Mocha Island is a unique and privileged place from the tourist point of view, since it gives the possibility of escaping of the city and of resting in natural and exotic surroundings, surrounded by exuberant vegetation and beautiful landscapes that allow making a big variety of outdoors activities.

The Mocha Island in its South part is surrounded by big rocks that conform numerous small islands that allow the spectacular development of an abundant marine fauna with places for marine wolves, where a photographic safari will be always the best testimony of the visit to this incredible dream trip.

The wrapped white sand beaches of the Mocha Island offer temperatures of between 64º and 68º Fahrenheit and are ideal for the practice of sports as the fishing, sailing, windsurf, diving or simply the harvesting of marine rest as little stones of diverse forms and colors, precious shells of the most varied sizes and species and an historical range of archaeological curiosities product of the numerous shipwrecks that took place during last decades, emphasizing the rest of the boat "Santiago".

Since 1990, the Mocha Island offers to its more than 800 inhabitants and numerous tourists, an excellent and expeditious air service with the rest of the continent, thanks to its two landing tracks, one of private character with 2.411 feet of extension and other of 3.937 feet, belonging to the Direction of Airports of Chile. With this infrastructure an average airplane (Cessna 172) reaches in one hour South Carriel Airport in the city of Concepción or only in 12 minutes the excellent asphalted field of the city of Tirúa.

The gastronomical, delicious dishes that produce waters of the Mocha Island are a true pleasure to the palate. Hedgehogs, snails, jaibas and locos are of the most demanding taste of chefs that constantly look for their main source of supply here.

The Mocha Island is still little well-known, reason why it makes the island to be more attractive to the tourists who can make different activities such as diving to sunken boats, long walks outdoors, strolls by horse, fishing with fly in the sea, between many others.

In addition, in the island is the National Reserve of Mocha Island that has a surface of 2,367.95 hectares that includes around 45% of the insular surface. The high part is formed by two mountainous cords that distribute parallels to the coast and cross the island from north to the south. For the tourists, there are available two footpaths of excursion properly signalized, in which it is possible to appreciate abundant and varied vegetation as ferns, nalcas, cinnamon, notros. On the other hand, the fauna can be observed as well as a variety of species such as the Castilian Fárdela, Choroy, Cachañas and the beautiful Chucao.

For those who want to visit Mocha Island (Isla Mocha), this one is located 19 miles of the coast of Chile, in front to the limit between the Region of the Bío Bío and the Region of the Araucanía, belongs to the jurisdiction of Lebu and it is possible to accede to it by boats or small planes from Cañete. It is inhabited for near thousand people who live of agriculture and the fishing.

Activities of interest in Mocha Island (Actividades de interés en Isla Mocha)


Fishing with fly, to fish waters in the Mocha Island is a totally incredible experience, it is an immensely beautiful, relaxing island and with landscapes difficult to describe. It is possible to fish since the sunrise until the last hours in the afternoon making it from the beach or on rocks or embarked. It doesn’t exist deep waters in where soles of large size and channels live and they form big wells of crystalline waters with white sand bottom in where exist the great Corvine (Chancheras), since they are of large sizes and their feeding is based on Small Crustaceans, it also exist a big variety of species that inhabit this island of sport value such as Sierras, Jureles, Tollos, Robalos.

Explorative diving to Sunk Boats (Buceo Explorativo a Barcos Hundidos). In the Mocha Island (Isla Mocha) are more than 100 sunken boats that data of hundreds years back, this island was visited by English and Dutch Pirates as Francis Drake and Oliver Van Noort using it as supply base, of water, meats and barleys, that they obtained making exchanges with the Natives who inhabited the Mocha island, denominated Lafkenches, all these shipwrecks happened when they passed near the coasts of the Mocha hypnotized by its scenic beauty or looking for a refuge. There were a big variety of low, white sands and green waters, also of small barren islands that were true traps for these navigators. Rests as rests of the Illimani, Santiago and Roseta, make this diving immensely interesting.

Trekking, the National Reserve of Mocha Island has a surface of 2,367.95 hectares, occupying around 45% of the insular surface. The high part of the Mocha Island is formed by two mountainous cords that are distributed parallels to the coast and cross the island from north to the south.

When going further into the Footpath, it is possible to ascend more in altitude towards the mountain, the Flora and Fauna has a remarkable increase, as much in its density as in the variety.

Footpath New Way (Sendero Camino Nuevo): Duration 1 hour and a half signalized and cleared. It crosses the Mocha Island from East to West walking by a footpath of virgin nature with Dark-brown ferns, Nalcas, Olivillos, Notros, Cinnamon, Pellines, Hazels, and Arrayanes of large size, and a Fauna with a variety of species such as the Fárdela Castilian, Choroy, Cachañas and the beautiful Chucao.

Finishing this Footpath, you arrive at a viewpoint with an impressive view to the old lighthouse.

Footpath to the Lagoon (Sendero a la Laguna): It has duration of 3 hours roundtrip; this Footpath is seldom visited, totally signalized by CONAF, Footpath of real interest for the observation of the existing Fauna, being this lagoon refuge of Migratory birds as the Fárdela Castella.

Photographic Tour (Tour Fotográfico)

Island of the Birds (Isla de los Pájaros). With a big amount and variety of Birds that nest, as for example Cormoranes Imperial, Penguin of Magallanes, Penguin of Humboldt, Gulls.

Places for sea Wolves (Loberías): This place has a population of around 2 thousand wolves of three hairs and common wolves that coexist in this small barren island.

Agro tourism (Agroturismo): Enjoy the field and beach with a different proposal. Participate in activities as to milk the cows, to feed animals, strolls in small cart, to ride the horse, rustic lunch, harvesting of products of the Sea, visit the Second oldest Lighthouse of Chile.

