Half Day La Serena and Coquimbo City Tour

Cost: $30.00
Tour Length: Half Day
Activity Level: Easy to Moderate

Includes:

1. Regular Transportation
2. Bilingual Guide
3. Entrance fees for museums
4. Craft Shops

Operates daily year round

The tour starts on La Serena’s elegant main avenues, streets like Francisco de Aguirre Boulevard whose center is essentially one giant garden lined with trees and full of marble statues. The city, the second oldest in the country, has been miraculously well preserved. Ponder past cultures by studying the city’s 29-plus colonial churches—the stone San Francisco Church, constructed during the 17th century, is a prime example—and paying a visit to the Archaeological Museum which has a particularly fine collection of Diaguita (that’s pre-Inca) artifacts. Take time to shop a little at Mercado La Recova, a great place to find regional crafts, musical instruments, woolens and dried fruits from Elqui Valley, then stop at the lookout of the University of La Serena to view the city, Coquimbo Bay, and the harbor beyond. Visit the Monumental Lighthouse, the official symbol of the city, then continue along the coast-hugging Avenida del Mar, past Peñuelas beach to Coquimbo, a port once overrun with pirates but now outgrowing its narrow, bustling streets. Drive through the city, along Costanera Avenue, around the Plaza de Armas, to beautiful La Herradura beach. Return.

$19 supplement for private tour.

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