Chile's mountains are a real playground for ski and free ride lovers. During this sports stay in the country, you will hurtle down the slopes in four different ski resorts.
Powder Snow in the Andes
Map
Itinerary
- Day 1: Santiago de Chile
- Day 2: Santiago de Chile - Temuco - Santiago de Chile - Temuco Airport - Pucón
- Day 3: Pucón
- Day 4: Pucón - Villarrica volcano - Pucón
- Day 5: Huerquehue National Park - Pucón
- Day 6: Conguillio National Park
- Day 7: Pucón
- Day 8: Conguillio National Park
- Day 9: Conguillio National Park - Malalcahuello - Pucón - Malalcahuello
- Day 10: Malalcahuello
- Day 11:
- Day 12:
- Day 13:
- Day 14: Concepción - Santiago de Chile - Concepción - Santiago de Chile
- Day 15: Santiago de Chile
TRAVEL BOOK
Day 1: Santiago de Chile
Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.
An English-speaking guide will accompany you during the transfer.
Visit of Chile's capital, nestled at the foot of the Andes. Although Santiago has become over the years a modern and bustling city, some older neighbourhoods have preserved their atmosphere and a romantic charm.
You will visit the Plaza de Armas, San Francisco Church, the Bellavista area, Cerro San Cristobal, etc.
Night at the Galerias hotel ***.
Included : transfer arrival, english speaking guide, guide expenses, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast
Included opts : International guide
Day 2: Santiago de Chile - Temuco - Temuco Airport - Pucón
Private transfer from your hotel to Santiago airport.
English-speaking guide.
Domestic flight from Santiago to Temuco (time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Suggested Itinerary:
Welcome at Temuco Airport and drive to Lake Villarica (1h30). You are now in the Lake District. On the way, you see the Llaima Volcano and are now facing the Villarrica Volcano, a perfect cone. Arrival in Pucon. Check in to your hotel and end of the day by the lake at leisure.
Night at the Nau Aldea Kana ***
Included : transfer departure, english speaking guide, domestic flight, airport tax, car rental, insurance, room & breakfast
Included opts : International guide
Day 3: Pucón
Departure at 08.00 for you first skiing day. Head to the Villarrica ski center (30 minutes) to put on your skis. It is a paradise for free-style and free-riders. The view on the Villarrica Volcano is amazing. You will ski in the middle of a national park, riding down the slopes of a volcano, there's something for everyone and every level.
Return to the hotel.
There will be a guide at your service for the transfer to the slopes of the volcano or if you want to be accompanied in other activities (hot springs, hiking, walk with snowshoes, cross-country skiing, mushing, etc.).
Night at the Nau Aldea Kana ***
Included : guide (hiking), room & breakfast
Day 4: Pucón - Villarrica volcano - Pucón
Meeting at 06:30. Departure at 07:00 from Pucón to go to the ski center at the base of the volcano at 1,400 m of altitude. At 09:00 you will start walking 4 to 5 hours to the summit of the volcano (2,847m). From there you will enjoy views of the eight surrounding volcanoes: Quetrupillán, Lanín, Llaima, Lonquimay, Sierra Nevada, Chohuenco, Osorno, Tolhuaca as well as three small volcanoes around Lake Caburgua. You can also observe the many lakes of the region: Caburgua, Calafquén, Huilipilun, Neltume, Panguipulli and Villarrica. At 15:00 you will start the descent to the base through the ice slides. Back to Pucón by car.
Night at the Nau Aldea Kana ***
Included : guide expenses, equipment rental, climbing guide, excursion (shared), public transport, room & breakfast
Day 5: Huerquehue National Park - Pucón
At 08.00 departure from the hotel to Lake Caburgua before heading to Huerquehue National Park. Begin your trek to the lagoons located 768m above sea level. The first waterfall you will come across is called the "Eagle's Nest", you can walk down 400m to see it from below. You will then hike up to 1300m to lake Chico, go round the lake to Laguna Los Patos, then Laguna Huerquehue and finally Laguna el Toro, before heading back to the entrance of the park where you started. A lovely day among the Araucanias, endemic tree of this area.
Drive back to Pucon.
There will be a guide at your service for the transfer to the slopes of the volcano or if you want to be accompanied in other activities (hot springs, hiking, walk with snowshoes, cross-country skiing, mushing, etc.).
Night at the Nau Aldea Kana ***
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, box lunch, guide (hiking), room & breakfast
Day 6: Conguillio National Park - Las Araucarias
Suggested itinerary: Departure from the hotel at 11.00 to head to the ski center of Las Araucarias, located in the heart of the Conguilio National Park, on the Llaima volcano (3,125 m). Arrival in the middle of the afternoon.
Night at the ski center Las Araucarias
Included : car rental, room & breakfast
Day 7: Pucón - Las Araucarias
Ski day on the Llaima volcano.
There will be a guide at your service for the transfer to the slopes of the volcano or if you want to be accompanied in other activities (hot springs, hiking, walk with snowshoes, cross-country skiing, mushing, etc.).
Night at the ski center Las Araucarias
Included : guide (hiking), room & breakfast
Day 8: Conguillio National Park - Las Araucarias
Departure at dawn to start the ascent of the Llaima volcano and reach the double crater by the Northwest side. The effort is intense and ongoing, approximately a 10-hour return hike.
