Tailormade equestrian vacations

Beside our traditional Rides: Rio Blanco Trail and Colonostrail we offer a variety of tailor made trail rides, pack trips: tent camps as well as lodge and cabin based and combinations.

You want to spent 2 days in cabins – 2 days in tents or prefer 3 days in cabin- one night in tent – you want to camp at clear mountain lakes or prefer a cabin at a natural hot spring in the virgin rainforest - no problem: Let us know your wishes, we arrange your great experience on horseback in the Chilean Andes.

All these trails we ride with a minimum of two riders, and can arrange departures for almost any moment 

Check our   New Years  Eve Trail  2007/08 .

Here are some examples:

Schedules:

5 days Horseback ride National Park Villarrica - Termas de Panqui

1st day: Pick up from Pucón, in the evening we take an initial ride to the Mapuche Indian community Quelhue. 3-4 hours on horseback.

2nd day: We ride from our National Park Villarrica base camp to Laguna Azul, a gorgeous mountain lake right beneath a field of volcanic stones and steep mountains.

3rd day: Heading on towards lake  "patos" we surround an ancient crater and cross 2 huge lava fields, and pass the white lagoon before we reach our campground on the shore of  "pato" lake.

4th day: Riding down the slopes of the Rinconada mountain range we pass the ranger station and reach the Millehual Coral were we wave goodbye to the horses and drive to Pangui hot springs were we celebrate this great horseback adventure with a Chilean BBQ "al palo" and a relaxing bath in the hot pools of Pangui.

5th day: time for another bath in the pools and a walk in the surrounding forests before in the evening we drive back to Pucón.

Price example for this ride: 500,-€ , accommodation in doubles in tent camps, please require for cabin stays or singles.

Don't forget to check our discount policy.

4 , 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 days trails National Park Huerquehue

On these rides we explore the valleys and mountain ranges around Huerquehue National park, steep slopes, scenic lakes and lagoons right in the untouched rainforest, hidden natural hot springs mark the highlights of these rides.

We can organize rides from 3 to 10 days. Pure tent camp based pack trips or mixtures where you stay in rustic wooden cabins for some nights.

One example could be:

1st day: Pick up from Pucón, in the evening we take an initial ride to the mapuche community Quelhue. 3-4 hours on horseback.

2nd day: Riding through Renahue Valley to Rio Blanco hot springs.

3rd day riding up the Rio Blanco to a hidden mountain lake, Laguna Isolda, right in the rainforest and surrounded by ancient araucaria trees. We put up the camp near the lake.

4th day: riding down the Reigolil valley we reach the Rio Blanco hot springs in the afternoon.

5th day: We cross over to Huife valley where we camp at Laguna Geppinger, named by the German settlers that colonised this valley the second last century. this family’s grand children of are still living in this place and they will welcome us with a Chilean BBQ and homemade bread.

6th day: Through dense virgin rainforest we take our way to a ridge path that leads us to the hidden hot springs of “Termas de Panqui” were we relax our muscles in the hot pools.

7th day: time for another bath in the pools and a walk in the surrounding forests before in the evening we drive back to Pucón.

Price example for this ride: 750,-€ , accommodation in in doubles in tent camps, please require for singles or hotel and cabin stays.

Don't forget to check our discount policy.

Hot springs hop

4 days - 3 different hot springs.

Thanks to the strong volcanic activitie of our area we find several natural hotsprings in the valleys and mountains, some of them hidden gems right in the rainforest, some good developed termal baths with hotels, restaurants, even roofed pools.

We arrange rides were we relax in different hotsprings every night as well as excursions were we combine tent camps on hidden lakes with the relaxing baths in first class hot springs.

example:

1st day: Pick up from Pucón, in the evening we take an initial ride to the mapuche community Quelhue. 3-4 hours on horseback.

2nd day: on country roads we reach Liucura  hot springs, hot tubes on the riverside, large swimming pools. Accommodation either in cabins or tents.

3rd day:Crossing the Liucura river in a shallow we ride up to the "el papal" indian comunity, first country road, than paths, both high up on the slope, with astonishing views over Huife and Llancalil Valley. Accomodation at night either at the Laguna Geppinger, named by the German settlers that colonised this valley the second last century. this family’s grand children of are still living in this place and they will welcome us with a Chilean BBQ and homemade bread, or at the Hotel of Huife hotsprings.

4th day: Through dense virgin rainforest we take our way to a ridge path that leads us to the hidden hot springs of “Termas de Panqui” were we spent New Years Eve relaxing our muscles in the hot pools.

5th day: time for another bath in the pools and a walk in the surrounding forests before in the evening we drive back to Pucón.

Price example for this ride: 500,-€ , accommodation in in doubles in tent camps, please require for singles or hotel and cabin stays.

Don't forget to check our discount policy.