Explore Chiloé with a historian who has spent time around the wood-burning stove on long winter nights gathering stories. As you make your way along the coast, you'll hear how fiction is just as believable as fact. As with a beautiful denizen of the sea who blesses fishermen with a catch or a zombie ship out at sea leading people to the golden gates of an eternal city, you'll definitely want to dig deeper into the lore.

Once you've downloaded the tour, you can head to the first point of the tour. Don't worry if there is WiFi or not, because the audio tour works regardless with your phone's GPS signal. Just put your phone in your pocket, forget about it, and let the audio guide you. The tour gives you directions and plays at exactly the right time and place.

Take a stroll around the main part of town. The walk takes about half an hour, but you can stop at any point along the way. Discover the beautiful San Francisco church and taste local delicacies at the market at the end of the tour.

Palafitos of Castro: A Self-guided Audio Tour of Chiloe Island

The Full Day Dalcahue and Achao includes visits to each of these towns, plus Curaco de Vélez, and the recognition of its most important points, such as fairs, waterfronts and, of course, its churches that are a World Heritage Site.

Within the tour, we will take a tour of alternative paths to learn about the way of agriculture and how the locals optimize the processes for the use and conservation of the natural resources of the island. Depending on the time of year, we will make some stops along the way to go bird watching.

Finally, and depending on the time of year, we will stop at one of the viewpoints that the route offers us, to appreciate some resident birds such as black-necked swans and different species of cormorants and some migratory birds, among which the Curlew stands out. straight-billed (between November and March) and the attractive Chilean Flamingo (between May and August).

Things to do in Isla Chiloe

Palafitos of Castro: A Self-guided Audio Tour of Chiloe Island

Full Day Dalcahue - Achao