Private Island Resort For Sale

Savage Jungle S.A. is a private island luxury resort project in Patagonia, Chile on 9 miles of protected, pristine, untouched rainforest that includes a natural preserve of 3 lakes, 2 rivers and 26 cascading waterfalls throughout that fall 100-feet or more on an uninhabited island. It is the only residence on an island the size of the main island of Hawaii (790 square miles) —the remainder is a protected national park. Savage Jungle has been selected by the Chilean government to combine pioneering environmental stewardship with the development of an exclusive private island resort on formerly Ministerio de Bienes Nacionales (MBN) land that is now privately owned by Savage Jungle.

All permits complete, and ready to build. We have taken the major risks upfront. Permissions take much longer than expected when the land is located within or near the National Parks that cover most of Patagonia. According to the Navy Captain, "The average time for a permit for a dock in this MBN State-sized preserve is 10-15 years, with many applications languishing for 20 years." We recently obtained all permits and licenses necessary for a luxury resort, after 9 years of all-out effort, including the Environmental Impact Study, a hydro-electric permit for the river, and a permit for a large deep-water marina. According to the Navy who approves these, we were "the fastest approval" they have ever seen, and there are only three other approved docks in an area the size of a state. This situation will provide Savage Jungle a barrier to entry of at least 10 to 15 years and unusually high profits.

Plants like the Nalca (Gunnera) are typical of the island. Yes, that is one leaf.

Existing Airstrip Capable of a Corporate Jet.

Although our location may seem remote, a runway capable of handling corporate jets or large twin engine airplanes, has been built in the closest possible place we could locate an airstrip to our resort site so that guests and supplies can privately be flown in without ever seeing anyone. With this very private airstrip, clients and movie stars can arrive unseen.

Asking Price: $7 million to purchase, or $1 million as partner. Purchase of Savage Jungle S.A. and all the land it holds title to is $7 million.

2010 Update: We are in process with two large luxury resort companies; it is not finalized yet. If you want to discuss being involved as a partner, we can discuss that. When that process is finalized, the resort will not be for sale at any price.

Our plan is to sell to a select number of owners who will enjoy our very limited collection of a maximum of 10 residences. All houses will include the use of a planned corporate jet for the resort to fly owners or guests from Santiago or Buenos Aires direct to our existing private airstrip. Also included will be an on-site alternative medical doctor, for long-term care. In addition, the use of our planned deepwater marina and cruise boats, a Twinliner tram to whisk you up the hill to your own "castle" above the cliff overlooking the ocean fjord and the Andes Mountains, an elegant restaurant, palatial baths, a 5,000-volume library of rare books, as well as all services associated with the Savage Jungle resort. We have purchased the property, we have obtained all the permits, the planning risk is gone, and are ready to begin construction immediately. Additional investment is needed. If interested, click to schedule your private tour; e-mail Savage Jungle or contact us at info@savagejungle.com.

A business plan shows that a 25-room hotel will be an unusually profitable investment in the first year of operation due to pricing anomalies and barriers to entry, with cumulative sales (including sales of residences) for five years of $110,063,680 not counting medical fees for alternative medical treatment. The Chilean government is even helping us attract foreign investment by offering up to a 40% tax credit of the total investment.

There is only one lodge with four-star American standards. It is on the mainland seven miles away from the island at 44 degrees 24' 51.08" S; 72 degrees 38' 45.43" W. It is hidden far beyond a bend in the fjord, so that no habitation spoils the view. This rustic lodge fills to capacity its thirty-one rooms with weekly rates of US$3,200.00 per person or daily rates up to $865/night/person during the long summer season. They are open year-around and are at 82% of capacity for the entire year.

A little history of the property. After having searched the world, the founder, a pilot, discovered Patagonia's West Coast and flew the vast fjords, crystal clear lakes, enormous forests, and thousands of islands of Southern Chile scouting up and down every fjord for the ideal property. Eventually he found a veritable Eden—a large, uninhabited island (click here to see map) untouched by man, densely forested with old growth trees and rare plants, dotted with lakes, well watered with rivers, and surrounded by the "Swiss Alps of Chile" reaching nearly four miles high. The property has twenty-six independent waterfalls originating in large streams that fall hundreds of feet into the main rivers. The rivers themselves drop spectacularly into 2 protected fjords distant from one another where blue dolphins play.

