Pre or Post San Antonio Cruise with Santiago City Tour and optional Vineyard





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If you are going to use San Antonio port for your cruise this is one of the Best ways of enjoy the city of Santiago and the excellence of one of the most important vineyards of Maipo Valley. From your hotel or accomodation enjoy a panoramic city tour inside Santiago visiting the principal turistic spots and learn about the past, present and future of the city. Later we take coast direction for visit undurraga Vineyard which became the first Chilean vineyard to export to the United States. You will find yourself in one of the oldest cellars in the country, built in the year 1885. You will enjoy wine tour with wine tastings, After that depending of your option you will have a a safe drop off on your port of San Antonio around 3:00 pm or the time that you request. This tour also has the option of do the pick up in on this port visiting the vineyard and doing city tour later. Just write us your special requirements and we make the arrangements for you.
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The Central Market in Santiago, Chile, has been named as one of National Geographic’s top ten food markets worldwide. Taken from National Geographic’s book Journeys of a Lifetime, the list runs through the best markets in the world for offering fresh local produce alongside a slice of local life.
Paseo Ahumada is four-block-long street in downtown Santiago. It extends in a north–south direction from Plaza de Armas to the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and is lined by buildings housing retail establishments at their lower levels. At its northern terminus is Plaza de Armas metro station, whereas that at its southern end is Universidad de Chile metro station.
is the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, currently Celestino Aós Braco, and the center of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Construction of the neoclassical cathedral began in 1753 and ended in 1799. The architect was the Italian Gioacchino Toesca. Further alterations ordered at the end of the 19th century give it its present appearance.
La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency and General Secretariat of the Government. It occupies an entire block in downtown Santiago
The Central Post Office Building is a historic post office building on the northern edge of the Plaza de Armas, in Santiago, Chile. It is adjacent to the Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago and is located on what was the land lot originally owned by Pedro de Valdivia and where he built his house.
Is the former home of the Chilean Congress. Congress met in this building in central Santiago until Salvador Allende's socialist government was overthrown by Augusto Pinochet's military coup d'état on September 11, 1973. During the Pinochet dictatorship, Congress was moved to new premises in Valparaíso; the old building was declared a national monument in 1976 and between 1990 and 2006 housed the ministry of foreign affairs. The Senate moved its offices in Santiago to this building in December 2000
On top of the Santa Lucia hill, in the historic center of the city of Santiago, is El Castillo Hidalgo, a building built in 1816 during the Reconquest by order of the last Spanish Governor of Santiago, Casimiro Marco del Pont. It is one of the most important buildings in the history of the city.
+++ If Option Selected +++ Although it’s probably on all of the Top 5 tourist sites of Santiago, Cerro San Cristóbal is not overrated in the least. This big hill in the middle of the city affords one of the most incredible Santiago panoramas available. Every time I head up, my knowledge of the city has increased, and thus I am able to point out more landmarks, distinguish different sectors, etc. For those unfamiliar to Santiago, the view from up here will let you orient the city in its surroundings: the Andes Mountains and the Cordillera de la Costa.
+++ If Option Selected +++ This hill is actually quite the historical locale. First off, It is the remnant of a 15 million year old volcano. Secondly, the conquistadors used it as a lookout point when they were conquering Chile. It was atop this hill that Pedro de Valdivia declared the founding of Santiago in 1541. In 1872, governer Benjamin Vickuna Mackenna decided to turn the hill into a park to commemorate its significance in the city’s history. Since then, it has undergone many renovations. Today, it comprises 65,300 square meters, replete with bronze gates, metal stairways, and various fountains and statue
This is the financial sector in the upper area of our city
Is a plaza occupying a full square block in the heart of the civic district of Santiago, Chile. It is located in front of the northern facade of the Palacio de la Moneda and is surrounded by other government buildings such as those housing the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Banco Central de Chile and the Intendencia de Santiago.
The church, along with the adjacent convent, is one of the oldest colonial-era buildings in the country. The church was consecrated in 1622.
The Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda beneath Plaza de la Ciudadanía. A glass-slab roof floods the vaultlike space with natural light, and ramps wind down through the central atrium past the Cineteca Nacional, a state-run art-house movie theater, to two large temporary exhibition spaces that house some of the biggest touring shows to visit Santiago.