The Mocha Island in its South part is surrounded by big rocks that conform numerous small islands that allow the spectacular development of an abundant marine fauna with places for marine wolves, where a photographic safari will be always the best testimony of the visit to this incredible dream trip.

The wrapped white sand beaches of the Mocha Island offer temperatures of between 64º and 68º Fahrenheit and are ideal for the practice of sports as the fishing, sailing, windsurf, diving or simply the harvesting of marine rest as little stones of diverse forms and colors, precious shells of the most varied sizes and species and an historical range of archaeological curiosities product of the numerous shipwrecks that took place during last decades, emphasizing the rest of the boat "Santiago".

Since 1990, the Mocha Island offers to its more than 800 inhabitants and numerous tourists, an excellent and expeditious air service with the rest of the continent, thanks to its two landing tracks, one of private character with 2.411 feet of extension and other of 3.937 feet, belonging to the Direction of Airports of Chile. With this infrastructure an average airplane (Cessna 172) reaches in one hour South Carriel Airport in the city of Concepción or only in 12 minutes the excellent asphalted field of the city of Tirúa.

The gastronomical, delicious dishes that produce waters of the Mocha Island are a true pleasure to the palate. Hedgehogs, snails, jaibas and locos are of the most demanding taste of chefs that constantly look for their main source of supply here.

The Mocha Island is still little well-known, reason why it makes the island to be more attractive to the tourists who can make different activities such as diving to sunken boats, long walks outdoors, strolls by horse, fishing with fly in the sea, between many others.

In addition, in the island is the National Reserve of Mocha Island that has a surface of 2,367.95 hectares that includes around 45% of the insular surface. The high part is formed by two mountainous cords that distribute parallels to the coast and cross the island from north to the south. For the tourists, there are available two footpaths of excursion properly signalized, in which it is possible to appreciate abundant and varied vegetation as ferns, nalcas, cinnamon, notros. On the other hand, the fauna can be observed as well as a variety of species such as the Castilian Fárdela, Choroy, Cachañas and the beautiful Chucao.

For those who want to visit Mocha Island (Isla Mocha), this one is located 19 miles of the coast of Chile, in front to the limit between the Region of the Bío Bío and the Region of the Araucanía, belongs to the jurisdiction of Lebu and it is possible to accede to it by boats or small planes from Cañete. It is inhabited for near thousand people who live of agriculture and the fishing.

Activities of interest in Mocha Island (Actividades de interés en Isla Mocha)


Fishing with fly, to fish waters in the Mocha Island is a totally incredible experience, it is an immensely beautiful, relaxing island and with landscapes difficult to describe. It is possible to fish since the sunrise until the last hours in the afternoon making it from the beach or on rocks or embarked. It doesn’t exist deep waters in where soles of large size and channels live and they form big wells of crystalline waters with white sand bottom in where exist the great Corvine (Chancheras), since they are of large sizes and their feeding is based on Small Crustaceans, it also exist a big variety of species that inhabit this island of sport value such as Sierras, Jureles, Tollos, Robalos.

Explorative diving to Sunk Boats (Buceo Explorativo a Barcos Hundidos). In the Mocha Island (Isla Mocha) are more than 100 sunken boats that data of hundreds years back, this island was visited by English and Dutch Pirates as Francis Drake and Oliver Van Noort using it as supply base, of water, meats and barleys, that they obtained making exchanges with the Natives who inhabited the Mocha island, denominated Lafkenches, all these shipwrecks happened when they passed near the coasts of the Mocha hypnotized by its scenic beauty or looking for a refuge. There were a big variety of low, white sands and green waters, also of small barren islands that were true traps for these navigators. Rests as rests of the Illimani, Santiago and Roseta, make this diving immensely interesting.

Trekking, the National Reserve of Mocha Island has a surface of 2,367.95 hectares, occupying around 45% of the insular surface. The high part of the Mocha Island is formed by two mountainous cords that are distributed parallels to the coast and cross the island from north to the south.

When going further into the Footpath, it is possible to ascend more in altitude towards the mountain, the Flora and Fauna has a remarkable increase, as much in its density as in the variety.

Footpath New Way (Sendero Camino Nuevo): Duration 1 hour and a half signalized and cleared. It crosses the Mocha Island from East to West walking by a footpath of virgin nature with Dark-brown ferns, Nalcas, Olivillos, Notros, Cinnamon, Pellines, Hazels, and Arrayanes of large size, and a Fauna with a variety of species such as the Fárdela Castilian, Choroy, Cachañas and the beautiful Chucao.

Finishing this Footpath, you arrive at a viewpoint with an impressive view to the old lighthouse.

Footpath to the Lagoon (Sendero a la Laguna): It has duration of 3 hours roundtrip; this Footpath is seldom visited, totally signalized by CONAF, Footpath of real interest for the observation of the existing Fauna, being this lagoon refuge of Migratory birds as the Fárdela Castella.

Photographic Tour (Tour Fotográfico)

Island of the Birds (Isla de los Pájaros). With a big amount and variety of Birds that nest, as for example Cormoranes Imperial, Penguin of Magallanes, Penguin of Humboldt, Gulls.

Places for sea Wolves (Loberías): This place has a population of around 2 thousand wolves of three hairs and common wolves that coexist in this small barren island.

Agro tourism (Agroturismo): Enjoy the field and beach with a different proposal. Participate in activities as to milk the cows, to feed animals, strolls in small cart, to ride the horse, rustic lunch, harvesting of products of the Sea, visit the Second oldest Lighthouse of Chile.