Chile · CITY TOURS IN SANTIAGO
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 city tours in Santiago worth the money, each with what it costs, what travellers said and the one thing to know before committing.
Review of Santiago’s private half-day city tour, with hilltop views, Mercado Central, hotel pickup, guide tips, price, and drawbacks.
“Unprofessional and unaccommodating guide. Did not wear a mask being sick. My family have had to wear our masks ( luckily we had them).”
Review of Ruta Chile’s $44 day trip from Santiago to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, with practical tips on stops, guides, lunch, and traffic.
“I enjoyed every minute of it. Rafael was amazing and made it fun. We saw so much relaxing because someone else drove”
Review of Santiago’s 5-hour city tour, covering Cerro Santa Lucia, La Moneda, Plaza de Armas, Bellavista, price, value, and practical tips.
“Wonderful tour, Niklas was an excellent guide. He was very pleasant and informative. I recommend taking this tour.”
Review of Santiago’s 3.5-hour city tour, covering La Moneda, Plaza de Armas, Santa Lucia Hill, Sanhattan, and Lapislazuli art.
“Fantastic! Our guide, JP, was incredible as well as the driver, Tomas. Very knowledgeable and provided great information. JP’s English was impressive.”
Review of Santiago’s guided city tour with Santa Lucia Hill, historic landmarks, hotel pickup, and optional Concha y Toro wine tasting.
“I was advised the night before that the trip had been cancelled, so i didn’t have time to arrange anything else. Earlier notice would have been better, or the offer of a different trip instead”
Review of Santiago’s 4.5-hour city tour, covering historic sights, modern districts, parks, transport, guides, price, and practical tips.
“Christian you were fabulous. We loved the time spent in the park donated to the city, and also the park with the flamingos and two adorable little boys who ran up to us and asked for 'an abrazo'. I looked them over quickly pickpockets perhaps, but then noticed that there was a man with a group of children and they said he was their teacher. What a shame we did not have a camera with us at the time - it wasn't only the hug they asked for but also a kiss! Two little lady killers in the making!? They were totally adorable. Gauchos dancing in the street was an…”
Review of Santiago’s private 5-hour city tour, covering historic plazas, modern districts, Cerro San Cristóbal, and cable car views.
“Nice tour. Just the two of us. Nice that it operated with only two. Pity that the tour included a visit to a jewelry shop and the associated pressure to buy. We prefer not to have such visits as our aim is to see the sights and not shop. Maria was informative but sadly was not well that day but battled on. The driver was excellent. Tour was advertised at 5 hours but ended after 4. This was ok as there was only the two of us so we got plenty of information and attention.”
Review of Santiago’s private four-hour city tour, with San Cristobal views, historic sights, street art, local food, prices, and practical tips.
“J enjoyed the professionalism of the activity provider. There was a mistake in the amount of people who were supposed to attend the activity which in my opinion was an issue with the GYG reservation. I reserved the activity for three people but on the day of the activity, my reservation reflected one person when the original reservation was for three people. The activity provider still honored my original reservation and ensured that everyone had tickets to Cerro San Cristobal. We appreciated the activity provider’s ability to remedy the error. We were celebrating my brother’s birthday and we wanted to maintain the positive vibes. I also enjoyed how the tour…”
Review of Santiago’s 7-hour city tour with San Cristóbal Hill, museums, La Moneda, lunch time, transport, price, and practical tips.
“O excursie reușită și o organizare foarte bună. Țintit la obiectivele turistice importante. Ghidul excelent, atent cu toată lumea.”
Explore Santiago by electric scooter, from La Moneda to Plaza de Armas, with a small group, local history, and Chilean empanadas.
“I loved the ability to ride the scooters and see the city faster . I loved our food spots .”
Explore Santiago by cable car, funicular, cathedral tower and hop-on hop-off bus with practical tips on timing, value and what to expect.
Review of Santiago’s 4-hour city tour with historic center walks, San Cristóbal cable car, funicular, empanada, and mote con huesillo.
“Sergio was very informative and knowledgeable. I loved learning the history of Santiago and Chile, and seeing the beautiful architecture of the city. it was a fantastic tour.”
Review of Santiago’s 5-hour private city tour, with Santa Lucia Hill, local art, upscale districts, parks, and optional Chilean lunch.
Review of Santiago’s 2-hour historic center walking tour, with La Moneda, Plaza de Armas, Santa Lucía Hill, guides, value, and tips.
“Andre Luiz is a really great guy and took us around the historic center and some other nice attractions. However, his English could use some improvement and we feel like the historic knowledge was not always on point.”
Review of Santiago’s private half-day city tour, with Andes views, Chilean food, private transport, cultural sights, costs, and practical tips.
“The tour was OK and I realized later it could not have been much better because it’s a big city and there aren’t that many significant historical things to see. Our tour guide was very good and I am glad we did the tour. The transportation was private with a driver and a tour guide.”
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