Valdivia Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Valdivia was an unplanned, last minute decision as we had missed the last bus to our chosen destination, Pucon and didn't fancy staying in Puerto Montt, a loud functioning busy old port town. On arriving in Valdivia we hunted for accommodation which everywhere else has been relatively easy but here it started a 1 hour walk around all sides of th...

As this was our last day in Valdivia we had decided to head out to the beach at nearby Niebla. It was a short bus journey away, 17km for 30p! As we arrived we soon discovered where Niebla got its name from. Niebla in spanish means fog - and hanging over the whole town was this thick fog. It was really strange as it was about 11.30am and really h...

Happy Christmas!!!! We got up later than we have been doing previously, firstly as it is Christmas Day, but secondly as we don´t get free breakfast at this hostel, so no point in getting up early!!!! After breakfast we opened all our presents - oh no we didn´t have any! We opened the one card I brought with me from John and Tina and then we head...

Yesterday we got back from the wonderfull trek of the Puyehue to the not-so-nice city Osorno. Then we decided we will continue to another resting day in the nicer city Valdivia, not far from the ocean. This is a very calm city, though not so small (more than 100,000 citizens), and there is a very nice fish market along the river (and as everythi...

Valdivia is ideally located on the Valdivia River and in close proximity to the ocean. We went there to return the Chevette, sleep and take the bust to Pocun.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 (Valdivia) - St-Valentine's Day: Another clear blue sky welcomed us upon awakening and after a quick breakfast, Caroline & I headed out toward the riverside where we were to embark for our tour ($25 each). We were more than an hour early, so we visited the nearby fish market Feria Fluvial. Dozens of vendors were ha...

On Saturday the 17th we took a beautiful bus ride from Bariloche through the Lakes District and came through two (?) gorgeous border crossings to arrive at Valdivia in Chile. This is a cute little town on the river close to the sea. Carson and I found a really cool restaurant with delicious (and different!) food; Carson was really happy to have ...