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10 Day itinerary in Chile, South America

Unique Exploration Chile & Argentina

We invite you to take this trip through Chile and Argentina starting in Santiago, a vital and versatile city. Travels through Casablanca Valley are characterized by the refined preparation of white wine in its Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc varieties. Then continue to Valparaiso, revel in the crazy ... Read More

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Overview

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Santiago

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Visit markets

Meet local people

Historic & cultural landmarks

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Walking tour around Santiago de Chile City & Cable car to Cerro San Cristobal.

2

Visiting the Garden City

3

Visiting Mendoza’s greatest source of pride, the local wine industry.

4

Buenos Aires & Cattle Ranch in San Antonio de Areco

Itinerary

De Lastarria Double Room in Santiago de Chile expand_more

Day 1

place Santiago, Arrival

Arrival at Santiago International Airport. Upon arrival, meet with your driver who will transfer you to your hotel. Overnight @ 4* Hotel in Santiago

Guide: Included for the day

Accommodation:

  • De Lastarria Double Room in Santiago de Chile: The Singular Santiago, Lastarria Hotel
Day 2

place Santiago City Tour

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. Accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Santiago

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • De Lastarria Double Room in Santiago de Chile: The Singular Santiago, Lastarria Hotel
Day 3

place Santiago - Casablanca Valley - Valparaiso

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

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Superior Double Room in Valparaiso: Hotel Gervasoni
Day 4

place Walking tour in Valparaiso

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” (inhabitant of Valparaíso). On this walking tour, we will be able to visit attractions of great architectural and historical interest, Alegre and Concepción hills with their strolls and viewpoints full of stories of foreign immigrants that arrived to Valparaíso when this important Port was considered “The Jewel of The Pacific Ocean” (before Panamá Canal). 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. Additionally, 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) that are a must do panorama, a heritage with over a century of existence, necessary and used daily by the city inhabitants. It will be a great experience, a deep visit to Valparaiso where the stories and legends of this particular city will be narrated, a city that was never founded. Accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Valparaiso

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Superior Double Room in Valparaiso: Hotel Gervasoni
Day 5

place Valparaiso - Mendoza in Argentina

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. Accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Mendoza

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Superior Double Room in Mendoza: Raices Aconcagua Hotel
Day 6

place Mendoza - Winery Visit with Lunch

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. Accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Mendoza

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Superior Double Room in Mendoza: Raices Aconcagua Hotel
Day 7

place Mendoza - Buenos Aires

Morning at leisure 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. Argentina is well known for its vast farmlands. Since the country’s formal organization as a national entity in the second half of the 19th century, it followed an agricultural and livestock export model of development with a large concentration of crops in the fertile Pampas. It is largely limited to stock-raising activities and centered on the export of cattle hides and wool. 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. Dinner @ Estancia Overnight @ Estancia (includes alcoholic drinks)

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Standard Double Room in San Antonio de Areco: Estancia El Ombú de Areco
Day 8

place Buenos Aires & Cattle Ranch in San Antonio de Areco

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

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Standard Double Room in San Antonio de Areco: Estancia El Ombú de Areco
Day 9

place Transfer to Buenos Aires city Center

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 beautiful parks and plazas of Palermo and Recoleta, and the modern skyscrapers of Puerto Madero. This small-group tour is ideal for first-time visitors or those short on time, visiting all of the top attractions in just three hours. 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 cobblestone lanes, tango venues, and street markets of San Telmo, one of the city‘s oldest districts, then continue to waterfront La Boca to admire the colorful houses of Caminito Street and the famous Bombonera stadium. Continue through the affluent docklands of Puerto Madero with its modern highrise buildings, then head north to walk around the leafy parks and lively plazas. Finally, make a stop in Recoleta, where the star attraction is the Recoleta Cemetery, home to Evita’s grave. Your Buenos Aires city sightseeing bus tour ends with drop-off back at your hotel. Evening Dinner & Tango Show with transfers Overnight in a 4* Hotel in Buenos Aires

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Studio Double Room in Buenos Aires: Recoleta Grand Hotel
Day 10

place Buenos Aires, Departure

Morning transfer to the airport to take your flight to your next destination. End of services

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • The Singular Santiago, Lastarria Hotel
  • Hotel Gervasoni
  • Raices Aconcagua Hotel
  • Estancia El Ombú de Areco
  • Recoleta Grand Hotel

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (9)
  • Lunch (2)
  • Dinner (3)

Transport expand_less

  • Transfers IN & OUT in each destination
  • Bus line Valparaiso - Mendoza

Activities expand_less

  • Visit & Wine Tasting in Casablanca & Mendoza
  • Variety of activities at Estancia, such as horseback riding, sulky (carriage) rides, hiking, cycling
  • Tango Show

Extras expand_less

  • Bilingual Guide is included in all tours
  • Insurance in case of an accident only.

Not Included expand_less

  • Internal Flights are NOT included, we can certainly help you to book these if you need us to.

About Marilda

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My name is Marilda and my love of travel developed with my passion for languages and culture. After thoroughly exploring Chile, a land of contrasts, I fell in love with the scenery, pristine lands, people and local traditions.

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