Cajón del Maipo Tour: Embalse del Yeso Andes Lagoon Exploration in Santiago

Experience the magic of the Andes on a Cajón del Maipo tour in Santiago. Explore the stunning Embalse del Yeso Andes Lagoon and disconnect from the city chaos. Join our professional mountain guides and indulge in appetizers and Chilean wine for an unforgettable day!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Embalse El Yeso - Take the magic of the mountains with you! With the best views of the Andes in Cajón del Maipo, connect with nature in an environment of peace and fresh mountain air.
What's Included
  • Complimentary glass of wine
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off service
  • Refreshments including water
  • Knowledgeable bilingual guide
  • Gourmet sandwich and appetizers
What's Not Included
  • Pick ups in private residences
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the enchantment of the Andes during your stay in Santiago! Embalse stands as a premier location within the mountains. Detach from the urban frenzy and rejuvenate your spirits. Keep your camera handy as you encounter a waterfall, a tunnel, an ancient glacier and the captivating town of San Jose de Maipo. 
Our adept mountain guides will take…

Location
Condell 86
Condell
Hotel NH ciudad de Santiago.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jane_t
Feb 22, 2026
Good scenic tour - Beautiful scenery and a small group tour. Tour guide was difficult to understand and didn’t provide a lot of commentary but scenery made up for it. Lunch snack was good. I selected this tour because we were not interested in a wine tour and it was a good choice. Just a warning that roads are curvy and narrow.
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V4202dqantonios
Jan 18, 2026
Cajon Maipo-Chile - Great day trip from Santiago. Patricia was great and overall highly recommend it, especially if you're interested in seeing a lot by car with some minor hiking
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949cristianev
Jan 6, 2026
Wonderful experience! - The place is amazing, beautiful landscape! Our tour guide Patricia of Ando Andes was super attentive and kind, passed us a lot of information, we liked our picnic very much, we only found the road tight there, but our driver Angelo was super attentive and mastered the route well.
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Vanessa
Dec 11, 2025
Amazing scenery and guide! Don’t miss this! - The scenery was incredible. Our guide Andres was knowledgeable, very intelligent about the wildlife and the local ecological setting. The tour was on time, prompt and gave lots of breaks. Loved it!
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Kharl0t
Dec 2, 2025
Fantastic first impressions - It was my first time in Chile and had an amazing first impression. Laura was amazing and I had such a great day trip. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. I truly enjoyed it!! I would highly recommend this day trip!
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Guillermovm772aj
Nov 9, 2025
Nature, adventure and mountain range: the best tour to Cajon del Maipo - An amazing experience: fun, dynamic and very well guided. Laura is a total genius; even when a van wheel was punctured, we solved it without losing our spirits, taking the opportunity to have a picnic. All doubts were always answered with a smile. Recommended for those who can walk, are willing to get a little dirty and want to enjoy a lot.
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Kimfoong
Feb 19, 2025
Great Fun and Lots to see! - It was a greatly personal (of 3 pax) day trip hosted by Andres, our guide. He was very knowledgeable and has plenty of stories to tell us. The pace was perfect, slow and absolutely not in a hurry (like some of the other tour groups we saw). We were provided with a delicious sandwich for lunch and later a nice picnic spread of cheese, cured meat, crackers and fruits to go with our wine. Andres is who you'll want to take you on this. The sights were amazing! We enjoyed ourselves very much.
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Susanne
Feb 12, 2025
Don't miss this - worth 10 stars 🌟 - Would like to put 10 stars if possible, this was an absolutely amazing experience, so well organized and our guide André Riquelme is outstanding! He possesses impressive knowledge of the mountains, their flora and fauna. In addition, André talked about Chile, its history and the present. We learned so much! André is like a living Wilipedia and you can talk to him about everything, film, music 🎶 mm. All in fantastic English! The lunch was generous and delicious and in the end we were surprised by a small luxury picnic with vid and local treats. We can really recommend this excursion and especially year wonderful guide André!
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C9538jdmyriamg
Nov 2, 2024
CAJON DEL MAIPO. LAGOON DAY - Unbeatable. The excursion and the scenery are already unique and it is exciting to be able to feel surrounded by such a majestic place; this, together with our guide, Andrés, turned our experience into something unforgettable. Very grateful to Andrés for his magnificent attitude, his helpfulness, willingness and passion when it comes to accompanying us and explaining in such a professional and close way the fauna, flora and history of each place we traveled. Highly recommended
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Jo_k
Feb 22, 2026
This was a very long bus... - This was a very long bus ride but there were some stops on the way. Andes Mountains were incredible. The lagoon was gorgeous. Our guide and driver were very nice. The guide gave us lots of good information. A nice lunch was provided.
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From $130
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).