Things to do in La Serena, Coquimbo Region: The Best Tours

December 8, 2021 Elouise Mccaul

Discover the best top things to do in La Serena, Chile including La Serena: Full day to Isla Damas & Humbolt Pinguino National Reserve, Coastal Circuit: Come to know Totoralillo - Guanaqueros - Tongoy, La Serena: Full day Tour to Elqui Valley , La Serena and Coquimbo Private City Tour Including Lunch and Archeological Museum, Valle de Elqui Fullday Tour, Elqui Valley and Vicuña Private Tour Including Lunch, Humboldt Penguin National Reserve - Damas Island, Elqui Valley Pisco & Tasting Shore Excursion, Half day City Tour La Serena & Coquimbo, 4-Day La Serena & Elqui Valley Private Roadtrip: Penguins, Pisco and Stargazing.
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1. La Serena: Full day to Isla Damas & Humbolt Pinguino National Reserve

Ruta Chile - Whole Saler Tour Operator
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

We head for north through the Panamerican Highway and cross a semi-desert like area. The road continues on a sloping ground from where we can observe several views of the rocky coast.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Navigating Gull, Choros and Damas Island, Lunch

Exclusions: Meals and drinks not specified, Tickets and permissions, Optional Gratuities for driver and guide

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

2. Coastal Circuit: Come to know Totoralillo - Guanaqueros - Tongoy

La Serena Turismo Chile
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Visit some of the most prominent beaches and spas in the region, where you can enjoy a quiet and refreshing day by the sea.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, What is not included in the program, Gratuities

Reviewed By Bernie K

This was a fabulous interesting night and we were lucky enough to have a brilliantly clear sky. Unfortunately our photo's of the evening weren't great, but we managed to fit in another evening elsewhere in Chile and saw it all again in a different perspective. Overall this was a great evening and it was very informative.

3. La Serena: Full day Tour to Elqui Valley

Ruta Chile - Whole Saler Tour Operator
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Discover the mystical Elqui Valley on this full-day guided tour from La Serena. Small group. Get a glimpse of new-age lifestyles at Cochiguaz. Enjoy a pisco tasting at a production plant. Visit Vicuña, the Nobel laureate Gabriel Mistral's hometown.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Lunch, Guide for the whole tour

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

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

Top Private Tours (La Serena, Chile)
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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.

5. Valle de Elqui Fullday Tour

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Elqui Valley history, literature, culture, Pisco distillery and lunch included at the solar kitchens, where they cook just with the solar radiation. From 8:30 hours to 19:00 hours.

Inclusions: Lunch, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Driver/guide, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

6. Elqui Valley and Vicuña Private Tour Including Lunch

Top Private Tours (La Serena, Chile)
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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

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7. Humboldt Penguin National Reserve - Damas Island

Av. Balmaceda 432, La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile La Serena Turismo Chile
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Together with us you will live the experience of doing a unique tour, where in addition to visiting the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve you can perform unique activities, such as visiting the olive oil factory, the museum or a nearby beach where you can marvel at the Beauty and tranquility of this. The option to accommodate the return trip to La Serena visiting places of interest and making stops along the way to be able to observe more closely the native fauna of the sector, will give you a wonderful experience made especially for you.

Inclusions: Tourist menu (Entrance - Main course - Dessert - Drinkable), Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: What is not included in the travel program, Gratuities

Reviewed By Bernie K

This was a fabulous interesting night and we were lucky enough to have a brilliantly clear sky. Unfortunately our photo's of the evening weren't great, but we managed to fit in another evening elsewhere in Chile and saw it all again in a different perspective. Overall this was a great evening and it was very informative.

8. Elqui Valley Pisco & Tasting Shore Excursion

Casa de La Cultura Zona de balet, Unnamed Road, Coquimbo, Chile Elqui Lux

This All-Inclusive round trip to Elqui Valley it is specially tailored and timed for Cruise Ship tourists, it includes the full experience of the valley in the exact amount of time of your visit. This trip starts in the Port of Coquimbo and will be 8 hours long (or less!). We will visit the village of El Molle to eat exquisite traditional Chilean pastries before we visit Aba pisco distillery to taste a unique type of brandy and full size cocktails. To avoid the midday heat we will then drink artisanal and experimental beer at the Guayacan Brewery. For dessert we can have cactus ice cream at La Bilbaína. Then, we will visit Cactus Brewery to enjoy refreshing ale beer and then we will return to La Serena to visit La Recova Market and the Third Millenium Cross in Coquimbo. We will take care of your time! This tour will end at least one hour before your planned departure.

Inclusions: Pisco shots and cocktail tasting, 1 glass of Mango Pisco or Maqui Pisco cocktail, 1 pint of Guayacan Beer, 1 pint of Cactus Lager Beer, Mineral water throughout the tour, Air-conditioned vehicle, Sealed peanuts bags, potato chips, fruit and cookies throughout the tour, Chilean traditional pastries and Ice cream for breakfast, WiFi on board, Licensed Nurse On Board for Passengers with Reduced Mobility, Chinese Speaker Travel Assistant

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9. Half day City Tour La Serena & Coquimbo

Receptivo Aborigen Tours Chile

Relive pirate stories with this city tour of La Serena and Coquimbo, touring the main attractions of these cities on the edge of the sea.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Travel insurance with medical coverage., Foods

10. 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...

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