Tours and activities

Pucón and Villarrica Volcano

Chile La Araucanía Pucón

Pucón and Villarrica Volcano
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A lakeside adventure town beneath the snow-capped, active Villarrica volcano. Climb to the crater with a guide (when allowed), raft, soak in hot springs such as Termas Geométricas, and walk in Huerquehue National Park.


The climb closes when activity is high.

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