Road Cycling Chile Tour ( 9 DAYS)

Our drivers and guides will welcome you at Temuco airport and you’ll be transferred to Pucon town for check in at your Hotel and to enjoy a local lunch all together. After lunch we’ll check bikes and do a warm up ride that takes to the 2 faja, with amazing views of Villarrica Volcano, and ending a great local brewery for a toast and tasting. Then we’ll get back to your Hotel to take a shower and rest, meeting at 20:00 hrs. to enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Lodging at Hotel Casa Solaria
Bike travel distance: 30 kms
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PD: Arrive on a flight at 12:00 hrs. to Temuco airport and let us know if you need help booking flights.

We’ll cycle from a lookout point just outside of Pucon town to the village of Caburgua where we’ll enjoy a beautiful view of the beach of Lake Caburgua and top of Llaima Volcano. The road today is a constant false-flat with a few short climbs – just enough to get your legs going. Before you start cycling, the staff will provide a snack for you to bring with you and some more on the support van. With a little good luck, we will see smoke coming out of the active Villarrica volcano. After cycling the rolling road to Huife, we will visit the Hot Spring Resort and enjoy a soothing soak in a hot mineral bath, having lunch at their restaurant, enjoying a delicious trout or salmon. Once we relax for a while, we’ll take our bikes and cycle back this same road and see another perspective of Villarrica Volcano.
Dinner will be on your own at any restaurant, walking distance from your Hotel.
Lodging at Hotel Casa Solaria
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Bike traveled distance = 75 km / 46,5 miles
Elevation gain: 900 mts / 2950 feet

We’ll cycle from outside of Pucón to our first stop at Curarrehue town. The first 35 kms are relatively flat and next to the beautiful Trancura River, with amazing views of 3 Volcanoes: Villarrica, Quetrupillan and Lanin.

Our last 30 kms section will be ascending to the border in Argentina by a brand-new asphalt and admiring lookout points with beautiful small Lakes, waterfalls and getting to the foots of Lanin Volcano, one of the tallest of this area and that is shared by Chile and Argentina.
The most exciting part is a 16 kms climb with 700 mts of elevation gain by beautiful curves and native flora. We’ll be able to enjoy a nice lunch at a local restaurant and then drive back to your Hotel in Pucon.
Dinner will be on your own at any restaurant, walking distance from your Hotel.
Lodging at Hotel Casa Solaria
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Bike traveled distance = 70 kms / 43 miles
Elevation gain: 1050 mts / 3445 feet

Each day brings new beauty on this tour and today is no exception.  Our day will start by driving in the van for 90 minutes to the town of Panguipulli. Today we will ride the shores of Panguipulli Lake and with spectacular views of Mocho-Choshuenco Volcano on a very scenic and beautiful road part of the 7 Lakes route.

We’ll start with a fun descent with great views of Villarrica Volcano and turn right on the road that will lead us to the famous Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve - http://huilohuilo.com/en/

Our ride will have short climbs, fun descents, low traffic, great asphalt and many lookout points for you to take pictures and admire the amazing Panguipulli Lake. The ride takes 48 kms until our lunch spot, although vans will always have snacks, water and fruit for you to fuel up. We’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at Choshuenco town and then we’ll be able to cycle to our hotel located at Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve for an extra 20 kms with some challenging short climbs.

Once at the Hotel you can relax at the SPA, walk next to Hotels on easy and self-guided trails, meeting at 20:00 hrs. for dinner.
Lodging at Hotel Nothofagus
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Bike traveled distance: 75 kms / 50 miles
Elevation gain: 1000 mts / 3280 feet

After breakfast and saying goodbye to Huilo Huilo reserve, we’ll drive 2 hrs to the town of Nontuella, where we’ll get the bikes off the trailer and start our beautiful ride towards the shores of Lake Ranco. This road has low traffic and we’ll be able to admire lake Ranco on its splendor passing by small towns as Llifen on our first 33 kms. From Llifen town we’ll turn left towards the beautiful Lake Maihue until arriving to our local lunch spot for a total of 67 kms.

After enjoying lunch, you’ll have the option to go by van to our spectacular lodge Futangue to relax by their SPA or to ride for an extra 55 kms towards the lodge with an extra 450 mts elevation gain. At night you’ll have free time to enjoy dinner at the restaurant of the Hotel.
Lodge at Hotel Futangue
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Bike traveled distance: 67 kms / 41,5 miles + extra 55 kms / 34 miles after lunch

Elevation gain: 475 mts / 1560 feet + extra 450 mts / 1460 feet

After breakfast, we’ll drive 1 hour towards Lake Rupanco view point and from there start our cycling day for 50 kms until arriving to the German style town of Puerto Octay on a beautiful road with great views of Osorno Volcano.  In order to earn our super lunch you’ll have to challenge yourselves with a nice progressive climb of 7 kms to Rancho Espantapajaros restaurant with fresh products and super views of Lake Llanquihue and Volcanoes Osorno, Puntiagudo and Calbuco.
After lunch, we’ll tackle the second part of the ride that consist of 45 kms on rolling hills and a couple of steep but short climbs; ending by the shores of Llanquihue Lake.
Upon arrival to Llanquihue town, we’ll drive 15 minutes to Puerto Varas and stay overnight at hotel in Puerto Varas, enjoying free dinner at many great restaurants walking distance from your hotel.
Lodge at Hotel Cumbres Puerto Varas
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Bike traveled distance: 95 kms / 59 miles
Elevation gain: 600 mts / 1970 feet

In the morning, we’ll start cycling from the Hotel exploring the shores of beautiful Lake Llanquihue where we will approach the Osorno Volcano with its perfect cone. As we cycle along the lake, the snow-capped volcano appears to rise directly out of the water and we will have wonderful views of it during much of the day. We’ll pass through the village of Ensenada, and enjoy a delicious lunch, cycling our first 40 kms of the day by a new bike lane.

Our last 30 kms will be done towards Ralún town, by a beautiful rolling hill road with great asphalt and few vehicles. Our ride will end at Ralún town where we’ll jump in the van and drive back on the vehicles 45 minutes back to your hotel in Puerto Varas and have free time to enjoy dinner at the Hotel or walking distance into town.
Lodge at Hotel Cumbres Puerto Varas
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Bike traveled distance: 75 km / 46,5 miles
Elevation gain: 850 mts / 2790 feet

In the morning, we drive out of Puerto Varas and start riding from Puerto Octay town, alongside Lake Llanquihue, where a unique landscape is waiting for us - the Osorno Volcano with its perfect cone. 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 villages of Las Cascadas for lunch. This 67 km northeast section of the Llanquihue Lake Route is one of the most beautiful routes of the tour, as you get closer to Osorno Volcano and enter the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.

Our day will end after attacking a 12 km on to the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park and hike a short distance to the dramatic Petrohue Falls.
Upon completing the ride we’ll head back with the vans to the charming German-style city of Puerto Varas, driving in the van for 40 minutes; where will enjoy farewell dinner all together.
Lodge at Hotel Cumbres Puerto Varas
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Bike traveled distance: 70 km / 43 miles
Elevation gain: 550 mts / 1800 feet

Sadly, it’s time to say good-bye to the beautiful Lake & Volcano District of Chile.  After breakfast, we’ll ride in vans to Puerto Montt airport to catch your flight back to Santiago or to extend your trip to spectacular Patagonia. It’s been a trip you will always remember!
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PD: Contact us for any idea of extending your trip to Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Wine country or any other destination in Chile.