La Posada de los Farios Lodge - The Inn of the Brown Trout
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La Posada Pre-trip Information
Making Your Deposit:
Your reservation will be tentatively held for 2 weeks while we await your deposit. A $1,000 deposit is required to secure your reservation and the 50% of the total due 6 months ahead and the final 50% balance is due 60 days prior to your trip date.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made more than 60 days prior to your trip date will be refunded 25% of what has been paid to date, or in certain cases your payment may be rolled over towards a reservation for the following season. Cancellations made 30-60 days prior to your trip date will be refunded 25% what has been paid to date. Cancellations made less than 30 days prior to your trip date, no refund can be made. *note: If you need to cancel last minute, please contact us to discuss options as there may be some flexibility to the above policy.
Air Travel: For air travel assistance we recommend the services of Alicia Regueiro at Holdy Tours. alicia@holdytours.com, ph: 1-800-446-1111. Alicia is originally from Argentina specializes specifically in travel to and within Chile, Argentina and all other Latin American destinations.
Getting to the lodge: To get to the lodge you need to fly to the Balmaceda airport (BBA) which is located 2.5 hour by direct flight south of Santiago, Chile (SCL). We will meet you there upon your arrival. From there it is a 3 hour drive to the lodge not considering stops. The main air carriers servicing BBA are LaTam and Sky Airline. *Important:We prefer you please book an afternoon arrival and departure from the BBA airport.
Travel documents: US and UK citizens do not need a visa to travel to Chile if staying for 90 days or less. Upon entering the country you will be asked to fill out a small form called the “tourist card”. This is usually given to you on the plane along with an agricultural declaration (bringing in plant or animal products is strictly prohibited). When you pass through customs, a copy of your “tourist card” will be given to you in the form of a receipt that says PDI on it. This is your tourist visa and is valid for 3 months. Be sure to keep this piece of paper with your passport!!! Also, take a picture of it with your phone. You must present this document when you leave the country so, don’t lose it. If you do lose it, it may cause significant delays at customs when you are leaving Chile.
Reciprocity Fee: There may be a reciprocity fee charged to citizens of Canada (US$132) and Australian (US$95) entering Chile via the main airport in Santiago (SCL). *This is what these countries charge for Chilean citizens to apply for a visa to those countries. It is a one-time fee valid for the life of your passport. This fee obligation may change so please check with The Chilean Embassy before you travel: http://www.chile-usa.org/fastfacts.htm
Vaccinations: There are no shots recommended for travel to southern Chile.
Drinking Water: It is always a good idea to stick to bottled water during your travels to the lodge. The water quality in Patagonia is generally excellent. We have a fresh spring water source at the lodge and a UV purification system and the lodge tap water is 100% safe to drink.
Tipping and gratuities: Tipping is discretionary and based entirely on the level of satisfaction you have with your trip experience and the performance of our staff. In general, tips from satisfied guests average around 10% of your package price (i.e. $400-$500 per person for the week). Tips can be left with Rex (or the lodge manager) at the end of your stay and will be distributed accordingly among the guides and lodge staff. US$ cash best and please make sure the bills you bring are clean with no tears of ink marks as local banks will not accept.
Communication at the lodge: There is WiFi now available at the lodge but, slow. There is also a cellular connection that reaches the lodge so, if you have an international roaming plan, you should be able to communicate using that.
Useful things you can bring for the lodge: Coffee! Believe it or not, it’s hard for us to find good quality coffee here in southern Chile. If you are a coffee drinker you may want to bring down a pound or two of your favorite beans. Music: We can always use new music for our library so, if you have something new or unique you would like to contribute, it would be very welcome. Bringing it on a pen drive or such is best. Also, if you have any movies on cd at home you are likely to never watch again, we’d be happy to take them. Staff would greatly appreciate. Thanks!
Useful contact information:
La Posada de los Farios Coyhaique, Chile Office: +56-67-2236402, Rex’s cel: +56-9-82909371. Maike’s cel: +56-982266989.
A nice place to shop for typical handicrafts is the Pueblo Los Dominicos. http://www.plosdominicos.cl Many people also visit the Pre-Colombian Museumhttp://www.precolombino.cl/en/ The restaurant Los Adobes de Argomedohttp://www.losadobesdeargomedo.cl puts on a Chilean folkloric dance show. Either of the hotels will be able to recommend additional things to do as well, i.e. visits to the wine country, etc.
