Santiago, Valparaíso and The Wine Route
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Start: Santiago Airport
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Departure: Daily
Description
Colchagua Valley is regarded as one of the best valleys of our country in wine making process. Discover it by this program of 4 nights from the capital Santiago.
Itinerary
Day 1: Santiago Airport / Santiago / City Tour
Reception at the Santiago Airport and transfer to the selected hotel.
By the afternoon city tour.
Regarded as an amazing destination by international media, Santiago is a cosmopolitan and vibrant capital which combined perfectly tradition and modernity. This tour will allow you to meet the origins of the city and its main spots such as the Main Square, the Cathedral, the Post Office and the City Hall of Santiago. You will also visit the La Moneda Government Palace and the most traditional neighborhoods of the historical downtown. The excursion also includes a visit to the Santa Lucía Hill, called Huelén by the native people, an urban oasis in the middle of the capital. There you will learn more about the Chilean history and you will enjoy privileged views of the city. After knowing the historical Santiago, we will go to the Lastarria Neighborhood, known by its cultural, patrimonial and gastronomic offer. The second part of the tour will lead us to the Eastern part of the capital, where lies the financial heartland of Santiago, known by its modern buildings, imposing crystal towers and works made by notable Chilean architects.
Return to hotel and lodging.
Day 2: Santiago / Viña del Mar / Valparaíso / Santiago
Buffet breakfast served at hotel`s restaurant.
We will depart from Santiago to Viña del Mar and the Port of Valparaíso. First, we will visit Viña del Mar, known as the "Garden city", that will charm us with its architecture, its streets, palaces, and the Quinta Vergara, a beautiful and old amphitheater where an important Festival is carried out during February. After this first visit, we will have the possibility to know a Moai from Easter Island and a handcraft store of lapis lazuli. Later, we will enjoy a lunch in a restaurant in Viña del Mar, in front of the famous Viña del Mar Casino. After lunch, we will be driven by the coastal border to know the traditional Flower Clock, heading to the scenery Port of Valparaiso dating back to 1536. The city was awarded by the World Heritage by the UNESCO status and it is currently the seat of the Legislative Power of Chile. It is a magical place of unique and unforgettable landscapes with colorful neighborhoods and picturesque funicular elevators. At the end of our tour, we will visit the Sotomayor Square and the port, where we will be able to sail through the Valparaiso Bay.
Return to Santiago. Accommodation.
Day 3: Santiago / Santa Cruz (Colchagua Valley)
Buffet breakfast serve in hotel’s restaurant. Pick up in your hotel in Santiago heading to the Colchagua Valley in order to visit one of the vineyards of this wine valley. After we have experienced this visit, we will continue our trip to a local restaurant where we will have lunch and then we will visit the Ruta del Vino store where we will be able to purchase, if we want it, some souvenir (not included). Transfer to Santa Cruz Plaza Hotel. Accommodation.
Day 4: Santa Cruz (Colchagua Valley) / Santiago
After the breakfast, at 02:30 pm we will be picked up in Santa Cruz Plaza Hotel in order to visit another vineyar of the Colchagua Valley and, after that, we will continue to your hotel in Santiago.
Accommodation in Santiago.
Day 5: Santiago / Santiago Airport
Breakfast at the hotel. At agreed time transfer to the Airport.
Accommodations
Important note: In the event that one of the hotels does not have availability, it will be exchanged for a hotel with similar characteristics.
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