8-Day Hiking Tour 2024-2025 - Chile's Lake and Volcano District

Chile's Lake & Volcano District

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AMITY TOURS
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Duration: 8 days
Group size: 4 - 10
8-Day Hiking Tour 2024-2025 - Chile's Lake and Volcano District
Chile's Lake & Volcano District

AMITY TOURS
  • Email address verified
11 reviews

Duration: 8 days
Group size: 4 - 10

About this trip

Explore Pucon, Chile’s capital of Adventure Travel. Hike the most beautiful trails located in the national parks of the Lake and Volcano District. Surrounded by mountains, pristine lakes and active volcanoes, you will explore the best hidden corners of Southern Chile, including UNESCO Kütralkura Geopark and Araucarias Biosphere Reserve.


Chile Hiking Tour Highlights

  • UNESCO Kutralkura, Chile's first Geopark
  • Araucarias Biosphere Reserve
  • Malalcahuello National Reserve and Lonquimay Volcano
  • 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
  • Villarrica Volcano climb, Chile's most active volcano
  • Geométricas, the best natural hot springs
  • Ancient Glacier in Villarrica National Park
  • Pucón city and Villarrica Lake 

Flights

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


Before we kick off our hiking 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.

 

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.

Arrival in Chile - Getting your bearings

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

What’s included

  • Professional Guide
    English-Speaking (8:1 guest-to-guide ratio)
  • Mountain Guide
    English-Speaking (4:1 guest-to-guide ratio), for volcano ascent
  • Private transportation
    Modern Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
  • 2 nights’ accommodation
    At Malalcahuello Hotel & SPA
  • 1 night accommodation
    At La Baita Ecolodge
  • 4 nights’ accommodation
    At Casa Solaria Hotel
  • Insurance
    Medical & accident
  • All activities
    Hiking (7 hikes), local culture and hot springs
  • Meals
    7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 5 dinners. We also include the first glass of Chilean wine, beer or soft drink during our group dinners
  • On-route snacks
    Drinking water, local beer, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
  • Gratuities
    At restaurants and hotels
  • Accessories
    Hiking poles and water bottle
  • Mountain gear
    For volcano ascent. Includes crampons, ice axe, helmet, and climbing harness
  • Entrance fees
    Geométricas hot springs,  Conguillio and Villarrica National Parks
  • Ski lift (if available)
    For volcano ascent
  • Cultural encounter
    With the Mapuche indigenous community on Day 05

What’s not included

  • Flights
    International & domestic
  • Insurance
    Travel & trip cancellation
  • Extras
    Cocktails & beverages, SPA and laundry services
  • 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.

Available Packages

Trip Price
Available until 60 days before departure
$4,195
Deposit: $845

Available options

Itinerary

Day 1
Temuco Airport - Arrival at Malalcahuello National Reserve

Our local team will meet you at Best Western Ferrat Hotel in Temuco. 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”. We’ll arrive at a modern hotel with SPA located in a small ski resort.


Afterwards, we’ll take a warm-up hike to the incredible Christmas Crater at Lonquimay Volcano.


Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & SPA

Meals: Afternoon snack and welcome dinner 

Time hiking: 1 to 3 hours depending on the route taken

Your Organizer


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AMITY TOURS
11 reviews
Amity Tours is an Adventure Travel Company founded in 2003. We are a boutique inbound tour operator specializing in Family Adventures - Cycling – Skiing – Hiking & Conservation Tours in Chile and Argentina. Our key elements are ADVENTURE - PEOPLE - NATURE.

Reviews

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.
By Terry K for PRIVATE HIKING TOUR CHILE L&V - TOM EBBERN NOV2023 on Dec 01, 2023
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