Is an area that lies between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago, Chile. It is known as Santiago's bohemian quarter, with numerous restaurants, boutiques, avant-garde galleries, bars and clubs. Many of the city's intellectuals and artists live in Bellavista, and Pablo Neruda's house in Santiago, La Chascona
+++ If Option Selected +++ The park was created in April 1966, when incorporating the Chilean National Zoo and the services of San Cristóbal Hill, and is managed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
The Biblioteca Nacional is, together with the Instituto Nacional and a small number of institutions, one of the first institutions created by the newly formed Republic of Chile in the Patria Vieja period. In the newspaper El Monitor Araucano, a Proclama de Fundación ("Proclamation of Foundation") of the Biblioteca Nacional was published on August 19, 1813. With this vision, a call was made to all the citizens to submit their books for the formation of one great public library.
The building housing the Supreme Court of Chile, the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and the Court-martial Court of the Chilean Army, Chilean Air Force and Carabineros de Chile. It occupies a full block-front of Compañía Street between Bandera and Morandé Streets.
Chile’s most famous poet, Gabriela Mistral (1889 – 1957), significantly inspired the work of this cultural centre for her love of words, her democratic conviction and her dedication to education. Born as Lucila Godoy Alcayaga in the small town of Vicuña in north-central Chile, she started writing and working as a teacher and at the age of 15. At 25 she published her first mayor work, “Sonetos de la muerte”, which brought her the Chilean literary award in 1912
The Torre Costanera, was designed by architect César Pelli and is 300 metres (980 ft) tall, making it the tallest building in Latin America and the second tallest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Parque Forestal is a large, narrow park dotted with numerous must-see locations in downtown Santiago. It borders the Mapocho River from Plaza Baquedano, also known as Plaza Italia, all the way to Estación Mapocho, a historical building and cultural center near the Puente Cal y Canto metro station. Mercado Central, La Vega, and the Bellas Artes museum are some of the other major destinations located in or adjacent to Parque Forestal.
This open-air complex of bars, restaurants, and shops, located on the corner of Pio Nono and Constitución, is a relatively recent addition to the culinary, nightlife, and cultural landscape of the city.
The Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts is one of the major centers for Chilean art and for broader South American art. Established in 1880 (making it the oldest in South America) The current building, the "Palace of the Fine Arts" dates to 1910 and commemorates the first centennial of the Independence of Chile. It was designed by the Chilean architect Emile Jéquier in a full-blown Beaux-arts style and is situated in the Parque Forestal of Santiago.
Bicentenario Park (Parque Bicentenario) is a nature park set on one side of the capital’s financial district, better known as “Sanhattan”. Discover this modern and well-tended park and enjoy walking across its extensive lawns. Watch the swans and other birds in its two artificial lagoons and have fun in its themed spaces for leisure activities and on walks with family or friends.
Nestled between the Mapocho River and Avenida Santa María, you’ll find Santiago’s Sculpture Park (Parque de las Esculturas). Opened in 1982, this park is a type of open-air art museum that was initially created to beautify an area of the city damaged by a flood of the Mapocho River. The park features impressive sculptures by different Chilean and international artists. In the summer months it’s not.
Guided tour that lasts approximately 1 hour, you’ll visit the winery’s park, passing through the Aliwen corner a place that recreates Chile’s southern vegetation and totem poles that belong to the Mapuche people in recognition to their culture, and then onto the vineyards, so then you can appreciate our beautiful garden of varieties, continuing into our winemaking cellars. Then the wine tasting which includes four reserve wines.
Departure from San Antonio city
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Pick Up locations • Hotel, Accomodations Santiago • Hotel, Accomodations San Antonio • Hotel, Accomodations Viña Del Mar • Hotel, Accomodations Valparaiso • San Antonio Port • Valparaiso Port Drop Off Locations • Hotel, Accomodations Santiago • Hotel, Accomodations San Antonio • Hotel, Accomodations Viña Del Mar • Hotel, Accomodations Valparaiso • San Antonio Port (Only if the service starts from Santiago) • Valparaiso Port (Only if the service starts from Santiago) • Santiago Airport
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 2 suitcase. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf clubs or bikes) may have certain restrictions, please inquire with the operator prior to travel to confirm if your excess luggage is acceptable
Reviews(36)
Pickup was late, we get a message from the driver saying he was 40 minutes away at pick up time. Get dropped off at the hotel at 15:00, so the trip was barely 6 hours rather than the advertised duration. There were some parks that we quickly drove past. We did get to see the Statuario de la Immaculafa Concepcion which we had to pay for the entry tickets. The winery was excellent and I happily bought some of their wine. The vehicle was listed as a minivan but was actually a small car. So small that one of our two suitcases got to ride in the front seat. If this had been a group of three it would never have worked.
