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Riding Day 1- Leave Osorno, crossing the mighty Andes via Puyehue Pass, with views of recently active volcanos. We drop down into Argentina and the town of Villa la Angostura, then ride along the edge of beautiful Lake Nahuel Huapi, with its cold, clear, waters which reach depths of more than 1500 feet in some places, surrounded by forests of native cypresses and coihues. We soon turn south and pass the Limay River and the site of the general store where the American bandit Butch Cassidy used to take on supplies. From there it is short run into Bariloche, where we will spend the first night, in this world-famous resort city at the edge of Nahuel Huapi. We will do 250 km. of pavement Map (390 kb)
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After breakfast we leave Bariloche and head for Esquel, 330 km pavement to the south. This takes us along the edge of the mountain lakes of Mascardi, Guillermo, and Gutierrez, surrounded by high peaks and forests. We will stop in the town of El Bolsón for lunch. We’ll enjoy a great meal and a good sleep in Esquel, a small and cozy city founded by the Welsh in the nineteenth century. Map (390 kb)
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Breakfast in Esquel, and hit the road. Puyuhuapi Thermal Spa is located in a sheltered cove with abundant vegetation, at the mouth of the streams flowing down Melimoyu mountain range. Thermal waters gush forth at different points along the beach with water at close to 50°C which forms two pools. Lodging in Puyuhuapi. 200 km. gravel road and 70 pavement.
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Breakfast and trip
to Coyahique where you can see a arboreum and a heavy
trunk of lenga with its ring dated between 1578. Lake Los Palos in the Valley of the Colonos and Lago
Riesco. Lodging in Coyhaique. 100 km. pavement and 100 gravel road.
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Today we will go to Argentina again to Perito Moreno and sleep in a Estancia very beautiful place, we will take a rest for the next day.... the famous ruta 40! 100 km. pavement and 120 gravel road
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Today we get serious about our riding, because we have 330 km of gravel and mixed gravel and dirt. This is the Patagonia you have heard about, the very picture of emptiness and desolation. You may ride for several hours and not see so much as a fence. It is a land where you can expect to see some of the wild animals such as guanacos, Darwin’s rheas (similar to ostriches) and at least one type of armadillo. We pass the outpost settlement of Bajo Caracoles and finally reach the remote ranch where we will stay, at the Estancia La Angostura. or in Gobernador Gregores in the case that the Estancia has no place, they have only 5 rooms and as a special treat we will be staying at a authentic rustic chilean Ranch. A true "estancia", complete with working "gauchos" and dinner carred over an open fire und enjoyed under a huge star filled sky. Accommodations here are more simple with a shared bathroom.
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We continue on for another 160 km of gravel riding and 150 pavement past more estancias and the mighty Santa Cruz River, which drains Lake Argentina. Then, we reach pavement again, for a short ride into the town of Calafate, where we will spend 2 nights. Map (390 kb)
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Head out of Cerro Castillo followed by a ride through breathtaking scenery along Lago del Toro, to the Puente Negro (Black Bridge) over the Serrano River, and a splendid view of the Paine Massif. Continue along the Eberhard fiord to the old port and sheep processing center at Bories, now a Chilean National monument. Sleep in a very beautiful Hotel on the way to Torres del Paine. 170 km. pavement and 70 gravel road.
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Head out for a look
in Torres del Paine National Park.
Laguna Azul (Blue Lake), Salto Chico (falls), Condor Lookout, and a
half-hour hike to the lookout over the lake and the amazing Cuernos, or
"horns" of the Paine Massif. Then a stop for a possible close-up view of
the wild guanacos, and the lookout point for the famous Torres, or "towers"
of Paine, followed by a short trip to Cerro Guido and the Baguales
mountains. For dinner, a traditional gaucho-style barbecue known as "asado
al palo" at an estancia (ranch) with lodging at a comfortable hostería at
Cerro Castillo.
About 200 km. of gravel road.
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We can visit in the city of Ushuaia the jail, today a museum. Very interesting to know the history of this city.
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Leave Cerro Sombrero and head for Ushuaia on a paved road. We head along Lake Fagnano and up into the spectacular Darwin Range, over Garibaldi Pass. Then at the end of the day, Ushuaia for dinner and our lodging for the night. 330 km pavement and 120 km. gravel road
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Leave Ushuaia early, for the start of a long and interesting day. We
will visit the pinguins in Estancia Harberton, see
info, cost of the excursion U$D 90.
Gas up in Tolhuin. Then we’ll ride into Río Grande,
where we spend the night.
230 km. pavement and 120 km. gravel road.
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Day 16 We will have to ford a shallow river as we leave Argentina at San Sebastián and head for the Chilean side of the island. In Punta Arenas we will have our last dinner together! 240 km. pavement and 120 gravel road.
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Prices:
Cancelations:
You need some experience in gravel roads.
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Day 17 Flight to Santiago de Chile.
Includes
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Patagonia, 17 Days!!!
Arrive to
Osorno, transfer to Motoaventura offices, welcome diner with the team of
MotoAventura, Sonia and Roberto and sleep in Osorno.
