Things to do in Pisco Elqui

Embark on an astrotourism experience in Pisco Elqui. View the clear night skies from a clay auditorium adapted to the mountains. Look up at the stars while enjoying a pisco sour, an iconic local drink. Sit at the top of the mountain with your drink in hand. Learn about the southern skies from your guide.  Gaze up at thousands of stars visible to the naked eye before using a professional 20” telescope to get a better look. Get a souvenir photo of these breathtaking skies at the end of your tour.

Explore one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Chile and the world where the most emblematic landscapes and cultural treasures of our country were born. Ancient precolumbian villages, early churches and hacienda houses of the first spanish conquistadores, surrounded by pyramidal mountains rich in minerals and magnetism gave birth to tropical fruits, semiarid flora and mediterranean crops inspired the creation of the most recognized wineries and pisco distilleries in Chile. Discover the art of the Diaguitas, the legacy of the Incas, the origins of Chilean wine and pisco, the landcapes that inspired the life and artwork of Nobel winner Gabriela Mistral, its avant-garde Astronomical Observatories and its mysterious new age’s communities.

Travel through the valley from its highest point along a country road, surrounded by mineral mountains and a beautiful green blanket of fertile riverbanks. We will take you by vehicle to the last town in the Elqui Valley. During this tour, the guide will tell all the stories and indications of the places that can be visited on the route. At the highest point, your bikes, equipment, and safety tips will be delivered to you so that you can undertake, on your own, the return journey along a single route of 17 km. You can visit on the way down, with freedom of decision, the places previously indicated by the guide.

Travel from Pisco Elqui to "El Colorado" sector in Cochiguaz on this group tour that is good for all experience levels with horseback riding. Get expert safety instruction from someone experienced with horses. Ride your horses like Chilean huasos with hats and riding leggings. Enjoy the walk through the beautiful Andean landscapes where you can observe rural life. Journey along the banks of the Cochiguaz River and feel the exhilaration of crossing the river. Have the option of taking a dip in the temperate river after a day of horseback riding.

Travel to one of the most beautiful places in South America, Coquimbo bay, La Serena city and the great Elqui Valley to discover the origins and evolution of chilean and argentinean wine industry. Come and experience one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Chile and the world where the most emblematic landscapes and cultural treasures of our country were born. Ancient precolumbian villages, early churches, and hacienda houses of the first conquerors, surrounded by pyramidal mountains rich in minerals and magnetism gave birth to tropical fruits, semiarid flora and mediterranean crops that inspire the creation not only of the first and most recognized wineries and pisco distilleries from XVI in Chile but also the deep and emotive poetry of the Nobel prize winner Gabriela Mistral. You will visit and taste very unique ancestral and avant-gardes wines and piscos along 4 wineries and pisco cellars, one of these will be paired with incredible food recipes and flavors from the Andes Pacific side. You will discover the places and mountains that give birth to the Diaguitas art pottery, the legacy of the Incas, the origins of Chilean wine and pisco, the landscapes that host and inspire Gabriela Mistral literature and activism, the avant-garde Astronomical Observatories with its mysterious new age’s communities.