Main Info
- Visit top wineries in Colchagua Valley like Viu Manent, Casa Lapostolle, VIK, Neyen, Montes and Los Maquis
- Amazing cuisine paired with Chilean wines
- Cycle on quite and small roads, next to vineyards
- Enjoy ride to VIK winery with lunch included
- Lodge at superb Noi Blend Lodge
- Support vehicle on rides and English speaking guides.
Main Info:
Our Biking Colchagua Wine Valley 4 day tour is a must while in Chile. In 2006, the prestigious North American magazine Wine Enthusiast named the Colchagua Valley the Best Wine Region in the World for the quality of its wines and the development associated with it”. Colchagua Valley is one of the most up raising wine valleys worldwide and the most developed valley focused towards tourism industry in Chile. Ecotours Chile Bike tour will take you to ride the Apalta area, the area towards Isla de Yaquil and Millahuae. On some days, we’ll cycle towards different wineries, touring on them, doing wine tasting, enjoying pairings and being able to learn about Chilean culture and history. Our tour is limited and exclusive, so we invite you to contact us and cycle the Colchagua Wine Valley.
Located in the southern half of the Rapel Valley, the Colchagua Valley has evolved over the last twenty years from being a calm stretch of farmland to becoming one of the largest and most active wine-producing regions in the country.
Book our Biking Colchagua Wine Valley by sending an email to – info@ecotours.cl
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Itinerary
Today we'll depart at 09:00 hrs from Santiago to Colchagua valley with a pick up from your Hotel.
Our first stop will be at Viu Manent winery for a great lunch paired with their best wines. Once the lunch ends we'll do check in at Hotel Noi Blend and continue with a short ride of 14 kms that passes by Isla de Yaquil and ends at Los Maquis winery for an amazing wine tasting.
Today you'll have a free dinner at Noi Blend hotel and be ready for tomorrow ride.
Today we'll depart from our Hotel towards the Apalta Valley and start with a tour + wine tasting at Neyen winery.
The ride is flat, passes by town and it takes 22 kms until Neyen winery. Once we end, we'll cycle the same road towards Montes winery and spectacular Francis Mallman restaurant for a superb lunch.
At 15:30 hrs you'll enjoy a tour + wine tasting at Montes winery tasting some of their Icon wines.
Afterwards, we'll drop you off at Noi Blend Hotel and pick you up for a great dinner at Casa Colchagua restaurant paired with some nice Laura Hartwig wines.
Today we'll depart at 09:00 hrs toward VIK winery on a beautiful 60 kms ride by watermills on a quite road.
We'll arrive to VIK for lunch where you'll be able to enjoy a 5 course meals accompanied with their wines.
One lunch ends, we'll drive on the van back to Noi Blend hotel so you can relax in the pool.
We'll pick you up at 19:00 hrs for a deluxe dinner with Chef Pilar Rodriguez at her Wine & Studio open kitchen. You'll be able to enjoy a 7 course dinner accompanied with some of the best wines that Chile offers.
Today we'll head back to Santiago but first we'll end this amazing biking tour with a tour + wine tasting at one of the top wineries, Clos Apalta. You'll do a tour + wine tasting on this iconic winery and then we'll start retuning to Santiago.
Maps
Activities Includes
Road cycling, wine tours and tastings, pairings, Chilean culture and history.
Dates
Tour dates 2016-17 – You can set your own date with a minimum of 2 persons
08/11 SEPT 2024
22/25 SEPT 2024
06/09 OCT 2024
13/16 OCT 2024
03/06 NOV 2024
24/27 NOV 2024
01/04 DEC 2024
08/11 DEC 202415/18 DEC 2024Other Information
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED
Road cycling, wine tours and tastings, pairings, Chilean culture and history
DIFFICULTY
Easy – Medium, designed for people who lead active lives and are comfortable participating in up to [4] hours of physical activity per day. Programs at this level generally involve some activities of higher intensity and/or a more vigorous pace.
PACKING TIPS
We advise you to bring clothing for warm and cold weather; also including helmet and cap, brightly colored cycling jerseys, arm and leg warmers, base layers, windbreaker, booties, gloves, two pairs of sneakers, a waterproof jacket and any other waterproof item, sunglasses, bathing suit and sandals. Don’t forget your camera!
HOTELS
As indicated in the program or similar
VEHICLES
Modern vans Mercedes Benz Sprinter and 4X4 support vehicle. Air-conditioned
INSURANCE
Any policy you purchase should, at the very least, cover trip cancellation, loss of baggage, accident/life coverage, travel delays, and non-refundable airline tickets. Carriers for travel insurance include Travel Guard and Travelex. You may also consider insurance that covers emergency medical evacuation. Search the web to find the best deal that suits your needs – read the fine print.
SAFETY
Chile is by far one of the safest countries in South America in terms of public health and crime. We are proud to affirm that our police is one of the least corrupt in the world; they are always friendly and helpful.
ROAD SAFETY
Besides your own on-road safety gear (helmet, rearview mirrors, bright colored jerseys and gloves) we provide a support vehicle that drives at the rear of the group with a road-sign that alert other drivers the presence of bike riders on the road. Drivers in Chile are used to bicycles on the road, so they shouldn’t bother you while riding.