The white sandy beach and 100ft waterfall are included in the land. This photo is from an airplane.

The government controls almost all of the land in region XI of southern Chile called Patagonia. Undaunted, the founder literally drew the strangest shaped 9-mile, snake-like property of what he wanted in order to own the best waterfalls, rivers, and lakes. Then he spent the next 4.5 years in negotiations with the Chilean government for permission to purchase land on Isla Magdalena National Park, and 9 years to obtain a Navy Concession to build a dock. All permits including the very difficult to obtain Environmental Impact Study are now completed and we are ready to begin construction.

Shortly after Savage Jungle purchased the land it immediately became more valuable, because in the future all national park and government land may only be leased, similar to U.S. government land. It is the only project where the property lines were drawn by the owner, who "cherry-picked" the very best locations on the island. It includes a level site of approximately 32 acres (13.34 hectares) of private property on the shoreline where the resort will sit, and a 50-year leased concession on an additional hand-drawn 9 miles (1,291 acres) including 3 large lakes, 2 rivers, and 26 massive waterfalls over 100 feet tall. The 9-mile property descends from the lakes to the base of our private property into the fjord as a single, spectacular waterfall (seen on the top of this page); we own this waterfall with our property on both sides of the waterfall, and government property surrounding us. This property provides the only access and the only developed embarkation point for adventures into Isla Magdalena National Park (an island with 790 square miles of temperate jungle). The project was personally signed by President Lagos of Chile, who pushed it forward as a "top priority," and it has been twice featured in the leading newspaper in Santiago, the Mercurial in full page stories of Chile's leading tourism projects. Chile is proud of this resort project.

Dolphins display their natural acrobatic personalities during the boat ride to the island.

There are no five-star hotels and only three docks in the state-sized region where Savage Jungle is located, and there are 187,200 tourists in our back yard (visiting the National Park) with only one place to stay.

Outdoor activities include viewing hundreds of sealions who live directly across the fjord (far enough away for them to not be a nuisance, but close enough to kayak across the narrow fjord to see them), dolphin watching during their twice-a-day sweep directly in front of our dock area, kayaking, sailing, yachting, scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, river fishing for world-renown Brown Trout, lake fishing for rare native fish (catch and release) in our three lakes, horseback riding tours through the jungle to observe the abundant flora and fauna, beach combing, mountain viewing (Andes in your backyard), boating, hiking and biking trails, birdwatching, caving, visiting the tiny town of Puyhuapi where indigenous rugs are made, river rafting, visiting volcanoes, rainforest seminars and tours, etc. The scenery surpasses Norway and Alaska (the two other places in the world with fjords and islands). There are absolutely no mosquitos or flies, because there are no mammals, and man has never lived on the island. Also one can experience 80-degree weather December to March.

As remote as the island might seem, there is the main north/south highway, the Camino Austral, that is now being paved, that is just one-mile across the narrow channel. From the Camino Austral it is a few minute boat ride (accompanied by the ever-present dolphins). The highway is being paved starting at the international airport in Balmaceda, capable of handling 727s, 737s, etc, and coming to us.

In addition, the two largest ferry lines in Chile began service in 2008 to nearby Puyuhuapi from Puerto Montt (population 1 million), and they pass daily directly in front of our property. The ferry service quoted us $183 to deliver a 20-ton excavator from Puerto Montt directly to our property. This inexpensive delivery of construction equipment and materials is a competitive advantage.

Our region was settled by people of German descent who have built German style homes and chalets in this picture perfect "Switzerland of South America" surrounded by majestic Andean peaks. Chile is an entirely fiber-optically linked, first-world country where you will feel safe and secure. It is the perfect hideaway for those who run the world and need an escape from it, or a place from which you can run your virtual global office while your employees are on the other side of the world.

For more information please contact Savage Jungle.

German architecture in Puerto Varas.

Queulat National Park is across the fjord from the property.