A lifetime experience exploring on foot and by bike the most spectacular landscapes of Chile's Lake and Volcano District. This exclusive program covers the wild and diverse landscape of the Lake and Volcano Scenic Route.
In this tour you will discover the active volcanoes covered by unique forests of giant Araucaria trees in the Conguillío National Park, and cycle the scenic routes of the Lake and Volcano District
Nature, diversity, local communities, adventures and interaction with the cultures of Southern Chile led by our local experts. An unforgettable multi-sport adventure where you can be sure to discover new paths in Northern Patagonia!
Multisport Tour Lake and Volcano District Highlights
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Before we kick off our multisport 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.
For the pre-night stay, 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
7:1 guest-to-guide ratio, 2 guides for 8+ guests
With trailer & bicycle rack (up to 9 guests per van in a 15-seat vehicle)
At La Baita Ecolodge
At Casa Solaria Hotel
At Panguipulli 381 Hotel
At Cascadas Hotel
At Hotel Cabaña del Lago
5 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 4 dinners
Drinking water, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
At restaurants and hotels
Road cycling, hiking, rafting
Road bike or hybrid bike choice
Hiking poles, biking helmet, pedals and water bottles
Cable housing, spare tubes and tires
To National Parks
Medical/accident cover with MetLife Seguros
International & domestic
Travel and trip cancellation
derailleur, crankset, fork, etc
Beverages & cocktails, SPA and Laundry services
At the end of the trip, gratuity for the crew for a job well done is highly appreciated
Upon your arrival at Temuco, our local team will pick you up to start our adventure. We'll drive passing through old-fashioned little towns like Cunco and Melipeuco until we get to Conguillio National Park, one of the most outstanding parks of the Lake and Volcano District in Chile. This wilderness protected area is also part of Kütralkura, the first UNESCO Geopark in Chile.
During the visit, you will witness how the Llaima volcano has permanently shaped the landscape of the area with its eruptions, and you'll have the fantastic opportunity to walk on the lava flows and later we’ll visit the Truful-Truful Canyon and its waterfalls. This is the most important geosite of all the geopark, where you can see 13.000 years of eruptive activity of Llaima volcano.
After our first stop, we continue driving another 20 minutes to La Baita Lodge, the first eco-friendly accommodation in Chile. We’ll check-in, relax and eat lunch together. After a good coffee or the locals’ favorite “yerba mate”, we’ll get ready for our afternoon hike towards a viewpoint that faces the Llaima volcano and a huge valley completely covered in lava flows. The locals call this valley the “devil’s field”. Finally, we hike back to our lodge, take a shower and relax by the fireplace with a good book.
In the evening, a nice Pisco Sour (traditional Chilean drink) will be served and our local guide will introduce you to the following days.
Accommodation: La Baita Ecolodge
Meals: Lunch and welcome dinner
Total hiking time: 2 hours
Total driving time: 2 hours (110 kilometers / 68,5 miles Shuttle from Temuco airport to Conguillío, 1 hour and 40 minutes approx.)
Hike Truful Truful Canyon: 1.25 kilometers / 0,77 mile
Hike Mirador Escorial: at La Baita (2 kilometers / 1,24 mile), or Lago Verde (4 kilometers / 2,48 miles)
After breakfast at La Baita Lodge, we will have a short drive passing by two lakes: Verde (green) and Arco Iris (rainbow) and with us immersed in a jaw-opening landscape (the same landscape that inspired the awarded BBC documentary “walking with dinosaurs”). We’ll begin hiking along the Sierra Nevada trail surrounded by native trees, including ancient monkey-puzzle trees or araucarias. We will hear and spot many endemic birds such as the chucao tapaculo, the Magellan woodpecker and the noisy slender-billed parakeet.
The trail is equipped with 3 viewpoints and we’ll use them all. Each one of them with different angles to take-in the views of the Conguillío Lake, Llaima and Sierra Nevada volcanoes. After spending some time eating our packed lunch, taking pictures and enjoying the amazing view, we'll hike back to the bottom of the trail and visit Playa Linda (pretty beach).
Later we will take our van and drive for about two hours until we get to the city of Villarrica. This lakeside city is flanked by a smoking active volcano and a big glacial lake, both named Villarrica.
Your hotel is located right next to the lake and a pedestrian area with a bike lane. We’ll check-in and then start our bike fitting. Our guides will adjust the bikes to your satisfaction, so you can enjoy the next three bike rides across Chile’s first Scenic Route.
Tonight dinner is on your own. There are plenty of good restaurants and bars within a 5-10 minute-walk, just ask our guides for recommendations.
