Surfing Pichilemu Chile. YEAH!










Hey guys, we’ve just arrived from a nice surfing weekend in Pichilemu and Punta de Lobos, one thing you can’t miss if you’re staying in Chile. It doesn’t matter if you’re experienced or not ‘cause if you wanna have fun, we assure you will.

Getting to Pichilemu is an easy one, in Santiago just go to Universidad de Santiago Metro Station and look for Pullman del Sur or Nilahue, both of these goes to Pichilemu taking the short way (via Melipilla). The trip shouldn’t last more than 4 hours and the price is about US$10. There are lots of places where to stay, we do have our favorite.











Pichilemu and Punta de Lobos have both nice waves where beginners can practice standing on the board for the first time. Surf schools offering classes and equipment rental is easily found.


If you’re travelling by car you won’t wanna miss having the mythical surfers stop in Litueche (small town after the Rapel dam) for the best sandwich in town. Just look for Tia Yoli’s place on the main street (Hermanos Carrera #650, Litueche)

We got our own Photo Gallery, but you may prefer checking a pro.


















We made this short video, you may wanna check it out in case you're still not convinced.

We own the shoot, the music is by Jack Johnson: Drink the water.


Got some surf tips/swell forecast you wanna share? Just feel free to comment.


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Cerro San Cristobal by bike

Outside the hostel walking through the Parque Forestal there is a spectacular view where you can see a huge hill in the middle of the town with a white statue on its summit. This is the Cerro San Cristobal which is part of the Metropolitan Park. Going up to the top is one of the best activities you can do if you want to have a relaxing time. Here you will be in contact with many species of trees and native plants and if you're lucky some hares and quails.



There are several ways to access: The nearest to the Hostel is the Pio Nono entrance (Pio Nono #445, Bellavista) here you can take the funicular which goes up to the top in few minutes ($1.600 CLP round trip). If you like biking, or want to exercise a little I recommend going up in a bike starting at the Pedro de Valdivia Norte access, you won’t have to pay if you enter either walking or by bike. (Av El Cerro/Pedro de Valdivia Norte)




The road is 3,4 miles long with some few steep slopes in certain places, you can find fresh water and rest areas if you feel tired. There is even a swimming pool (Tupahue $5000 CLP), in case you decide to stop and call it a day. You can visit the Japanese garden, Anahuac culture house and different viewpoints along the way. Reaching the summit is rewarded with a beautiful view of the city, the Mapocho River and the Andes. My favorite is the Mote con Huesillos drink, which is sold at different places on the top. I always go all the way up thinking about it.



If you went up on bike, the best part of all will be the descent; by taking precautions you can have an adrenalin experience downhill.

I recommend doing this activity on the evening starting from 6pm and getting off before 9pm.
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New Hostal Forestal BLOG


Hello everyone, this is the first post of the new Hostal Forestal blog. Here we will be presenting different activities for you to carry out while staying in Santiago.

The idea of these posts is to present different options, places to visit and things to do in the city on your free day or afternoon. You won’t need a lot of money since most of the places are free or very cheap, you can also use the information provided here for planning your own tours adapting them to your own schedule.

We invite you to post your comments, create your own material and send us feedback at hotstalforestal@hotmail.com

See you at the Hostel!

Blog Team


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