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A dense forest with tall trees and thick underbrush. 1
A mountain landscape with dense fog covering the lower elevations and a clear blue sky above. 2
A desert landscape with a prominent cactus in the foreground and a mountain range in the background. 3
A dense forest with various green ferns and leafy plants. 4
A wooden boardwalk through a dense forest with moss-covered trees. 5
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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 1,061 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

    • Visit one of the most extreme forests in the world
    • Feel the dynamic atmosphere, air and flying substances of an ice age forest
    • See how the northernmost Patagonian trees resist the advance of Atacama Desert
    • Discover the several geographies that keep alive this miracle forest
    • See numerous lichens, mosses, ferns, shrubs, cactus and trees

Activity location

    • La Serena
    • La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • La Serena
    • La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

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1-Day, Fray Jorge Ice-Age Relict Forest National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in English

  • Activity duration is 1 day1d
    1d
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 1,061.45 x 2 AdultsRM 2,122.90
Total
Price is RM 2,122.90
Until Wed, 21 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    The tour includes transport in/out from traveller accommodation to Fray Jorge forest and return, bilingual and specialized guide, CONAF tickets (forest entrance), binoculars and magnifying glasses, lunch menu (starter, main course with accompaniment, dessert and drink)

What you can expect

  • The coast of Limari Valley conserves one of the greatest miracles and natural mysteries on earth: the enigmatic Fray Jorge Forest. This surprising place with remnant flora species from ice age is the northernmost austral forest of Chile that lives thanks to Camanchaca oceanic fog and resists the advance and the pressures of the driest desert of the world: the Atacama. Declared as a National Park, Starlight site and UNESCO biosphere Reserve, it has numerous species of birds, plants and trees from different latitudes, times and climates, and a surprising human past of the oldest coastal culture of Chilean prehistory (Huentelauquen culture) who meet the first farmers and indigenous shepherds of the coast (Guanaqueros culture). Both groups testify the arrival of mysterious shamanic tribes from the Atlantic Amazonas side, the Molle´s and Diaguitas Cultures who came from Chaco Forest and Argentinean pampas. Hundreds of years later, pirates, black slaves and a mythical English sailor who survives a shipwreck on Coquimbo´s coast, is taken in by Franciscans due to their needs to have a servant, who would explore the region finding this hidden ancient forest and being converted for this miracle as a friar

Location

Activity location

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    • La Serena
    • La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • La Serena
    • La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile