Overview
Expediciones Chile invites you to come explore the best kept secret of Patagonia, a magical place where hundreds of glacial lakes are connected by thousands of kilometers of pristine rivers, all flowing through the dramatic Andean Mountain range. Visit them in the heart of this paradise, the Futaleufu River Valley. Be enchanted by its natural rhythms, where condors soar in southern thermals high above turquoise rapids thundering through rarely explored granite canyons.
About Expediciones Chile Chris Spelius is the founder of Expediciones Chile and your host. He was an original whitewater pioneer on the Futaleufu River and a 1984 US Olympic team kayaker. He was so was awed by its beauty, challenge and playfulness he decided that he would live here in Patagonia, Chile. Thus Expediciones Chile was born. They were the first to run river and adventure trips here in 1986 and have been running safe whitewater rafting, kayaking and multisport trips ever since. Chris is now a resident of Chile, is married and with a young daughter. This company and the concept of blending the best of diverse cultures working and playing together in this unspoiled corner of the world has been his dream.
Advantages with Expediciones Chile EC runs lodge based and eco-camp based whitewater rafting trips on the world class Futaleufu River, giving you the ultimate flexibility in planning your vacation. Their streamlined traveling logistics will afford you six full days of whitewater rafting and multisport activities in Patagonia, Chile. They will get you directly to the Futaleufu minimizing stop-overs and travel time. For those traveling on in this region of the world, they also offer trip extensions to Easter Island, Torres del Paine, Machu Picchu, Pumalin and Los Alerces National Parks, and Chiloe Island.
An Unsurpassed Multi-Sport Menu Expediciones Chile offers unsurpassed multi-sport options designed to cater to each member of your group: whitewater kayaking, sea kayaking, kayak school, horseback riding, mountain biking, trekking-hiking, canyoning, fly fishing, and eco-tours of the Patagonia wilderness. You can custom tailor your week by selecting from any of these options. All rafting trips have a large multisport component in addition to whitewater rafting on the Futaleufu. Most of the multisport activities are also offered as standalone week-long adventure trips by themselves.
Expediciones Chile Dream Team - Guides & Safety All guides are all internationally certified in Swift-Water Rescue (Rescue 3 International) and Advanced Wilderness First Aid (Wilderness Medical Associates). Expediciones Chile has one of the most experienced guide teams in the valley. All rafting trips are accompanied by safety catarafts and kayaks. Rafts were designed by Maravia Rafts specifically for the Futaleufu and to EC's exact specifications. Your safety is in the best of hands!
What They Say About Them "A Futaleufú Adventure Center vacation is guaranteed to change or at least improve your life", says OUTSIDE magazine's Trip Finder issue, which also featured EC's FutaFantay trip as one of the world’s top 100 far-flung expeditions. Outside Magazine Jan 2000
"Discover the perfect ride on Chile's Futaleufú. Chris Spelius searched the world for the perfect river. Share this dream in a remote Chilean valley, complete with mountain grandeur and friendly campesinos." Discovery Magazine - Ultimate Destinations Spring 1996
"When you think of you have seen it all you arrive at Campo Tres Monjas and the definition of a beautiful setting has to be re-written." Canoe Focus -August 1994
"No wonder this river is gaining a reputation as the continent's finest boating destination. All you need to visit a place called Campo Tres Monjas, now one of the finest facilities of its kind anywhere." American Whitewater - December 1995
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Travel & Industry Awards |
- OUTSIDE magazine's Jan 2000 world's top 100 far-flung expeditions.
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Affiliations |
- FutaFriends (www.futafriends.org)
- American Whitewater
- American Canoe Association
- American Outdoors
- Olympic Alumni Association
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Payments Accepted |
- American Express
- Personal Checks
- Discover
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- Wire Transfer
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