We meet in the Serrano River Sector, where we pass out waterproof jackets and life vests. Then we start our navigation descending the Serrano River heading toward Glacier Serrano in semi-rigid boats. During the journey, we will make a short stop at Salto Serrano (a geologic depression that makes for strong water rapids). This obliges us to leave the boat and take a short walk of five minutes, where we pass the rapid and board another boat to continue with our trip.
During the voyage, we enjoy the flora and fauna along the river with continuous views of the Paine Massif and Glacier Tyndall. We eventually arrive to Glacier Serrano. This is the gateway to “Bernardo O'Higgins National Park,” which is one of the biggest parks in Chile. Here we walk to the viewpoint of Glacier Serrano. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to contemplate the blocks of ice calving and splashing into the lagoon below.
We return to the port by 13:15 hours, where we take a short 5-minute navigation to Hostería Balmaceda for lunch. After lunch, we receive new waterproof jackets and a life vests to enjoy the rest of our adventure, warm and dry.
We return upriver in the semi-rigid boats (about 1:40 hours) and reach the Salto Serrano rapids, where we will again walk around the rapid and hop on the next boat to continue the final 20 minutes of our navigation, which ends in Torres del Paine National Park.