Chile - Santiago de Chile

Chile is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes Mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. The Pacific coastline of Chile is 6,435 kilometres. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island
 
Santiago, the capital of Chile, is the cultural, administrative and financial centre, and the most important metropolis in the country. Nowadays, Santiago is a modern city with over 6 million inhabitants. The weather in Santiago is Mediterranean continental cold. Average annual temperature is 14°C. During the summer, the temperature raises to 20°C, whereas in the winter, it usually drops to 8°C. All these aspects have given shape to a modern lively city at all seasons.
 
Here are some of the excursions from Santiago de Chile, Chile, that we include in out itineraries:

City Tour - Santiago de Chile

The city tour of Santiago is a good way to take a closer look at the mixture between the old and modern, a typical characteristic of this city. Santiago concentrates most of the cultural, business, industrial, and commercial activity in the country. This tour includes a visit to the city centre area in order to see its old buildings, the most important institutional offices, and outstanding museums and monuments representing most of Chile and Santiago’s history.
 
The tour will take you to visit the Civic Centre and Plaza de la Constitution where the Palacio de la Moneda palace is also found, a splendid colonial building. Nearby are the Plaza de Armas, the Metropolitan Cathedral and other beautiful buildings that represent the city's colonial past. From there the tour continues to Cerro San Cristobal from where you enjoy beautiful view of the great city of 6 million inhabitants. The tour also visits the suburbs of Providencia, Las Condes and Vitacura.

Valparaiso - Viña del Mar

Beaches, palaces, modern buildings, an Easter Island Moai, a port in activity, and views of the Pacific are elements included in this 122 km (76 mile) tour that will take you to amazing places.
 
Firstly, the tour heads for Viña del Mar, also called the ‘garden city’ due to its surrounding green spaces. Viña del Mar has 13 beaches and an architecture that combines residential areas and modern high buildings. There are programmed stops at Reñaca beach and Quinta Vergara, a Venetian style building with an area of 3,000 square meters (32,292 square feet), which now homes the Museo de Bellas Artes (fine arts museum). It is also possible to see a Moai standing stone from Easter Island.
 
After visiting the seaside the tour will arrive at Valparaíso, a city that was declared a World Heritage Site and dates back to 1536. You will have an opportunity to walk around the port and part of the city. Valapraiso sits on a natural bay surrounded by mountains that reach down to the sea, shaped like an amphitheatre overlooking the Pacific. One of the main characteristic of the city is the ‘vertical lifestyle’ as landmark funicular elevators take poeple up and down the mountain slopes.

Concha y Toro Vineyard

Chile and wine have been united in their history since the sixteenth century when the Spanish conquistadors brought with them the first vines. The tradition has been maintained and the country now produces top quality wines. This excursion will provide you an opportunity to visit vineyards partake in tasting fine wines.
 
Concha y Toro is located only 45 minutes from Santiago in a centennial park in the area of Pirque. Viña Concha y Toro winery has become a must for many tourists that visit Chile. Concha y Toro is one of the most renowned institutions in Chile and is internationally recognised, that is if good wine is the topic.
 
Once arrived at Concha y Toro the guided tour will begin in Plaza Don Melchor after which you will be able to enjoy panoramic view of the vineyard of Pirque accompanied by a glass of wine. With glass in hand you will be guided through the old park, going back in time to appreciate the Casona de Pirque, residence of the Concha y Toro family. It is in this place that the history of Chile’s largest wine company goes back more than 100 years.
 
In the vineyards of Pirque you will be shown the development of the vines, the cultural, technology and management that are responsible for the world class wines. Finally, you may visit a wine shop where you may buy a wide range of wines and souvenirs of the day.