Top 10 things to do and attractions in Vicuna

A free beautiful, well-maintained place devoted to Nobel Prize awarded Gabriel Mistral

Interesante para los chilenos. Lugar bien mantenido, gratuito, moderno. Great historical birthplace and museum complex of Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral. Nice complex. Free entrance. Interesting place.

There is only two days in the week to visit (tuesday and thursday) and two hours to enter (11:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 16:00) and besides you have book your visit in a webpage so is nearly impossible to give it a try.

Beautiful set spacious museum with flowing exhibition about the writers life work and heritage. By the way, she named "El Salvador the thumb of the Americas" : ))

Cant give a real rate because right now you can only visit making online reservations in advance... Freking pandemic

Best place to learn a little more of the 1945 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Small Museum in Vicuña (La Serena). We can learn a few things about Gabriela Mistral live.

My wife and I went on a Wednesday afternoon in August. Got there a little after 12pm. When we arrived tgey said there was no one there to lead a tour in English. We were disappointed, but as we were walking around the property, a young woman (sorry, we forgot her name) found us and offered to lead us on a tour in English. It was wonderful and I would highly recommend this tour to anyone!! Thank you for the great time and the samples at the end of the tour, of course!!

We visited the distillery and booked the tasting. The whole tour and tasting took about 1 hour. It was very interesting to see how pisco is made and then taste it. I definitely recommend to do tour and a tasting when you're in this area!

Tour was good enough, they give you some free samples but very few. I would say the best is that prices are very very low. You can get some alcohol for less than a dollar. I still preffer the yours on the homemade licours, they are more friendly, more detailed, they give more free samples and also they are usually higher quality. Still, don't miss this one.

Great place to visit and include in your trip to north of Chile! I would recommend to join a guided tour with degustation of pisco products, try their food and buy some bottles as souvenirs for your friends/family (prices there are twice cheaper than in any supermarket or “botellerias”)

Open until 6pm, as per the website, but the last tour was hours beforehand - why is this not mentioned on the website which makes it sound like tours go all day? You can't do anything but buy bottles to take home without a tour (no pisco museum, no tasting, nothing). A complete waste of time, which I could have used to visit somewhere else. -No, the last tour was NOT "one and a half hours before closing" according to the on-site employee.

Interesting to learn about the historic people who lived a harsh life on the coast of this desert.

Pretty, the store is full of stuff you can buy in a supermarket, nothing artisanal.

A must visit if you are in the area. We were in Ruben's group and he was a wealth of knowledge. The tour is ideal and the team are very insightful

We saw the Milky Way with our naked eyes. The sky is so clear here. We also saw Jupiter & its moons, plus Saturn rings and several nebuli in the telescopes. So beautiful! The guide spoke excellent English and gave great explanations of constellations. Make sure to wear warm clothing because it gets cold in the mountain at night.

They sure have a weird system for ticketing, in that you make your reservation online and THEN you show up at a specific time the evening of your reservation to stand in line to buy tickets and transport, then wait another 30 minutes before being transported. The facilities were alright, but we were in a group with 20 other people so there's a lot of standing around waiting for your turn to look through the telescopes. Guides are passionate and made it interesting. Overall it was nice enough, but not sure it's a must-visit.

This place is incredible. Our guide was so knowledgeable and funny! He was passionate and his passion was contagious! What an amazing experience.

Out of this world 🌎 best experience yet,is a must

The rigamarole to actually get your tickets is a complete fiasco - read on for details. However, everyone we dealt with both at the office and the Observatory were very friendly and helpful so the system is NOT their fault. Posted hours online are a work of fiction but from reviews we gathered that they'd be open a little before the tours begin so we turned up just before the 6pm tour as we wanted to get our tickets for the 8:30 tour. Yes, you're reading this correctly. You don't actually get a ticket when you book online so you have to go to the office to do so, along with all the other people who booked so you get to stand in a nice long line to actually pay. Yes, you're reading this correctly. You cannot pay online. Sigh. Oh, and don't bother trying to get your 8:30 tickets around 6pm. You're reading this correctly. You have to queue up around 8pm with all the other people, etc. The bus to the actual Observatory costs an additional 7,000 clp, an absolute ripoff. Google maps works fine if you have your own transport, with one caveat: it says you are there about 50 yards short of the actual entrance gate. Show your ticket for entry to the parking lot. OK, so you've gone thru all the steps to get your ticket, and you've driven there, arriving at 8:30 on time for your tour. On the night we went, the tour didn't start until 9:20 but who knows on your night. Finally the tour: our guide was fantastic and the information he gave very interesting. Looking at the moon and stars was amazing.

