Santiago Trip Overview
We invite you take this trip through Chile and Argentina starting in Santiago, vital and versatile city. Travels through Casablanca Valley characterized by the refined preparation of white wine in its Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc varieties.
Then continue to Valparaiso, revel in the crazy architecture of this World Heritage City and go into Mendoza – the home of Argentinean Malbec. Finishing in Buenos Aires, the grandiose city with wide avenues and a vibrant cosmopolitan flair is more generally European than Latin American in character.
IMPORTANT NOTE: According to the times we are living these days, this experience can be customized as per your interest and can also be provided in private service for an extra cost. If you are interested in doing this experience privately, please let us know and we will quote.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 days
Starts: Santiago, Chile
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Santiago Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
We invite you take this trip through Chile and Argentina starting in Santiago, vital and versatile city. Travels through Casablanca Valley characterized by the refined preparation of white wine in its Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc varieties.
Then continue to Valparaiso, revel in the crazy architecture of this World Heritage City and go into Mendoza – the home of Argentinean Malbec. Finishing in Buenos Aires, the grandiose city with wide avenues and a vibrant cosmopolitan flair is more generally European than Latin American in character.
IMPORTANT NOTE: According to the times we are living these days, this experience can be customized as per your interest and can also be provided in private service for an extra cost. If you are interested in doing this experience privately, please let us know and we will quote.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Santiago
Pass By: Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region
Arrival at Santiago International Airport. Upon arrival, meet with your driver who will transfer you to your hotel.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Santiago
Day 2: Santiago City Tour
Stop At: Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region
During the morning, your tour begins with a walking tour with a local guide (approximately 2.5 hours). You’ll discover more about the city that was founded in 1541 by the Spaniard, Pedro de Valdivia, and has experienced a turbulent history filled with native conflicts, floods and earthquakes. Head to the Plaza de Armas, the heart of the city and home to the cathedral. Next, take the cable car to the top of Cerro San Cristobal for the best view of the city. Finishing the tour in the bohemian Bellavista neighborhood.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Santiago
Day 3: Santiago – Casablanca Valley – Valparaiso
Stop At: Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Valparaiso Region
After breakfast, you will start our tour towards the Pacific Ocean. On the way, you will appreciate the diversity of landscapes.Our first stop will be at Casablanca Valley, which is mainly known for the great production of white wine of the Sauvignon Blanc variety, among others. Visit Bodegas Re, this vineyard has preserved its ancestors’ clay vessels from the Maule Valley and still produces a number of their wines within them, demonstrating that it is still possible to make excellent wines using ancient techniques and modern knowledge. Next continue to Viña del Mar, known as Garden City (Ciudad Jardín) for a beautiful coastal circuit along the Pacific Ocean.Finally, we will transfer you up to Valparaiso, the Legislative Capital and main port of our country, it will surprise us to see how its houses nestled in the hills make it a picturesque city.
Accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Valparaiso
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Valparaiso
Day 4: Valparaiso – Mendoza in Argentina
Stop At: Mendoza, Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo
Valparaíso has the shape of a natural amphitheater facing the sea, where most of the city hangs from the hills in a chaotic harmony and with tangible and intangible heritage embodied in customs and traditions of the particular lifestyle of the “porteño”.
On this walking tour, we visit attractions of great historical interest, Alegre and Concepción hills with their viewpoints full of stories of foreign immigrants that arrived to Valparaíso when this important Port was considered “The Jewel of The Pacific Ocean”. Sotomayor square and the history of its heroes besides Muelle Prat, to continue to the historic port town declared World Heritage by UNESCO where Plaza Echaurren and La Matriz church are located. On this tour we will use local public transport, the Trolebús (trolley) a unique rolling heritage in the country being the second oldest in South America (in operation since 1952); and traditional elevators (funiculars), necessary and used daily by the city inhabitants.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Valparaiso
Day 5: Valparaiso – Mendoza in Argentina
Pass By: Mendoza, Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo
After breakfast you are met at your hotel and transferred to Valparaiso’s bus station to board your bus line up to Mendoza, in Argentina (duration 7 hours including customs formalities in the middle).
When arriving at the bus station in Mendoza, we will take you to the Hotel. In the afternoon, you will have time at leisure to visit the city.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Mendoza
Day 6: Mendoza – Winery Visit
Stop At: Mendoza, Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo
You will spend the whole day visiting Mendoza’s greatest source of pride, the local wine industry. You will spend time exploring the wine route combining different types of wineries – not only industrial wineries but also “artesanales” known as “boutique” wineries. You will have lunch in one of the wineries and in the afternoon return to Mendoza.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Mendoza
Day 7: Mendoza – Buenos Aires
Pass By: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District
Afternoon transfer to the airport in Mendoza to board your flight to Buenos Aires
On arrival to Buenos Aires we will pick you up and take you directly to an Estancia in San Antonio de Areco.
Get a taste of life on an Argentine estancia, a traditional cattle ranch. Learn about the culture and history of the cattle ranching industry in Argentina and take in the landscape of the scenic Pampas.
Today you will visit the town of San Antonio de Areco, capital of Argentinean Traditions.
Once there, you can take rides on the horses or go for a ride in a sulky (two-wheeled cart) while enjoying the traditional Argentinean empanadas and beverages.
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Estancia (includes alcoholic drinks)
Day 8: Buenos Aires & Cattle Ranch in San Antonio de Areco
Pass By: San Antonio de Areco, San Antonio de Areco, Province of Buenos Aires, Central Argentina
After Breakfast you will have the entire day to enjoy the Estancia and its activities as horseback riding, carriage riding, swiming pool, bikes, etc .
At lunchtime, you will enjoy a typical Asado, country-style barbecue, prepared using only the finest quality meats. Dessert is accompanied by a folklore show, which is followed by a demonstration of gaucho skills. This whole package will give you an outlook on the Argentinean countryside and its history.
Dinner @ Estancia is included
Overnight @ Estancia
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Dinner and Overnight at Estancia (includes alcoholic drinks)
Day 9: Transfer to Buenos Aires city Center
Stop At: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District
After Breakfast you will be transfered to your hotel in Buenos Aires.
in the afternoon you will be doing a tour Highlights of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires‘ neighborhoods each have a distinctive character from the historic barrios of San Telmo and La Boca, to the parks and plazas of Palermo and Recoleta, and the modern skyscrapers of Puerto Madero.
After pick-up from your Buenos Aires hotel, set out to explore the city aboard an air-conditioned vehicle. Jump out to see the grand Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada, where some of the most important events in Argentine history have played out.
Explore the street markets of San Telmo, one of the city‘s oldest districts, then continue to waterfront La Boca the colorful houses of Caminito Street.
Continue through the docklands of Puerto. Finally, make a stop in Recoleta, where the star attraction is the Recoleta Cemetery, home to Evita’s grave.
Evening Dinner & Tango Show with transfers
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a 4* Hotel in Buenos Aires
Day 10: Buenos Aires, Departure
Pass By: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District
Morning transfer to the airport to take your flight to your next destination.
End of services
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
