Araucanía travel guides
Sourced facts, seasons and practical tips for La Araucanía.
Pucón itinerary for 2 or 3 days: what to do each day
In 3 days in Pucón you can combine Villarrica Lake and Ojos del Caburgua, the Los Lagos trail in Huerquehue National Par...
Getting around Araucanía without a car: buses, train and transfers
Without a car, you can tour La Araucanía by bus from Temuco's terminals: Buses JAC reaches Pucón in 2 to 2.5 hours, and...
What to pack for Araucanía by season
La Araucanía has a temperate, rainy climate with pleasant summers and cold winters, and it can rain in any month: Temuco...
How to get to Villarrica and Licán Ray: bus, plane and car
Villarrica is just over an hour from Temuco on Route 199 and about 85 km from La Araucanía Airport in Freire (Sernatur,...
Hot springs near Pucón: how to get there and what to know
Pucón's hot springs lie in the Liucura and Trancura river valleys, within about 35 km of town (Sernatur, January 2026)....
Araucanía Coast guide: Lake Budi and Puerto Saavedra
Lake Budi, about 85 km west of Temuco on route S-40, is a brackish lake of about 56 km² with Mapuche Lafkenche communiti...
Things to do in Temuco and around
In Temuco you can visit the Regional Museum of La Araucanía, the Pablo Neruda National Railway Museum and Feria Pinto ma...
Nahuelbuta guide: how to get there and what to know
Nahuelbuta National Park is reached from Angol along the road to Vegas Blancas, about 35 km mostly on gravel. As of Octo...
How to get to Andean Araucanía: Curacautín, Lonquimay, Melipeuco and Conguillío
Andean Araucanía is reached through Temuco: Curacautín is 84 km away via Lautaro, Melipeuco about 100 km on route S-51 a...
How to get to Pucón: bus, plane and car from Santiago and Temuco
You can reach Pucón by direct bus from Santiago (about 10 hours) or from Temuco (2 to 2.5 hours with Buses JAC), or fly...
How to get to Huerquehue National Park from Pucón
Huerquehue is 35 km from Pucón along the Caburgua road, about an hour away; the last 8 km are gravel. Local buses leave...