Bike Tour Chile
Duration
8 days
Difficulty
Intermediate
Location
Southern Chile
Date
From October to April
USD $4.125
Per person in DBL
8-Day Road Cycling Tour - Lake and Volcano District
Discover the most spectacular bike routes in Chile and ride among active volcanoes and glacial lakes. Join us in this road cycling tour and ride across the Lake and Volcano Scenic Route. Together with friendly locals, you will go cycling alongside the Andes mountains, green rolling hills and through national parks, visit local ethnic villages and relax in soothing natural hot springs.
Bike Tour Highlights
- UNESCO Geopark Kütralkura, Lonquimay Volcano and Malalcahuello National Reserve
- Bike The Andes Mountains at Alto Biobio National Reserve
- Meet the Mapuche people and learn about their ancestral culture
- Savor Chilean cuisine and taste the best wines and local microbrew beers
- Pucon city and Villarrica Volcano
- Road cycling the Seven Lakes Route
- Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve
- Puerto Varas city, Llanquihue Lake, Petrohue Waterfalls and Osorno Volcano
- USD $4.150 per person based on double occupancy
- Single Supplement: USD $780
- Tour departs with a minimum of 4 people
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We kindly ask for a 20% refundable deposit fee upon booking to confirm your reservation.
- October 29th, 2023
- January 14th, 2024
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- Tour departs with a minimum of 4 people
For private departures, please send us your contact information by email to info@amity-tours.com and we’ll call you within the next 24 hours.
- Small groups with up to 10 guests maximum
- Professional tour guide (9:1 guest-to-guide ratio)
- Private transportation with trailer & bicycle rack
- 07 nights’ accommodation at 4* hotels with SPA
- Road cycling and hiking (6 bike rides and 01 hike)
- Meals as per itinerary (7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 4 dinners)
- First glass of Chilean wine, beer or soft drink during our group dinners
- Amity’s zero waste on-route snacks including: drinking water, local beer, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
- Gratuities at restaurants and hotels
- Medical and accident insurance
- Cycling jersey
- Basic bicycle parts (cable housing, spare tubes and tires)
- Helmets, pedals and water bottles available upon request
- Entrance fees to hot springs and national parks
- All bike rides can be extended up to extra 20 miles
- Travel and trip cancellation insurance
- Other bicycle parts and components (derailleur, crankset, fork, etc)
- Extra beverages & cocktails
- SPA and Laundry services
- Bike rental available upon request: Standard Road Bike: US$350 – E-Bike: US$420 for the whole tour
- Gratuity for local team. At the end of the trip, gratuity for the crew for a job well done is highly appreciated. We encourage you to use your discretion and tip according to the caliber of service you receive. As a guideline, the industry standard is $120 dollars per person, per guide
- International and local flights. For all your flight bookings, we work with an expert partner for both international and domestic flights. Just contact Exito Travel here and let them know about your itinerary with us.
Itinerary
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Before we kick off our road cycling tour in Chile’s Lake and Volcano District, you should take a day or two to adjust to local time and recover from your travels, and allow for any flight or luggage delays. You should fly into Temuco airport (ZCO).
In Chile, domestic flights are operated by 3 local airline companies: Latam, Sky Airline and JetSmart.
We recommend staying at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco city, which is well-located with lots of restaurants and other facilities just a short walk away.
Our meeting hotel address is: Juan Reusch #445, Temuco
On the first day of our road cycling tour, our local team will meet you at Dreams Araucanía Hotel in Temuco at 9am. We’ll drive for approximately 2 hours to Curacautín, a small quaint village. This village is part of the UNESCO Kütralkura Geopark and the Biosphere Reserve “Araucarias”.
There, we’ll stop for coffee and snacks. Afterwards, your guides will assist you to assemble and fit your bike. Once we are ready, we’ll start our trip with a 26-mile warm-up ride, with the Lonquimay volcano at sight and surrounded by ancient araucaria trees.
We’ll arrive at a modern hotel with SPA located in a small mountain village. In the evening, we’ll have an orientation and briefing session before our welcome dinner together.
Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & Thermal SPA
Meals: Lunch and welcome dinner
Today’s ride distance: 42 kilometers / 26 miles
Today we’ll ride towards the Andes mountain range, pedaling alongside the Lonquimay River by an almost flat valley located in Kütralkura, Chile’s first Geopark.
The road is quite rolling with several flat sections and a few small climbs. If you want to pedal up some serious grades, it is possible to extend the route on 22 km (13.6 miles) more, until the peak altitude of 1.884 meters (6.181 feet above sea level).
Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & Thermal SPA
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Today’s ride distance: 58 kilometers (+ optional 22,5) / 36 miles (+ optional 14)
We’ll hike towards Cerro Coloradito, a natural view point of 4 volcanoes: Lonquimay, Llaima, Sierra Nevada and Villarrica.
The hike is quite fun, with fantastic views and always surrounded by ancient forests of araucaria trees, some of them dating over 2.000 years old.
After the hike, we’ll drive to Pucón, Chile’s capital of adventure tourism.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast and picnic lunch
Today, we start cycling from hotel towards Lake Caburgua. After then, we’ll visit and bath in Pucon’s famous Hot Springs.
