Name: 8-Day Hiking Tour - Lake and Volcano District
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Location: Chile's Lake & Volcano District

AMITY TOURS

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Duration: 8 days

Group size: 4 - 10

8-Day Hiking Tour - Lake and Volcano District

Chile's Lake & Volcano District

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Duration: 8 days

Group size: 4 - 10

Explore the national parks of the Lake & Volcano District. Surrounded by The Andes mountain range, active volcanoes & forests of thousand-year-old endemic trees, you will discover the most amazing trails located in Southern Chile.

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: Latam, Sky 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.

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

Professional Guide
English-Speaking (9:1 guest-to-guide ratio)
Mountain Guide
English-Speaking (4:1 guest-to-guide ratio), for volcano ascent
Ground Transportation
Private
2 nights’ accommodation
At 4* Hotel with SPA
1 night accommodation
At Ecolodge
4 nights’ accommodation
At 4* Hotel
Accident insurance
Basic Plan
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
0 waste on-route snacks
drinking water, local beer, isotonic drinks, trail-mix, fresh fruit and home-made energy bars
Gratuities
At restaurants and hotels
Insurance
Medical and insurance
Hiking poles
Mountain gear
For volcano ascent. Includes crampons, ice axe, helmet, and climbing harness
Entrance fees
To hot springs and national parks
Ski lift (if available)
For volcano ascent
Water bottles
Upon request
Cultural encounter
With the Mapuche indigenous community on Day 05
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.

Day 1
Day 1
Temuco Airport - Arrival at Malalcahuello National Reserve
Upon your arrival at Temuco Airport, we'll head towards a small quaint mountain village called Malalcahuello. This village is part of the UNESCO Araucarias Biosphere Reserve, dominated by the Lonquimay Volcano.

After check-in at hotel, we’ll take a warm-up hike to the incredible Christmas Crater.

Accommodation: Corralco Hotel & SPA

Meals: Afternoon snack, welcome dinner

Time hiking: 1 to 3 hours depending on the route taken
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Day 2
Day 2
Cerro Coloradito trail hike
Today, we start hiking from the hotel 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 endemic araucaria trees, some of them dating over 2.000 years old.

Accommodation: Corralco Hotel & SPA

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner

Time hiking: 3 to 5 hours
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Day 3
Day 3
Conguillío National Park – Truful-Truful Canyon & hike
Today, we'll drive towards Conguillio National Park, passing through old-fashioned little towns. This park is one of the most attractive and outstanding in the Lake & Volcano District.

Upon arrival, we'll visit the Truful-Truful Canyon and its waterfall, where we can see 13.000 years of eruptive activity of Llaima volcano. We'll visit the pristine Arco Iris Lake with its clear waters reflecting stunning colors.

Afterwards, we'll hike a very beautiful trail called the Woodpecker’s trail, where you can spot the Magellan woodpecker, which we will see searching the tree trunks for insects.

Accommodation: La Baita Ecolodge

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner

Time hiking: 4 to 5 hours
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Day 3
Day 3
Conguillío National Park - Sierra Nevada trail hike
Today, we’ll head towards Playa Linda located at the shores of Conguillío Lake. There starts our hike along the Sierra Nevada trail surrounded by native trees of Nothofagus type. We'll also be able to spot endemic birds such as the chucao tapaculo and the noisy slender-billed parakeet.

After the hike, transfer to Pucón, Chile’s capital of adventure tourism & best place for outdoor excursions.

Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch

Time hiking: 5 to 6 hours
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Day 4
Day 4
Villarrica National Park - Lagos Andinos trail hike
In the morning, we'll head to the heart of The Andes Mountains, driving to the border with Argentina. There, we'll be surrounded by an ancient forest of araucaria trees.

We’ll have an easy hike with striking views of Lanin volcano (3,780m), the highest in all the Lake & Volcano district.

At night, we’ll eat dinner with the Colipi Family, members of the Mapuche community. They will be our host this evening, and will share their ancestral culture and cosmovision.

Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner

Time hiking: 3 to 4 hours
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Day 6
Day 6
Villarrica Volcano Climb
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 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
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Day 7
Day 7
Pichillancahue Glacier Trail Hike & Geométricas hot springs
Today we’ll hike another part of the Villarrica National Park We will see several majestic snow-capped volcanoes such as Quetrupillan and Rucapillan. The vegetation changes from rauli and hualle forests (Nothofagus trees) to gigantic thousand-year old araucarias as we ascend to the higher point of the day at 1.250m above sea level.

This amazing trail leads us towards Pichillancahue, a phenomenal glacier which is absolutely covered by the blackish volcanic ashes of the Villarrica volcano.

After the hike, we’ll visit the fantastic Geometricas Hot Springs. This place offers the perfect combination between thermal facilities and natural surroundings. Located in the environs of the park, Termas Geometricas has 16 strategically located thermal pools, allowing the visitors to never feel overcrowded. The natural surroundings are exuberant and the facilities are simple but very cozy.

Accommodation: Casa Solaria Hotel

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and farewell dinner

Time hiking: 4 to 5 hours
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Day 8
Day 8
Pucón - Transfer to Temuco Airport
Sadly, it’s time to say good-bye to the beautiful Lake & Volcano District of Chile. According to your flight’ schedule, private transfer to Temuco Airport.

Meals: Breakfast
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Day 1

Temuco Airport - Arrival at Malalcahuello National Reserve

Upon your arrival at Temuco Airport, we'll head towards a small quaint mountain village called Malalcahuello. This village is part of the UNESCO Araucarias Biosphere Reserve, dominated by the Lonquimay Volcano.

After check-in at hotel, we’ll take a warm-up hike to the incredible Christmas Crater.

Accommodation: Corralco Hotel & SPA

Meals: Afternoon snack, welcome dinner

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

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

Great trip. David did a great job guiding us and Eduardo was a very good driver. Really interesting hikes, very good food and lodging. Would definitely do again.

By Tom E for PRIVATE HIKING TOUR CHILE L&V - TOM EBBERN NOV2023 on Dec 01, 2023

We had a great trip! Maria Paz, Baudio, Igor and Bernardo took care of us and made sure that everything was well taken care of. They are an expert team. We certainly wouldn’t hesitate to use Amity again.

By Scott P for 4-Day Multisport Lake and Volcano District on Mar 21, 2023

These days either Amity Tours were fantastic! We visited Rio Pueblo, Cochamo, and Villarica. We trekked, kayaked, and had customized and authentic cultural experiences.

By June M for 4-Day Multisport Lake and Volcano District on Mar 20, 2023

I worked with Angela from Amity organizing travel before and after my Trek cyling in the lake district. I had a fantastic time at Las Majadas which Angela recommended. The trip from pick up at airport, hotel food and excursions was seamless. The Tierra Patagonia was fantastic as well. Amazing location, excursions food and drink. Angela made herself availble to answer any questions i had and checked on me during my stay to make sure things were going well. I highly recommend working with Amity. BTW they were also logistics team on the Trek trip, they were fantastic.