Name: 7-Day Mountain Bike Tour - Chile's Lake and Volcano District
Start: 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Temuco, Chili

AMITY TOURS

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Nov 1, 2024 - Apr 15, 2025

Group size: 4 - 10

7-Day Mountain Bike Tour - Chile's Lake and Volcano District

Temuco, Chili

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AMITY TOURS

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11 reviews

Nov 1, 2024 - Apr 15, 2025

Group size: 4 - 10

Riding the incredible MTB trails of the national parks is the best way to discover the Lake and Volcano District.

Surrounded by the Andes mountain range, valley, volcanoes and glacial rivers, you will explore the best off-the-beaten paths Southern Chile has to offer.

Mountain Biking Tour Highlights

Conguillio National Park and Llaima Volcano
Meet the Mapuche people and learn about their ancestral culture
Savor Chilean cuisine and taste the best wines and local microbrew beers
Malalcahuello National Reserve and Lonquimay Volcano
Visit Pucón and Villarrica Volcano, Chile's most active volcano
Caburgua Lake and Ojos del Caburgua
Bicycle Upgrade - E-MTB bike Scott. Check our bike fleet here

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

Before we kick off our mountain bike 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.

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 (between 3 to 5 hours), with opportunities to push yourself. Expect some challenging climbs, with great descents over rolling terrain.

Average distance per day: 20-30 miles / 30-50 km.

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.

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

Before we kick off our gravel bike 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.

Professional guide
6:1 guest-to-guide ratio
Private transportation
Modern Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with trailer & bicycle rack
01 night accommodation
At La Baita Lodge
3 nights accommodation
At Suizandina Lodge
2 nights accommodation
At Casa Solaria Hotel
MTB excursions
06 bike rides
Meals
06 breakfasts, 06 lunches and 05 dinners
Unlimited water
+ 1 glass of Chilean wine, 1 beer or 1 soft drink during our group dinners
Entrance fees
To Conguillio and Villarrica National Parks
On-route snacks
water, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
Gratuities
At restaurants and hotels
Accidents insurance
Medical and accident
Enduro bike rental
+ Helmet, pedals and water bottle
Amity goodie
01 cycling jersey
Basic cycle parts
Cable housing, tubes, tires and spokes
Extended rides
All bike rides can be extended up to extra 20 miles

Day 1
Day 1
Temuco - Warm-up ride to Conguillio National Park
On the first day of our mountain bike tour, our local team will meet you at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco at 9am.

We’ll drive for approximately 2 hours to Melipeuco, 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 24-km warm-up ride, with the Llaima volcano at sight and surrounded by ancient araucaria trees.

We’ll arrive at the first Chilean eco-friendly lodge located in the park. In the evening, we’ll have an orientation and briefing session before our welcome dinner together.

Accommodation: La Baita Ecolodge at Conguillio National Park
Meals: Lunch and Welcome dinner
Today's ride distance: 24 kilometers / 15 miles
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Day 2
Day 2
Crossing Conguillio National Park
Today's ride starts at the eco-lodge in Conguillio National Park, where we begin pedaling alongside 4 volcanic lakes, overlooking a striking view of the Llaima Volcano.

We’ll ride alongside vast lava fields and then through ancient araucaria forests, reaching an altitude of 1.650 meters above sea level (5.413 feet).

Accommodation: Suizandina Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Today's ride distance: 50 kilometers / 31 miles
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Day 3
Day 3
Malalcahuello National Reserve - Lonquimay Volcano ride
Today, we’ll ride in the Malalcahuello National Reserve, passing through pristine forests of endemic trees up to the Christmas crater next of Lonquimay Volcano.

Accommodation: Suizandina Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner
Today's ride distance: 30 kilometers / 19 miles
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Day 4
Day 4
Malcahuello National Park - Cordillera Las Raices ride
Another day of great scenery, as we ride across Las Raices Range surrounded by thousand year-old araucaria trees and with the Lonquimay volcano at sight.

Accommodation: Suizandina Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, and dinner

Today’s ride distance: 50 kilometers / 31 miles
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Day 5
Day 5
Pucon - Ojos Del Caburgua ride
Upon arrival at Pucón, Chile’s capital of adventure tourism, we’ll checking in at hotel. We’ll cycle from Pucón towards Caburgua, passing through Quelhue and the Ojos Del Caburgua waterfall.

Finally, we’ll have the unique experience to share a dinner with the Colipi Family, part of the Mapuche community. They will be our host this evening as they will cook for us and share their ancestral culture and cosmovision.

Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Today’s ride distance: 30 kilometers / 19 miles
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Day 6
Day 6
Pucon - Villarica Volcano Ride
Today we start riding from our hotel towards the Villarrica Volcano up the ski resort located at the base of the volcano.

From there, we will have an amazing and unforgettable view of the Andes, the surrounding lakes and the astonishing volcanoes of the area.

Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

Today’s ride distance: 25 kilometers / 15,5 miles
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Day 7
Day 7
Pucon - Temuco Airport
The following activity is only possible when your flight from Temuco departs after 4pm.

Our last morning is full of adrenaline. We’ll start with a double track climb through local forests until we’re high above Pucón with a great view of Volcano Villarrica in the distance. This will take us to a huge flow of petrified lava, the result of the 2015 eruption of Villarrica, which makes for some very exciting riding and sets the perfect end of this great trip.

Afterwards, a private transfer will take us to Temuco Airport (ZCO) to catch your flight.

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Meals: Breakfast
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Day 1

Temuco - Warm-up ride to Conguillio National Park

On the first day of our mountain bike tour, our local team will meet you at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco at 9am.

We’ll drive for approximately 2 hours to Melipeuco, 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 24-km warm-up ride, with the Llaima volcano at sight and surrounded by ancient araucaria trees.

We’ll arrive at the first Chilean eco-friendly lodge located in the park. In the evening, we’ll have an orientation and briefing session before our welcome dinner together.

Accommodation: La Baita Ecolodge at Conguillio National Park

Meals: Lunch and Welcome dinner

Today's ride distance: 24 kilometers / 15 miles

Our self-guided bike tour around Lago Llanquihue was truly the trip of a lifetime. The bike ride itself offered challenging hills, varied terrain (beaches, countryside, small towns, forests, etc), and incredible lake and volcano views the whole time. We also very much enjoyed biking up to the waterfalls and Lago Todos los Santos, where we took a boat across the river for a fun lunch. The accommodations (Casa Ayacara, Entre Volcanes Lodge, and Hotel Awa) were all great in different ways, and everyone was extremely friendly. We also enjoyed the food and restaurants in the region a lot as well. From a logistics standpoint, the RideWithGPS maps were very helpful and the luggage transport service was always on time and reliable. We arrived to each hotel after biking to find our bags had already been moved into our room, which was so nice. Caitlin with Amity Tours was SO SO helpful in making this trip as incredible as it was. She helped us by suggesting an itinerary, and then listening to what we wanted and making adjustments and customizations to the trip to make it absolutely perfect. I cannot thank her enough for helping us think through every little detail. A few of the great things she did was help us book a private hot tub experience at Cancagua Day Spa near Fruitillar (which was a highlight of our trip, for sure) as well as adjust our itinerary to allow us to lodge in a different area and have a dedicated bike day to go to the waterfalls/Lago Todos los Santos. She was patient, flexible, understanding, professional, and, above all, absolutely nailed it! Thanks Caitlin!

By Patrick K for Megan & Patrick's Milestone Birthday Adventure! on Feb 18, 2024

we had great food, met wonderful people, and learned a lot and kept safe by our enthusiastic guides.

By Gail H N for (2) 6-Day Patagonia Experience in Torres del Paine Gail on Dec 24, 2023

Even though concerned about the lack of internet, this made the experience even better! The standard dome was a bit chilly but so comfortable once in the well blanketed bed. The yoga was a great addition and the food couldn't have been better. I liked the choice of activities every day and loved the guides. Great trip!

By Betsy B for 6-Day Patagonia Experience in Torres del Paine Betsy Barrett on Dec 23, 2023

The Eco Domes are fantastic. We had a Superior Suite Dome which was large with lots of storage. It had both a wood stove and a bathroom heater. The bed was very comfortable. The food at Eco Camp is plentiful and delicious. Our guides were great--so knowledgeable about Chile and the local flora and fauna. Lots of little surprises each day. It was great having a yoga option. The logistics of getting to and from Eco Camp were perfect. Highly recommend this trip.

By Joan S for 6-Day Patagonia Experience in Torres del Paine Joan and Robert on Dec 22, 2023

Thanks for a great Chilean hiking trip. We enjoyed every minute of it. David was a wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable about the areas we hiked, always organized, and took us through all that the volcanoes had to offer……Wind, rain, snow, sun, and some amazing views. A big thank you to Eduardo our driver for safely getting us to and from all our hikes. It was an excellent few days of hikes, delicious food, beautiful accommodations and fun with David and Eduardo.