Ancud Travel Blogs

Went travelling in South America for 2 amazing months from end of April to end of June - through some of Argentina (2 weeks), Chile (2 weeks) and Peru (1 month). Summary - 2 months is not enough.

We sailed nearly 1000 miles north up the fjord coast of Chile on the Navimag ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt. The trip took 4 nights and 3 days to complete but the time passed quickly with glacier sightings, movies, and 3 meals at regular intervals. The cabins were small but the beds were…

So I've decided to spend 5 months travelling in South America starting in Quito in late September and ending up in Buenos Aires in late February 07. How will it go? What will happen in between? I don't yet know, but you're all invited to find out..

I still needed time to get over the Volcano climb, so we headed for the Southern part of the Lake district for more lakes and walking, much more my style! We stayed in Puerto Varas, not a very exciting place but it had a spectacular view of another volcano and was a good base for exploring. Our hos…

I spent a half-day here in Ancud on my way to Castro. The city's not much to see. The fort was very disappointing as all it had were 5 cannons, and the museo wasn't amazing (I am probably a bit biased as I've seen about 20 museums in the past two weeks). It seems as if the only reason to go to Ancu…