Classic Elqui Valley (Between vineyards and fruit trees)

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Summary

This activity is a full-day tour. Our agency picks you up at the place of accommodation between 08:30 to 09:00 am. to visit as final destination Pisco Elqui, inside the Elqui Valley. We start visiting 09:45 .- Puclaro Reservoir: Photographic point with water from mountain range thaws that are gathered to ensure irrigation of agriculture. We can walk, tour its craft fair and see the practice of sailing sports such as Windsurfing and Kitesur. (Maximum stay 45 minutes). 10:30 hrs Puclaro Reservoir // Vicuña City Vicuña Astronomical capital and cradle of the Poetiza Gabriela Mistral, we visit in this place the town of artisans of the city, memorable icons such as the Immaculate Conception Church, Torre Bauer and Gabriela Mistral Museum will let 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. - Vicuña City // Tour del Pisco In the Arenal sector, 5 minutes away from the city of Vicuña, we find a famous artisanal pisco center, which invites us to know what the pisco manufacturing process is like. (45 minutes maximum) 1:00 p.m. - Pisquera Capel // Restaurant Solar de Villaseca 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, the Cabrito al Jugo being the traditional dish of the Villaseca solar kitchens. 2:00 p.m. Restaurant Solar // Diaguitas Town Continuing with the Elqui Valley tour, we continue to know, 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 detention is around 5 to 10 minutes to arrive to our penultimate destination, Monte Grande.  3:00 p.m. Paihuano // Monte Grande The visit to Monte Grande, focuses on the visit of the Gabriela Mistral School House and the Monument erected to the poet 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 in the entire valley and prepared to receive the large number of national and foreign tourists who are called by the magical scenery that is lived in the town. Restaurants, craft fair, accommodation, camping and many attractions we find in this striking place. (The maximum length of stay is one hour) 4:30 p.m. Pisco Elqui // La Serena Once the visit to the place is finished, we will stop along the way to our last surprise and then return to La Serena at approximately 6:00 p.m.

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Duration
8 hours - 10 hours
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Why take this tour?

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.

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What’s included?

  • Lunch

  • It is offered apart from drinks and mineral water with gas or without gas, glass of white or red wine on the menu

  • Entrance tickets attractions

  • Gratuities

  • What is not included in the program

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Before you book

  • Duration: 8-10 hours

  • Mobile tickets accepted

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Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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La Serena Turismo Chile

About operator:

People who usually travel say you experience one trip three times: "When you plan it, when you live it and when you remember it". This is our main motivation to respond with all of our resources in making trips and tours according to your needs and expectations with an exclusive service that would make the trip a great experience you will love and remember. LST Chile is a travel & tour agency, located in La Serena city, Coquimbo Region, with over 10 years of history we seek to respond to all requirements that tourists, travelers, and companies may have. We have developed tourist services and daily tours according to the needs of our customers, wherein every trip you will be able to appreciate and observe nature, historic patrimony, culture and magic of the places visited. We put in your hands a new and surprising way to travel, that once you experienced it you'd wish to come back. WE ARE YOUR TEAM IN LA SERENA! DO NOT WAIT ANY LONGER. Come to visit us!

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