guadal.
3/ -Touristic flight over 3 LAGOS / LINDERO MAGALLANES:20 mn (+ 20mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl carrera, desague, lake Bertrand, Cordon
Contreras East face, lake Plomo outlet, Rio Baker starting point. Landing (20mn) on top of M Lindero
Magallanes to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight back to Pto Guadal.
4/ -Touristic flight over CORDON CONTRERAS GLACIERS : 30mn (+ 20mn en tierra)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl carrera, desague, lake Bertrand, lake and glaciar
Contreras. Landing (20mn) on the glacier to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight
continues to, Glacier, lake and Mt Meliquina. back to Pto Guadal.
5/ -Touristic flight over LAKE & GLACIER LEONES :35mn (+ 30mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl Carrera, rio Leones delta, Rio Leones, lake leones,
glacier Leones. Landing on a panoramic site (30mn) to take pictures (according to weather conditions).
Flight back to Pto Guadal.
6/ -Touristic flight over LAKE JEINIMEINI: 40mn (+ 30mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over Mallin Grande , el Furioso and the mountain that dominate lake
General Carrera. Landing on a panoramic site (30mn) to take pictures (according to weather conditions).
Flight back to Pto Guadal
7/ -Touristic flight over SOLER VALLEY-GLACIER NEF-RIO NEF-RIO BAKER:45 mn (+ 20mn
en tierra)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Negro, lake Bertrand, lake Plomo, Valley and Rio
Soler, Glacier Nef, lake Nef, Rio Nef,, Rio Baker, Rio Baker. Landing on a panoramic site (30mn) to take
pictures Back to Pto Guadal.
8/ -Touristic flight over CAMPO DE HIELO NORTE : 45mn (+ 30mn on lan)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl Carrera, rio Leones delta, Rio Leones, lake leones,
glacier Leones, cerros Cristal & Mocho. Landing on the Icefiled (campo de Hielo Norte) (30mn) to take
pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight back to Pto Guadal
9 / -Touristic flight over SOMBRERO-EXPLORADORES-FIERO- LEONES
50mn (+ 30mn on
land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl Carrera, rio Leones delta, Rio Leones, cerro sombrero
valley, lake Bayo, exploradores glacier, lake Fiero, lake leones, glacier Leones, Landing on a panoramic
site (30mn) to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight back to Pto Guadal.
10/ -Touristic flight over PARQUE PATAGONIA (V. Chacabuco, lake Jeinimeni): 55mn
(+
40mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over Chacabuco valley, and Patagonia nacional parc and its
thousands of guanacos. Landing in Estancia Chacabuco to know the place (20mn). towads lake Jeinimeni,
Landing on a panoramic site (30mn) to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight back to Pto
Guadal following Lake General Carrera South shore.
11/ -Touristic flight over AYSEN GLACIER TRAIL :
1h (+ 30mn on land )
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl carrera, desague, lake Bertrand, Cordon Contreras
East face, lake Plom, Soler valley, Glacier Nef. Laguna Cachet 2, Glacier Colonia, valle Colonia,
Confluencia Nef/Baker, Rio Baker. Landing on a panoramic site (30mn) to take pictures .Back to Pto
Guadal
12/ -Touristic flight over MT SAN LORENZO : 1h10mn (+ 30mn on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Bertrand, Chacabuco valley, Tamango reserve, Lake
Cochrane towards Mt San Lorenzo. Flight over San Lorenzo & Lansing on superior Glacier Calluqueo
superior (30mn) to take pictures (according to weather conditions). Flight back to Pto Guadal
13/ -Touristic flight over LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL- CAMPO DE HIELO NORTE :
1h20mn (+ 2h on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Gl Carrera, rio Leones delta, Rio Leones, lake leones,
glacier Leones, cerros Cristal & Mocho. Cross of the Icefiled (campo de Hielo Norte) to get to Laguna San
Rafael Landing in laguna San Rafael (2h) and navigation to the glacier (according to weather conditions)
and back to Pto Guadal.
14/ -Touristic flight over RIO BAKER-TORTEL : 1h40mn (+ 2h on land)
Take off from Pto Guadal, flight over lake Bertrand, Rio Baker all way long to Tortel. Landing in
Tortel for a 2 hour visit of Tortel village (according to weather conditions) and flight back to Pto Guadal
DEPARTURES FROM PTO GUADAL:
For passengers who are not in Pto Guadal Para todas las personas que no estén alojadas en Pto Guadal.
PATAGONIA HELITOURS offers intermediate pick up points according to each excursion. Ask us.
Pick up at an intermediate point does not reduce excursion cost for drop off reasons.
TICKET SALES:
-In Terra Luna Lodge at any momento for passengers lodging in Pto Guadal sourroundings
-In other lodges, agencies and selling points in Pto Guadal , Pto Bertrand, Pto Tranquilo & Coihaique.
Payment accepted: US$ / chilean pesos / Euros / cheqs, crédito cards, Electronic transfers
IMPORTANT: There is no ATM machines in Pto Guadal
OPERATION PERIOD:
From November 01th to March 15th every year. Operation period can vary accotrding to demand .
PRICES in US$/flight to be divided between all helicopter passengers:
overflight duration EXCURSION: Drop off duration Total flight APPROX. PRICES* Initiation to CORDON DE LAS PARVAS 13mn 0mn 13mn US$ 500 Initiation to HIDDEN GLACIER CIRCUS 16mn 0mn 16mn US$ 650 0mn 20mn US$ 800 30mn US$ 1200 Overflight 3 LAGOS + LINDERO Overflight GLACIARES DEL CORDON CONTRERAS 20mn 30mn 0mn Overflight LAGO Y GLACIAR LEONES 35mn 0mn 35mn US$ 1400 Sobrevuelo LAGO JEINIMENI 40mn 0mn 40mn US$ 1600 Overflight SOLER-­GLACIAR NEF-­RIO BAKER 45mn 0mn 45mn US$ 1800 Overflight CAMPO DE HIELO NORTE 45mn 0mn 45mn US$ 1800 Overflight SOMBRERO-­EXPLORADORES-­FIERO-­LEONES 50mn 0mn 50mn US$ 2000 Overflight PARQUE PATAGONIA 55mn 0mn 55mn US$ 2200 1h 0mn 1h US$ 2400 1h10mn 0mn 1h10mn US$ 2800 1h20mn 0mn 1h20mn US$ 3200 Overflight AYSEN GLACIER TRAIL Overflight SAN LORENZO Overflight LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL-­CAMPO DE HIELO NORTE + navigation (US$40/pers.) Overflight RIO BAKER-­TORTEL TRANSFERS: 1h40mn Overflight duration 0mn 1h40mn US$ 4000 Drop off Total APPROX. duration flight PRICES* Transfer PUERTO GUADAL-­BALMACEDA 50mn 50mn Transfer VALLE CHACABUCO-­BALMACEDA 60mn 60mn 1h40mn US$ 4000 2h US$ 4800 * PRICES and ITINERARIES of excursions are APROXIMATE and REAL price will always
depend on total flight time at the rate of US$ 2400 per hour.
BOOKINGS: Cel: (569) 98836285 / 84491092 Fix: (56-67) 2431263