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback. We truly appreciate it, as it helps us improve our services. This is not the level of punctuality we aim to provide. We are reviewing this with our operations team to prevent similar situations in the future. Thank you again for your honest feedback. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please feel free to contact us directly at our WhatsApp, MTO TOUR TEAM.
This is a great way to spend the day post cruise. The winery was wonderful and the city tour was great and informative. Rodrigo was really good.
The tour itself was nice, Daniel did a great job. My issue is mostly with Viator and MTO tours. My communication with Viator was that Daniel from MTO tours would pick us up at 8:00 AM, and that he would be early. I booked a small group tour in an air conditioned van that was to last 7-8 hours. Daniel arrived at 8:40 in his Toyota Yaris, which is clearly his personal vehicle. It did look like he had made an effort to clean it, but it was not professionally cleaned and I had an allergic reaction to his car air freshener. One of the first things that he said was that he had another tour in the afternoon. Once I recovered from the shock at the beginning, Daniel did a nice job with the tour. He answered our questions and took us to two hills, one of which had a great gondola ride for $5 for the two of us, and he toured downtown with us. He showed us the outsides of many buildings, but we only went inside of the cathedral. He translated for us so that we could buy inexpensive, nice souvenirs, showed us where to buy food, and appreciated us. It was a nice time. When I finally got him to tell me the time of his second tour, it was at 3:00. He would need to drop us off at the airport at just after 2:00, which made this a 5 1/2 hour tour. Maybe if we had the 7-8 hours that we booked, we could have seen the insides of some of the buildings.
Our guide Alexis did an amazing job during a long travel day. Our bags from the cruise port were loaded and unloaded at hotel as described. We visited a winery, Santiago and Valparaiso. Beautiful day.
Thank you for telling us about your experience. We're very happy to hear you had a good time with our team, we always do our best to assure you have the best experience possible. Don't hesitate to contact us the next time you or your friends want to come to live another gratifying experience in one of our tours. Best regards, MTO Tour Team
We wanted high lights of Santiago, we got valaporaso, lunch purchased by ourselves, lots of driving little of Santiago. Alex and driver were very good , we were to go to the airport. Very last minute. Your company sells one tour and you get something in tirely different
The tour guide Luis was very nice and patient. He was knowledgeable to introduce the history of Santiago Chile. We satisfied with all scheduled activities. Hope the tour company inform tour guide itinerary in advance.
MTO was very considerate in adjusting the pickup time to a later time. The Unduragga Vineyard tour was very relaxing. The gardens of the vineyard was very beautiful. We missed to see some of the sites in the Santiago city tour because of an event happening in downtown Santiago but our driver /tour guide brought us to other sites that were less crowded.
Alexis did.a.very nice job hosting and guiding us, and Hernan did the same driving. Alexis has a great personality and made the trip from San Antonio to Santiago education and enjoyable. The tour of Underraga Vineyard was a real highlight, and Alexis also did a nice job of serving as an English interpreter during this primarily Spanish-speaking tour. The brief city tour of Santiago was helpful and.lunch at El Galeon was excellent, although it might have been helpful to swap the timing of these as everyone was pretty hungry by the time we got to Santiago and the city tour might have been more engaging after lunch. Alexis also provided some nice recommendations at the end of the tour, going so far as to remind us we have his phone number and not to hesitate contacting him by phone or WhatsApp if we needed anything during our stay. It was a really thoughtful touch and was entirely sincere. So, all-around this was a very positive experience and a really nice way to transition from our cruise to Santiago. Thanks, Alexis, and all the best to you!
Thank you for your kind comment! We are very pleased to know you had a good experience with us and with Alexis who would be super happy after hearing this review. We look forward to having you and/or your friends on board in another of our tours soon. Best regards, MTO Tour Team
There is nothing wrong with the trip but Viator sucks. It gives me a reward credit but would not reinstate and supposing to be a validity of 180 days but appears only have a 60 day expiration.
Tour was nothing like the description. We took this transport from San Antonio. Pick up said 8AM, we waited 2.5 hours for the last couple to arrive, who were no-shows. The guide described where we were going to go, which was nothing like the description given on Viator. We went to Valpariso, a different city along the ocean, stopped for lunch, went to a winery not listed in the tour, and then were dropped off at our hotel. When I showed the guide the description of our tour per Viator, he said MTO was to blame, not him. Two other couples on the bus also had different descriptions of the tour. It was like they consolidated all of the tours they had booked that day and put us all on the same bus. The only reason I give this 2 stars instead of 1 is due to the guide who was very informative about what we were seeing and spoke good English. Recommend if you sign up and pay for this tour to bring a water bottle as there is no water available for tour guests, and hopefully you don't care about where you are going.



