Santiago for Pennies

Santiago for Pennies ( 4 Days / 5 Nights )

DAY 1 SANTIAGO

Arrival in Santiago. A representative will met you at the airport and transfer to the your Hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Overnight. We recommend you a Folklore show/dinner with transfers.

DAY 2 SANTIAGO

Breakfast.
In the morning or afternoon you will enjoy 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 horseracing 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, the Plaza de Armas, where we will see important National Monuments, such as the Iglesia Catedral, Main Post Office, and the city hall. We will continue our trip going to the Cerro Santa Lucía , 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. Overnight.

DAY 3 SANTIAGO

Breakfast.
Day at leisure.
We recommend a lovely excursion to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar.
On the 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, which houses a wide collection of his bric 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 this, 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, 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. Stop for lunch (not included). We will then return to 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.

DAY 4 SANTIAGO

Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the airport for the departure flight.

Rates

From: $299.00 pp based on double occupancy