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Chilean
Bike & Wine Adventure - Eight Days |
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In
Chile:
Phone: (56) 2 244 2750
Fax: (56) 2 244 2749
In
the U.S.:
802 904 6798
email |
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The best
of Chile’s wine country..on two wheels! Our tailor-made
eight-day tour includes 250 miles of moderate biking on paved
and unpaved back roads through Chilean wine country - including
rides in Casablanca, San Antonio, Colchagua and Maipo valleys.
You will also explore Chile’s capital city Santiago and
the breathtaking, Pacific coastline. Your adventure in Chile's
wine country comes paired with outstanding meals, fine wines
and Chilean hospitality.
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Departure
Dates:
2010: April 10, October 16; 2011:
April 9, October 15
Price Per Person:
$3,295 per person double occupancy, $890 single supplement
Price Includes:
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- Eight
nights lodging
- All transportation
in modern vehicle with professional driver
- Professional
bilingual cycling guides
- Meals
as noted in the program below
- Winery
visits and wine tastings
- Hybrid
on/off road bike customed designed for Chilean backroads
- Bikes
include odometer, handlebar bag with map holder, two new water
bottles
- Santiago
Adventures biking jersey that is yours to keep
- Standard
pedals and seats but we will assist with mounting yours if you
bring them
- Detailed
route maps with special information regarding the surrounding
attractions
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Chilean
Bike & Wine Adventure - Itinerary |
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Day
1 – Arrival Santiago, Chile - Optional ride 15 miles Transportation
to hotel upon arrival with early check-in pre-confirmed. In
the afternoon your guides will meet you at the hotel to fit
your bikes and after the fitting we will do a short ride around
Santiago.In the evening your guides will accompany to a welcome
reception including a Chilean wine tasting followed by a light
dinner. Meals: D
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Day
2 - Casablanca Valley – Total miles 25 Departing
Santiago we drive in the direction of the coast and the Casablanca
Valley. Famed for its Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir,
the valley is a little taste of paradise right outside of Santiago.
A cool coastal breeze makes the climate ideal for cycling! For
lunch, you have front row seats at our gourmet picnic lunch overlooking
acres of lush vineyards. Returning to the hotel in the afternoon
there is time to relax and enjoy the pool before dinner in the
nearby restaurant and tasting room of the Morande Winery named
after Pablo Morande the pioneering Chilean wine maker who first
began planting vines in the valley in the late 80s. Meals: B,L,D
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Day
3 - Hidden Back Roads of the San Antonio Valley – Total
miles 26 and optional 16 miles after lunch
The valley is the nearest to the Pacific coast and ts cool climate
is excellent for producing white wines, pinot noirs and cool climate
syrahs. Our route will take us southward across the Casablanca
Valley with a gentle climb into the mountains of the coastal range
where we enter the Rosario Valley belonging to the Matetic winery.
This is a fun route with a few miles of dirt roads before arriving
to their modern winery where you can stop in at the winery for
a tasting or keep heading down hill to the end of the valley where
we will meet up at their chic restaurant for lunch. |
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We'll
return to the Casablanca valley in our van or, for the more ambitious,
an optional 16 mile ride. Our six mile warm-up on pavement will
be followed by a 10 mile gravel road through an old hacienda before
arriving back into the town of Casablanca. Melas: B,L |
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Day
4 - Fruit Route: Destination Colchagua Valley - Total miles 60
Departing from the beach resort of Santo Domingo we will ride
the flat countryside of the coastal plains on the western edge
of the Maipo Valley. The route is commonly know in Chile as the
“Ruta de Fruit” (Fruit Highway) for its bountiful
crops. We will arrive in the afternoon to the Residencia Historica
a fabulous country house, that dates back to the 18th century
and has been transformed into a wonderful boutique hotel. Dinner
is at the hotel where they specialize in Italian cuisine. Meals
B,L,D |
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Day 5 - Surf’s Up! Toward the Coast and
Pichilemu - Total miles 33, optional 15 mile loop to Cahuil
Today
we ride over rolling hills toward the Pacific coast and the town
of Pichilemu, Chile's most popular surfing beach. Overlooking
the Pacific ocean we will sample the many delights of the Chilean
sea paired with top Chilean white wines. The afternoon is free
to explore the rocky coastline and the beaches. Be sure to ride
out to Punta Lobos and watch the surfers catch one of the longest
left breaking waves in South America. Optional 15 mile ride Passing
Punta Lobos along the coast to Cahuil. The small village is known
for the artisan production of sea salts. Return to Pichilemu through
the town of Los Ciruelos. We will all meet up in Pichilemu and
van back to the hotel. Meals: B,L
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Day
6 Exploring the Colchagua Valley from Marchihue to Santa Cruz
– Total miles 39 With
the Pacific breeze at our backs the route today will take us east
towards the Andes mountains. The back roads of the Colchagua Valley
will bring us first to Los Vascos the Chilean estate of Domains
Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). Following the winery visit we will
have a typical Chilean lunch in the town of Peralillo just fifteen
minutes down the road. In the afternoon an optional visit to the
restored Hacienda El Huique museum will take you back to Chilean
colonial times. The hacienda, now belonging to the Chilean Army,
was built by the Errazuriz family. Among Chile’s founding
fathers the Errazuriz family produced two Chilean presidents who
were born in the sprawling 20.000 foot adobe mansion. Arrival
in the afternoon to the quaint town of Santa Cruz where we will
spend the next two nights. Peruvian food is in fashion these days
in Chile and our dinner in Casita de Los Barreales is sure to
be one of the gastronomical highlights. Meals: B,L,D |
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Day
7 Eastern Colchagua Valley – Total miles 48
Our last day riding and one of the most exciting as it combines
the history, vineyards, small towns and back roads that you have
come to know over the last week's route. We will ride east through
the valley making our last winery stop before arriving to the
town of San Fernando. From here another hour of gentel climbing
before arriving at Hacienda Los Lingues. A celebratory toast is
awaiting and after a refreshing break we’ll take our van
one hour north to our hotel in the Maipo Valley. Tonight a special
farewell dinner to reward yourself for the completing the journey.
Meals: B,L,D |
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Day
8 Maipo Valley and Home
Enjoy the day relaxing at the hotel. Explore their forty acres
of gardens, relax by the pool or visit their winery if you still
haven’t tasted enough wine. In the late afternoon it’s
off to the airport and “adios” before your flight
home or other travel arrangements. Meals: B |
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