The 15 Best Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Trips

Shore Excursion: Petrohue Waterfalls, Frutillar & Puerto Varas - Petrohue Falls and the volcanic view

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 554 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $85Our pick

Review of a Puerto Montt shore trip to Petrohue Falls, Puerto Varas, and Frutillar, with volcano views, local food, wine, and practical tips.

“Petrohue waterfall is worth visiting. The driver Jorge is friendly and the guide Cony speaks good English. A short rest with some snack and drinks such as pisco sour was provided. One blemish was that the stay at Petrohue waterfall was a bit too rushed, possibly because the tour start was delayed by one hour. This was due to the wait for one party of four because of the excessive long wait for the cruise tender service. The tour operator sent us reminder and meeting info days before the tour start. Maybe in that email they can also remind tour participants about getting tender tickets earlier than later.”

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Rafting rio Petrohue

2.Rafting rio Petrohue

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 370 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $58Top rated

Raft class III and IV rapids on Chile’s Petrohue River with gear, guides, hotel transport, mountain views, and a local snack.

“Such a cool experience! Beautiful views, attentive and good guides. Perfect amount of excitement without being too dangerous. Our guide Felipe was the best!”

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Full-Day Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Falls Small-Group Tour

3.Full-Day Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Falls Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $80

Review of the Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Falls tour from Puerto Varas, with waterfalls, lakes, wildlife, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Beautiful trip to the Petrohué Falls & great hike up to the crater at the Osorno Volcano. Miguel was very informative with his stories & history. Carlos way very patient giving us plenty time to hike & take in the views at each stop.”

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Half-Day Small-Group Rafting Experience in Petrohué River

4.Half-Day Small-Group Rafting Experience in Petrohué River

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $52

Raft the Petrohué River from Puerto Varas with guides, gear, transport, volcano views, native forest, and turquoise water for $52.

“Awesome! So much fun! I’m in pretty good shape and found it to be challenging, but not overly hard. I do feel the guides pace the trip down the river based on their riders. The other raft in our group had older couples ( 50s maybe 60s) and they didn’t appear to struggle or over exert themselves. There is a kayaker that leads and takes some really awesome photos. I was a little disappointed at the end when I found out we had to pay for the photos is we wanted to keep them, it was only approx. $10-$15 USD per couple depending on the number of occupants in your…”

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Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Waterfalls

5.Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Waterfalls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 136 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $43

Review of the Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Waterfalls tour from Puerto Varas, with costs, timing, optional extras, weather tips, and honest advice.

“Excursao muito organizada e agradável. As cataratas são lindíssimas, a cor da água esplendorosa! A estrutura no Vulcão deixa a desejar, custo/ benefício do teleferico baixo.”

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From Puerto Varas: Osorno Volcano & Petrohue Falls Day Tour

6.Osorno Volcano & Petrohue Falls Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 121 reviews · 7 hours · from $59

Review of the Puerto Varas tour to Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Falls, with practical advice on views, costs, guides, lifts, and park fees.

“We enjoyed the tour and the guide Javier is excellent. Main issues for us were the fact that we had to pay each individual attraction separately so it added a substantial cost to the tour; and the lunch stop was at the cheapest and probably worst restaurant around (not to mention too long). The driving was also a bit odd.”

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Puerto Montt: Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Falls Guided Tour

7.Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Falls Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · 10 hours · from $69

Review of Puerto Montt’s Osorno Volcano and Petrohué Falls tour, with costs, timing, views, optional lifts, and practical booking advice.

“I thoroughly enjoyed this trip. the guide nelly was very informative, we got given appropriate time at the specific places. I understand some people would be critical, and want more time. but realistically because of the distance of the places, you have to map them out correctly and I felt that they did this here.”

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Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla Tour

8.Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 52 reviews · 10 hours · from $55

Review of the Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla tour, with boat views, volcanoes, costs, timing, stops, tips, and who should book.

“Une très belle excursion, encadrée par Fernando et Guillermo. La vue sur les volcans depuis le lac est juste incroyable, et le petit village de Peulla mérite d’être connu !”

