Santiago de Chile Historic City Tour
Description
Discover Santiago on this 3-hour shared city tour, exploring its historic streets, vibrant neighborhoods, and iconic cultural landmarks. Begin with hotel pickup from central Santiago or a designated meeting point, then visit highlights such as La Moneda Palace, Plaza de Armas, Santa Lucía Hill, and the bohemian Bellavista district. Enjoy a stop at a traditional handicraft store, where you can discover local products, including Chile’s renowned lapis lazuli. End your experience at San Cristóbal Hill, taking in breathtaking panoramic views of the city and the Andes Mountains. This tour offers a perfect blend of history, culture, and everyday life for an authentic Santiago experience.
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Itinerary
Santa Lucia Hill, where we will make a guided walking tour of the urban park, surrounded to various tree species, ornamentation of European origin and relics from the Chilean colonial past, in the Cerro Santa Lucía attractive spaces stand out, such as the Neptuno and Caupolicán terraces and the Castillo Hidalgo.
In front of this square is the Palacio de La Moneda, this iconic building is the presidential headquarters of Chile. We will learn about its history and architecture. If we are a little lucky and coincide with the day, we will be able to see the changing of the guard at the presidential palace.
Explore the former National Congress building, a key symbol of Chile's political history, located near Plaza de la Constitución.
We will continue our adventure on the way to the Plaza de Armas, the starting point of Chile, also called kilometer 0, it is the historic heart of Santiago. Here we can see the Metropolitan Cathedral and other historical buildings that surround the square such as the Municipality, the Post Office and the History Museum.
We will continue climbing through the capital until we reach the Bellavista neighborhood, we will explore this vibrant neighborhood, famous for its lively nightlife, colorful murals and picturesque architecture. Here we will also find La Chascona, one of the houses of Pablo Neruda, the famous Chilean poet, and the entrance to Parquemet.
Cerro Santa Lucía is a historic hill in the heart of Santiago, famous for its beautifully landscaped gardens, fountains, and panoramic viewpoints. Visitors can stroll through cobblestone paths, admire the ornate Neptuno Fountain, and climb to the top for one of the best views of the city and the Andes Mountains. It’s a perfect spot to enjoy nature, history, and photography all in one place.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We’ll meet you at your hotel lobby to begin your experience.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Most of these points to visit are located in the historic center of the city, and tourist vehicles are not allowed in this sector, for this reason most of the route will be walking, the vehicle only brings us from point to point.
- Minimum 2 passengers for Regular operation.
- Order and schedules of services can be modified for better operation.
Reviews(6)
Very disappointing, the experience, we booked a four-hour tour that was confirmed to us and was charged. Despite asking on the same day when the exact pick-up time takes place at the hotel, we were put off until later. 1 hour before the tour would have started, the tour was cancelled. This deprived us of any opportunity to find an alternative for a city walk our very limited time in Santiago. Absolutely unreliable and unprofessional. Nothing to recommend.