The ride today is a combination of rolling hills with several short climbs at the second half of the road. We’ll also cycle next to beautiful farms with views of the Villarrica volcano.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast and picnic lunch
Today’s ride distance: 52 kilometers / 32 miles
Today we will ride one of Chile’s most scenic roads, The 7-Lake Route. We’ll pedal alongside the shores of two beautiful lakes, Calafquén and Panguipulli, cover three-quarters of the way around the Villarrica Volcano with majestic views of the southern volcanoes.
After the ride, we’ll check-in at hotel located in the Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve.
Accommodation: Nothofagus Hotel & SPA
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Today’s ride distance: 94.7 kilometers / 58.8 miles
Today, we ride through quaint little villages with a strong German heritage.
The route consists of rolling hills with flat stretches, and ends at the beach of Llanquihue Lake. The landscape is dominated by the Osorno Volcano with its perfect cone.
In the afternoon, we’ll arrive at Puerto Varas, a strong German-influenced quaint city located at the shores of Llanquihue Lake.
Accommodation: Cumbres Patagónicas
Meals: Breakfast and buffet lunch
Today’s distance: 65 km / 40.3 miles
This trip of a lifetime is about to end. In the morning, we start riding from the hotel alongside Llanquihue Lake towards Petrohue Waterfalls in Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.
Option extra 7.3 miles / 3750ft: Challenge yourself and climb the Osorno Volcano, one of the steepest climbs in South America (if not Europe).
Accommodation: Cumbres Patagónicas
Meals: Breakfast, buffet lunch and farewell dinner
Today’s ride distance: 71.5 kilometers / 44.4 miles
In the morning, we’ll visit Puerto Varas before heading to Puerto Montt Airport (PMC) to catch your flight.
End of our services.
Meals: Breakfast
Difficulty
Intermediate: You’re active on your days off, and recreational biking may even be your weekend sport of choice. You love to ride, and it shows in your endurance and strength.
Our intermediate bike tours offer a steady but active pace, with opportunities to push yourself. Expect some challenging climbs, with great descents over rolling terrain.
Average distance per day: 40-50 miles / 65-80 km.
Itinerary Modifications
Slight itinerary modifications might occur due to weather and or road conditions, or force majeure.
Helmets & Pedals
Most riders choose to bring their own helmets, but if you prefer, we have a small number of helmets available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Please let us know in advance if you’d like to use one.
All our bikes are equipped with Wellgo pedals and toeclips. We will be happy to substitute any pedals you choose to bring. Amity Tours also has a small number of Shimano SPD and SPD-SL pedals, available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Please let us know in advance if you prefer to use them.
Road Safety
Besides your own on-road safety gear (helmet, rearview mirrors, bright colored jerseys and gloves) we provide a support vehicle that drives at the rear of the group with a road-sign that alert other drivers the presence of bike riders on the road. Drivers in Chile are used to bicycles on the road, so they shouldn’t bother you while riding. All our staff communicates by radio at all times.
Bike Rental
Frameset | |
| Sizes | 51, 52.5, 54, 56, 58cm |
| Frame | Caad8 alloy, optimized 6061 alloy, Save, BB30 |
| Fork | Cannondale Ultra, carbon blades, 1-1/8″ |
Wheels | |
| Wheels | Maddux RS 3.0, 32 hole (36H 58-61cm) |
| Tires | Schwalbe Lugano, 700x23c |
Drivetrain | |
| Shifters | Shimano 105 5700 |
| Derailleur | Front: Shimano 105 5700, 31.8mm clamp |
| Rear: Shimano 105 5700 | |
| Crank | FSA Gossamer, BB30, 50/34 |
| Cassette | Shimano Tiagra 4600, 12-28, 10-speed |
| Pedals | Wellgo |
Components | |
| Saddle | Cannondale Stage ergo w/ crmo rails |
| Seat Post | Cannondale C3, alloy, 27.2x300mm |
| Handlebars | Cannondale C3 compact |
| Stem | Cannondale C3, 31.8, 6 deg |
| Headset | Tange Seiki Integrated, 25mm top cap |
| Brakeset | Tektro R741, dual pivot, cartridge pad |
Bicycle choice
If you bring your own bike, make sure they have tires of at least 28 cm size. Although the road surfaces are normally in fine shape, one never knows what condition they will be in after the winter. Pack your bike well in a cardboard box that we can easily dismantle for its transportation during the tour.
Non Standard Wheels
If your wheel size is different than 700c, you MUST bring your own parts (tires, tubes and spokes). Likewise, if your wheels have any special features make sure you bring your own special spokes.
Weather notes
We suggest visiting the web for current conditions in Chile and doing your own research on this topic. www.meteochile.cl/ or www.accuweather.com
Generally the weather in this area is very similar to Northern California, specially the coast side.
Late October and November (spring time in the southern hemisphere) present milder temperatures (50°F / 77°F) with some scattered rain.
During December you can start feeling the beginning of the summer with temperatures around 50°F / 81°F.
In January and February temperatures range between 60°F / 95°F.
Remember that you are visiting the Lake & Volcano district, so always expect some rain!
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