Elqui Valley Tour from La Serena | Traditional Full Day (daytime)
$34.000
Puclaro Dam, pisquera with tasting, lunch at Cocinas Solares de Villaseca, Montegrande, Gabriela Mistral Museum, Pisco Elqui and Vicuña. Departures from Tuesday to Sunday all year round.
In the Elqui Valley Tour, we will travel through the land of papaya, grapes for export and also to produce pisco and wine in the interior of the valley.
Leaving from La Serena, we will start our trip through the Elqui Valley, visiting some tourist attractions such as Puclaro Dam, Pisquera Artesanal, Papaya Company, among others. We will also visit inland towns such as Vicuña, Montegrande and Pisco Elqui.
In the Elqui Valley, our poetess Gabriela Mistral was born and lived her childhood. On our tour, we will visit one of her museums to learn a little bit about her life in Elqui.
Includes
- Transfer from and to accommodation in La Serena (Beach or downtown areas)
- Transportation
- Tour guide
- Pisco Distillery tour and tasting
- Entrance ticket to Gabriela Mistral Museum in Montegrande
- Lunch at a solar Kitchen restaurant (appetizer, main course, dessert and beverage)
Itinerary
- Departure from La Serena
- Visit the Puclaro Dam
- Visit to a Pisco Distillery (Tour and tasting)
- Lunch at Villaseca solar restaurant
- Stop at Paihuano viewpoint
- Visit to Montegrande Town
- Visit to Gabriela Mistral´s schoolhouse museum in Montegrande
- Visit to Pisco Elqui town
- Visit to Vicuña City
- Return to La Serena
Schedule
- We do pick ups from 07:30 to 08:30 in La Serena. In case your accommodation is out of our pick-up
area, we can coordinate a meeting point. - We return around 6:30 PM.
Tour prices
Rates per person in Chilean pesos (CLP) for regular departures from La Serena.
| Type of passenger | Price per person |
|---|---|
| Adults | $34.000 CLP |
| Children | $30,000 CLP |
Final prices per person. Availability may vary depending on the date.
Book online or by WhatsApp to confirm your place.
Weather
- In spring and summer, it is quite hot, so we suggest wearing light clothes, sunglasses, use sunscreen
and a hat. - In autumn and winter, we suggest to dress warmly and in layers, because we can go from very low temperatures to high temperatures, due to the earth wind.
Detailed Route
La Serena
We start picking up at 8:00 AM along Avenida del Mar, from Enjoy Casino to El Faro, then
we take Francisco de Aguirre Avenue towards downtown. After 9:00 AM once all the group has been
picked up, we leave towards Elqui Valley.
Puclaro Dam
We visit the Puclaro dam, walking along the half kilometer long wall at an almost ninety meters high from where you will have a panoramic view of the Elqui Valley. You can also visit a small handcraft market with souvenirs, in spring and summer you can discover and try the Copao, fruit of the cactus, a unique gift of nature.
Premium Artisan Pisco Distillery
Crossing the road and the endless fields of grapevines, a few kilometers from the town of Vicuña, we will visit one of the Pisco distilleries, where you will enjoy a tour of its facilities and get to know the process of elaboration of Chilean pisco and taste its varieties.
Lunch
We will stop at a typical restaurant in the Elqui Valley to enjoy a delicious lunch. A complete
menu with appetizer, main course, dessert and beverage. The menu options will be discussed directly
with the guide.
Montegrande and Gabriela Mistral’s schoolhouse museum
We will visit Montegrande, a small town that witnessed a large part of Gabriela Mistral’s childhood, there is a site museum that was her schoolhouse and the local post office.
Pisco Elqui
Another town we will visit is Pisco Elqui, known for being one of the most touristic places in the Valley. You can walk through its square where you can find a beautiful water fountain and church, across the street you can buy a handmade ice cream or visit the craft market.
Vicuña
We finish our adventure through the corners of the Valley in the City of Vicuña. We will visit
the Bauer Tower, the old municipal building and Vicuña Arms square, full of sculptures and motifs
inspired by Mistral’s work.
Important
The tour period is from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year. We do not do the tour on Monday because the entrance to the curtain of the Puclaro Dam is closed and the Gabriela Mistral Museum is also closed.
Add observatory at night. See Combo Elqui + Astronomy (same day).