Night at the ski center Las Araucarias
Included : guide expenses, equipment rental, climbing guide, box lunch, room & breakfast
Day 9: Conguillio National Park - Malalcahuello - Pucón - Malalcahuello
Suggested itinerary: Head to the ski center of Corralco, located on the Lonquimay Volcano (2,865 m). On the way, drop your luggage at the hotel where you will spend the night. This is the newest ski center in Chile. It offers ideal installation for all ski-lovers. You can also enjoy the hot springs of the center.
There will be a guide at your service for the transfer to the slopes of the volcano or if you want to be accompanied in other activities (hot springs, hiking, walk with snowshoes, cross-country skiing, mushing, etc.).
Ski day.
Night at the Suizandina Lodge **.
Included : car rental, guide (hiking), room & breakfast
Day 10: Malalcahuello - Chillán
Suggested itinerary: Departure at 10.00 to go up north. Drive through Collipulli, Los Angeles, Chillan and Las Trancas, village of picturesque buildings surrounded by cliffs. Arrival at the lodge where you will settle for 4 days. Take the afternoon to relax in the hot springs while admiring the landscapes through the large windows of the lodge. Spa, jacuzzi, massage, anything to regain strength after 10 intense days.
Night at the Pirimahuida hotel
Included : car rental, room & breakfast, dinner
Day 11: Chillán
Considered one of the best ski centers in Chile, Termas de Chillán offers the possibility to enjoy the adrenaline of skiing and other winter sports, in a beautiful natural environment, with outdoor recreational activities for all interests and ages and the best spa services for aesthetics, relaxation and health. On the northern half of the resort are multiple, large, distinct fingers of old lava flows that are far reaching, giving rise to South America’s longest ski run “Las Tres Marias”, 13 km long. You can spend all week skiing in the center.
Night at the Pirimahuida hotel
Included : room & breakfast, dinner
Day 12: Chillán
This ascent starts on the northeast face. To reach the summit of the volcano, you will have to walk at a good pace. The use of snowshoes might be necessary. Once arrived at the summit, you will enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the region. You can have lunch up there if the weather allows it, then you will start a wild descent on the slopes of the volcano.
Night at the Pirimahuida hotel
Included : guide expenses, equipment rental, climbing guide, box lunch, room & breakfast, dinner
Day 13: Chillán
Departure at 09.00 for a supervised free ride day. Today, you will ride some of the nicest off-piste of the center.
Afternoon at leisure to relax on the sunny terraces of the local bars.
There will be a guide at your service for the transfer to the slopes of the volcano or if you want to be accompanied in other activities (hot springs, hiking, walk with snowshoes, cross-country skiing, mushing, etc.).
Night at the Pirimahuida hotel
Included : guide (hiking), room & breakfast, dinner
Day 14: Chillán - Concepción - Santiago de Chile
Suggested itinerary: Drive to the Concepcion airport 4 hours before taking your flight.
Domestic flight from Concepción to Santiago(time to be confirmed, flight indicated in option).
Arrival in Santiago and private transfer to your hotel.
An English-speaking guide will accompany you during the transfer.
Night at the Galerias hotel ***.
Included : car rental, domestic flight, airport tax, transfer arrival, room & breakfast
Included opts : International guide
Day 15: Santiago de Chile
Free morning to discover and wander around Santiago.
Private transfer from your hotel to Santiago airport.
English-speaking guide.
Included : transfer departure, english speaking guide
Included opts : International guide
Hotel Galerias Santiago de Chile
Level : 3*
Included :
room & breakfast
Hotel Galerias is located in the heart of downtown Santiago. Strategically placed steps away from the main commercial and cultural activities of the country, this traditional hotel, completely restored on the year 2002, invites you to live a unique experience, in which Chile, its people, origin and cultural richness are present on every corner.
Night at the Aldea Nau Kana Pucón
Level : 3*
Included :
room & breakfast
The Aldea Nau Kana Boutique Hotel is one of the best in Pucón: located in the city center, it has its own identity. Its innovative architecture mixes diferent materials (native wood, volcanic rock) and is in harmony with the environment. The 9 bedrooms are all with view, either on the volcano or on the garden and its flourishing vegetation. The hotel offers well-being services (room of natural therapies, sauna, massage, hotub), and a restaurant with a great oriental gastronomy.
Night at the lodgement Las Araucarias Las Araucarias
Level : 1*
Included :
room & breakfast
Night hotel Suizandina Lodge. Malalcahuello
Level : 2*
Included :
room & breakfast
Suizandina is a cozy guesthouse with a delightful restaurant loyal to Swiss standards. Besides the guesthouse divided into two different wooden houses, Suizandina counts with a fully equipped cabin made of straw and covered with a grass roof and a remote and calm camp ground. This small paradise lies amidst unique nature, embedded between dense native forest with monkey puzzle trees, colourful mountain lakes, cristall clear rivers and snow caped volcanoes. Suizandina welcomes you with a cozy, familiar atmosphere and offers energizing sleep overs, good food and a wealth of information for activities in the region.
Night at the Pirimahuida hotel Chillán
Level : 4*
Included :
room & breakfast, dinner
The 108 bedrooms of the Gran Hotel Termas de Chillán are well-equipped and paired up with a high quality service, will make your stay extremely pleasant. The hotel offers also 2 swimming pools and the biggest and best spa in all South America,