Tailor-Made
Rural & Scientific
Journeys
A private journey through Aysén, designed around what you want to explore and understand.
What do you
want to discover?
Some travelers come to Patagonia for its glaciers.
Others want to understand its wildlife, fossils, geology or conservation story.
Some want to ride through remote rural lands, walk across ancient ice, kayak beneath marble formations or spend time learning how people have made a life in this territory for generations.
Most want a little of everything.
That’s why we don’t begin with a fixed itinerary.
We begin with you.
Discover how we build your Patagonia
Together, we design a private journey through Aysén that combines the landscapes you want to experience with the stories you want to understand.
One day might take you through the rewilded ecosystems of Patagonia National Park. Another could lead you into fossil-bearing mountains, onto the ice of a glacier, along an ancestral cattle route on horseback or across General Carrera Lake toward the Marble Cave.
And between those places, we introduce you to the rural landscapes, people, natural history and conservation stories that make this territory more than a collection of spectacular destinations.
From your arrival in Balmaceda until we bring you back, Errática takes care of the logistics.
You don’t choose a package. Together, we build your Patagonia.
Understand the landscapes you explore
Use geology, fossils, ecology, glaciers and conservation to understand how Patagonia’s landscapes were formed and how they continue to change.
Meet the human landscape
Connect with horses, ranches, gaucho traditions and local knowledge to understand how generations of rural families have inhabited this territory.
See how the territory connects
Explore how water, geology, habitat, rural lands and protected areas form one connected landscape for people and wildlife.
Your curiosity. Your pace.
Your Patagonia.
Your journey, designed from scratch
We build the program around your interests, available time, physical level and preferred travel style.
Explore Patagonia through science
Use geology, fossils, ecology, glaciers and conservation to understand the landscapes you’re traveling through.
Experience the rural territory
Discover horses, ranches, gaucho traditions and local knowledge that reveal the human story behind the landscape.
From glaciers to ancient fossils
Combine dramatically different environments—from the Northern Patagonian Ice Field to fossil-bearing mountains and the Marble Cave.
Go beyond the obvious
Explore iconic destinations alongside remote valleys, private rural lands and Errática expeditions that conventional itineraries often miss.
Travel without managing the logistics
From BBA to BBA airport, transportation, accommodation, meals, activities, guides and logistics are coordinated as one complete journey.
No fixed itinerary.
A world to explore.
These are some of the landscapes and experiences we can build your journey around.
Experience 01 · Citizen Science & Field Observation
Travel With a Scientist’s Curiosity
Depending on the program, we can integrate structured observation into the journey.
Learn to look for tracks, wildlife signs, geological evidence, habitat changes and other clues that help us understand the landscapes we cross.
The goal isn’t to turn you into a scientist.
It is to teach you to see the territory with a scientist’s curiosity.
Themes: Citizen Science · Ecology · Observation · Conservation
Experience 02 · Rural Culture & Local Life
Meet the Human Landscape
Aysén isn’t an empty wilderness.
It is a living rural territory shaped by generations of people adapting to isolation, weather, livestock, horses and enormous distances.
Where appropriate, your program can include experiences connected to local ranches, gaucho traditions, food, horses and rural families—adding the human story to the natural landscapes you explore.
Themes: Culture · Rural Heritage · Local Knowledge · Food
Experience 03 · Horseback & Rural Expeditions
Enter the Territory the Way Local People Have for Generations
Leave the roads behind and travel on horseback through ranches, old cattle trails, summer grazing lands and remote valleys.
Depending on your interests and riding experience, we can integrate anything from a day ride to multi-day rural expeditions.
Horseback travel becomes a way to understand rural culture, geography and the relationship between people and land.
Experience 04 · Fossil Landscapes
Walk Through Deep Time
Travel on foot or horseback into fossil-bearing landscapes surrounding Puerto Guadal.
Explore evidence of ancient marine environments, mammals and petrified vegetation while learning how rocks and fossils allow us to reconstruct ecosystems that existed millions of years before modern Patagonia.
This isn’t simply a fossil hunt.
It is a way of learning to read deep time in the landscape.
