Biking for cakes and Beers
details:
Starts and ends at:
Puerto Varas
Location:
Puerto Varas Frutillar
DURATION:
1/2 Day
Distance:
30 km / 18.6 miles
Hours Walk:
2 -3 hs.
Difficulty level:
Medium
Transportation:
Private vehicle with air conditioning
Terrain:
Good tarmac road with 2 steep uphills.
Equipment to bring:
Water warm clothes according to weather and time of the year. Trekking shoes rain jacket sun and skin protection sunglasses hat. During last week of December to end of January wear light colors. Avoid dark colors as black blue red brown etc so we avoid the horseflies.coliguachos
Safety:
Included helmets repair kit and backup tubes. Emergency equipment.
Included:
Guiding Services.Private Transportation. Snacks bikes safety equipment. Please note e- bikes are available at an extra cost. We rely on renting the bikes and all technical equipment to a third party whose Sernatur Registrar number is :54193
Not included:
Insurance tips.Personal expenses souvenirs food drinks snacks.
Trip Overview
•Private Patagonia trails guide will pick you up from meeting point.
•We will join the route n 5 to get to Frutillar village from where we will border the lake towards Llanquihue village and Puerto Varas. German style houses and barns that once represented that wealthy economy during the IXX century and according to the time of the year, many products from the earth such as raps, oats, potatoes or beetroots plantations and cattle ranches.
•Free time to walk around and enjoy the delightful gardens taking photos or visit the German Museum that shows many of the machineries used, water mill, houses and lovely gardens and teatro del Lago.
Puerto Varas on the way back for a well deserved lunch at local's home.
•We will return to your Hotel or meeting point.
The itinerary can be customized according to your preferences
Meeting Point + Tour Duration
Meeting Point Options: Cruise Ship Port, Airport, Hotel
Duration: 7 hours
Weather conditions or vehicular congestion may affect the duration of our excursion so we might need to adapt timing regarding "tacos" traffic jams during the route. This means we might cut down the time in order to reach the port on time in case this is a shore excursion.
Estimated Local Cash Needed
80000 Chilean pesos. - for bike deposit. This money will be returned at the end of the day.
25.000 por any extras like ice-cream, or cakes i n Puerto Varas or Frutillar village.
Credit cards are accepted in most places. Also in Puerto Varas you will find Money Exchange houses and cash machine(ATM) for dollars.
What’s Extra
- Personal Expenses
- Pick up and drop off at the port at extra cost.
- Personal expenses like souvenirs, drinks.
Programme
This trip takes us over antique roads from Frutillar between the towns of Llanquihue. We bike along the waterside, enjoy landscapes,houses, lonely beaches and amazing views to the Volcanoes Osorno, Calbuco and the Monte Tronador.
Meet your guide with the bikes and we will drive to the beginning of the road in Frutillar rom where you will begin a fun cycling.
Total distance is 30 km/16 miles on roads, with 2 steep uphills.
We reach Llanquihue and time to rest and lunch will be served at a local people's home before getting our vehicle back to your hotel.
Start and ends: Puerto Varas or Pto Montt.
Location: Between Puerto Varas/Frutillar, Lake District.
Duration: Half day .2 to 3 hours on the bike.
Difficulty level: Easy-Medium 30 km / 18.6 miles/
Meals: Lunch included Fresh and dry fruits, chocolate. Water.
Transportation: Included, private vehicle as support.
Bicycle: E bike up on request and extra cost.Included, mountain bike 27 speeds, aluminium frame, front suspension, disc breaks, Shimano gear, gloves ( if available on that day, please ask for them in advance), helmet.
Guide: English and Spanish spoken, First aid certificate and training.
Safety: Included, helmets, repair kit and backup tubes. Emergency equipment.
Reviews
What our customers say about
their experience traveling with us
Patagonia- Argentina and Chile Trekking discovery.
All in all I had a wonderful life altering experience. Had a great group of people we traveled with and the guides in Argentina and Chile were exceptional. They paid attention to the needs of the group and provided great knowledge of the region cultu
