Chile North to South
Chile North & South
Dates in 2019
COUNTRIES:
Chile
TOUR STARTS / ENDS:
San Pedro de Atacama / Osorno – 17 Days / 16 Nights
REST DAYS:
1; La Serena / Valle de Elqui
2; Viña del Mar / Valparaíso
3; Pucón
ROUTE
Mileage: 3.731 km (2.332 miles)
Daily rides: 160 – 478 km (100 – 298 miles). This motorcycle tour features 20% dirt surfaces. Rest of the road is asphalt.
HIGHLIGHTS
Tatio Geysers, Cejar Lagoon, great costal landscapes, Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, volcanos south of the country
ACCOMMODATION
Comfortable cabins and very nice hotels, often the best in the area, mostly 4****
DAY 1
Arrival in Santiago/SCL, transfer a Calama/CJC, transfer by bus to San Pedro de Atacama
The flight from Santiago to Calama is made through local airlines (www.latam.cl or www.skyairline.cl)
Participants are welcomed at the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, where there will be a welcome ceremony and dinner in the evening.
DAY 2
Tour to Toconao Village and Cejar Lagoon, Visit to Valle de la Luna
Day 3
Tour to Tatio Geysers, San Pedro de Atacama to Antofagasta in the afternoon – 308 km
DAY 4
Antofagasta to Bahía Inglesa (Caldera) by coastal route, Chile – 478 km
DAY 5
Bahía Inglesa to La Serena– 402 km
DAY 6
Rest day – Visit to Valle de Elqui and Mamalluca Observatory
DAY 7
La Serena to Concon (Viña del Mar) – 407 km
DAY 8
Rest day – Visit to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso
DAY 9
Concón to Constitución – 393 km
Day 10
Constitución to Salto del Laja – 300 km
DAY 11
Salto del Laja to Malalcahuello – 160 km
DAY 12
Malalcahuello to Pucón – 280 km
DAY 13
Rest day – Visit to Termas – Rafting Trancura River – Villarrica volcano
DAY 14
Pucón to Futrono – 320 km.
DAY 15
Futrono to Puyehue Thermal Waters– 170 km
DAY 16
Puyehue to Puerto Varas – 175 (Visiting Petrohué Falls)
DAY 17
Puerto Varas to Osorno – 92 km
Transfer to Osorno/ZOS airport
Tour Prices & Motorcycles 2018
Tour Price
per person
sharing
room
riding 2 up
sharing
room
riding solo
single
room
riding solo
INCLUDED SERVICES
Safety guide, recommendations and detailed tour and accommodation information (sent with the reservation)
Transfer between airports and hotels (start and end of the tour)
Welcome Drink and Welcome Dinner
Motorized trilingual guide (English, German and Spanish)
T-shirt with the Southamericamoto logo
Accommodation in Cabins and Hotels in Double Rooms with Breakfast Included throughout the trip (Single accommodation if hired)
Tour to the Tatio Geysers
Visit and entrance ticket to the Valle de la Luna
Visit and entrance ticket to the Cejar lagoon
Damas Island Tour with local guide
Elqui Valley Tour
Visit and ticket to the Mamalluca Observatory
Tour to Viña del Mar and Valparaiso
Tour to the Thermal Baths in Pucon
Tour to the Saltos del Petrohué
Support truck with mechanic assistant communicated with the guide. Carries tools, first aid and emergencies kit, tea, coffee, snacks and emergency satellite phone
GPS Map & Route for your Garmin
Rented motorcycle placed at the starting point and returned in the supplier’s city
Photos and edited video of the tour and souvenir (keychain)
Motorcycle Rental
The motorcycle rental is organized by us with our own bikes or with another local supplier, which is BMW Travel Partner Approved for Chile. The rental fee includes:
• Model of motorcycle chosen by you (or equivalent model)
• Side cases / suitcases (if desired) and tank bag.
• Third party motorcycle insurance in Chile.
We act as agent for the local supplier and upon arrival you will be required to sign the motorcycle rental agreement and you must provide your credit card details as collateral against damages.
Not included
Helmet, boots and clothing suitable for the trip
Additional meals to breakfast
Visas, passports, driver’s license and billing or border tolls
Gasoline for the motorcycle
Tolls
Traffic tickets
Medical and accident insurance
Optional tours or additional activities to those included in our tour
All services not specified in the “SERVICES INCLUDED” section, such as airfare to and from your home country
Flight
Only book your international flights once we have confirmed that your tour is a guaranteed departure. We will not refund flight costs if you have booked flights for a trip that has not been notified as a guaranteed departure.
You must consider that once in Chile, you must take an additional transfer flight to the departure city of the tour, in this case, the city of Calama, which you can do with any of the local airlines (www.latam.com or www.skyairline.cl). The same is valid for the return flight, from the city of Osorno.
If you wish to arrive before the official start date or stay after the end date, please request additional nights at the time of booking and we can make the reservation for you.
This route is specially designed for those who want to appreciate the country from north to south. We will visit all the landscapes and climates that are in our country, both by the coast and in the interior. And we have incorporated stops in the most beautiful places with really impressive landscapes. In just 17 days you will know from the desert plains to the exuberance and vegetation of southern Chile. A truly spectacular tour.
Come and travel with us...
… free of luggage and accompanied by expert guides on motorcycles on one of our guided tours. With our expert knowledge, let us manage your vacations in 2 wheels through the South American continent with specialization in the Patagonian routes and the Atacama Desert.
