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Do you want to challenge your biking skills and at the same time give your taste buds an experience long to remember? Do you want to make the best use of your time avoiding long shuttle transfers and experiencing pure cycling at its best while taking in unexpectedly striking landscapes of Chile?
Our array of activities includes accommodations in the exclusive domes at the Valle de Rosario, 3 visits to renowned wineries of the Casablanca Valley (Matetic, William Cole, and Orgánicos Emiliana) and spending time on the wonderful and remote beaches of Tunquén.
Day 1: Rosario Valley
We will pick you up at your hotel to take you to the Valle de Rosario, where our biking starts. We will bike through a secluded valley on a paved and undulating road, flanked by native vegetation and extensive vineyards, and will enjoy a hearty picnic lunch on the route. Our aim today is to reach “Bodega Corralillo” the winery of the famous Matetic Vineyards: here we will take a wine tour, admire the impressive architecture of the building and the soft rolling hills all around us. After the tour, we will continue biking to reach INDOMO Lodge, a compound of domes placed within a forest.
After some rest, we will be ready to enjoy a traditional Asado (Chilean barbecue) dinner. We will spend the night at INDOMO, sleeping in their exclusive domes.
Night at Indomo Lodge
Service: B-PL-D
Distance pedaled: 12.1km
Shuttle: 2 hours
Day 2: Casablanca Valley
After a satisfying breakfast, we will be ready to start a perfect ride through the Casablanca Valley.
We will depart in our vehicle from the Indomo Lodge and head to the crossroads that lead to the town of Casablanca: the trip will take 20 minutes. From there we will start our biking with the aim of reaching the William Cole Vineyards, an exclusive winery surrounded by a superb setting where we will taste some of their earthy wines and enjoy a picnic that will fuel us to continue biking through the Casablanca Valley.
Our route will then take us to the Viña Orgánicos Emiliana. Following a secondary and tranquil road, we will reach these extensive vineyards; we will do their tour and taste some of their wines.
To top off a day of wine adventures, we will have lunch in a cozy Chilean restaurant before driving back to Indomo Lodge, to rest and, later, enjoy dinner.
Service: B – D
Distance pedaled: 23.4km
Shuttle: 50 minute
Day 3: Tunquén - Santiago
After a well-deserved rest and a hearty breakfast, on the third day we will allow all traces of alcohol from yesterday’s tour to dry out.
We will depart in our vehicle for Lo Vasquez, a pilgrimage center and shrine. From there we will take our bikes to cycle on a beautiful and flat road, flanked by old eucalyptus trees. The route will take us to the village of Las Dichas.
Then the challenge: From that point we will start crossing the Coastal Range. The road becomes demanding and undulating, and in some portions we will need all our energy to negotiate the steep slopes on the way.
Our objective today is reaching the remote beach of Tunquén, one of the most beautiful and little visited in the Central Zone of Chile.
After visiting the beach, we will go back to our vehicle, have a sumptuous picnic, and then be ready to return to Santiago, where we will arrive after about a 2 hour drive.
Service: B – D
Distance pedaled: 34km
Shuttle: 2.5 hours
Recommendations
Requirements:
- This is a technically and pshysically demanding route and to enjoy it you must be in good shape.
- Accident insurance is mandatory for all our tours.
- Please let us know if you have any dietary or other restrictions that we should know about.
- We make this tour with 2 or more passengers.
Equipment
We suggest bringing:
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Thermal “first layers”
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Cycling padded shorts
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Bike jersey
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Sun glasses
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Bike gloves
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Lip protector
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Solar screen (50SPF)
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Bandana.
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Depending on the weather:
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Wind jackets
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Tights
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Cycling shoe covers
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Gloves
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Fleece hat
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