Horseback Trailride Excursion

On our trails, from beginners to experts, everyone can experience their own personal freedom on horseback.
We begin every ride with an introduction to the horses and the Chilean style of riding because at Antilco we strive to give every visitor a personalized experience. Each rider is specifically matched to one of our twenty four well-trained and sure stepping Criollo horses to ensure maximal enjoyment!

Our professional, bilingual guides take a hands on approach and will teach you along the way so that you learn to actually ride your horse, instead of blindly following the leader.

Itinerary

On the half day trek, starting on our ranch, we ride down to the Mapuche Indian Community Quelhue, about 4 km away. It is only Mapuche Indians living in this area, but not very traditional, no special cloths, just the way they live today. After passing the little village we cross a creek and have a break. On the way back we ride on the banks of Trancura River, the biggest river in our area, with “La Leona” rapid, the second biggest on this section of the river. In many parts we enjoy great views over three volcanoes: Villarrica, Quetrupillan and Lanin. On this ride we usually go walking, trotting, cantering and galloping, but start quite slow so everyone gets used to his horse and the other way round: horses get used to you.
An alternative trail leads into the mountains of the National Forest Reserve Villarrica, right behind the ranch where we ride a loop with great views over the valley of Pucón, the 3 volcanoes and on the way back through meadows and along the banks of Liucura River. Not so much cantering and galloping on this trail because of the terrain.