Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas
Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas
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Kartoffel
10 contributions
Jan 2024 • Solo
Superb park with several trail options with durations to satisfy all types of walkers.
The longest and most arduous is that of Bolson. Superb trail to do absolutely! Counting the breaks, I did it in 6h45 (Conaf predicts 8h). It is possible to camp high up in the Bolson valley, but be aware that there is not a single shade up there, which can make the experience unpleasant in the middle of summer under 35°C. Presence of toilets and drinking water once you reach the top. From the Bolson valley, other trails are possible if you ask for more: to go and drink in waterfalls, or reach the Indio valley (I recommend downloading a map beforehand for the latter). Even if you are tired when you arrive, don't miss the Salto del Indio, accessible by climbing the slope near the toilets, there is a sign at the start of the slope.
The round trip can be done leisurely in a day provided you leave early. The trail is not difficult to follow, there is very little chance of getting lost.
Good to know: a ticket reserved on the CONAF website is valid for several days and several trails, if you specify that you are leaving the park in the days following your arrival.
The longest and most arduous is that of Bolson. Superb trail to do absolutely! Counting the breaks, I did it in 6h45 (Conaf predicts 8h). It is possible to camp high up in the Bolson valley, but be aware that there is not a single shade up there, which can make the experience unpleasant in the middle of summer under 35°C. Presence of toilets and drinking water once you reach the top. From the Bolson valley, other trails are possible if you ask for more: to go and drink in waterfalls, or reach the Indio valley (I recommend downloading a map beforehand for the latter). Even if you are tired when you arrive, don't miss the Salto del Indio, accessible by climbing the slope near the toilets, there is a sign at the start of the slope.
The round trip can be done leisurely in a day provided you leave early. The trail is not difficult to follow, there is very little chance of getting lost.
Good to know: a ticket reserved on the CONAF website is valid for several days and several trails, if you specify that you are leaving the park in the days following your arrival.
Written 11 March 2024
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Jon G
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile9 contributions
Nov 2015 • Couples
My wife and I moved to Chile 6 months ago and we love to hike. At first I was super excited to see this park because many Chileans told us we needed to go here but after looking at reviews I noticed that many people said it was a waste of time, don't go here. We finally got out to the park yesterday and this is our take.
If you are just going to the park to visit the five tazas (2 tazas were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake) then I would just look at the pictures and head over to Reserva Altos del Lircay instead. There is so much more to do in this park than just those tazas though including amazing hikes around the mountains that surround you. We saw many people backpacking and there are amazing pictures of people camping on the tops of mountains from this park.
Overall I would recommend this park because the tazas are beautiful and there are tons of other places inside of this park to explore. Follow me on instagram for more pictures of this park and others so that you know what your getting yourself into @mtbikeexpert
Have a great trip here in Chile, you can't go wrong, it's all beautiful!
If you are just going to the park to visit the five tazas (2 tazas were destroyed in the 2010 earthquake) then I would just look at the pictures and head over to Reserva Altos del Lircay instead. There is so much more to do in this park than just those tazas though including amazing hikes around the mountains that surround you. We saw many people backpacking and there are amazing pictures of people camping on the tops of mountains from this park.
Overall I would recommend this park because the tazas are beautiful and there are tons of other places inside of this park to explore. Follow me on instagram for more pictures of this park and others so that you know what your getting yourself into @mtbikeexpert
Have a great trip here in Chile, you can't go wrong, it's all beautiful!
Written 29 November 2015
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Bretteasley
Chicureo, Chile83 contributions
Feb 2016 • Family
First warning , don't believe Waze or Googlemaps on the drive.
Waze said 45 minutes from our Curico Apart Hotel, was 90.
The drive is fine but the last 5-10 miles could be a bit scary for city folks not used to washboard gravel roads and dodging boulders sticking up out of the road bed. If you are afraid of the drive or the potential damage to your vehicle there is bus service all the day.
But if you are going to go, plan to arrive in the morning rather early, it start getting rather crowded and congested by 1:00 PM.
The teacups are an amazing sight!
The walkways are rustic, dusty and in places a bit dangerous.
We took the extra walk down to experience the river personally. Was the highlight of our visit. Beautiful gorge, cold water cascading over the rocks. Was a very relaxing place.
Others went to swim at the base of the falls, it looked wonderful but we had our two handicapped daughters with us who did their best just to get where we went and couldn't go on. It is a bit rough getting to the base of the falls but looked like an amazing place.
Bathrooms and food items for purchase available by the parking area, but nowhere else.
Not for the faint at heart. The paths can be difficult to manage.
And leave your pretty pink running shoes behind, anything you wear below knee level will be coated with a layer of dirt in seconds.
Highly recommended!
Waze said 45 minutes from our Curico Apart Hotel, was 90.
The drive is fine but the last 5-10 miles could be a bit scary for city folks not used to washboard gravel roads and dodging boulders sticking up out of the road bed. If you are afraid of the drive or the potential damage to your vehicle there is bus service all the day.
