18 Day Guided Motorcycle Tour via Patagonia in Chile and Argentina (Southbound or Northbound)

Southbound itinerary (January departure)

• Day 1: Arrival at Temuco, Chile
• Day 2: Temuco to Junin de Los Andes (225 kilometers / 140 miles)
• Day 3: Junin de Los Andes to Bariloche (400 kilometers / 249 miles)
• Day 4: Bariloche to Esquel (300 kilometers / 186 miles)
• Day 5: Esquel to Puyuhuapi (220 kilometers / 137 miles)
• Day 6: Puyuhuapi to Coyhaique (300 kilometers / 186 miles)
• Day 7: Coyhaique to Puerto Guadal (280 kilometers / 174 miles)
• Day 8: Puerto Guadal
• Day 9: Puerto Guadal to Gob Gregores (400 kilometers / 249 miles)
• Day 10: Gob Gregores to El Calafate (330 kilometers / 205 miles)
• Day 11: El Calafate to Gletsjer
• Day 12: El Calafate to Cerro Sombrero (270 kilometers / 167 miles)
• Day 13: Cerro Sombrero to Ushuaia (200 kilometers / 124 miles)
• Day 14: Ushuaia (450 kilometers / 280 miles)
• Day 15: Ushuaia to Porvenir (450 kilometers / 280 miles)
• Day 16: Porvenir to Puerto Natales (60 kilometers / 37 miles)
• Day 17: Puerto Natales
• Day 18: Puerto Natales departure to your home country

Northbound itinerary (February departure)

• Day 1: Arrival at Puerto Natales, Chile
• Day 2: Puerto Natales (220 kilometers / 137 miles)
• Day 3: Puerto Natales to Porvenir (450 kilometers / 280 miles)
• Day 4: Porvenir to Ushuaia (450 kilometers / 280 miles)
• Day 5: Ushuaia (100 kilometers / 62 miles)
• Day 6: Ushuaia to Cerro Sombrero (420 kilometers / 261 miles)
• Day 7: Cerro Sombrero to El Calafate (500 kilometers / 311 miles)
• Day 8: El Calafate (150 kilometers / 93 miles)
• Day 9: El Calafate to Gob Gregores (330 kilometers / 205 miles)
• Day 10: Gob Gregores to Puerto Guadal (440 kilometers / 273 miles)
• Day 11: Puerto Guadal (rest)
• Day 12: Puerto Guadal to Coihayque (280 kilometers / 174 miles)
• Day 13: Coihayque to La Junta (300 kilometers / 186 miles)
• Day 14: La Junta to Esquel (220 kilometers / 137 miles)
• Day 15: Esquel to Bariloche (300 kilometers / 186 miles)
• Day 16: Bariloche to Junin de los Andes (225 kilometers / 140 miles)
• Day 17: Junin de los Andes to Villarica - Temuco (180 kilometers / 112 miles)
• Day 18: Villarica -Temuco, Chile - departure to your home country

Motorcycle available for this tour:

The price includes the use of Honda CB500 x. An upgrade of the motorcycle is possible:

• BMW F700GS: 700 USD
• BMW F800GS: 1325 USD
• BMW R1200GS: 1690 USD

Level of difficulty

The combination of three factors can make this trip pretty tough. Firstly, the distances traveled are longer than those on other tours. Secondly, about half of the route is over unpaved roads. And finally, in the extreme south, there are strong side-winds to deal with.

In reality, this trip only suits those who are proficient riders, proven to be able to cope with and not fear long distance gravel roads. Moreover, all factors taken together make this trip physically demanding, and therefore a good physical condition is essential.

Off-road and distances

You will ride about half of the tour on unpaved roads. On the whole, these are mostly well-packed gravel roads, so not really too difficult, although cornering and the central reservation remain things to really watch out for. And because the unpaved roads are level and the gravel well-packed, it’s hard to prepare yourself for this.

The basic off-road training Motor Trails offer teaches you the basic techniques for off-road biking, specifically riding through potholes and mud and over steep hillocks. These are not the road conditions you will encounter in Patagonia, but it is recommended that you attend either our or an equivalent training program beforehand to find out if off-road biking is for you.

It would be a shame to find out en route that you really don’t like riding on long distance unpaved roads. This can totally ruin your enjoyment of the tour.

On the other hand, the endless roads present some riders with the chance to ride too fast. Obviously, this is very dangerous and will not be allowed by the tour leaders. Some days the distances traveled are very long. Especially Argentina is a vast empty country where places to stay overnight are few and far between.

Note

More details about the trip and items to bring can be found in the tour's handbook which you will receive approximately one month prior to departure.

This tour can be ridden in reverse, from Temuco to Puerto Natalis.

This tour will take place in Argentina and Chile including Temuco, San Carlos de Bariloche, Esquel, Coihayque, Los Antiguos, Gobernador Gregores, El Calafate, Puerto Natales, Porvenir, and Ushuaia.

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• A boat trip to Puerto Williams in Chile
• A short walk at Torres del Paine National Park
• A tour of discovery around Ushuaia

• All airport transfers
• 17 nights accommodation, most with breakfast
• Transport of the motorbikes to the start and from the finish of the trip
• Motorcycle hire
• Support vehicle with a local driver
• Accompanying mechanic in the support vehicle
• English tour guide on motorcycle
• Permits for the boarder
• Third-party liability insurance
• Comprehensive handbook
• Ferry without an overnight stay

• International flights
• Domestic flights
• Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
• All other meals and drinks
• Fuel for the motorbike
• Entrance fees for national parks and other attractions
• Personal expenses
• Travel and Cancellation insurance
• Cost of Visa (free at the border)
• Insurance for damage on the motorbike is compulsory 300 EUR (please inform upon booking)
• Pocket money 750 USD

• A reservation requires a deposit of 12.1% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.