Each day brings new beauty on this tour, and today is no exception. We’ll start the morning with our bike fitting. Our guides will adjust the bikes to your satisfaction, so you can enjoy the next three bike rides across Chile’s first Scenic Route. Before we start pedaling, our guides will conduct a short briefing session with a safety talk. This is a very well-supported bike ride, with a “sag-wagon” following the group for assistance all the time.
Today we will ride one of Chile’s most scenic roads: The 7-Lake Circuit. We’ll pedal alongside the shores of three beautiful lakes, Villarrica, Calafquén and Panguipulli, and cover three-quarters of the way around Villarrica, a majestic, snow-capped active volcano. This road is smooth and with little traffic, with rolling hills and a couple of climbs along the route. At one point we should be able to see five volcanoes: Villarrica, Quetrupillán, Lanin, Mocho and Choshuenco.
Our first stop is at Villarrica (km 26.6), a small lake-side city located next to Villarrica Lake. Here we can eat some snacks and refill our water bottles. We’ll have a short shuttle to avoid a busier patch of traffic, and then resume cycling. The road passes through green prairies, fruit farms and native forests. The lakeside road presents gentle rolling hills and gets quiet as almost no vehicles drive on it.
As we ride this scenic route, we make the lunch stop at a very special place called Foye Mapu (km 51.4). Here a Mapuche family will welcome us in their home and feed us traditional food. They will share some of their ancestral culture and we can learn how to make “merkén”, a smoked chilli powder that is super tasty.
Followed by lunch there are 18.4 km to cover in our saddles and arrive at the city of Panguipulli. Then, a short ride to the beach of Lake Panguipulli – meaning “land of lions” – while enjoying the views of Chile’s southern volcanoes. From there we pedal a few more blocks and arrive by bike to our next boutique hotel where we’ll stay overnight. Dinner at a local walking-distance restaurant.
Today we start early and drive in our van 196 km from our hotel in Panguipulli, covering part of the Pan-American Highway, until we arrive at Puerto Octay village to begin cycling. From this point we’ll start our ride towards quaint little villages with a strong German heritage, such as Puerto Clocker, Las Cascadas and Ensenada.
The route consists of rolling hills with long flat stretches until we end the ride by the beach of Lake Todos Los Santos, where a unique landscape is waiting for us, the Osorno Volcano with its perfect cone.
In Puerto Octay we’ll explore the village on our bikes and begin our ride. The first section of the ride is dominated by the Osorno volcano and very green fields with grazing cows roaming freely. The northeast section of the Llanquihue Lake Route is one of the most beautiful routes of the tour. The whole ride is a fully paved road that goes next to the lake and across Vicente Perez Rosales National Park. The unique landscape is stunning, with Calbuco, Puntiagudo and Osorno volcanoes at sight.
The road is very quiet and equipped with several side-road viewpoints. Literally, the foot of the Osorno volcano reaches the shore of the lake and we’ll pass through the middle of this astounding landscape as we travel to the villages of Ensenada and Petrohue.
Finally, we will end our last ride arriving at Todos Los Santos in Petrohue, a turquoise lake located in the National Park Vicente Perez Rosales. We’ll arrive by bike to our lakefront lodge called Petrohue. We’ll eat dinner together at the lodge and celebrate conquering our second bike ride.
In the morning, we leave our lodge on our bicycles, riding alongside Llanquihue Lake and across Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.
The unique landscape is stunning, with Calbuco, Puntiagudo and Osorno volcanoes at sight.
The road is very quiet and fully equipped with a bike lane and several side-road viewpoints. Literally, the foot of the Osorno volcano reaches the shore of the lake and we’ll pass through the middle of this astounding landscape as we travel to the villages of Ensenada and Petrohue.
This 35-kilometer (22-mile) northeast section of the Llanquihue Lake Route is one of the most beautiful routes of the tour. Finally, we will end our last ride arriving at Todos Los Santos in Petrohue, a turquoise lake located in the National Park Vicente Perez Rosales. We’ll eat lunch together and return the bikes for transportation and storage.
After lunch, we will have a refreshing afternoon, rafting the class 4 rapids of the river Petrohué, to later drive to the town of Puerto Varas. Here we’ll check-in at a centrally located hotel and enjoy a farewell dinner together.
Accommodation: Hotel Cabaña del Lago
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and farewell dinner
Total biking distance: 35 kilometers / 22 miles (2 hours), Las Cascadas - Ensenada – Petrohue
Total driving time: no shuttle in the morning, 45 minutes after rafting
The last morning starts again with a nice breakfast. Afterwards, we will show you the best shops in town and give you time to buy some souvenirs and gifts for your friends and family.
We will enjoy lunch at a famous restaurant in Puerto Varas. Finally, will drive you to the airport of Puerto Montt Airport to catch your flight.
End of our services
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