Horrible system. This place requires you to reserve tickets in advance, yet you have to go half an hour before your observatory tour starts to pick up your tickets, so far so good? Nope, when you arrive there will be a queue of people and most of them won't have a reservation and the people who work there will take them anyways (in fear of being treated as mean for not taking customers with no reservation) which causes the people with a reservation to wait for around 40 minutes, when they could just sell you the tickets when you make the reservation...or have two queues...or sell them online...unlimited options! We even had an older woman cutting the line twice, taking a very long time and when we had enough and told her to have some respect for other people's time she said "learn to live life...you are young" I guess if you know how to live, skip lines, and have no respect for others maybe go there and you will have a great experience for me it was not. Also the observatory was cheap but you get what you paid for, very crowded and tired tour guides, we where lucky to join an English tour with a great guide but most experiences are not like that.

We’ve got there together with my family through a recommendation. Easy place to find, not far from the main town. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff, easy to follow the information and in a fun way to explain. Super recommended activity if you staying around Valle del Elqui. I would recommend to visit in a night without the Moon so you will see a bit more of the stars and constellation but to see the moon on the telescope was also incredible.

We stayed here for 3 nights with a car and rooftop tent. Very relaxing atmosphere, friendly people, big kitchen, nice swimming pool and good coffee. Camping was not expensive. Stargazing tour was very interesting. Recommend to stay here!

This is one of my favorite places to do an astronomy tour in the area. They always make you feel at home and are very good at explaining what you’re seeing in the skies and well as some general background about astronomy. The glass of wine and a hot soup during the tour are nice touches.

Very cool experience. The stargazing tour was well-led and hosted by an expert (important). We started with a technical and very informative presentation after which we used a large telescope to watch multiple planets, stars and clusters. It was in-depth while remaining light hearted. I would also recommend staying at the accomodation they offer among the vineyards. Its host is very kind and the rooms are clean and cosy. If you are in the Elqui Valley, do yourself a favor and book the tour+stay.

Where to begin.. Alfa Aldea is magical. I arrived here in a camper van planning to stay two nights and ended up staying for over a week. Marco and his family have created a wonderful venue for astronomy tours and star gazing (Juan is highly knowledgeable with all things astronomy as he is studying astronomy in La Serena), camping/lodging, coffee shop, pool, adventuring… the list goes on. Vicuña is a great town for exploring the rest of Valle de Elqui. I look forward to spending more time at Alfa Aldea in the future. This is must do when in Valle de Elqui.

We had a great evening with our family of four at Alfa Aldea. Our guide, Hugo, speaks excellent English and made complex astronomy concepts into easily digestible explanations. We learned how to identify the Southern Cross, looked at the moon and other sights in the night sky through the telescope, and for just $5 extra got an awesome family photo with the night sky as a background. Highly recommended!

Nice and homie experience, we went there for a '18 de Septiembre' long weekend EXCLUSIVELY for the world-acclamed night sky of the area, what a perfect place to stay at a small astronomic center/hostel right? well...Cloudy with a chance of sunrays. all weekend. Yes, a drag. But what made the entire trip worth it was the hospitality of Marco (owner) and his enthisiasm for the sky. He took out his solar lenses and gave us a really cool speech of what we were watching.

The Pisco here was not our style. The mixed Pisco was ok but rather sweet. The pure Pisco was rough and not smooth at all. We enjoyed the Pisco at Doña Josefa much more.

Great little distillery with kind servers. No tour available in English unfortunately, but our server did his best and offered 6 free tasters which was great! They should sell cocktails as well!

Small authentic Pisceria with a free guided tour and a tasting of their cocktails afterwards. The tour was very interesting and the property very charming!

Splendid Pisquera to visit while you are in Vicuña. The tour is free, very interesting and doesn't last hours. Our guide was very helpful and nice. This is one of the best piscos in Chile.

No English tours on the day we visited, but we were kindly offered 3 pisco sour tastings for free (not to our liking, too sweet) and a very nice pisco tasting. It has a lovely courtyard to drink your tastings. Maybe because it was near to the end of the day and because we don't speak Spanish but the staff were not very interested or friendly, so we chose not to buy anything. I think if you are Spanish speaking you will have better luck!

