The 15 Best Puerto Varas Tours & Day 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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From Puerto Varas: Chiloe Island Full-day Tour

8.Chiloe Island Full-day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 77 reviews · 10 hours · from $72

Review the 10-hour Chiloe Island tour from Puerto Varas, including ferry views, palafitos, Castro, Ancud, Dalcahue, costs, and practical tips.

“El guía Mauro es muy simpático y tiene mucha experiencia , te explica Perfecto todo y siempre tiene una actitud positiva , contagia su pasión por las cosas y da un plus eñ la experiencia”

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Puerto Varas: Peulla Day Trip

9.Peulla Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 10 hours · from $66

Travel from Puerto Varas to Peulla by bus and catamaran, with Petrohué Falls, mountain scenery, free time, and optional outdoor activities.

“Peaceful village . Good time in the bus / boat / walk”

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Todos los Santos Lake and Villa Peulla Tour

10.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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Puerto Varas: Full Day – Peulla navigation

11.Full Day – Peulla navigation

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $62

Review of Puerto Varas to Peulla, with Petrohué Falls, Todos los Santos Lake, volcano views, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“La navegación por el lago es preciosa, pero ésta fue opacada ya que al tomar el tour a Peulla, pagamos la opción 4x4, siendo más cara que la básica y al llegar nos dijeron que habíamos tomado la básica, cuando no fue así. Viator te vende algo que no es real, uno se siente estafada y engañada.”

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Tour Guiado en Kayak por Rio Maullin / Medío dia en Pto. Varas

12.Tour Guiado en Kayak por Rio Maullin / Medío dia en Pto. Varas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $115

Paddle from Lago Llanquihue into the peaceful Maullín River, with Andes views, wildlife, snacks, pizza, beer, and local guides.

“We had the best day of our trip so far! The river and its surrounds were lovely - clear, deep water as well as shallow parts with interesting flora, a steady current, beautiful surrounds and lots of birds to watch. Phillipe was a great guide with lots of info about the habitat and guidance about kayaking in this area. Between him and Steve the whole activity was a pleasure - really nice to chat with them at the end over pizza and a beer. Highly recommend this day trip.”

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Private Day tour Petrohue Falls, Osorno Volcano & Puerto Varas

13.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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Scenic Catamaran Tour on Llanquihue lake

14.Scenic Catamaran Tour on Llanquihue lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $12Best value

Review of Catamarán Bandurria on Lake Llanquihue, with volcano views, Frutillar scenery, onboard comforts, price, timing, and booking advice.

“Calm, peaceful & affordable quick trip in the lake with beautiful views, bilingual audio & friendly crew.”

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Puerto Montt: Full day Chiloe Island visiting Penguins in Puñihuil

15.Full day Chiloe Island visiting Penguins in Puñihuil

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 38 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $75

Review of a full-day Chiloé tour from Puerto Montt, with ferry views, Ancud, historic sites, and a boat trip to Puñihuil’s penguins.

“Was a great day.. The tour guide (Jenny) was FANTASTIC.. very personable, easy to understand, very informative and flexible with folks who ran a little late..”

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