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Picnic Time at El Yeso Dam!
Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo & El Yeso Dam from Santiago - Picnic Included
Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo & El Yeso Dam from Santiago - Picnic Included
Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo & El Yeso Dam from Santiago - Picnic Included
Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo & El Yeso Dam from Santiago - Picnic Included

Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo Yeso Reservoir + Picnic

By TAC Turismo
6.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €39 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Experience the beauty of the Andes Mountains at Cajon del Maipo on this 8-hour tour, with a small group of people. Get incredible views of the El Yeso Reservoir and feel the amazing fresh winds of these mountains in Chile. Learn about the history of the sites and the little town of San José de Maipo, and its amazing surroundings with live commentary from a tour guide aboard a minivan. Enjoy a delicious picnic at the end of the walk with the group. Have a dream day walking through the heart of the mountains of Chile!

Note: The road to Embalse del Yeso in the winter season June - August may be closed due to snow or landslides, so other places in the Cajon del Maipo will be visited.

Activity location

  • Embalse El Yeso
    • Camino Embalse El Yeso
    • San Jose de Maipo, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Embalse El Yeso
    • Camino Embalse El Yeso
    • San Jose de Maipo, Chile

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Full Day Trip to Cajón del Maipo Yeso Reservoir + Picnic
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 06:00
Price details
€39.08 x 1 Adult€39.08
Total
Price is €39.08
Until Tue, 18 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPicnic
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn shared transfer
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedBreakfast
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Cajon del Maipo
  • 5h
A few kilometres from Santiago, Cajón del Maipo is a mountain canyon surrounded by hills, massifs and cliffs with important rivers, which gives us a variety of unforgettable landscapes. attractions throughout the year, it is an excellent place both to enjoy nature and to practice different sports. In winter the snowy mountain range offers beautiful postcard views and centers for white sports such as skiing and in summer relaxing in its campsites and cabins. In both seasons it is possible to go trekking, hiking and horseback riding in search of spotting condors and peucos. Its main town is San José de Maipo, capital of the commune, which is the ideal place to start getting to know the area, in the midst of colourful architecture, the visitor will find a whole series of services to enjoy the area. However, other areas with great tourist attractions also stand out, such as El Yeso, El Colorado, San Gabriel, El Manzano, among others.
Embalse El Yeso
  • 1h
Embalse El Yeso is one of the many destinations that only one day would take us to visit. With an impressive landscape of the snow-capped mountain range, and waters that captivate all who visit it, El Embalse El Yeso emerges as one of the must-sees that this mountainous area offers us. If what we are looking for is to observe a portrait of nature, away from city noise and have the privilege of seeing birds, snow, water and being able to breathe clean and free air, you have definitely hit your destination.
Tunel Ferroviario del Tinoco
  • 20m
The Tinoco tunnel is a great engineering work carved in rock and has a length of more than 600 metres. It corresponds to a construction carried out for the transit of the Puente Alto-el Volcán railway. The train stopped working in 1985 and today the facilities are abandoned.
Casa Chocolate
  • 30m
The Chocolate House is one of the most popular and representative tourist attractions of the Cajón del Maipo tourist destination, a mandatory stop for a large part of the tour operators. It is a magical place that in its centre has a cafeteria with striking vernacular architecture, which emulates a house built with chocolate, surrounded by a small forest, with corridors, a bonfire and resting places taken from a fairy tale. where we will be able to appreciate the details in design and architecture of one of the oldest and most innovative families in Cajon tourism.
Plaza de Armas
  • 30m
The Plaza de Armas is a meeting place and a must-see for tourists due to its attractions. On weekends and holidays it comes alive with the fair, you can visit it and find interesting typical craft samples from the area, giving the visitor the opportunity to get a nice memory of this trip, to be able to enjoy the fresh air and have all the tranquility outside the city. With the necessary space to walk, to sit, to enjoy the beautiful hills that surround it, with shops close at hand, leafy trees that provide incomparable shade, simply visiting it is worth it.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEmbalse El Yeso
    • Camino Embalse El Yeso
    • San Jose de Maipo, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEmbalse El Yeso
    • Camino Embalse El Yeso
    • San Jose de Maipo, Chile

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