Trips to Chile

Geographic location: One is in the north of Chile, the limit of Regions III and IV.

Surface: 860 hectares. It is formed by three islands: Island Ladies, Choros Island and Chañaral Island.

Departure point: Choros end.

Climate: Tempering. Abundant morning cloudiness, being sprightly at noon and taking passage to an intense sun in summer. The annual precipitation is of 30 mm.

Temperatures: The annual average temperature is of 18 ºC.

What to do: Trekking, scaling, kayac of sea, diving, observation of marine fauna: dolphins, penguins, from Leon sailors.

When to go: All the year.

In these islands it inhabits a great variety of animal species, between which they emphasize the Penguin of Humboldt, endemic of the current that gives the name him (current of Humboldt) and that nidifica in these islands.

Also it exists an important colony of from Leon sailors, magallánicos, chungungos penguins (small otter) and dolphins bottle nose.

At summer time it is possible to even see near the islands animal species like marine turtles and whales of great size. Juguetones dolphins, that usually give jumps around the boats, form a colony of about 50 units that live in this cold water and apparently they arrived in 1978 at warm waters of the Current of the Boy, establishing their habitat in this protected national reserve.

As far as the birds, it is possible to observe eaglets, pequén, lile, guanay, yeco, piqueros, pelicans, jotes, pilpilén, gaviotín South American, duck yunco (present only in Choros island) and the bird of the Tropic of the red tip that nests only in the island of Chañaral; by his singular beauty she is one of the most showy birds of the place.

Island Ladies is a small island but of great beauty. It has two beaches, both of white sand and own crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea that of this zone of the Pacific: The Pozas, near the zone where they moor the boats that arrive, and the Scissors, to 1 km of the previous one. In the Island there are two small granite-like promontories where it is possible to be practiced the rock scaling and to be seen the nests of the gulls and other birds that nest there.

Island Ladies is the unique place of the Reserve where it is allowed to encamp, and to arrive at her it is necessary to contract the services of the fishermen of the creek of End of Choros. The normal thing is to negotiate the price based on which it is wanted to see and where it is wanted to go. If the boat is full, the price will be smaller.

The trip demands life-guard for each person.

If the excursion to Island Ladies is realized outside season, one night will be able to be encamped and to be happened completely isolated of the world. An unforgettable experience will turn out to completely have beaches and the island at the disposal of one. In the island there is WC, but there is no potable water to drink.

It contributes with the cleaning of this beautiful place gathering the sweepings that you find. In order to visit or to encamp in Island Ladies authorization in Conaf (51) 72798 is due to solicit, 272799, the Night love song.

In the direction of Island Ladies, the opportunity will have to sail near the Islands Gull and of Choros, where it is not allowed to disembark, but the marine life of the zone will be able to be observed. On rocks sailors will be able to be seen from Leon, gulls, penguins and a great variety of pelicans.

Near Island Ladies the marine ecosystem is unique and well is protected reason why it is an ideal place for the practice of the diving. In Choros End several centers of diving exist that organize excursions by the zone. In addition a sunk boat exists, Lynch call, that was shipwrecked in 1912 and is to about 30 meters of depth.

In the Reserve, if the state of allows it to the Pacific, also it is possible to be done kayak of sea and to be paid for the Island Ladies, to be sailed near the dolphins or to be enjoyed incredible sun puttings.


Activities:

- Camping: it is only possible to encamp in the island Ladies, in the sector of the Poza. One is due to take to water and cocinilla to gas type camping, since it is prohibited to remove material vegetable from any type in the island.

- Beach Activities: in island Ladies, sectors the Poza and the Scissors.

- Trekking: in the sector the Scissors of Island Ladies

- Diving: in island Ladies; it is a site of great beauty. Here the marine ecosystem is unique and well is protected. Centers of diving and sites of camping in End of Choros exist. In that zone it has, in addition, a sunk boat Lynch call, that is to 30 ms of depth. It is possible to dive accompanied of wolves of sea, that are extremely friendly.

- Kayak of sea: in island Ladies; navigation is always paying for, around Island Ladies, whom in its later part a series of rocks whipped energetically by the sea presents/displays, in a moving spectacle.


Almost to the dusk, and after to surround the island completely, it is enjoyed from seayaks of an impressive sun putting. Also it is possible to be sailed towards the Choros island, where it will be possible to find penguins, pelicans and other birds, as well as impressive marine wolves (mainly the males) and by all means the longed for dolphins.

In order to accede to them one is due to sail through tunnels worked in gigantic cliffs; to enter themselves, if therefore it is desired, in caverns eroded by the sea and to enjoy the roar that the waves when bursting against farellones produce, all this rowing in a water sea enough calm.

Almost when beginning to surround the Choros island forts are listened to howls. They are more than one hundred marine wolves and seals that are taking the sun on the rocks and that, when seeing that somebody approaches, jump to the sea and juguetean around kayaks; they are animal quite great, but inoffensive.

Loberas is located against a series of gigantic caverns; here also it impresses the noise produced by the sea when whipping against its rocks.

When continuing trip, and moving away a little the island, is enjoyed the spectacle of than 15 dolphins around swimming more.

- Windsurf: End of Choros is one of the most popular places in the north for the practice of this sport

- Montañismo and scaling: in center of Island Ladies apt places exist to climb.