Capillas de Marmol

Capillas de Marmol

Capillas de Marmol
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Tatiana L
556 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Family
Without a doubt one of the best and most beautiful places to visit in Chilean Patagonia. We took a tour with Bahía Mansa Patagonia. Excellent
You can go by kayak, or by shared boat, the latter 18 thousand pesos per person.
By boat you can see more, the caverns, the Cathedral and the Marble Chapel. Awesome .
Google
Written January 8, 2024
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Catalina B
60 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Couples
It is a magical place, from the turquoise water to the marble chapels and cathedral that are unlike anything else we have seen. Yes or yes I recommend doing it by kayak, hopefully coordinating a day without much wind. Apart from surrounding the chapels, you can enter tunnels also made of marble.
We went with the Kayaktal agency (kayaktal.patagonia on IG), with Matías Gallego as a guide, VERY good vibes, who made the experience even better. From the moment we left in the van until we returned it is only 3 hours that are completely worth it.
Google
Written November 17, 2023
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Coldings
Copenhagen, Denmark610 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We visited these unique geological formations by boarding a tour boat from Puerto Sanchez, a small village accross from Puerto Rio Tranquilo. This allowed us to avoid the mass tourism (relatively speaking for the Carretera Austral that is) of Puerto Rio Tranquilo and also in addition to the caves and formations along the coast just south of Tranquilo to visit the caves of the large island in the archipelago to the east. You have have to make a detour from the CA over a dramatic pass to get to Sanchez but this road also offers spectacular views on the Lago General Carrera as well as some impressive overhanging rocks along this gravel road only built in year 2000. The caves offer fabulous shapes and amazing colors and definately worth visiting.
Written January 18, 2020
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Hugh S
Patagonia45 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
The caves are wonderful, but the growth of the village is unpleasant, street hawkers touting tours, which leave every five minutes. It's a queue of boats jostling to see the caves. Prices have sky-rocketed, accommodation and food are mediocre and expensive, and the caves across the lake are far nicer and not so well-known. It's a pity, as the Carretera Austral was "off the beaten track" until recently. Tranquilo, and the caves, are a worrying omen of where this region is heading.
Written February 6, 2020
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David M
Santiago, Chile17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
The day was fantastic, the tour that the Kaweskar guys gave us was impressive. At all times the disposition to answer and clarify doubts. They handle the issue, they talk, if you go alone they help you take photos, nooo honestly nothing to say, I would come back again.
Google
Written October 7, 2023
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2Vagabonders
Asheville, NC162 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2020 • Couples
We took a group boat ride out to the caves - we were lucky it was a beautiful sunny day (and pre-Covid!). This was actually in Feb 2020 but TA won’t seem to let me review that far back so just adding that caveat here. Definitely worth checking out.
Written May 1, 2021
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Janet130764
Montevideo, Uruguay75 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2014 • Family
Choose nice weather to take this tour, the lake is lightly to get rough when windy and you will not appreciate as much on a cloudy day. A Must See, because it is very rare. These huge total marbel caverns will take your breath away, plus the magnificent views of the Lake Gral Carrera and surroundings. Cant Miss!
Written February 25, 2014
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Jason J
Honolulu, HI18 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2014 • Solo
When comparing the marble caves to any other site throughout the Patagonia Region, it comes out to be pretty average. There is so much more to see from the hikes throughout El Bolson, to Perito Moreno Glacier, to the worth while hikes like Fitz Roy in El Chalten on your way to Torres del Paine. If you're on your way south in Chile, stop by... if you're on the Argentina side, I recommend to save your time and money. Whatever you do, if you find yourself in Chile Chico, stay away from a travel guide for the marble caves by the first name Alonzo (check out his photo that I've uploaded). Poor communication, made our group wait for two and a half hours after our 1 hour tour was over to take a different bus when we hired him to take us back privately which then broke down and demanded we pay upfront or he wouldn't drive us even though we guaranteed we would be back to Chile Chico by 7pm which we never did. He's not necessarily a scam artist but more of a untrustworthy guide. Stay away!
Written February 24, 2014
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Thomas P
Valparaiso, Chile121 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2014 • Couples
First of all, this place is amazing.

Second of all, careful! This is NOT in Chile Chico. There are several areas around Lake General Carrera with marble caves: the villages of Puerto Guadal, Puerto Rio Tranquilo and Puerto Sanchez, mainly. While some are part of the territory of Chile Chico, ALL of them are far from the town itself.

While the Capillas de Marmol and Catedral de Marmol, in Puerto Rio Tranquilo, are the most famous, the most impressive in my opinion are the ones in Puerto Sanchez. There is an island there that has close to 1 kilometer of marble caves! It is less accessible as the dirt road to the town of Puerto Sanchez is a bit difficult (but it has beautiful landscapes and views!), but it is even more spectacular than the Marble Chapel & and the Marble Cathedral.

Contact Luis Alarcon for a fairly priced boat tour from Puerto Sanchez. He is a good, friendly and knowledgeable guide and boat driver, and a pioneer of the tourism at the marble caves: lualo1@hotmail.com
Written January 12, 2014
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MT-Wents
37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
It is such a unique place, nothing else like it in the world that I know of.

There is not much information about The Marble Caves on the Internet so I will try to give some here...

The town you visit these from is called Puerto Rio Tranquilo which is a beautiful 4 hour drive west of Chilè Chico.

If you are trying to come by public bus it is definitely possible but hard, the buses from Chilè Chico only run a couple of days per week and cost about 12,000CPN.

Once you arrive here there will be a bunch of caravans set up on the main street trying to sell you their tours.

I think the going rate is about 35,000CPN for a boat to go, so find some people and each pay your part. We got it for 5,000CPN each, 5 people.

We originally wanted to rent a kayak for cheap and take ourselves but nobody wants to do this for you, they will either take a kayak on the boat with you and let you paddle around for 5 mins or the othet option is you will go with a guide, it will take a couple of hours from the port to kayak and it will be expensive.

I had heard that the best time of year is October so the water level is low and you can disembark the boat and walk around the caves, this is probably true but I was there in mid December and still got to walk around two separate cave networks.

In my opinion the best time of day to photograph them would be early in the morning between sunrise and 9:00AM, that way the sun will be shining into the cave walls rather than just on the water and causing shadow inside. But ask around, people will have different ideas.

Last thing is don't expect the caves to look like the pictures on Google Images, they are heavily edited, however in real life they are still painfully beautiful.

Written December 14, 2013
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