- Self-Drive from Balmaceda Airport to Puerto Tranquilo
Please note that the driving times are estimated and can often be longer — sometimes much longer — considering stops for refueling and taking photos of the landscape. We begin the journey from Balmaceda Airport towards Puerto Tranquilo.
Along the way, you will enjoy views of lenga, coigüe, ñire, and firebush (notro) forests. You will pass iconic landmarks such as Laguna Chiguay, La Piedra del Conde, and the Cuesta del Diablo, from where you can appreciate the magnitude of the impressive Cerro Castillo. The drive continues through valleys and rivers, passing the Río Murta Valley, until reaching the vast General Carrera Lake.
There are several opportunities to stop for photographs, as the route skirts the massif and passes through Villa Cerro Castillo, a typical Patagonian village. Part of the drive also goes through the Cerro Castillo National Park.



















