The Rio Blanco trail, 5 day horse riding adventure

Our farm, Campo Antilco is located 12 kilometers from Pucón, on the banks of the Liucura River, on the foothills of “cerros de Quelhue” mountain range. Here we live all year round, farming and taking care of our 13 horses. Starting from here you’ll explore with us the surrounding valleys and Villarrica and Huerquehue National Parka on our horse trekking trips.
The Ride leads us past the little settlement of Carhuello, crossing the sandy beach of Lake Caburgua to the valleys in and around National Park Huerquehue. We’ll be riding through dense Native forests and crossing the passes there are breathtaking views of the Andean mountain ranges and the snow covered Volcanoes. Other highlights are bathing in the natural hot spring of “Rio Blanco” as well as camping right in the native forest nearby a mountain lake surrounded by huge monkey puzzle trees.
We’ll be about 4-7 hours in the saddle each day.

1. day: Those who did not arrive yesterday we pick up in Pucón at 9 am ,arriving at the farm we show you around and than later on get to know the horses and will practice handling horses and tack.
In the afternoon, after we had lunch, we go out for a ride, and choose which of the horses we will take with us on the long ride.

2. day: After a hearty breakfast we saddle the horses and off we go. This is going to be the longest of our riding days. We ride from our camp up to Renahue valley, formerly a settled valley within Huerquehue national park.
The path leads through the settlement of Carhuello, going up the road to Lake Caburgua and then follows the lakeshore - where we stop for a swim - riding on the beach, road and paths, until we reach our first campground .

3. day: Today’s ride leads us through farmland and virgin rainforest, passing by huge araucaria (monkey puzzle) trees. Riding up the valley, about at noon we cross the pass of Renahue, from than on descending towards the Rio Blanco valley were we put up our tents nearby the natural hot springs of "Termas Rio Blanco"..
4. Day: In the morning we ride down the Rio Blanco River until we reach it's delta at Lake Caburgua. From now on we follow the lakeshore till we reach our last campsite, on a high plane pasture of an abandoned farm, overlooking the lake.
5. Day: On the last day we follow the lakeshore, thus reaching Caburgua beach again, riding back to the farm on the country road we left 5 days ago. A short detour allows us to visit "Ojos de Caburgua" an impressive huge spring with some beautiful waterfalls. Back on the farm a hot shower, a cold beer and a tasty BBQ are waiting for us to celebrate the last day of a great horse back adventure. Afterwards we drive you to town or you can stay another night at the farm.
We provide:
• 5Days/4 nights
• Full board, excluding alcoholic drinks
• Bilingual guide
• Transport from/to Pucón
• Tents
• Entrance fees
• Not included: sleeping bags, insurances