From the hostel
Coquimbo & La Serena
Norte Chico without the tourist filter. The version a local friend would tell you about — the one who's spent three summers here and knows exactly where to drink pisco at sundown.
How far
- 01
The beach
1' · on foot
- 02
Casino Enjoy
6' · by car
- 03
Pueblito Peñuelas
8' · by car
- 04
La Recova
12' · by car
- 05
Totoralillo
25' · by car
- 06
Elqui Valley
1h 40' · by car
For which moment
Tell us the hour, we'll tell you where.
Morning
Coffee and sea.
Slow breakfast at Viverito Café, then a short walk to the beach before the wind picks up.
The short guide
Five routes we recommend.
- 01
Coast
The one-minute beach
Walk out, cross the street, hit the sand. The closest stretch is wide and calm — ideal for mornings. For waves, take a cab to Totoralillo.
- 02
Real Coquimbo
La Recova & the port
Seafood market, decade-old hole-in-the-walls, and unfiltered port life. Order scallops, ceviche, and whatever the owner recommends.
- 03
Full day
Elqui Valley
Pisco, observatories, and skies that look made to order. Leave early, come back late. Pisco Elqui, Cochiguaz, and a stop in Vicuña.
- 04
Waves
Surf & the coastal road
Tomé Bajo to start, Totoralillo to level up, Guanaqueros for a long day. Boards and wetsuits at the hostel, contacts on the road.
- 05
Downtown La Serena
Nightlife
Honest cocktails at Casa Magnolia, in the hostel. After, small mixed bars downtown — unpretentious, local. We'll mark the current ones at check-in.
Norte Chico walks itself. We'll show you how.