We had a lovely free english speaking tour with Axel! Very knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions. We can get the Aba pisco in the UK now and it's the best, amazing with tonic.

We walked for an hour to get to this distillery after a recommendation from our hostel in Vicuna but when we arrived, the staff did everything in their power not to acknowledge us. Even when we literally stood in front of them, they averted their eyes and pretended we weren’t there. When someone did eventually acknowledge us and we asked about a distillery tour, they simply said ‘no English tours’ and walked off. All in all, the experience made us feel really uncomfortable and unwelcome - there are many other distilleries (especially in the Pisco Elqui area) which are not only far less rude, but genuinely make you feel as if they are passionate to share the art of pisco with you. Giving a couple of stars because there is a nice bar at the front of the distillery serving innovative Pisco cocktails.

My family and I did a tour of the cervecería and it did not disappoint! Our tour guide Charlotte was great and taught us a lot about the beer-making process, all the different types of beers they have at the brewery, and gave us an in-depth tour of the factory. We also had a beer-tasting session and tried several of their craft beers. I highly recommend purchasing some of them. My favorites were the Pale Ale and the IPA! It was cool learning about the history of the cervecería and the impact it has on the community. Highly recommend making a stop here on your trip to the Valle del Elqui.

Wow, this place is a Gem! So tranquilo, good cervesas (we had 6 tasting glasses of 150cl for 8000 pesos). The pizza was very nice as well, good flavour and not too greasy. The variety in burgers was not our taste, but the kind staff added ingredients as we liked. The staff made sure we had all we need Can recommend!

Excellent location and excellent beer. The diaguitas 33 is now my favourite beer. The service started off a bit show but soon picked up. The pizza was great.. Not so much the young but the base was excellent (crunchy and thin, cooked perfectly). Just watch the bill when you go to pay.. They seem to like to up the tip without asking. Oh, and always pay using sin cuotas. (Otherwise you'll pay instalments over a period of time, with interest..a favourite game of the banks here).

Solid beers and good burgers. The beergarden was pretty space and service was great.

Great beer! But the restaurant is super slow, specially at peak hours. The pizzas are ok, but the crust is a little on the dry side. In summary, great beer, ok pizza, super slow service.

Good beer. Has some options to try many types for cheap. Place is comfy on the afternoon. Little options for food, but it isn't why you came here... Am I right? 🍺🍻

Amazing beer, great weekend get away, all home made, you can buy the sampler comes with all beer flavours. Good food, tea if you want, only thing if you go later during the day can get very cold

Good one. Reminder: Mondays are not open.

(Translated by Google) A museum that should have greater concern on the part of the institution in charge and be private, all the more so because it is a charming place and of great value to the entomological world. The entrance fee is $1,000 for adults and $600 or $500 for children, I don't remember. (Original) Un museo que debería tener mayor preocupación de parte de la institución que esté a cargo y de ser privado, con mayor razón porque es un lugar encantador y de gran valor al mundo entomologico. La entrada tiene un valor de $1.000 adultos y niños $600 o $500 no lo recuerdo.

(Translated by Google) Museum a little dated but very well maintained and organized. There are many species that are very well preserved (probably in very low humidity). All this for 1000 pesos. I recommend! (Original) Musée un peu vieillot mais très bien entretenu et agencé. On y retrouve de nombreuses espèces très bien conserver (sûrement par une humidité très faible). Tous ça pour 1000 pesos. Je recommande !

(Translated by Google) Entering this museum for only CLP 1,000 is a true gift, and a must-see if you're passing through Vicuña. Its location across from the plaza is a privilege. Its exhibition not only features species from the Americas, but also includes those from other parts of the world. (Original) Entrar a conocer este museo por solo $1.000 CLP, es un verdadero regalo, y un infaltable a visitar si pasas por Vicuña, su ubicación frente a la plaza es un privilegio. Su muestra no solo corresponde a especies de América, hay de otras partes del mundo también.

(Translated by Google) There is good service in the place. Although it is a small space, it contains a wide variety of insects, stuffed animals and fossils. It is a good place to discover and learn! (Original) Hay una buena atención en el lugar. Si bien es un espacio pequeño, contiene una gran variedad de insectos, animales disecados y fósiles. Es un buen lugar para descubrir y aprender!

(Translated by Google) Nice experience to visit with the family! Economical and entertaining. (Original) Linda experiencia para visitar junto a la familia! Económico y entretenido.

