The 6 Best Cultural Tours in Castro, Los Lagos Region

November 19, 2021 Velvet Champine

A rainbow assortment of palafitos (wooden houses on stilts) are the unofficial calling card of Castro, the capital city of Chiloé Island. Once home to thousands of farmers and a target for European pirates, Castro was established in the 16th century and is Chilé’s third-oldest city. Highights here are the astonishing wooden church, an impressive contemporary art museum and the charming wharf in the Gamboa district.
Restaurants in Castro

1. Lemuy Island Tour from Castro

Turismo Pangue
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The tour takes passengers from their hotel to Lemuy Island and back, including visits to Chonchi, its church and museum. There are 16 churches in Chiloe which are world heritage. Lemuy Island is the third biggest island in the Chiloe Archipelago. The tour includes visiting the towns of Ichuac, Puqueldon, Aldachildo and Detif. Lunch is served in Yayanes Park, near Puqueldon, where they will enjoy delicious typical homemade dishes. Passengers will have the chance to do bird watching, see the beautiful landscape and enjoy the view of mountains, islands, hills and native forests.

Inclusions: Lunch, Driver/guide Spanish / English, Live commentary on board, Transport by private vehicle, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Tips to waiters, Donations to churches, Gratuities

Reviewed By fishyguy

Friendly, knowledgeable, punctual and good value. What more could you ask for? Christian listened to what are interests were so brought along Magdalena for her better English and knowledge of Chiloe birds and nature. In addition, Christian offered to drive us to the bus station early morning of our last day as a favour which was kind and helpful. We did 3 outings and enjoyed them all,

2. Coastal Villages Tour of Chiloé from Castro

Plaza de Armas de Castro, Castro, Los Lagos, Chile Turismo Pangue
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Tour visiting towns on the north coast of Castro. We will pass through Dalcahue visiting its church and craft fair. Then we will continue our route visiting the small town of San Juan where we will appreciate the construction of wooden boats. Continuing our route we will visit the Tocoihue waterfalls, which is the highest in the archipelago. We will continue the route visiting the town of Tenaun, where we will have lunch in a local agrotourism to finally visit the Church of Colo and Aucar Island in Quemchi.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bottled water, Round-trip shared transfer, Port pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Gratuities

Reviewed By fishyguy

Friendly, knowledgeable, punctual and good value. What more could you ask for? Christian listened to what are interests were so brought along Magdalena for her better English and knowledge of Chiloe birds and nature. In addition, Christian offered to drive us to the bus station early morning of our last day as a favour which was kind and helpful. We did 3 outings and enjoyed them all,

3. Puerto Montt: Full day at Chiloé Island, Castro and Dalcahue

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Enjoy a full day tour visiting the most important cities in the mithycal and wonderfull Chiloe island.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Guide during the whole tour, Transport by air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Tickets, Food and Drink, Optional Gratuities for driver and guide

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

4. Puerto Varas: Full-Day Tour Chiloe Island: Ancud - Castro and Dalcahue

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Enjoy a full day tour visiting the most important cities in the mithycal and wonderfull Chiloe island.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Guide during the whole tour, Transport by air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Tickets, Food and Drink, Optional Gratuities for driver and guide

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

5. Highlights of Chiloe Island Self-guided Audio Tour by VoiceMap

Plaza de Armas de Castro, Castro, Los Lagos, Chile VoiceMap Chiloe Island

Explore Chiloé with a historian who has spent time around the wood-burning stove on long winter nights gathering stories. As you make your way along the coast, you'll hear how fiction is just as believable as fact. As with a beautiful denizen of the sea who blesses fishermen with a catch or a zombie ship out at sea leading people to the golden gates of an eternal city, you'll definitely want to dig deeper into the lore. Once you've downloaded the tour, you can head to the first point of the tour. Don't worry if there is WiFi or not, because the audio tour works regardless with your phone's GPS signal. Just put your phone in your pocket, forget about it, and let the audio guide you. The tour gives you directions and plays at exactly the right time and place. Take a stroll around the main part of town. The walk takes about half an hour, but you can stop at any point along the way. Discover the beautiful San Francisco church and taste local delicacies at the market at the end of the tour.

Inclusions: Lifetime access to Chiloé Island: The Palafitos of Castro tour, VoiceMap Application, Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Exclusions: Smartphone, Transportation, Food/Drink, Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

6. Shared Full Day Tour in Chiloe Island with Pickup

Anclatourchile

You will get to know the mysterious Chiloe Island in a small group. This place located 1000 km from Santiago the capital city of Chile offers to many things to do the Legend of Chiloe are very interesting the local people are very warm invite to visit this great place get ready to learn more about Chiloe and moment to get very good photos of colorful house and discover the iconic wooden Jesuit Churches.

Inclusions: Shared Trasportation , Professional guide , Professional driver, Entrance fees, Navigation

Exclusions: Lunch , Gratuities

Reviewed By adcdiving

The Rapa Nui National Park is not cheap as we pay 54,000 Chilean Peso (80US $) per person. You have no choice, because you come to Easter Island to admire the impressive Moai statues. Easter Island is special and I am glad I saw it

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