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Chile
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Coquimbo Region
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Elqui Province
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La Serena
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Tours & Activities
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La Serena and Coquimbo Private City Tour Including Lunch and Archeological Museum
1 day
Lunch
Private
About this activity
Departure from the port of Coquimbo around 8:30am. The Tour starts at the Civic Center of the city of La Serena, where you'll visit the most interesting places such as the Plaza de Armas, important churches built of stone, the Recova craft center and the Archaeological Museum.
Afterwards, you'll drive along the av. Francisco de Aguirre, the main route of entry to the city, to the Japanese Garden and then to La Serena Lighthouse, built between 1951 and 1953. The Av. Del Mar, which is the coastal road connecting between La Serena and Coquimbo. It will lead us to the port, to visit the city, the English Quarter with its old mansions of the early nineteenth century. Then we will go to Mirador del Fuerte Lambert, a true relic, observation point for the defense of the port, built during the second half of the seventeenth century.
Then, stop for lunch before continuing the journey to the Cross of the Third Millennium, a memorial to the Christian faith. The final stop is a visit to Guayacan, a sector which during the nineteenth century revolved around the work of copper smelting. Famous sites here include the Church Sector, a Catholic church designed by Eiffel and the bay of La Herradura.
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Afterwards, you'll drive along the av. Francisco de Aguirre, the main route of entry to the city, to the Japanese Garden and then to La Serena Lighthouse, built between 1951 and 1953. The Av. Del Mar, which is the coastal road connecting between La Serena and Coquimbo. It will lead us to the port, to visit the city, the English Quarter with its old mansions of the early nineteenth century. Then we will go to Mirador del Fuerte Lambert, a true relic, observation point for the defense of the port, built during the second half of the seventeenth century.
Then, stop for lunch before continuing the journey to the Cross of the Third Millennium, a memorial to the Christian faith. The final stop is a visit to Guayacan, a sector which during the nineteenth century revolved around the work of copper smelting. Famous sites here include the Church Sector, a Catholic church designed by Eiffel and the bay of La Herradura.
Included
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Hotel / port pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Entry/Admission - Playa La Herradura
- Entry/Admission - Cruz Del Tercer Milenio
- Entry/Admission - Fuerte Lambert
- Entry/Admission - Museo Arqueologico de La Serena
- Entry/Admission - Iglesia de Guayacan
- Entry/Admission - Faro Monumental de La Serena
Not included
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
85%
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This tour was excellent! We did the private tour with Christian and Pablo ? - sorry, I've forgotten the guide's name but he was excellent. He had lived several years in the US and spoke excellent English. We were in Coquimbo via a cruise and the two of them filled every minute of the time we had in port - they took us to the museum, several churches, Japanese garden, Plaza de Armas, English cemetery, La Recova market, the military base, and many other sites. They are obviously very proud of their country and village and shared a lot of interesting history as we toured the area. The view from the top of the Cruz del Tercer Milenio was breathtaking several people from the ship were disappointed that their tour did not take them into the Cross - they only saw it from a distance. Lunch was wonderful as well. Highly recommend this tour!
fabulous excursions. our guide and driver, Ferdinand and Christian were wonderful. We saw much more than we expected, all very interesting. Lots of laughing and great conversation. Very good lunch in a yacht club was included. Wonderful day
We were disappointed that the museum was closed. Otherwise, a great tour. The guide and driver were excellent: professional, flexible, friendly, knowledgeable. They went out of their way to arrange unique experiences for us. Lunch was excellent, and we greatly enjoyed our day!