Maipo Canyon and El Yeso Dam Tour

Full Day - 9 Hours

Availability: All Year

Maipo Canyon & El Yeso Dam

Tour details

We will start our Tour Cajón del Maipo at your hotel or pickup point. Then we will drive 54 kms through Santiago to San José de Maipo, a picturesque village located in the Cajón del Maipo. There we can appreciate the beauty of the colonial buildings that are still standing. We will also know the beautiful church built in 1800, declared a national monument.
After this walk we will continue our way to Embalse el Yeso, through the Andes Mountains and beautiful landscapes full of colors due to the abundance of different minerals in the mountain.
Finally we will arrive at Embalse el Yeso, a water reservoir that supplies the entire city of Santiago. We will stop to admire this beautiful landscape that can be covered with snow in winter making it a magical destination.

Departure & Return Location

Your hotel or pick up point

Departure Time

9 a.m

Price Includes

Bilingual Tour Guide

All transportation in destination location

Transport from/to your hotel

Price Excludes

Guide Service Tip

Any Private Expenses

Entrance Fees (museums/vineyards etc.)

Lunch/Dinner

What to expect

Complete and exciting Maipo Canyon and El Yeso Dam Tour.

Professional and friendly bilingual Tour Guide will teach you about history and answer all your questions.

Premium Class transport from/to your hotel.

Itinerary

StartYour hotel or pick up point

We will pick you up at your hotel or pick up point at 9 a.m

San José de Maipo

Located 48 km from Santiago, the town San José de Maipo will enchant you with its picturesque constructions of the colonial era. In this trip to the past stands out the beautiful church of the city, which was built in 1800. All this surrounded by imposing mountains of the Andes, creating the illusion of a village frozen in time and protected by the nature.

Maipo Canyon

Throughout our journey through the Maipo Canyon we will be able to appreciate and delight ourselves with beautiful landscapes that the Cordillera gives us. Mountains of different colors by the mineral they accumulate and covered with snow in winter creating wonderful postcards that will remain in your memory and retina.

El Yeso Dam

Finally we will arrive at the water reservoir that supplies the whole city of Santiago. Surrounded by imposing mountains makes it an incredible destination and very attractive for nature lovers. Its turquoise water combined with the Andes Mountain behind it makes this place an impressive spectacle.

EndYour hotel or destination place

We will finish our tour at your hotel or destination point at 7 p.m aprox