5 Pisco & Elqui Valley Tours, Compared

1.Elqui Valley Tour: History and Flavors (NOT FOR CRUISES)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $53Our pick

Explore Chile’s Elqui Valley from La Serena with pisco, organic wine, mountain views, local lunch, and Gabriela Mistral sites.

“Guide/Driver picked me up from my location even though there was a stated meeting point. This was wonderful. Guide was down to earth and had lots of experience. Guide was able to conduct tour in both English and Spanish. He spoke both well. He was able to keep everyone engaged and had a deep understanding of the area and the locations we visited. I wasn't expecting much out of this tour and it far exceeded my expectations as I normally use a different tour provider. We went to several sites including a reservoir, a wine production facility, a pisco mueseum and retailer, a historical site, a wonderful place for lunch…”

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2.Stargazing Hiking Valle de Elqui

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Review of Valle de Elqui stargazing hike with sunset, sound therapy, Andean astronomy, snacks, and astrophotography for $100.

“Loreto is absolutely passionate about creating an experience that you will never forget. Fantastic and highly recommend her tour!”

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3.Pisco Elqui: Mountaintop Stargazing and Night Portrait

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 2h 30m · from $54

Stargaze from a mountain above Pisco Elqui with a 20-inch telescope, Spanish guide, pisco sour, and a digital night portrait.

“Super Tour mit tollen Sternbildern. Super Guide, sehr freundlich, nahm sich viel Zeit. Empfehlung!”

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4.Elqui Valley and Vicuna Private Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $339

Review of a private Elqui Valley tour from La Serena with pisco tasting, Gabriela Mistral museum, solar lunch, and port transfers.

“Buyer beware. Do not book this tour. The description is not at all accurate. Pickup at port was not on time nor in the right location, I had to go find them and wasted a bunch of time looking for them. Driver was great, but the driver and guide clearly had never met each other as well, and we couldn't find the driver at first which wasted even more time. The tour itself was only semi-private. The vehicle was private, but then we got to stops and had to "wait for the rest of the groups to come" before we were able to actually see anything. The whole point of…”

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5.Classic Elqui Valley (Between vineyards and fruit trees)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $94

Review of the Classic Elqui Valley tour from La Serena, with pisco, vineyards, Gabriela Mistral sites, lunch, timing, value, and practical tips.

“Our guide was very professional and went out of her way to ensure that as the only English speakers in the group that we didn't miss out on any of the information. The stop off points were interesting and the lunch was also great. Our only criticism would be that we travelled through a lot of incredible scenery, and as a nature lover it would have been a much better tour if we were able to stop and take some of it in. It seemed a shame to drive by so much beauty and not be able to fully appreciate it.”

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