What to do and see in Coquimbo Region, Chile: The Best Private Tours

August 7, 2021 Osvaldo Hartline

The Coquimbo Region (Spanish: IV Región de Coquimbo, pronounced [koˈkimbo]) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is some 400 km north of the capital, Santiago.
Restaurants in Coquimbo Region

1. La Serena and Coquimbo Private City Tour Including Lunch and Archeological Museum

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4.8 based on 5 reviews

7 hours tour. Explore the city of La Serena, Chile's second oldest city, full of history and colonial architectural elements that adorn their facades and streets, like churches, important buildings and The lighthouse of La Serena. Visit the city of Coquimbo, famous port surrounded with stories and traditions of the sea. Be part of the history of the fourth Region through this tour, which runs from Incas and Diaguitas civilization to pirates and corsairs.

Inclusions: Lunch, Professional guide, Hotel / port pickup and drop-off, Private tour

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By RalphArtPhoto

We booked this tour and were picked up at our Hostel el Punto at 8:30 am. The guide Filipe spoke fluently English and was very inspiring and enthusiastic telling a lot about the Elqui Valley, guiding us around very professionally. We had enough photo-stops and he offered me even to sit on the front seat to enable me to take better pictures while driving. The highlights like a visit to the dam and the Pisco area were brilliant as well as the provided lunch. One tip: although La Serena can be cold and windy in November, once you are in the mountains it is very hot up there, so take care of that by choosing smart clothings.

2. Elqui Valley and Vicuña Private Tour Including Lunch

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This 6 HOURS tour will take you through the great Elqui Valley (Valle del Elqui) where you can find places with paths between vineyards and fruit trees, barren hills covered with vines and pisco factories (liquor extracted from grapes). We will visit the city of Vicuña where you can find its main square and the museum of the poet Gabriela Mistral. Also you can visit the salesroom of Papaya, the typical fruit of the area. Then we will enjoy lunch in a restaurant where food is cooked with sunlight!

Inclusions: Lunch, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle, Private tour

Exclusions: Gratuities

3. Elqui Valley

La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile Planet Andina

We will enjoy a wonderful day in the majestic Elqui Valley, visiting some picturesque villages full of charms and traditions. We will learn from the process of making pisco and we will taste its exquisite varieties. we'll know part of gabriela Mistral's life and work. We'll have lunch at a restaurant in the town of vicuña, enjoying its exquisite gastronomy. We'll also meet about the derivatives of the copao and papaya. During the afternoon, we'll return to La Serena.

Inclusions: Lunch, Bilingual Guide, Entrance fee Gabriela Mistral museum

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Reviewed By Relax50012669582

A short and easy walk from the parking lot reveals this stunning sight. Even prettier (because of the waterfall and river) than Japan's Mt. Fuji.

4. 4-Day La Serena & Elqui Valley Private Roadtrip: Penguins, Pisco and Stargazing

Chile Dream Tours

Join us on this one-of-a-kind road trip on the Pan-American Highway to Chile’s Fourth Region, including a city tour of La Serena, boat tour to the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, pisco and wine tastings in the Elqui Valley, an evening of stargazing, and a visit to an alpaca farm!

Inclusions: Multilingual Guide, Public Transport, Bottled water, Digital Photographs, Tasting at La Liguana (Dulces de La Ligua), Optional City Tour of La Serena/Coquimbo, Boat ride to Humboldt Penguin National Reserve at Punta de Choros (weather permitting), Visit to Saturno Papaya Plantation, Entrance to Puclaro Dam and Reservoir, Entrance to Gabriela Mistral Museum in Vicuña, Tour and traditional Tasting at Cavas del Valle Wine Vineyard, Tour and traditional tasting at Los Nichos Pisco Distillery, Tour and traditional tasting at Mistral Pisco Distillery, Tour and traditional tasting at Pisco Museum and Tourist Center at Pisco Capel, Evening Mamalluca Observatory Tour, Entrance to Alpaca Farm

Exclusions: Optional Gratuity for Guide, Food, Hotel Accomodations

Reviewed By Dreamer64284

Sean was awesomely the best of the bestest - very highly recommended!!! We toured Valparaiso and Vina del Mar with him, and he dropped us off at Santiago for our cruise embarkation the following day. That was our first trip to South America - our pre-cruise tour, as we cruised Chile, Antarctica, Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay - still so many places to explore in this area. We will definitely come back, and use Sean's company again...

5. Solar Observation

La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile Planet Andina

In this tour dedicated to our King Star, The Sun, we will know the importance of his presence and how he contributes to our lives, while we taste our welcome cocktail. We will make an astronomical talk, for later observe the sun through our Celestron Nexstar EvoluPon 9.25 ”Schimdt-Cassegrain telescope, Celestron Nexstar 4Se and CerPfied Solar Visors. Then we'll return to La Serena.

Inclusions: Bilingual Guide, Specialized guide with basic astronomy knowledge, Entrance Fee, Observe the sun through our Telescope , A tibetan bowl session under the stellar cloak., Qualified driver

Exclusions: Insurance

Reviewed By Relax50012669582

A short and easy walk from the parking lot reveals this stunning sight. Even prettier (because of the waterfall and river) than Japan's Mt. Fuji.

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