Pasarelas Antillanca

Pasarelas Antillanca is a hot-springs stop built around a system of raised wooden walkways that thread through native forest near Lago Puyehue in Chile's Los Lagos region. Instead of one communal pool, the site has 12 wooden platforms holding individual or double tubs, each reached by the boardwalk and set apart from the others for privacy. Water runs at 38°C, and each platform has its own changing cabin and shower.

The draw here is as much the walk as the soak. Visitors cross timber bridges among the trees before reaching their assigned tub, with birdsong and forest smell standing in for piped-in music — there's no phone signal on site, which repeat visitors mention as part of the appeal rather than an inconvenience. A Food Place has since opened for food and drinks on site, useful if you want to extend the visit beyond the baths.

Pasarelas Antillanca is part of the Patagonia Andina group, which also runs thermal sites at Coñaripe, Menetúe, Manzanar and Malleco. The Puyehue property sits off Ruta 215, Km 81, a manageable drive from the lake, and is set up for day visits rather than overnight stays. It suits couples looking for a quiet soak and families, since the private tubs mean no shared pool to manage with kids.

Treatments beyond the soak aren't listed, so this is a hot-springs and forest-walk experience rather than a full spa menu. Hours run 10:00 to 17:30 every day of the week, and the operator takes bookings through its website or by phone.