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.

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.

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.

Let yourself be captivated by the magic of traditional culture and enjoy the Andean nature. In the company of our guide, you will go from Pisco Elqui to the Cochiguaz river valley to explore and reconnect with nature. Enjoy the 1,800 meters above sea level, which the multi trail offers you and enjoy the nature of the sector. Of great experiential quality and privileged landscape, we begin trekking at 1800 meters above sea level through a multi-trail loaded with attributes such as: spring water source, semi-arid forest, rocky terrain and fertile green mantle. Cochiguaz -it comes from mapudungun language "water house", you will learn about the use of the water resource that develops small-scale agriculture and livestock in the small north of Chile, and observe their natural cycle thaws, springs and wetlands. Basic level route of 7 kms with 200 meters of unevenness, affordable for all healthy people. Also there is a downhill bike after the trekking. In El Colorado you will receive bicycles and equipment to drive down a 16 km road surrounded by mountains. On the way you have the possibility to take a break at the pure and crystal-clear Cochiguaz river bank, visit petroglyphs, the village and mystic landmarks until the reunion in Montegrande.

There is no better way to get to know this land than at the relaxed pace of the Elquino lifestyle, and in private transportation. Without haste, we will take you to the end of the road at 1900 meters above sea level, where you can observe how the landscape of the high mountains opens up, embracing traditional forms of a culture that withstands the test of time. Leave your worries behind and hop on with our guide on a journey that will take you to the farthest corners of the Elqui Valley. Marvel at the attractions and history of the Elqui Valley, visit the town of Alcohuaz, meet the producers of late harvest wine at Piuquenes, stroll through the Artisanal Village of Horcón, and take a break on the banks of the Estero Derecho River, which meanders at the foot of the mountains. Let the pisco from Doña Josefa, distilled under these illuminated skies, awaken your senses.