SANTIAGO
Friendly City Tour with Santa Lucia Hill Code:SCL302.
Duration :Half-day
, Frequency:Daily ( 9:30 am or 15:30 )
Includes:Regular
transportation,Guide,Craft shops ( Museums Closed
on Monday ) .
Itinerary
: We will start the tour at the San Francisco
Church, which was built between 1572 and
1618. Then we will continue West visiting
the “Club Hípico” horse-racing
course, which is considered one of the
most beautiful courses in South America.
We will then pass the Palacio de la Moneda,
current seat of government. Then we will
visit the Plaza de Armas, where we will
see important National Monuments, such
as the Iglesia Catedral (The Cathedral
Church), Correo Central (The Main Post
Office) and the Municipalidad de Santiago
(The City Hall). We will continue our
trip going to the Cerro Santa Lucía
(the Santa Lucia Hill), where the city
was founded in 1541. We will then cross
the Mapocho river and then pass Through
different residential districts giving
us an overview of the city. Return to
the hotel in Santiago. Overnight. –
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SANTIAGO
Panoramic with San Cristobal Hill Code:SCL402.
Duration:Half-day.
Frequency:Daily, year-round.
Includes: Private
transportation,Guide,Craft shops
Itinerary
: The excursion begins by touring the
main avenues in the city’s civic
center. Highlights include La Moneda Palace,
which was completed in 1805 (after more
than 20 years of off-and-on construction).
The neoclassical building was the home
of Chilean presidents until 1958, and
today is the seat of the government. Continue
exploring narrow streets, eventually arriving
at the Plaza de Armas, a picturesque square
surrounded by the 18th-century Cathedral
Metropolitana, the National Historical
Museum, and the central post office. Leaving
downtown, head toward Parque Forestal,
which leads to the Fine Arts Museum, and
Bellavista, the artsy, bohemian center
of Santiago. Ascend Santa San Cristóbal,
a beautiful public park whose peak the
perfect place for a panoramic shot of
the city is crowned with a 118-foot statue
of the Virgin Mary. Descend and travel
the other direction to the neighborhoods
of Pedro de Valdivia Norte, Las Condes
and Vitacura, the modern commercial districts
and great places for shopping. Return
to the hotel.
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CONCHA
Y TORO WINERY AND MAIPO RIVER CANYON Code:SCL403.
Duration: Half-day
- Fee and wine tasting are included
Frequency:Daily,
year-round. ( Except Sundays )
Includes: Regular
( Sib ) or Private transport (car or minibus),Guide,Wine
tasting.
Itinerary:Drive
South out of Santiago past La Florida,
a new suburb, in the southern districts
of Santiago. The excursion includes a
visit to one of the two winneries described
below: Cousiño Macul winnery: Founded
in 1856, at the foot of the Andes. The
winnery is one of the most traditional
and still owned by the direct descendants
of Matias Cousiño, after six generations.
The main construction is one of the most
beautiful and was designed by a French
architect. Concha y Toro winnery: Founded
in 1883, the country’s largest wine
exporter. A complete guided tour of the
facility begins in the vineyards, some
of which were planted by its founder (and
noted winemaker) Spanish nobleman Don
Melchor de Concha y Toro himself, covers
every step of the wine-making process
and includes a wine tasting. The excursion
continues with a drive through Maipo Canyon,
a great place to examine the Andes in
all their stunning, eternally snow-capped
glory. Return to Santiago.
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ISLA
NEGRA AND THE HOME OF PABLO NERUDA Code:SLC502.$65
Per Person*
Duration:Full day.
Frequency: Daily
, Min 2 Persons required
Includes:Regular
or Private transportation,Guide,Entrance fee
for museum.
Itinerary
: Enjoy the ride out of Santiago, through
the beautiful Central Valley. Hit the
coast at San Antonio, a busy port town
check out the market if time permits then
head northward to Cartagena, a town which
hills fall abruptly to the sea, Costa
Azul, Las Cruces, and El Tabo. Last stop:
the peaceful Isla Negra, a small resort
made famous by its most famous inhabitant,
the renown poet Pablo Neruda. Neruda won
the Nobel Prize for literature in 1971.
He passed away in 1973, and this, reputedly
his favorite of his three houses, is now
a museum, an eclectic assembly of the
poet's many collections miniatures, vessels,
colored bottles, fine glassware and seashells,
to name a few as well as his manuscripts.
The house and its ocean view served as
an everlasting source of inspiration for
Neruda, and both are absolutely enchanting.
Enjoy a relaxing lunch (not included)
at one of the restaurants in town. Return
to Santiago in the afternoon through the
seaside resort of Algarrobo.
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VIÑA
DEL MAR AND VALPARAISO Code:SLC501
Duration:Full day
. Departure from Santiago Hotel -
Frequency: Daily,
year-round.
Includes:Regular
or Private transportation,Guide,Craft shops.
| Itinerary
: Travel
out of Santiago past the vineyards, farms,
orchards and olive plantations of Curacavi
and Casablanca valleys. At the coast,
drive along the beaches of Las Salinas
and Reñaca to Viña del Mar,
a town Chileans refer to as Ciudad Jardín
(Garden City) due to its parks, flower
beds and gardens. The beach is the resort’s
main draw, and visitors and locals alike
make use of Costanera Avenue and the oceanfront
promenade in the shadows of the imposing
Casino Municipal. Follow España
Avenue to neighboring Valparaíso,
a port christened by the Spanish in 1536.
Climb up, down and around these narrow
twisty streets the city is balanced on
some 40 hills and pause at the water front
to watch the ships, boats and fishemen
in the bay. The tour proceeds to the heart
of the city, the Plaza Sotomayor, a pleasant
sanctuary, opposite the Maritime Authority.
Inside the plaza is the Monument to the
heroes of Iquique, a memorial for those
killed during the War of the Pacific.
Just beyond this is Muelle Prat, the pier
complete with small crafts market. Lunch
(not included) can be at one of the many
restaurants that border the beach; the
perfect opportunity to sample the port’s
famously fresh fish and seafood. At the
afternoon, visit La Sebastiana, another
of poet Pablo Neruda’s homes-turned-museums,
ride one of the city’s many elevators,
an effective mode of moving about this
largely vertical port back at the turn
of the century. Ascendor Artillería,
built in 1898, is one of the oldest still
in operation and offers a beautiful view
of the ocean. Finally, enjoy a drive through
the financial and commercial districts
before setting out for Santiago through
the Curacavi Valley, where traditional
Chilean sweets and snacks are for sale.
Transfers to Hotel in Santiago for Overnight |
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