Highlights
- Relax with safe transportation and expert guides from your hotel in La Serena.
- Admire vibrant Andean landscapes that change color with each season.
- Connect with history by following in the footsteps of the poet Gabriela Mistral.
- Taste exclusive high-altitude wines at Cavas del Valle and the best local pisco.
- Savor authentic local cuisine in an unforgettable mountain setting.
Description
Elqui Valley from La Serena: A journey full of history, landscapes, and culture, where we'll visit the main attractions of this mystical valley. We'll start with our first stop, the Puclaro Reservoir, where we'll have free time to explore the landscapes and take pictures. We'll then head to the foothills of the Andes Mountains, in the commune of Paihuano, where we'll stop to admire the nature and unique beauty of the Elqui Valley from one of its vantage points.
We'll then visit an organic vineyard, a pioneer in Chile for the production of high-altitude wines. There, we'll tour the winery with a guide who will explain the production process, the aging cellar, and the lagoon, and we'll taste red and white wines. Next, we'll head to a traditional pisco distillery, where we'll also take a tour to learn how pisco is made, step by step. We'll wrap up the tour with a delicious food tasting, perfect for discovering the typical flavors of the Elqui Valley. Once we arrive in Pisco Elqui, we'll stroll through its main square, browse the craft markets, and have lunch at a local restaurant. We'll also visit the Gabriela Mistral Museum in the village of Montegrande, and our sightseeing tour will end with a visit to the town of Vicuña, where we'll have some free time to explore the largest town in the Elqui Valley, its main square, crafts, and culture. During the sightseeing tour, there are several places where you can buy products made with our regional fruit, the Chilean papaya.
IMPORTANT:
From March to December, the Puclaro Reservoir dam will be visited from Tuesday to Sunday. And on Mondays, the reservoir will be visited from the village of Gualliguaica. In January and February, the reservoir dam will be visited every day. In addition, the dam may be closed at any time on days in September, during the Christmas holidays, and on New Year's Day. The dam may be closed at any time without prior notice in certain special cases, such as power outages, water outages, heavy rain, public holidays, or others.
The Gabriela Mistral Museum in Montegrande is open from Tuesday to Sunday. The museum may close at any time without prior notice in certain special cases, such as power outages, water outages, heavy rain, public holidays, or others. You will be given time in Montegrande so that you can visit it optionally.
Includes
Fully air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch
Children's lunch menu (3–17 years old)
Tickets and Tastings
Admission/entrance ticket: Capel Cooperative Visitor Center. You will visit 1 of 3 possible pisco distilleries (Capel, Aba, or Doña Josefa), depending on availability. This will be coordinated by the tour guide en route.
Entry/admission ticket: Cavas Del Valle. The tasting at the organic vineyard on the traditional sightseeing tour is a family tasting, one glass per couple, and an extra personal glass costs $3,000.
Excludes
Tips
Lunch for infants aged 0–2 NOT INCLUDED (additional cost of CLP 5,000)
Important Information
- The tasting at the organic winery is family-friendly, with one glass for tasting per couple. Extra glass per person $3,000 CLP
This sightseeing tour is mainly conducted in Spanish. For our English-speaking guests, the bilingual tour guide will provide translations of the most important information, historical facts, and highlights at each stop. This is not 100% simultaneous translation.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
