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Cajon del Maipo/Embalse del Yeso, Tradition Folk Picnic included
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Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Must be of legal drinking age to consume alcoholic beverages
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May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
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Assumes no responsibility for events that are not attributable whatsoever to the tour like disease, strikes, weather conditions, natural disasters, riots or any other cause beyond our control
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Discover the magic of the Andes on a full-day adventure to Cajón del Maipo. Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle from Santiago toward San José de Maipo, passing charming mountain villages as your expert guide shares local stories and traditions.
Enjoy specialty coffee by the Maipo River (breakfast not included) before visiting the breathtaking Embalse El Yeso, where turquoise waters meet dramatic peaks. Our coordinated visit with Parque Cordillera ensures a safe experience, including an easy marked trail and panoramic viewpoints.
Experience rural Andean life: photograph baby goats and native wildlife, taste fresh goat cheese, artisanal honey, and traditional alfajores, and brow...
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit The Embalse del yeso with Cordillera Park (Optional Park) (no included fee)
This tour includes English tour guide (the service can be multilingual)
Entrance Included to Folk Traditional Session
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Taste fresh goat cheese (included)
Photograph baby goats and native wildlife
Interact with traditional games and dances of Chilean Tradition
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
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Cajon del Maipo/Embalse del Yeso, Tradition Folk Picnic included
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Discover the magic of the Andes on a full-day adventure to Cajón del Maipo. Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle from Santiago toward San José de Maipo, passing charming mountain villages as your expert guide shares local stories and traditions.
Enjoy specialty coffee by the Maipo River (breakfast not included) before visiting the breathtaking Embalse El Yeso, where turquoise waters meet dramatic peaks. Our coordinated visit with Parque Cordillera ensures a safe experience, including an easy marked trail and panoramic viewpoints.
Experience rural Andean life: photograph baby goats and native wildlife, taste fresh goat cheese, artisanal honey, and traditional alfajores, and brow...
Highlights
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 9 hours to 10 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit The Embalse del yeso with Cordillera Park (Optional Park) (no included fee)
Cajón del Maipo is a canyon located in the Andean southeastern portion of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It encompasses the upper Maipo River basin, where the river has entrenched itself in a narrow valley. The zone features a series of confluent rivers such as El Volcán River, Yeso River and Colorado River, as well as other minor streams, including San Gabriel, Manzanito, Coyanco, El Sauce, El Manzano and San José. The main locality is San José de Maipo, capital of the commune that includes all of the Andean sector of the Metropolitan Region
30 minutes
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Embalse El Yeso
This sector actually corresponds to the “El Yeso Reservoir”, a formidable body of water located over 2,000 m.a.s.l. , it has a capacity of 250,000,000 m3, and a depth of 55 meters. In its emerald green waters, it is possible to practice various water sports such as wind-surfing and sport fishing, all surrounded by gigantic mountains.
In this place you are going to enjoy the picnic.
2 hours
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Villa La Obra, San Jose De Maipo
Once we enter the G-25 route, the first town we will know is La Obra, this sector had its beginnings in 1802 because of the tasks that were carried out during the construction of the San Carlos canal, whose mouth was born in the Maipo river.
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El Canelo
Our next destination corresponds to the town of El Canelo, which owes its name to the sacred tree of the Mapuches, which is also found in the wet streams existing in the sector. From here you can access the Purgatory Hill with 2,466 meters high and also enjoy wines and spirits from the area.
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Avenida el Manzano
El Manzano is the fourth town that we can find in the Cajon del Maipo. It offers to the visitors sectors that invite to travel between boldos, thorns and quillayes, the estrus existing in the sector.
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Las Vertientes
It is the second town we will visit, its dawn dates back to 1941 as a result of the lot of an old farm. Currently typical products such as almonds, honey, nuts and quartz crystals, meet the visitor at the sides of the road
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San Alfonso
The identity of this town encourages visitors to enjoy their beautiful natural surroundings more and more peacefully, which in some sectors is confused with the picturesqueness of their local architecture. In addition to enjoying wines and spirits from the Area
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San Gabriel
San Gabriel emerged as a small village born from livestock activities and the exploitation of quarries and mines. In this town it is possible to observe on the rocky slopes of the hills the "Cypress of the Cordillera", one of the few existing confieras in the country. A great attraction are “Los rodados de San Gabriel”
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El Melocotón
Locality that arose from the need to have natural pastures to feed the animals that came down from the mountain range. In this place you can enjoy a beautiful landscape that invites you to travel and enter the sector to enjoy more full contact with nature
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Casa Chocolate Tienda Boutique
Casa Chocolate is one of the most charming and photographed spots in Cajón del Maipo
