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La Serena & Coquimbo Private City Tour with Lunch & Archaeology

A fully private, door-to-door immersion in two cities that span 400 years of colonial, Diaguita, and republican history — including the Archaeological Museum, neoclassical stone churches, and a long, reef-fringed seafront promenade. The gold standard for first-time visitors.

What to expect

Your bilingual private guide meets you at the pier and escorts you through Coquimbo's historic quarter, pointing out the eclectic Cruz del Tercer Milenio monument towering above the bay. In La Serena you step inside several of its famous colonial stone churches, visit the Museo Arqueológico — home to the finest Diaguita ceramics collection in Chile — and stroll the Plaza de Armas fountain gardens. Lunch at a curated seafront restaurant follows, with pisco sours and ceviche, before a coastal drive along Avenida del Mar back to port.

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Project Expedition (local operator: private guide from Coquimbo port)
USD 180–360 per person depending on group size (private, port pickup included)
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Good to know

6–7 hours; comfortably fits within a standard port day. Hotel/port pickup included — confirm exact pier meeting point when booking. Available daily.

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