(Translated by Google) Good layout and large number of insects, as well as educational panels that teach us a little about them. Good price (600 adult, 300 child). My only complaint is that it is a little small. (Original) Buena distribución y gran cantidad de insectos, además de paneles educativos que nos enseñan un poco acerca de ellos. Buen precio (600 adulto, 300 niño). Mi unica queja es que es un poco pequeño.

(Translated by Google) Comfortable place, we went to see nano stern and it was great! (Original) Cómodo lugar , fuimos a ver a nano stern y estuvo genial !

(Translated by Google) My graduation at the theater was very beautiful. (Original) Muy hermosa mi graduación en el teatro

(Translated by Google) This city stands out for being very beautiful with many attractions that vrr (Original) Ezta ciudad se destaca por ser muy linda con muchos atracyivos que vrr

(Translated by Google) Good place (Original) Buen lugar

(Translated by Google) Super nice if like me you haven't booked a hotel with a swimming pool. You will find everything you want there: 3 swimming pools of different depths, picnic tables with barbecue, toilets, showers... great for spending the day with the family (Original) Super sympa si comme moi vous n’avez pas réservé un hôtel avec piscine . Vous y trouvez tout ce que vous voulez : 3 piscines de profondeurs différentes, des tables à pique nique avec barbecue , sanitaires , douches … super pour passer la journée en famille

(Translated by Google) Very nice, quiet and familiar place. It has 3 swimming pools and is super close to Vicuña (approximately 1.5 facilities or less), highly recommended. 3,500 adults and 2,000 for children and seniors are the prices as of February 2024. (Original) Lugar muy lindo, tranquilo y familiar. Tiene 3 piscinas y está super cerca de Vicuña (aproximadamente a 1,5 instalaciones o menos), muy recomendable. 3500 adultos y 2000 para niños y tercera edad son los precios a febrero 2024.

(Translated by Google) It's nice. Spend the day of the eclipse there. The truth is we were all waiting for the eclipse and to have a good view of the moment which was true. Nice place to have barbecues and very familiar. Suggestion: more cleaning of the bathrooms and areas such as the pool even if it is not used in winter. I guess it's cleaner in summer. But that day the park was full of people and the bathrooms were very dirty. (Original) Es bonito. Pase el día del eclipse alli. la verdad todos estábamos pendientes del eclipse y de tener una buena vista del momento lo cual fue así. lindo lugar para hacer asados y muy familiar. Sugerencia :más limpieza a los baños y a las áreas como la piscina así no se use en invierno . Supongo que en verano está más limpio. Pero ese día el parque estaba full de gente y los baños muy sucios.

(Translated by Google) Quite a busy place. They charge 3,500 adults and 2,000 children. It has three swimming pools of different depths, bathrooms, green areas and barbecue areas in large quantities, which have a grill and drinking water on the sides. It is important to arrive early to reach the barbecue area closest to the pools. He also has a small business but limited in products and otherwise expensive. (Original) Lugar bastante concurrido. Cobran 3.500 adultos y 2000 niños. Posee tres piscinas de diferente profundidad, baños, áreas verdes y quinchos en gran cantidad los cuales poseen asadera y agua potable a los costados. Importante llegar temprano para alcanzar los quincho más próximos a las piscinas. Posee también un pequeño negocio pero limitado en productos y caro por lo demás.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to spend the day with family, friends and above all a perfect place for children, clean and safe (Original) Excelente lugar para pasar el día con la familia, amigos y sobre todo un lugar perfecto para los niños, limpio y seguro

(Translated by Google) Good place to spend with family and friends. Large with barbecue areas, bathrooms, showers, exercise machines, swimming pools. The Adventist youth congress of the MCHP was held in this place. (Original) Buen lugar para pasar en familia y amigos. Amplio con quinchos, baños,duchas, maquinas para hacer ejercicio, piscinas. En este lugar se realizo el congreso de jovenes adventistas de la MCHP

(Translated by Google) Unpleasant place, loudspeakers everywhere, people who go there don't respect spaces, and in addition 😡 in the pools, which have three people, people dive, disrespecting the other people there. Terrible place... it's not good for tourism. (Original) Desagradable lugar, parlantes por todos lados las personas que asisten al lugar no respetan espacios, a demás 😡 en las piscinas que son 3 las personas se tiran piqueros no respetando a las otras personas que están. Pésimo lugar... para el turismo no sirve.