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Elqui Valley Tour: Full Day History and Flavors
4.8
53 Ratings
Coquimbo
Explore Elqui Valley’s rich history and flavors. Visit pisco and wine cellars, and follow Nobel laureate Gabriela Mistral’s footsteps. Unforgettable cultural adventure awaits.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- La Serena - We will begin collecting passengers from the second oldest city in Chile.
- Embalse Puclaro - We will visit the curtain of the Puclaro reservoir. The natural environment and scenic beauty of the reservoir and its surroundings attract tourists and local visitors. There are rest areas, viewpoints and tourist services in the area. The Puclaro Reservoir was built with the main purpose of storing water for irrigation and human supply in the area. It also regulates the flow of the Elqui River.
- Centro Turistico Cooperativa Capel - We will visit CAPEL, which houses the first pisco museum in Chile, where it is possible to learn about the history of this noble product from the area. We will tour its facilities and learn about the process of making Chilean pisco, culminating in a delicious tasting.
- Pueblo De Paihuano - Paihuano where we will stop to contemplate the nature and unique beauty of the Elqui Valley at one of its viewpoints.
- Cavas Del Valle - Pioneers in Chile in the production of high-altitude wines, it is also notable for having organic production certification. We will tour the facilities, learn about the wine production process and culminate with a delicious tasting.
- Pisco Elqui - Pisco Elqui, formerly known as La Unión and previously called La Greda, is a picturesque Chilean town anchored in the heart of the Elqui valley, at an altitude close to 1,300 meters above sea level. During our visit to this charming corner, we will enjoy a home-style lunch that will allow us to recharge our batteries. After lunch, you will have free time to explore the town at your own pace, admire its beautiful church, explore local crafts or simply relax in the main square while breathing in the fresh air of this place.
- Monte Grande - Great mountain; little town where our Nobel Prize winner in Literature Gabriela Mistral lived. Where we will have free time to visit its surroundings, such as the statue of Gabriel Mistral, his church or if we have time to visit the “school-house” where Gabriela Mistral lived and taught classes.
- Vicuna - Arriving at the almost end of the tour, we will visit the city of Vicuña, nominated as the “capital” of the Elqui valley. Vicuña, in addition to being the birthplace of the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945 and where she received her first years of education. Here we will have free time to explore its main square, the Bauer tower or eat some delicious ice cream typical of the area.
- La Serena - End of the activity. Time that will be used to drop off each passenger to each accommodation.
What's Included
- Tickets and Tastings
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Welcome to the Elqui Valley, a cultural treasure that awaits you with open arms!
Embark on a unique journey where history and nature intertwine in spectacular ways. Discover the ancestral secrets of ancient indigenous peoples as you explore the majestic mountains that guard this region.
Visit the pisco and wine cellars, witnesses of the past and guardians of the flavor of Chilean viticulture. Let yourself be captivated by the authentic flavors that only the Elqui Valley can offer.
You cannot miss the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, and feel the same inspiration that captivated her.
Join us on this adventure where the past comes to life and the present invites you to explore. We are waiting for you in the Elqui Valley so that you can live an unforgettable experience full of authenticity and enrichment. Do not miss it!”
- Tour subject to a minimum of 4 passengers for its realization
Location
Ecoturismo La Serena
Avenida Francisco de Aguirre
We are located next to the Toyota automotive company. From Route 5, crossing the train line two blocks towards the coast. From the La Serena Monumental Lighthouse it is approximately 15 minutes walking towards the mountain range.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(53 Ratings)
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Deboracp5688ti
Apr 21, 2024
A strong luxury - Beautiful experience through the Elqui valley, its stories and flavors. It is surprising how warm the valley and its people are.
Excellent guide and company from Matias
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Travellingmarcos
Apr 18, 2024
Great visit to Elqui! - Ecoturismo has fantastic tours. Excellent guides, perfect service, everything well organized. The Elqui Valley is a great place to visit. I really enjoyed this tour and learned alot. My highest recommendation!
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915kareml
Mar 24, 2024
Excellent tour - Excellent tour! Quite entertaining and informative. Our guide, Mr. Mauricio, was very attentive and pleasant. We visited several places and one extra one!🤭.
It is important to bring water to stay hydrated, since it is quite hot inland.
Also, respect the times that are given to travel once you arrive at some point on the tour in order to complete the tour well, since it is extensive.
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Lisanyelism
Mar 17, 2024
Excellent tour - The guide is well documented, the attention and dedication of the tour is valued, as well as their shared knowledge. They are magical places where you can appreciate the history still rooted in their corners.
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Patriciatr7229ac
Mar 17, 2024
Recommended tour - Very nice tour.
The company contacted us before to give us all the details, always responding very quickly.
The tour is very interesting and varied.
Our driver Francisco and our guide Valeska deserve a special mention and thanks!
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Roam04146999167
Mar 9, 2024
Elqui tour with many small stops - The guide Felipe was really nice and it finally didn't feel like a teacher was driving with us. He was more a part of the group, laughed a lot and was very competent and courteous. The tour had several small stops including tastings. It was good.
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H8589uufranciscoc
Feb 27, 2024
I learned a lot about the culture and economy of the region. - There were continuous explanations of what we were visiting, including during the trip on the bus itself. The most important points of the valley were visited. The guide was very attentive when taking our photographs. The lunch was very good, as was the wine tasting experience. They took us to very varied stores where excellent products were available.
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Silviasi7552zb
Feb 27, 2024
The main thing about our experience is the Puca reservoir, a place with a lot of peace - We had a great time. We were delighted by all the places we went. Valesca is an excellent guide, a 7. Very pleasant and with very good will, as is the driver Francisco, both excellent people.
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Goplaces818763
Apr 3, 2024
Reevaluate guide and trip times - Yesterday, 04/02/2024, I booked the tour to Valle del Elqui. I must say that I arrived at the tour operator by chance and thank the young woman who answers very kindly and when someone calls on the phone, she is also 100% friendly.
We are going on the tour, I must say that it was a very good experience, we went with 1 driver (Mauricio) and the guide Javier (if I remember correctly), first of all the tour we went to Chileans, 2 Brazilians and 3 English-speaking people, it was done a show to be able to explain everything because the guiq was trying to divide itself into 3..., on the other hand the guide repeated all the time that we were behind... that we had 15 to 20 minutes for everything... in reality it was beyond us anxiety and we had to run... this should be measured since WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE BEHIND, I hope this does not happen in future opportunities
The rest everything perfect
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299francaj
Mar 6, 2024
Good but bring someone with you :) - Good tour but would definitely recommend to go with another person. Guide was very nice and knew a lot.
Tour is VERY strictly tackted (down to the minute) and since it was in Spanish it was hard to understand sometimes (booked it in English and Guide made sure at the beginning that Spanish is okay, so that one was on me)
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