A vibrant city with a lot to offer, Santiago is a mix of old European style with North American culture. We will focus mostly on its landmarks, but we will also see a couple of parks, and visit Chile's biggest handicraft centre.
the Plaza de Armas
We visit the historical centre the Plaza de Armas, where the famous cathedral, the central market and other monuments are located
After visiting the historical centre, we continue our tour to visit the Presidential palace
The next stop is the Cerro Santa Lucia, a park with fortifications located on the hill where Santiago was founded, and the cute Lastarria district nearby
We will also visit one of the three houses of famous poet Pablo Neruda, with its eclectic collection of objects from all over the world
We drive to Cerro San Cristobal to see the giant statue of Maria and get a panoramic view over the city and the mountains
And end of the tour at Los Dominicos, Chile's biggest handicraft market
Los Dominicos
Guide fee
Lunch
Pick up were punctual, drivers were great. Vincent our driver from Aantiago and for the tasting in Casablanca Valley was very informative
Maricel was the perfect guide! After picking us up at an unearthly hour in the morning, she organised a half day packed with the best sights of Santiago. We ended our tour with lunch at a lovely vineyard before drop-off at our cruise ship. We had an awesome time in Santiago... Thanks Thomas and Maricel!
We loved Mericel /Angel . Highly knowledgeable and personable. Very prompt on time and schedule. We saw everything plus more. Highly recommend this team for Valparaiso / Santiago area
Thank you so much Paresh for your comments! Much appreciated! Cheers! Thomas (and Maricel)
I highly recommend Julio Private Tours. Julio worked closely with my husband and me to give us the perfect Santiago City Tour. Among other things we saw Cerro Santa Lucia, Cerro San Cristobal, La Moneda, Plaza de Armas and the Metropolitan Catholic Church. He made all our stops run very smoothly particularly at San Cristobal. Here Julio got us advance tickets and snagged the best viewing spots for both our up and down trips on the funicular. Knowing I love handicrafts Julio took us to Los Dominicos. My husband loves museums so Julio showed us the National Museum providing English translation of the exhibits. We had a fabulous lunch in the Lastarria district.Julio is very personable and extremely knowledgeable about Chilean history, culture and politics.He was not afraid to show us the good and bad parts of Santiago to give us a fuller view. He even gave us more than a couple of hours extra of his time so I could shop at Los Dominicos. A very generous thing to do. A tour with Julio is like visiting special places with a very good friend. He really made our trip!
Thanks a lot Wendy for your comment! Julio and I work closely together and I'm glad you enjoyed the day with him! All the best! Thomas