Tours / Etnico Cultural

Its mystical, natural landscapes, along with one of the most beautiful lakes in Araucania Region, offer a wide diversity in its fauna and flora, featured by black necked swans. The Budi Lake, the only salt lake in Chile, is immersed into the history and tradition of its people, reflecting with their name, its connection with nature. The Mapuche, or the People from Earth, welcomes you! MARI-MARI!”

A beautiful journey through the valley starting where the Cautín river begins, until we get an amazing view of the valley of Lonquimay.  Here, we go up over the old road “Las Raíces” to Lonquimay.  There, we do a tour in the city.  In the afternoon, we visit the Galletue lake, then we go back through the oldest and longest tunnel in South America “Las Raíces”.  On our way back to Temuco, we visit the “Princesa” and “Indio” magnificent falls.

A journey and a cultural speech about the traditions of the Mapuche people in the Araucanía valley, knowing its forests and medicinal plants. A typical local lunch that includes: lamb and potatoes specially cooked in the Mapuche traditional way, two glasses of wine or juice prepared at home, salads, bread baked at home or «sopaipillas», dessert and  a handmade local coffee specially prepared.  The community, also, offers large eathernware jars where you can take baths with herbal infusions which are very useful for health and to the skin care.