Themes: Paleontology · Geology · Evolution · Field Observation
Experience 05 · Leones Glacier
Step Onto Ancient Ice
Journey toward the Northern Patagonian Ice Field and experience one of the forces that continues to shape this territory.
Depending on the selected program and operating conditions, the experience can combine navigation, trekking and glacier exploration.
Beyond the spectacle of the ice itself, we use the landscape to understand glaciology, erosion, climate and the enormous influence glaciers have had on Patagonia’s mountains, valleys and lakes.
Themes: Glaciology · Climate · Geomorphology · Adventure
Experience 06 · Marble Cave
Explore a Landscape Sculpted by Water
Cross the turquoise waters of General Carrera Lake by kayak or boat to explore the Marble Cave.
Rather than treating the formations only as a photographic stop, we explore the geological story behind them: rock, water and time interacting to create one of the region’s most recognizable landscapes.
Themes: Geology · Kayaking / Navigation · Landscape Formation
Experience 07 · Patagonia National Park — Chacabuco Valley
Conservation & Rewilding
Explore one of the region’s most important conservation landscapes.
Once dominated by large-scale livestock ranching, the Chacabuco Valley has undergone a remarkable ecological transformation and today forms part of Patagonia National Park.
Walk through open Patagonian steppe, observe guanacos and other native species, and explore the relationship between ecological restoration, wildlife recovery and the changing ways humans use this landscape.
Themes: Rewilding · Conservation · Wildlife · Landscape Ecology
Experience 08 · Patagonia National Park — Jeinimeni
Rock Art, Ancient Peoples & Desert Landscapes
Walk into a landscape that preserves traces of human presence stretching back thousands of years.
The Jeinimeni sector is home to important archaeological sites and rock art, including the Cueva de las Manos, where handprints and other painted motifs provide evidence of the hunter-gatherer peoples who moved through these Patagonian landscapes long before modern settlement.
Rather than simply attributing these paintings to the historically known Tehuelche or Aónikenk, we explore what archaeology can—and cannot—tell us about the people who created them, how they moved through the landscape, and the possible meanings behind the traces they left behind.
The journey connects archaeology, anthropology and landscape: rock shelters and ancient paintings sit within a dramatic environment of volcanic formations, steppe and sculpted valleys, helping us consider how humans have interacted with this territory across thousands of years.
Themes: Archaeology · Rock Art · Hunter-Gatherer Cultures · Human History · Landscape Interpretation
Price based on your journey: duration, group size, accommodation and activities.
- Private tailor-made program
- Private ground transportation
- Accommodation
- All meals
- Local and specialist guides
- Rural & scientific interpretation
- Selected activities
- Complete logistical coordination
- English / Spanish
Tell us your dates. Tell us what you’re curious about. We’ll build the journey together.
One team. One journey.
No fragmented logistics.
Included
- Private transportation from Balmaceda Airport
- Private transportation throughout the program
- Return transportation to Balmaceda Airport
- Selected accommodation throughout the journey
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Local bilingual guides — English / Spanish
- Specialist guides according to selected activities
- Entrance fees included in the confirmed program
- Activities included in the confirmed tailor-made itinerary
- Activity-specific equipment where specified
- Expedition logistics when multi-day experiences are included
- Program design and coordination
- Errática support throughout the journey
Not included
- Flights to/from Balmaceda
- Personal travel, accident and evacuation insurance
- Personal clothing and equipment unless specifically stated
- Alcoholic beverages unless included in the confirmed proposal
- Personal purchases, souvenirs and gratuities
- Activities or services not specified in the confirmed program
Your confirmed proposal specifies the accommodation, activities, equipment and services included in your journey.
Anna Mohellem
Read Anna’s full story
I had the most brilliant time in Patagonia, all thanks to Erratica. It actually started before I even got there—they helped me plan better routes, buses, day trips, you name it. I’m a pretty seasoned solo traveler, so I’ll admit I was a bit reluctant to hire a guide at first. But it turned out to be a delightful surprise.
