La Araucanía · Chile

Experiences and local guides in Carahue

On the banks of the Imperial river, on the way to the coast: fishing, river boat trips and the site of the first Spanish city destroyed in the Arauco War.

Nature

Carahue sits on the Imperial river, La Araucanía's largest, on the site of Imperial, the first city founded by the Spanish in the area and destroyed during the Arauco War in the 17th century. Today it's a quiet town of fishermen and farmers, on the way to the coast and the river's mouth at Puerto Saavedra.

Activities

  • Boat trips on the Imperial river, through wetlands rich in birdlife
  • Traditional and sport fishing for silverside and róbalo in the river and its tributaries
  • A historical walk through the site of the old city of Imperial and its local museum
  • Combine with Puerto Saavedra and Huapi Island, at the mouth of the Imperial river on the Pacific

When to go

December to March for boating and fishing, when the river is at its lowest and steadiest; the rest of the year flow rises with the rains and some river activities are suspended.

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Carahue
📍 -38.7167 , -73.1667 Directions in Google Maps ↗
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Ekos del Monkul
Emprendimiento familiar lafkenche en la ruta Carahue Navegable: tours guiados, kayak y paseos en bote, cabalgatas, talleres culturales y cabañas.
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Peuco Expediciones
Kayak en el río Imperial, el lago Budi y el humedal de Monkul, con inmersión cultural lafkenche y clínicas básicas de kayak.
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