Discover the most spectacular bike routes in Chile and ride among active volcanoes and glacial lakes. Join us in this road cycling tour and ride across the Lake and Volcano Scenic Route.

Together with friendly locals, you will go cycling alongside the Andes mountains, green rolling hills and through national parks, visit local ethnic villages and relax in soothing natural hot springs.

Bike Tour Highlights

• UNESCO Geopark Kütralkura, Lonquimay Volcano and Malalcahuello National Reserve
• Bike The Andes Mountains at Alto Biobio National Reserve
• Meet the Mapuche people and learn about their ancestral culture
• Savor Chilean cuisine and taste the best wines and local microbrew beers
• Pucon city and Villarrica Volcano
• Road cycling the Seven Lakes Route
• Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve
• Puerto Varas city, Llanquihue Lake, Petrohue Waterfalls and Osorno Volcano
• Bicycle Upgrade - carbon E-road bike Specialized. Check our bike fleet here 

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Before we kick off our road cycling 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

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.

On the first day of our road cycling tour, 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”.

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 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 located in a small mountain village. In the evening, we’ll have an orientation and briefing session before our welcome dinner together.

Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & Thermal SPA

Meals: Lunch and welcome dinner

Bike traveled distance: 26 miles / 41.8 kilometers

Time cycling: 2 hours

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 Customs. The road is quite rolling with several flat sections and a few small climbs. 

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). 

Upon arrival at border with Argentina, we’ll enjoy breathtaking scenery of the Andes.

Accommodation: Malalcahuello Hotel & Thermal SPA

Meals: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner

Bike traveled distance: 36 miles / 58 kilometers (optional additional 14 miles / 22 kilometers)

Time cycling: 3,5 hours approx (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

We’ll cycle from our hotel to Lake Caburgua, and then towards natural Hot

springs. The ride today 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 additional 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 Volcano. This road is smooth and quiet as almost no vehicles drive here.

We’ll have a picnic lunch by the beach of Lake Panguipulli while enjoying the views of Chile’s southern volcanoes. Then, we’ll continue riding alongside Lake Panguipulli until the end of the paved road near Choshuenco village, before driving towards Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve.

Accommodation: Nothofagus Hotel & SPA

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

Bike traveled distance: 58.8 miles / 94.7 kilometers

Today, we’ll reach the city of Osorno, where we will begin cycling. From this

point we’ll start our ride towards quaint little villages with a strong German heritage.

The route consists of rolling hills with flat stretches until we end the ride by the beach of Lake Llanquihue, where a unique landscape is waiting for us, the Osorno Volcano with its perfect cone.

We’ll enjoy an incredible buffet lunch in a German family-owned restaurant before

heading to Puerto Varas.

Accommodation: Cumbres Patagónicas Hotel & SPA

Meals: Breakfast and buffet lunch

Bike traveled distance: 90 kilometers / 56 miles

This trip of a lifetime is about to end. In the morning, we start riding from the hotel,

alongside Lake Llanquihue, where a unique landscape is waiting for us – the Osorno Volcano. The side of the Volcano reaches the shore of the lake and we’ll pass

through the middle of this astounding landscape as we travel to the village of Ensenada.

Upon completing the ride we’ll head back with the vans to hotel to relax before enjoying a farewell dinner.

Option extra 7.3 miles / 12 kilometers: Challenge yourself and climb Volcan Osorno and one of the steepest climbs in South America if not Europe.

Accommodation: Cumbres Patagónicas Hotel & SPA

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Bike traveled distance: 55 kilometers / 34 miles

Sadly, it’s time to say good-bye to the beautiful Lake & Volcano District of Chile.

After breakfast, we’ll visit Puerto Varas downtown looking for special souvenirs to bring home, before heading to Puerto Montt Airport.

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Meals: Breakfast