But if you are going to go, plan to arrive in the morning rather early, it start getting rather crowded and congested by 1:00 PM.
The teacups are an amazing sight!
The walkways are rustic, dusty and in places a bit dangerous.
We took the extra walk down to experience the river personally. Was the highlight of our visit. Beautiful gorge, cold water cascading over the rocks. Was a very relaxing place.
Others went to swim at the base of the falls, it looked wonderful but we had our two handicapped daughters with us who did their best just to get where we went and couldn't go on. It is a bit rough getting to the base of the falls but looked like an amazing place.
Bathrooms and food items for purchase available by the parking area, but nowhere else.
Not for the faint at heart. The paths can be difficult to manage.
And leave your pretty pink running shoes behind, anything you wear below knee level will be coated with a layer of dirt in seconds.
Highly recommended!
Written 13 February 2016
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Mac B
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Jun 2024 • Family
The place is very beautiful, however accessing the place is an incredible complication, you can only pay online or buy the ticket in advance (I found out about this when I was there), if you buy there you must be prepared to spend at least 20 minutes just making the purchase online. The truth is to lose patience, of the 3 workers at the entrance, only two of them were helping people, the other was inside an “info booth” doing nothing more than being unfriendly, uncooperative. With the people who had problems accessing the website to buy the tickets. Really, this purchase or online thing was the worst.
Written 2 June 2024
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Colin C
London, UK155 contributions
Avoid this park and don't waste any time in Talca! While this place shows photos on their website of '7 Cups' of water, there are only 5 now and the water level is quite low so the waterfalls between the cups are sometimes non-existant. From the viewpoint platform you can only see a couple of the cups, the ones with little to no water flowing and the experience is not worth the time or effort. We were told to go from Talca to Molina, then change for a bus to Parque Ingles and that it would take 1.5 hrs each way. Not true! It took us 4 hours to get to the park from Talca and 4 hours back. The drive was horrible, and the park itself was a disgusting, dirty, tourist trap filled with tons of campers pitching tents everywhere. They come to camp for days and its understood why - this place is NOT for a daytrip! Moreover, there are no animals on the limited trails you can do and the park is mostly a giant dust bowl. We saw people driving their cars through bushes and around the trails, making it even harder to avoid the sand and dust and destroying the environment. The fee ($8 USD per person) for what you get is outrageous and our most common views were of trash and tacky neon Christmas-light covered stalls blasting pop music and selling overpriced drinks, not nature. We were told when we bought our bus ticket into the park that we could get a bus out of the park at 5, 6, or 7 pm in order to catch the last bus from Molina at 9 pm but no buses ever came at those times! We ending up having to hitch out of the park in order to catch our bus in time which was pretty stressful. Also, there is absolutely nothing to do in Talca (everything, including Museum OHiggins is closed due to earthquake damage) so you can feel glad to skip the whole area for now!
Written 10 March 2014
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zula c
Nerja, Spain37 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
Locals told us this is a ," must see". The falls are beautiful, gorgeous clear water in an amazing narrow gorge.
The negatives almost outweigh these positives:
- the access road is horrendous with large chunks of crushed rock, protruding boulders and clouds of dust thrown up everywhere.
- Not sure how Chile manages a national park, but signage was poor, bathrooms almost non-existent, and there was a litter of privately run cabins which made it look almost slummy. And that was on a weekday out of season. I think it would be awful with lots more people in the park.
- We saw no wildlife apart from chickens and dogs.
,- We were each supposed to pay 5000 pesos as non,-chilenos and were prepared to walk away, then another area let us in for the Chilean seniors price of 1500 pesos which made it OK. It would have been very disappointing at the higher price.
I would not recommend this destination.
The negatives almost outweigh these positives:
- the access road is horrendous with large chunks of crushed rock, protruding boulders and clouds of dust thrown up everywhere.
- Not sure how Chile manages a national park, but signage was poor, bathrooms almost non-existent, and there was a litter of privately run cabins which made it look almost slummy. And that was on a weekday out of season. I think it would be awful with lots more people in the park.
- We saw no wildlife apart from chickens and dogs.
,- We were each supposed to pay 5000 pesos as non,-chilenos and were prepared to walk away, then another area let us in for the Chilean seniors price of 1500 pesos which made it OK. It would have been very disappointing at the higher price.
I would not recommend this destination.
Written 16 November 2018
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Diego B
Chile20 contributions
Feb 2016
The park is located in a valley covered with endemic nothofagus trees within the Andes Mountains. It has a gorgeous clear water river that carving the bedrock for centuries, has created unique waterfalls.
From Parque Inglés I hiked the Malacara trek one day and the next day I rented a horse to reach the Bolsón Peak. Both activities were spectacular.
I strongly recommend this park for families, solo travelers, mountaineers, birdwatchers, and anybody who appreciate pristine nature. It is an excellent option to meet Chile's wonderful nature going not far from Santiago.
