Huapi Island
In short
A peninsula on Budi Lake with Lafkenche communities and Mapuche-run tourism, reached on the Carlos Schalchli ferry from Puerto Domínguez.
Huapi Island is a peninsula on Lake Budi inhabited by Mapuche Lafkenche communities, in the Saavedra district. You get there on the Carlos Schalchli ferry from Puerto Domínguez (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
Things to do
- Mapuche Lafkenche tourism with the island's communities (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
- Puerto Domínguez: before crossing, the Lafken Leufu ruka, a recreation of a traditional Mapuche house (same source).
- Lake Budi birds, such as the black-necked swan (same source).
Getting there
About 85 km west of Temuco on route S-40 to Lake Budi, then to Puerto Domínguez for the ferry. Some rural roads are gravel (source: Sernatur, chile.travel).
Before you go
Check the ferry times before you go. Visit respectfully: this is home to the communities who live there; ask before photographing people.
Where it is
- Area
- Araucanía Coast
- Town
- Saavedra
-38.90814, -73.31448 · View on map · Source of the point (© OpenStreetMap contributors / Wikidata)
Today's conditions
No conditions have been added for this area yet.
Information from official sources, with the date of the last check. Confirm with the source before you go: araucania.tours informs, it does not guarantee conditions.
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