Puerto Chacabuco taxis

[mdod]

We could find very little information about getting a taxi at the port at Puerto Chacabuco so here's what we found last week. The cruise lecturer said he had seen anywhere from 22 -30 taxis at the port that were quickly gobbled up so he recommended getting off on the first couple of tenders if you want to find one.

 

We were in port from 7-2 and got in line at 6 AM for the first tender ticket. We made it to the top of the hill where the taxis are at 7:10. The couple we were going with got off the tender first and were greeted by what I call the taxi **** up by the dome tents. There were several drivers lined up next to him. He spoke good English and had a card with tour info. He closed the deal ($150 for 4 hours) and assigned the driver. We were then whisked off to a marked taxi and headed out so we didn't have a chance to see what else was available.

 

Our driver didn't speak much English but they have a standard route that they stick to so it's not really needed. I asked if we could go to Cascada de Leon near Aysen and she said "no" but they did go to Cascada de la Virgen.

 

We drove to Aysen and she pointed out the bridge. Our first stop for photos was at Cascada de al Virgen just before 8:00. We stopped a couple more times before and stopped at a lookout above Coyhaique just past a tunnel at 8:45.

 

She parked near the artesan booths in Coyhaique and got us into the pay toilets then she asked if we wanted "more shopping or natural". We said natural so she said showed us where everything was and said she'd meet us back at the car in 30 min. We made a quick pass down the main road and then back to the artesan section for some souvenirs. We made several stops on the way back including a narrow suspension bridge that we thought was just for pedestrians until she started driving across it. I was waiting for her to pull in the mirrors so we'd fit. We stopped a couple more places for pics and made it back to the dock just before noon.

 

It was a beautiful day and a beautiful drive.

[mdod]

Correction, I think we only stopped a couple of times on the way back from Coyhaique. I was basing the stops on my pics but I took several through the window of the taxi.

[Keith1010]

Great information.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Keith

[Travelicious]

Did you pay in USD?