Bike Tour Chile

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Duration

8 days

Difficulty

Intermediate

Location

Southern Chile

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

Itinerary

For flight quotes (international and domestic), please contact our partner Exito Travel.  

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: LatamSky 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 / 3750ftChallenge 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

 

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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

Sizes51, 52.5, 54, 56, 58cm
FrameCaad8 alloy, optimized 6061 alloy, Save, BB30
ForkCannondale Ultra, carbon blades, 1-1/8″

Wheels

WheelsMaddux RS 3.0, 32 hole (36H 58-61cm)
TiresSchwalbe Lugano, 700x23c

Drivetrain

ShiftersShimano 105 5700
DerailleurFront:  Shimano 105 5700, 31.8mm clamp
Rear:  Shimano 105 5700
CrankFSA Gossamer, BB30, 50/34
CassetteShimano Tiagra 4600, 12-28, 10-speed
PedalsWellgo

Components

SaddleCannondale Stage ergo w/ crmo rails
Seat PostCannondale C3, alloy, 27.2x300mm
HandlebarsCannondale C3 compact
StemCannondale C3, 31.8, 6 deg
HeadsetTange Seiki Integrated, 25mm top cap
BrakesetTektro 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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