The tour begins with pick up at your hotel. Your bilingual guide will lead you on a tour highlighting Santiago’s most important historical sites, including the downtown area surrounding the Plaza de Armas and the La Moneda Presidential Palace. You will also pass by the Mercado Central, one of Chile’s largest fresh seafood markets and stroll by the many bustling stalls to see the tremendous variety available from Chile’s bountiful sea.  You will visit some of the lesser known barrios of Santiago including República and Concha y Toro, which were historically privileged neighborhoods and home to Santiago’s high society. There will be time to walk around and take photos of the varied styles of architecture dating back to the 19^th and early 20^th century. Continuing through the cobblestoned Lastarria neighborhood, you will walk through the Parque Forestal and pass by the Bellas Artes Museum. For a panoramic vista of the city, you will visit the top of Cerro San Cristobal Hill, 984 feet above the city.

During the tour, you will have the option to visit one of Santiago’s most famous museums, La Chascona, former home to beloved poet and Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda. The whimsical residence provides a snapshot into the life and mind of Neruda, filled with art, eccentric collections, and even his Nobel Prize.

Optional Extensions:

• Experience some of Chile’s outstanding wines at Bocanáriz. With an ample selection of Chilean wines, Bocanáriz brings the increasingly popular “chic wine bar” concept to a neighborhood considered more accessible by those who live outside the “Barrio Alto.” You’ll enjoy a special flight of six distinctive Chilean wines paired with a variety of light tapas.
• Visit the picturesque Los Dominicos Craft Market where over 150 Chilean artists’ handicrafts are displayed. Stroll through the lovely artisan village and enjoy a tasty empanada at one of the outdoor cafés.

Recommended trip combinations:

• Chile’s Gastronomic Traditions
• One of our full day wine tours  or overnight wine lodge stays
• A day in coastal Valparaíso
• Chile’s central coast
• Hiking or skiing in the nearby Andes Mountains

This tour is available every day, all year round.

Museums are closed on Mondays.

 

Price per person (US$): $113.00
*based on minimum of 2 travelers

*Prices valid through August 31st, 2015.

Price Includes:

• Private transportation in comfortable vehicle with professional driver
• Professional, bilingual guide
• Museum entrance fee
• Bottled mineral water