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Private Day tour Petrohue Falls, Osorno Volcano & Puerto Varas

9.Private Day tour Petrohue Falls, Osorno Volcano & Puerto Varas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $250

Review of a private Puerto Montt tour to Petrohue Falls, Osorno Volcano, and Puerto Varas, with practical tips on timing, value, and lunch.

“Adrian was our guide. He was highly knowledgeable and helpful. He worked hard to make it an excellent experience. Overall, it was a wonderful day. It is highly recommended.”

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Osorno Volcano and National Park Shore Tour for Cruisers

10.Osorno Volcano and National Park Shore Tour for Cruisers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $90

Review of Puerto Montt’s Osorno Volcano shore tour, with Petrohué Falls, Puerto Varas, costs, timing, transport, and cruise-day tips.

“It didn’t start well. We were not on the list even if we had tickets. After that, the bus wouldn’t start (battery problem). As per description,the tour would last for 5-51/2 hours. The guide told us ca 6 hours. In the end we managed to get back just ca 25 min. before the last tender to our ship. Not enough margin in my opinion. When this is said, the tour and the guide was great”

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Cruise Shore Private Excursion Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls

11.Cruise Shore Private Excursion Osorno Volcano & Petrohué Falls

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $256

Review of a private Puerto Montt shore trip to Osorno Volcano, Petrohué Falls, and Puerto Varas, with practical tips on time, price, and value.

“Fantastic! The tour was great, our tour guide Julio and driver were amazing! Very patient and flexible! Julio shared lots of information with us. Would recommend doing the highest ski lift up to volcano and take your time around the falls! Such an amazing day. Thank you! Much much better than pictures on the internet!”

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Puerto Varas: Full day Osorno Volcano and Petrohue falls

12.Full day Osorno Volcano and Petrohue falls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $54

Review of Puerto Varas’ Osorno Volcano and Petrohue Falls tour, with lake views, practical costs, timing tips, and advice on whether it is worth booking.

“We have been in Puerto Varas for 5 days. The only time Osorno volcano was not obscured by clouds was the night before and the morning of this trip. The guide said that we were lucky as it had been cloudy and raining for over a week. But instead of seizing the opportunity and going to the volcano straight away, he took us to Petrohue first, then wasted another hour while he & the others went on an 'extra' boat trip on Lago Todas Los Santos, which was not even on the itinerary. (My husband and i did not go on this as we had booked a trip which included…”

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Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla Tour

13.Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $55

Sail Chile’s turquoise Todos los Santos Lake to Villa Peulla, with volcano views, optional excursions, and practical tips for a long day out.

“This was a two-hour catamaran trip across the lake, landing at Puella. THere we took an additionsal/ optional photo safar in a 4x4 vehicle up into the country av=bove, visiting a farm/ zoo (featuring a llama, rheas, ostriches, boars, wild-fowl, goats, deer etc), then onto another lake and a short cruise in a much smaller craft amongst the reed beds. VEry beautiful, very tranquil. Then back to the hotel for an excellent 3-course buffet-based lunch. Slow walk downhill along the trail to pick up the return catamaran at the dock - more sailing and more scenery. Beautiful.”

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Puerto Varas: Osorno Volcano Day Trip by Air-conditioned Van

14.Osorno Volcano Day Trip by Air-conditioned Van

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $49

Review of Puerto Varas’s Osorno Volcano tour: scenic van ride, glacier views, chairlifts, coffee stop, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Este tur es de suerte segun como amanesca el día, si puedes subir o no a la segunda estacion o si tienes posibilidad o no de visibilidad hacia el lago. El servicio de transporte no tiene nada que ver con ello. Nuestro guia muy amable y nos fue explicando todo al paso que ibamos llegando al volcan.”

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Private Shore Excursion Tour to Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas and Frutillar

15.Private Shore Excursion Tour to Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas and Frutillar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $287

Review of a private Puerto Montt shore tour visiting Puerto Varas, Frutillar, Lake Llanquihue, German sites, gardens, and volcano views.

“Our private tour to Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, and Frutillar was wonderful. The picturesque views at Lake Llanquihue and of the Osorno volcano were spectacular! Susanna, our tour guide, and Pablo, our driver, made this part of our trip very memorable.”

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