Top places to visit in Puerto Montt

• Lago Llanquihue — Puerto Varas

  Viewpoint · 4.9 rating · about 3 h

  Chile's second-largest lake is a 880 km² expanse of glacial blue water ringed by forested hills. From Puerto Varas — the charming German-heritage lakeside town 20 km north — the views of the perfectly conical Osorno Volcano reflected in…

• Osorno Volcano

  Nature · 4.8 rating · about 4 h · entry CLP 20,000

  Chile's most symmetrical and beautifully conical volcano (2,652 m) dominates the Lake District skyline. The cable car on its flanks serves a small ski resort in winter and offers panoramic views year-round. Adventurous climbers can summit…

• Angelmó Artisan Market & Fish Market

  Market · 4.5 rating · about 1.5 h

  Puerto Montt's legendary covered markets side-by-side on the harbour. The fish market sells the freshest centolla (king crab), sea urchin, and salmon at rock-bottom prices; the artisan market has the finest selection of woollen and wooden…

• Alerce Andino National Park

  Nature · 4.6 rating · about 4 h · entry CLP 4,000

  A temperate rainforest park 35 km from Puerto Montt protecting ancient alerce trees — a South American tree related to the cypress that can live over 4,000 years, making them among the oldest living organisms on Earth. The 40 km trail…

Things to do

• Petrohué Waterfalls & Todos los Santos Lake Tour Nature · 5 h · from CLP 22,000 per person
• Lake Llanquihue Kayaking with Osorno Volcano View Adventure · 3 h · from CLP 28,000 per person
• Angelmó Market Seafood Cooking Class Food Drink · 3 h · from CLP 45,000 per person
• Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park Full Day Nature · 8 h · from CLP 48,000 per person
• German Heritage Walking Tour — Puerto Varas Cultural · 2 h · from CLP 12,000 per person

Day trips and tours

• Lake District Grand Tour — Petrohué Waterfalls + Llanquihue Kayak + Puerto Varas 9 h · from CLP 55,000

Where to stay in Puerto Montt

• Puerto Varas Lakefront about CLP 120,000 per night

  Most travellers opt for Puerto Varas (20km north of Puerto Montt airport) rather than Puerto Montt city, as it sits directly on Lake Llanquihue with views of Osorno Volcano. Smaller, cleaner, and with better restaurants…

Hotels

• The Guest House Puerto Varas 3-star · CLP 14,000 to CLP 30,000 per night
• Hotel Patagonico Puerto Varas 4-star · CLP 22,000 to CLP 55,000 per night
• Hotel Don Luis 4-star · CLP 18,000 to CLP 38,000 per night
• Hostel Compass del Sur 2-star · CLP 2,500 to CLP 7,500 per night

Where to eat

• Angelmó Fish Market Restaurants chilean, seafood, market · about CLP 12,000 per person
• El Caleuche chilean, seafood · about CLP 16,000 per person
• Restaurant Alemán Puerto Varas german, european · about CLP 10,000 per person
• El Mercadito Puerto Varas chilean, seafood · about CLP 18,000 per person
• Ibis Puerto Varas modern-chilean · about CLP 42,000 per person

Getting around

• Bus main way to get around

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• Ferry main way to get around

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• Taxi main way to get around

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• Walking

  Every city has walking. 2.5 km ceiling is a placeholder default, not a researched per-city figure -- Singapore is sheltered and air-conditioned, Bangkok often has no pavement.

More in Chile

• Santiago
• San Pedro de Atacama
• Easter Island
• Valparaíso
• Torres del Paine
• Puerto Natales