1st.
Day: SANTIAGO Reception at the airport and transfer
to the Hotel. In the afternoon departure
for a comprehensive city tour of Santiago.
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.
2nd.
Day: SANTIAGO / VALPARAISO
/ VIÑA DEL MAR / SANTIAGO Breakfast at the hotel. This full
day tour starts from the hotel. On the
1 ½ trip to Valparaíso,
we can observe the variety of scenery
and vegetation in the Curacaví
and Casablanca valleys, as well as the
Coastal Mountains. Arriving to Valparaíso,
the main commercial port of Chile, we
will see clusters of houses built along
the hills. On one of the hills is La
Sebastiana, the former home of the Nobel
Prize winning poet , Pablo Neruda, and
which houses a wide collection of his
brick a brac. We will pass the National
Congress building and then drive along
Pedro Montt Avenue, from where we can
see the Italian Park, Victoria Square
and the Cathedral. On the Avenida Brasil
we will see the British Arch, the Regional
Government Building and the statue to
Lord Cochrane. After , we will pass
through the Chinese Quarter, the monument
to the heroes of Iquique, Prat Quay,
the historic elevators of the Port of
Valparaíso, the former Customs
House and the El Membrillo cove. We
will visit the Playa Ancha Hill, the
Municipal Stadium and the Navy School.
We will then take the coastal road to
Viña del Mar, which is also known
as "The Garden City". Places
of interest are the Floral Clock, the
Abarca Cove, the Arab Union Club, Wulff
Castle, the Marga-Marga estuary, the
Municipal Casino, Peru Avenue, Acapulco
beach and Vergara Quay. Our trip continues
along the coast passing the beaches
of The Marines, as well as Las Salinas,
Reñaca and Cochoa beaches and
up to the sea-wolf viewing point. We
will then stop for lunch (not included).
We will then return to the center of
Viña del Mar, from where we get
right into downtown Viña del
Mar, where we will find the Francisco
Vergara Square, the Municipal Theatre
and Sucre Square. Return to the hotel
in Santiago. Overnight.
3rd.
Day: SANTIAGO Breakfast at the hotel. At the agreed
time transfer to the airport for the
departure flight.
NOTES
Minimum 2 paxOperates all year round.
Lunch in Viña del Mar is not
included.
Museums are closed on Mondays. Museum
entrance fee to "La Sebastiana",
Pablo Neruda's house is included
Jockey Club is closed on Saturdays and
Sundays.