Tour: Santiago, Valparaíso and The Wine Route

Starting point: Santiago airport.

We'll begin this trip with a visit by the areas with major tourist interest of Santiago crossing the Civic District, Santa Lucia Hill, Main square, San Cristóbal hill, continuing our route by the surroundings of the city that keep a great number of atractions such as Viña del Mar known like Garden city and the picturesque Valparaíso port; located few kilometers from Santiago.
We also visit the Colchagua Valley considered one of the best valleys of the country in wine land matter.

The Colchagua vineyards are part of the landscape, when you arrive here tradition, wine and cultura are lived.

In this place we will be able to enjoy the quality and comfort of Santa Cruz Plaza Hotel, where we are going to rest for the following day continuous the travel to the famous Curicó Valley.
After this route you will be a expert in wine matter, it is guaranteed by us!!


Itinerary:

Day 1: AIRPORT / SANTIAGO

Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to selected hotel.

By the afternoon city tour in Santiago visiting the main tourist attractives, such as, old district, Club Hípico, San Francisco church built between 1572 and 1618.
Government Palace, Main square, Central Post office, Santiago Municipality to follow up Santa Lucía Hill founded in 1541, majesticly located in the center of the city.
The trip follows until San Cristóbal Hill where a panaromic view of Santiago city is appreciated.
Finally we will visit the most modern district in the city.

Come back to hotel and lodging.


Day 2: SANTIAGO / VIÑA DEL MAR / VALPARAISO

Buffet breakfast served at hotel`s restaurant.
We begin the route from your hotel, in a trip of 120 kilometers to the Pacific Ocean. Here we will apreciate the great variety of the landscape of Curacaví Valley to follow until Casablanca Valley known mainly by the great production of white wine Sauvignon Blanc among others. Arriving to Valparaíso (Main port of our country), recently declared Cultural Humanity Patrimony by UNESCO. We will be supraised by its houses in the hills it makes Valparaíso a very beautiful city: We shall visit the main atractives of the city: Victoria square, Sotomayor square, Glorias Navales Monument, 21 de Mayo Boulevard; (we will follow up to the viewing point to apreciate this wonderful port, one of the most important of our country); we also walk among its hills in its differents elevators, (1883-1902) to be in contact with the port enviroment. We follow the trip until Viña Del Mar, known like Garden city. In this place we see the flower match, Games casino and Reñaca; place where we will stop to lunch (by passengers account); alter that we will make a short walk by the beach. Arriving to Santiago, by coastal way we will show and visit Quinta Vergara, place known due to International Song Festival, to arrive in Santiago. Finished in your hotel.

Day 3: SANTIAGO / SANTA CRUZ ( COLCHAGUA VALLEY ) / MONTES VINEYARD / VIU MANENT VINEYARD

Buffet breakfast served at hotel’s restaurant. Visit to vineyards Viu Manent and Montgrass with wine tasting included. By the afternoon visit to Colchagua Museum. Lodging in Santa Cruz.

Located 280 km far south from Santiago, this beautiful valley, perfeclty delimited by mountainous chains in the direction of the sea, one is in the zenith of its vitivinícola development. For already five years to the date, the traditional vineyards of the zone, have been receiving new neighbors. The reason of its arrival is obviously product of the quality of the grapes that are obtained here, and that with the appropriate handling leads to excellent wines. This has been credited in the main world-wide aids and specialized magazines, but mainly by the consumers of all the orb. The Valley of Colchagua counts at the moment on an approximated surface of 16,000 has, planted with vineyards, which corresponds to 20% of the total surface of vineyards of Chile. The main varieties correspond to the classic ones of Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carménère, being this last one, a present stock only in Chile, and mainly in the Valley of Colchagua. Also, there are in smaller number, stocks for white wine being the Chardonnay and SauvignonBlanc the main ones.

DAY 4: CASA SILVA WINERY AND VINEYARDS

Departure from the Hotel in Santa Cruz towards Casa Silva vineyards.
The winery is open for tourism year round. You'll visit the traditional facilities, taste the wines, and enjoy the beauty of the Colchagua valley.

The basic 1-hour tour includes a visit through the winery, one of the oldest and most beautiful in Chile, the adjacent vineyards, and a wine tasting.

After the visit, we'll come back to hotel in Santiago.

Day 5: Santiago / Airport.

Breakfast at the hotel. At according time transfer to airport.