Emerald Lake & Peulla: Patagonia's Breathtaking 10-Hr Escape

This was a two-hour catamaran trip across the lake, landing at Puella. THere we took an additionsal/ optional photo safar in a 4x4 vehicle up into the country av=bove, visiting a farm/ zoo (featuring a llama, rheas, ostriches, boars, wild-fowl, goats, deer etc), then onto another lake and a short cruise in a much smaller craft amongst the reed beds. VEry beautiful, very tranquil. Then back to the hotel for an excellent 3-course buffet-based lunch. Slow walk downhill along the trail to pick up the return catamaran at the dock - more sailing and more scenery. Beautiful.

We were fortunate to have a clear, sunny day for this tour and the views of Osorno, Calbuco, and Puntiagudo volcanoes were spectacular. The Todos Los Santos Lake, waterfalls (extra cost), and Valdivian temperate rainforest were beautiful. The emerald waters were indescribable. The guides were very knowledgeable and helpful. I learned interesting information, but also felt they did a good job preparing us for each segment of the trip. The long day trip (10 hours) was 100% worth it. (If you go in winter be sure to dress very warmly so can sit on the boat’s deck for panoramic views!)

A beautiful boat ride (catamaran) through the lake of Todos Los Santos, with lunch in Peulla, passing rivers with green waters and turquoise blue! Spectacular nature and extremely attentive guide (Guillermo), with lots of culture and good tips. View of volcanoes and mountains. Unforgettable tour

The setting of the tour to Villa Peulla is something out of the movie scene. The view of Lake Todos los Santos on an open day is a breathtaking one. You can observe the volcanoes Osorno, Calbuco and Pontiagudo. Arriving in Peulla doesn’t even seem real, the encounter between the green blue of the lake, the Andes mountain range and a small village in an almost completely preserved location. A few things to note: the catamaran is stable and comfortable, with cafeteria on board (salty prices). The "safari" tour (about R$150) in my opinion pays too much! You explore the village, have the opportunity to feed the animals (alpha, goat, sheep, goat, donkey...) and navigate through a lagoon of green waters lost in the midst of the Andean vastness. However, if you make this tour, he leaves as soon as the catamaran arrives in the village, around midday. Then your hunger will have to wait (I recommend taking snacks). The hotel is beautiful, but the lunch has a high value (about R$150 per person when we went and some people who had lunch there did not like it). We were indicated the restaurant and bar of the hotel next door, the oldest, about 300 meters from the hotel where for the excursion. There is snack options and pizza for much more affordable prices and the pizza was great, as well as very friendly service. The tour is an excellent option to the Andean Cruise, it is literally a stretch of the cruise, and makes 90% of the complete Chilean cruise itinerary. While the Cruce was worth almost R$1700 and requested a night in Bariloche to return to Puerto Varas, we made this tour for R$175, with return and return on the same day. You'll have a total of 4 hours on the island, it seems a lot, but it's not. Only the safari takes almost 2 hours. Enjoy every second and every view of this incredibly beautiful place. These images will never come out of your mind. In addition to the price of lunch and few options to eat, I have 3 points to improve: the safari zoo part, which is amazing, only lasts 15 minutes. It seems to me an unnecessary savings of time and remains that feeling of "to have to run." The stop at Saltos Petrohué is also very fast (30 minutes) and if you really want to know and appreciate the beauty of this tourist spot, I recommend you not pay the entrance and leave to come back another day with more time. Enjoy a coffee in the cafeteria and check out the shops. Finally, the agency meeting point was not so friendly, it was too early, there was no bathroom available and we had a problem with the reservation (which was resolved without major complications).

The only reservation I make is that the time in Petrohue was short, but seeing the dynamics of the day, I think it could not be very different... Maybe visiting Petrohue at the end of the tour and not at the beginning, to catch the sunlight with a more beautiful incidence in the waters, might be a good idea. Anyway, it was an excellent day, the places visited were too beautiful, the transportation well organized and the navigation, very quiet and safe.

I went with my partner and it is very nice the volcanoes, the rivers, tiresome sailing by hair is long of 1hr 45min, just have tolerance with coordination as we changed 3 times the pickup point, in the first instance they offered the pickup from the hotel and when we had already paid they changed it, we had to walk 3 blocks to get on the bus. It was the only tour that did not pick us up at the hotel (round trip).

Top-rated... very good didactic attention entertaining friendly with my kids who are 3.. twins of 6 and another child of 9.

Hello!! We visited Peulla with accommodation at the Hotel Natura, all the staff were very friendly, very welcoming the hotel, our warm room, we toured Paulla and its trails in the afternoon when we arrived, the hotel has new menu to eat accessible at other prices, we took the tour the next day to Lake Frias (Argentina) we touched a beautiful day between forest, snow and a lot of sun, thank you for the good vibe and the accompaniment of Benjamin the Guide, and also to the Travel agent Nelly who through it made the management to take the trip, very attentive and super clear in the information. Peulla is beautiful.

Excellent Experience from the Catamaran to the Hotel All Very Friendly Staff concerned to have the best stay, also grateful to Mrs. Nelly Carrasco who we contacted for the trip and offered us wonderful Tour 100 Recommended 💐

Incredible postcards and great attention from all the people involved in the tour. Ideal to do it in summer or with good weather since the experience is even better!