Elqui Valley Tour: Experience Vineyards, Fruit Trees, and Traditional Pisco Distillation
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La Serena
Immerse yourself in the beauty and tranquility of Elqui Valley on this tour. Explore vineyards, fruit trees, and learn about traditional pisco distillation. Don't miss out!
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

This activity is an all-day tour. Our agency picks you up at your lodging place between 08:30 a.m. to 09:00 a.m. to visit Pisco Elqui as a final destination, inside the Elqui Valley.
We start by visiting

09:45 .- Puclaro Reservoir: Photographic point with water from the Andean melting ice that is collected to ensure the irrigation of agriculture. We can walk, tour its craft fair and see the practice of sailing sports such as Windsurfing and Kitesurfing. (Maximum stay time 45 minutes).

10:30 a.m. Puclaro Reservoir // City of Vicuña
Vicuña Astronomical capital and cradle of the poet Gabriela Mistral, we visit in this place the town of artisans of the city, memorable icons such as the Immaculate Conception Church, Bauer Tower and Gabriela Mistral Museum will make us know the life and work of this Chilean Woman Winner the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Maximum visit time 1 hour).

11:30 a.m.- City of Vicuña // Pisco craft visit
In the Arenal sector, 5 minutes away from the city of Vicuña, we find a famous artisanal pisco center, which invites us to learn about the pisco manufacturing process. (45 minutes maximum)

1:00 p.m.- Pisquera Capel // Solar de Villaseca Restaurant

The solar restaurant is one of the gastronomic attractions of the town of Villaseca, where clean energies and excellent dishes are mixed, all cooked with the sun, being the Cabrito al Jugo the traditional dish of the Villaseca solar kitchens.

14:00 hrs Restaurant Solar // Town of Diaguitas
Continuing with the Elqui Valley tour, we continue knowing, until we reach the town of Diaguitas, known for ceramics and craft beer. (45 minutes maximum)

14:45 Diaguitas // Paihuano Valley

Leaving the Town of Diaguitas, our next destination will be the viewpoint of the Paihuano Valley, where the colors of the hills and the various plantations give us a magical setting inside the Elqui Valley, our stop is around 5 to 10 minutes to arrive to our penultimate destination, Monte Grande.

15:00 hrs Paihuano // Monte Grande

The visit to Monte Grande, focuses on the visit of the Gabriela Mistral School House and the Monument erected to the poetess with her students, an important photographic point on the route that we will be in this place for a time of (25 minutes maximum).

3:30 p.m. Monte Grande // Pisco Elqui
It is the most tourist town within the entire valley and prepared to receive the large number of national and foreign tourists who are called by the magical scenery that is experienced in the town. Restaurants, a craft fair, accommodation, camping and many attractions can be found in this striking place. (The maximum time of stay is one hour)

4:30 p.m. Pisco Elqui // La Serena

Once the visit to the place is over, we will make a stop along the way for our last surprise and then return to La Serena at approximately 6:00 p.m.

TERMS:

  • A minimum quota of 4 people is required to carry out this service.
  • If the minimum quota is not completed, we will notify you to reschedule the departure or for an additional value you can take the tour privately.
  • The tour is subject to cancellations due to weather conditions, as everyone’s safety is our priority.

Points of Interest

  • Av. Balmaceda 432

  • La Serena

  • Coquimbo

  • La Herradura

  • Peñuelas

  • Avenida del Mar

  • Avenida Costanera

What's Included
  • Entrance tickets to attractions
  • Carbonated beverages included
  • Lunch provided
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • What is not included in the program
  • a la carte menu
Additional Information

We will visit the most picturesque places of this great Valley, which surrounds us with mysticism and relaxation. We will visit the Puclaro Reservoir, Vicuña and its attractions. We will know in a pisquera factory the process of the distillation of the grape. Lunch will take place in a typical restaurant of the place. We will continue the route to Paihuano, we will make a stop at the viewpoint, to go later to Monte Grande. Pisco Elqui is the last town on this circuit, a small town with narrow streets and adobe houses, where the place’s square and a beautiful water fountain stand out, with figures of children; the village church and crafts centers typical of the place, welcome us and say goodbye to this tour.

Location
Av. Balmaceda 432
Avenida Balmaceda
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Emily_s
Apr 10, 2023
Awesome tour! Book it! - Martin was an excellent guide who shared a lot of interesting information about the Elqui Valley. He even added a stop at a winery upon our request. Highly recommend this scenic day!
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Christopher_w
Aug 18, 2023
Great all round tour through stunning scenery - Our guide was very professional and went out of her way to ensure that as the only English speakers in the group that we didn't miss out on any of the information. The stop off points were interesting and the lunch was also great. Our only criticism would be that we travelled through a lot of incredible scenery, and as a nature lover it would have been a much better tour if we were able to stop and take some of it in. It seemed a shame to drive by so much beauty and not be able to fully appreciate it.
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