From Parque Inglés I hiked the Malacara trek one day and the next day I rented a horse to reach the Bolsón Peak. Both activities were spectacular.
I strongly recommend this park for families, solo travelers, mountaineers, birdwatchers, and anybody who appreciate pristine nature. It is an excellent option to meet Chile's wonderful nature going not far from Santiago.
Written 15 February 2016
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laetinomad2-0
South America36 contributions
It is easy to go There on a mini bus (rural bus station really close to the center) from curico. You need to go from curico to molina - and catch bus from molina to siete tazas.
(Ask the bus driver They Will help you)
There are Few campsites ( parque ingles) and the walks around and in The park are Worth it.
The landscape is so beautiful
It cost 4000 pesos
(Ask the bus driver They Will help you)
There are Few campsites ( parque ingles) and the walks around and in The park are Worth it.
The landscape is so beautiful
It cost 4000 pesos
Written 22 March 2015
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José R
Molina, Chile27 contributions
Jan 2015 • Friends
This park not only offers an escape from the hectic city life but also offers breathtaking natural wonders; waterfalls, footpahs, rivers, forests, unique flora and fauna, etc.
Written 2 February 2015
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st130811
Santiago, Chile36 contributions
Feb 2013 • Friends
The road to get into this park is a long, rough dirt road. We entered in a small car but would definitely recommend something bigger and preferably a 4x4. We did tent camping in a campground called Las Vertientes at the very end of the road. The campsite overlooked the gorge and river and we slept to the sound of waterfalls. From there it was a long, but manageable, walk to the Siete Tazas, Salto la Leona, and Salto Velo de la Novia. The water is cold and crystal clear. Swimming is permitted in many areas. Very enjoyable experience.
For our visit the campground cost 3000CLP (approx $6USD) per person per night. Cold showers were included, hot showers available for 1000CLP. Firewood available for 200CLP per piece. No electricity or cell phone signals. Potable water free and easily accessible. Cabins were also available, for those not into tent camping.
The enterance fee for 7 Tazas was 4000CLP for foreigners and 2000CLP for Chileans. As foreigners with Chilean residency they charged us the 2000CLP.
I would recommend at least one full day.
For our visit the campground cost 3000CLP (approx $6USD) per person per night. Cold showers were included, hot showers available for 1000CLP. Firewood available for 200CLP per piece. No electricity or cell phone signals. Potable water free and easily accessible. Cabins were also available, for those not into tent camping.
The enterance fee for 7 Tazas was 4000CLP for foreigners and 2000CLP for Chileans. As foreigners with Chilean residency they charged us the 2000CLP.
I would recommend at least one full day.
Written 12 February 2013
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Soy extranjera pero residente en Chile hace más de 20 años pago a la entrada nacional o extranjero ?
Written 30 October 2024
buenas tarde queria consultar si el camino hasta el radal 7 tazas esta paimentado fui hace muchos años y era tierra quedo atenta a sus respuesta buen dia.
Written 14 February 2022
Hola quisiera saber si el camino a las 7 tazas, tiene muchas pendientes o barrancos, ya que deseo llevar a mi madre, quien sufre crisis de pánico, en lugares como los que indico. Para que se hagan una idea, no puedo llevarla al Cajón del Maipo. No me complica tanto si es camino es pavimentado o no, pero si si tiene muchas pendientes o barrancos. Agradezco sus comentarios
Written 12 January 2022
Hola quiero conocer las 7 tazas, pero quiero llevar a mi madre, quien le tiene pánico a los caminos con barrancos y subidas pronunciadas, solo para que se hagan una idea acá en Santiago no puedo llevarla al Cajón del Maipo. Me ayudaran muchos sus comentarios. Tengo una Suv, alta, por eso no me hago problema, pero si el camino tiene mucha pendiente o barrancos definitivamente no puedo llevarla puede darle una crisis de pánico.
Written 12 January 2022
Hola que puedo hacer si no me llegan las entradas ya que las compre anoche y no llega nada aun, llamo y llamo y nadie me da una solucion
Written 7 December 2021
Hola como están?
Quería saber actualmente 29 de octubre de 2021 como se encuentra el camino hacia las 7 tasas hasta donde está pavimentado agradecería mucho la información soy de santiago, saludos!!!!
Espero sus respuestas!
Written 30 October 2021
Yo fui en julio, esta pavimentado casi hasta la reserva entrando por Molina. Lindo paseo, senderos en buenas condiciones.
Written 30 October 2021
Matias C
Puente Alto, Chile
cual es la mejor epoca del año para ir al parque, hay lugares de camping?
Written 20 August 2021
Hola, hay lugar donde estacionar? Y si es así cobran? Otra cosa se puede acampar cerca de donde se deja el vehículo?
Written 4 March 2020
Como estan las 7 tazas ahora, quiero llegar al parque inglés y llegar al bolsón pero mi pregunta es como estan por ahí?? Hay agua? Esta lleno? Quiero ir la próxima semana.
Written 6 February 2020
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