- Transfer from the airport in Puerto Montt to Hornopirén
Your road trip to Carretera Austral begins here at “El Tepual”, Puerto Montts’ airport in southern Patagonia (Chile). We will drive through Route N°7, better known as “Carretera Austral” (Austral Road), your first glance of Patagonia’s legendary lands (1 hour) to the ferry crossing connecting Caleta La Arena and Caleta Peuelche.
From Caleta Pehuelche, your trip continues by land to Hornopirén where you will stay for the night. Enjoy your first road trip in Carretera Austral! This is just the beginning.
Say Hueque Tips
Carretera Austral is known for its “bimodal ferry-car” system to navigate the famous road. This means that many stretches of the road include sections you can make by land, and others, only by boat.