Discover the beauty of Chile's Lake and Volcano District.
During this epic bike and hike adventures, you'll discover a fascinating part of the country dominated by clear lakes and amazing active volcanoes. Together with our local & friendly team, you will pedal alongside snow-capped peaks, green meadows and stunning lakes, make visits to local indigenous villages, explore the national parks and relax in soothing natural hot springs.
Tour Highlights
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Before we kick off our bike and hike tour in the Atacama Desert, 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
Official Airport Transfer
The official shuttle company at Temuco’s Airport is called TransAraucania.
They are the only authorized shuttle company at the airport, and their staff wears a blue and green uniform. By contract with the airport, they must have available transport based in the domestic flights arriving every day.
They have a counter at the airport, right next to the automatic doors (from the baggage carrousel). They offer regular and private shuttles to Temuco at $30.000 pesos (USD $40 per vehicle).
You don’t need reservations and you can pay in Credit Card or Cash. The ATM’s is on second floor.
All their shuttle services will drop you off at the hotel or address you are staying in Temuco.
Driving time is approximately 35 minutes.
Sizes 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61cm
Frame Specialized Diverge E5 Premium Aluminium
Fork FACT carbon, 12×100 mm thru-axle
Wheels Axis Elit Disc, alloy rim, 14g spokes, 28hTiresSpecialized RoadSport, 700x38mm or 700x28mm
Shifters Shimano GRX RX400, 2×10 speed, mechanical shifting
Derailleur Front Shimano GRX RX400, braze-on
Derailleur Rear Shimano GRX RX400, 10 speed
Crank Shimano GRX RX600, 46/30T
Cassette Shimano CH HG50-10, 11-36T, 10 speed
Pedals Wellgo
Saddle Body Geometry Bridge Saddle, steel rails
Seat PostAlloy, 2-bolt Clamp, 12mm offset, 27.2mm
Handlebars Specialized Shallow Drop, 31.8mm
Stem Specialized, 3D-forged alloy, 7-degree
Brakeset Shimano GRX-RX400, hydraulic disc
Specialized Turbo Creo SL Comp Carbon Evo (2023)
Sizes Small, Medium and Large
Frame FACT 11r carbon, Open Road Geometry, front/rear thru-axles, fully integrated down tube battery, internal cable routing, Boost12x148mm
Fork Future Shock 2.0 w/ Smooth Boot, Boost™ 12x110mm thru-axle, flat-mount disc
Wheels Front: DT R470 Boost 12x110mm, Rear: 12x 148mmTiresPathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready, Transparent Sidewall, 700x38c
Shifters Shimano GRX 810 hydraulic brake levers, mechanical shifting
Derailleur Rear Shimano RX812 GX, Shadow Plus, 11-speedCrankPraxis, 44T, 110BCD, Forged alloy M30, custom offset
Cassette Sunrace, 11-speed, alloy spider, 11-42
Pedals Wellgo Platform
Saddle Body Geometry Power Sport, steel railsSeat PostX-Fusion Manic Dropper, 50mm travel
Handlebars Specialized Adventure Gear Hover, 103mm drop x 70mm reach x 12º flareStemFuture Stem, Pro
Brakeset Shimano GRX 810 hydraulic disc
Battery Specialized SL1-320, fully integrated, 320Wh
Controller Specialized TCU, 10-LED State of charge, 3-LED Ride Mode display
Motor Specialized SL 1.1, custom lightweight motor
English-Spanish speaking (8:1 guest-to-guide ratio)
English-Spanish speaking (4:1 guest-to-guide ratio) for volcano ascent
Modern Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with trailer & bicycle rack
At Malalcahuello Hotel & SPA
At Casa Solaria Hotel
oad cycling and hiking (4 bike rides and 2 hikes)
6 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners. We also include the first glass of Chilean wine, beer or soft drink during our group dinners
On-route snacksDrinking water, local beer, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
At restaurants and hotels
Medical and accident
Cycling jersey
For volcano ascent (crampons, ice axe, helmet, gloves, leg warmer, backpack, jacket, mountain boots)
Specialized Diverge Elite E5 (+ helmets, pedals and water bottles)
Cable housing, tubes, tires and spokes
To Villarrica National Park and Huife hot springs
All bike rides can be extended up to extra 20 miles
Internacional & domestic
Travel & trip cancellation
Derailleur, crankset, fork, etc
Available upon request
Laundry and SPA
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
On the first day of our bike and hike tour, our local team will meet you at Best Western Ferrat 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 lunch. 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. In the evening, we’ll have an orientation and briefing session before our welcome dinner together.
Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & SPA
Meals: Lunch and welcome dinner
Today’s ride distance: 42 kilometers / 26 miles
Today, we will ride alongside the Lonquimay River by an almost flat valley. This section features the Kutralkura Geopark and one of the smoothest roads.
We’ll cycle the Geopark territory through the lands of different Pewenches indigenous communities, ascending the international path until reaching the border with Argentina. The road is quite rolling with several flat sections and a few small climbs.
Upon arrival at border with Argentina, we’ll enjoy breathtaking scenery of the Andes.
If you want to pedal up some serious grades, it is possible to extend the route on 22 kilometers (14 miles) more, until the peak altitude of 1.884 meters (6.181 feet above sea level).
Accommodation: Corralco Hotel & SPA
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Bike traveled distance: 58 kilometers (+ optional 22,5) / 36 miles (+ optional 14)
Time cycling: 3,5 hours approx, with an optional additional 1,5 hour
Today, 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 almost no other people in the trails. We’ll be surrounded by an ancient forest of araucaria trees, some of them dating over 2.000 years old.
After the hike, we’ll drive towards Pucón (3-hour drive), Chile's capital of adventure tourism.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Time hiking: 3 hours approximately
Ascending the active Villarrica Volcano is without a doubt a once in a lifetime experience, the climb is not technical, but you need to be in good shape to reach the summit.
From the ski center located at the base of the volcano (1.400 meters above sea level), we begin ascending the slopes of the volcano, stopping briefly every 30 minutes, having a longer break to eat our food when we are half way to the crater.
After 4 or 5 hours spent hiking, we’ll reach the live crater (2.847 meters above sea level). The views from the top are absolutely mind-blowing, overlooking five lakes and several volcanoes in the distance such as Llaima and Lanín.
The descent is quite fun, especially when we can slide down the snow on our rear ends.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, and picnic lunch
Time hiking: 6 hours
This mountain activity is subject to weather conditions. If they don’t allow the ascent due to bad forecast, we’ll change this hike for another.
We’ll cycle from our hotel to Lake Caburgua, and then towards natural Hot
springs. Today's ride is a combination of rolling hills with several short climbs at the second half of the road.
As we cycle next to beautiful farms, we’ll enjoy views of the active Villarrica Volcano. With a little good luck, we will see smoke coming out of this active volcano.
After cycling the rolling and sometimes hilly road to the hot springs, we will enjoy lunch and then a soothing soak in a hot mineral bath at the shores of the Liucura River.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Bike traveled distance: 32 miles / 52 kilometers (+ optional 22 miles / 35 kilometers if you want to ride back to Pucón)
Each day brings new beauty on this tour, and today is no exception.
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, and cover three-quarters of the way around Villarrica, a majestic, snow-capped active volcano. This road is smooth and quiet as almost no vehicles drive here.
At one point we should be able to see five volcanoes. We'll have a picnic lunch by the beach of Lake Panguipulli - meaning “land of lions” - while enjoying the views of Chile's southern volcanoes. From here we continue riding alongside Lake Panguipulli until the end of the paved road near Choshuenco village.
Tonight we'll enjoy a farewell dinner together.
Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
Bike traveled distance: 94.7 kilometers / 58.8 miles
Sadly, it’s time to say good bye to the beautiful Lake & Volcano District of Chile.
According to flight schedule, private transfer from hotel to Temuco Airport (ZCO).
End of our services.
Meals: Breakfast