Ilango took me on incredible hikes, shared tons of fascinating insights about nature (he’s a biologist!), and gave me a real glimpse into Patagonian life—all far off the touristy path, if that’s your thing. If you’re into trekking, nature, insightful conversations and good beer recommendations, I can’t recommend these guys enough.
Why travel
with Errática?
Errática was born from two different journeys that came together in Puerto Guadal, Patagonia.
Ilango Aaron
Co-founder & Lead Guide
Wilderness guide and wildlife researcher with over ten years of experience in field research, conservation and wildlife monitoring. He brings together science, exploration and a deep connection with Patagonia’s rural landscapes.
Totó
Co-founder & Operations Lead
With strong roots in rural Chile, Totó brings experience in hospitality, sustainability and community-based projects, shaping the warm and personal way we welcome every traveler.
Your personal
Field Journal.
Every tailor-made journey includes an Errática Field Journal, created around the landscapes and themes in your program.
Record wildlife observations, fossils, geological formations, maps, local stories, species, questions and field notes throughout your journey.
By the end, it becomes more than a travel diary.
It becomes your record of understanding Patagonia.
- Wildlife observations & species
- Fossils & geological formations
- Maps & local stories
- Questions & field notes
A few things worth knowing.
Is there a fixed itinerary?
No—and that’s the point.
Every program is designed according to your dates, interests, physical level and preferred travel style. We start with the experiences that interest you and build a coherent journey around them.
How many days should I plan?
It depends on what you want to experience. Once we understand your available dates and priorities, we’ll recommend a duration that allows you to explore without turning the journey into a race between destinations.
Where does the journey begin and end?
Our all-inclusive tailor-made programs begin when we collect you at Balmaceda Airport and end when we return you there at the conclusion of your journey.
Do we stay in Puerto Guadal the entire time?
Puerto Guadal can act as a strategic base for many programs because of its position between glaciers, national parks, General Carrera Lake, fossil landscapes and remote valleys. Longer or more specialized journeys may include other accommodation according to the route we design. The current Errática program specifically emphasizes Puerto Guadal as a base that reduces unnecessary accommodation changes.
What kind of activities can we include?
Depending on your interests and conditions, programs can combine trekking, horseback riding, fossil exploration, Patagonia National Park, Jeinimeni, glaciers, kayaking/navigation, Marble Cave, rural experiences, conservation interpretation and selected Errática expeditions.
Do I need to be very fit?
Not necessarily.
Physical requirements depend entirely on the program. We can create anything from relatively accessible landscape and cultural exploration to demanding horseback, trekking and glacier experiences.
We ask about your fitness and previous experience before designing the journey.
Do I need a scientific background?
No.
Scientific interpretation is designed to make the territory more understandable and interesting—not academic or inaccessible.
Curiosity is enough.
Will we see wildlife?
Wildlife observations are possible, particularly in conservation landscapes such as Patagonia National Park, but sightings are never guaranteed.
We focus on understanding ecosystems, habitat, tracks, signs and ecological relationships rather than promising encounters with particular animals.
Can we include one of Errática’s multi-day expeditions?
Yes.
A tailor-made journey can incorporate one of Errática’s existing horseback or trekking expeditions and combine it with other experiences before or afterwards.
Can you accommodate dietary requirements?
Dietary requirements should be communicated during the planning process so they can be incorporated into the confirmed program.
What happens if weather affects an activity?
Patagonian weather is part of traveling here.
Because the program is managed as one journey rather than a collection of unrelated bookings, the Errática team can evaluate alternatives and adjust the sequence of activities when operationally possible.
Is everything really included?
Your confirmed proposal will clearly specify accommodation, transportation, meals, guides, activities and equipment included in the program.
The objective is simple:
You arrive in Balmaceda. We take care of the journey.
What happens if I need to cancel my reservation?
We understand that plans can change. If you cancel 30 days or more before departure, you may request a refund of the deposit paid. For cancellations within 30 days of departure, the 50% deposit is non-refundable.
See our booking and cancellation policies for full details.
Where does your curiosity lead?
A half-day ride, a longer expedition or an itinerary built around your interests. Tell us what you have in mind.
Prefer email? info@erraticapatagonia.cl