Chile · TOUR REVIEWS
Chile hands you a planning problem before it hands you a holiday: the desert and the ice are a four-hour flight apart, and most itineraries only have room for two of the three. The 15 below are the days that earn their slot, priced and timed, with the full catalogue underneath.
Review of a 10-hour Santiago day trip to Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, and Casablanca Valley, with street art, funicular rides, wine, and hotel pickup.
“We had a great day seeing the views and the street art followed by a wine tasting in a beautiful location. Our guide, Alexis, was always friendly and interesting.”
Escape Santiago for Cajón del Maipo and Embalse del Yeso, with Andes views, village stops, a lakeside walk, and a wine picnic.
“absolutely epic fun!!!! loved everyone minute of it!!! beautiful mountain and river view!!! I also met some really cool people!!!!”
Review of Santiago’s 10-hour coast tour to Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Casablanca, and Reñaca, with wine tasting, tips, and value advice.
“Edison did a great job. Explained everything to us.”
See Santiago by hop-on bus, cable car, and funicular, with practical advice on stops, timing, value, and finding unmarked bus pick-ups.
“Not worth it. The Turistik App is terrible and useless. We only rode its half way and one time hop-on and hop-off.”
Review of Santiago’s Cajón del Maipo tour, with Andes views, El Yeso Reservoir, picnic, wine, timing tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Spectacular beautiful scenery. Wonderful tour guide. Great stops at different venues giving us a variety of experiences.”
Review of a full-day Santiago tour to Casablanca Valley, Valparaíso, La Sebastiana, and Viña del Mar, with wine tasting and practical tips.
“Alejandro and Orlando were great guide and drivers respectively. The tour ran on schedule and allowed plenty of time for us to explore these areas. We never felt rushed in checking out the areas in / around.”
Review of Santiago’s Maipo Valley wine tour, with four vineyard visits, pisco, lunch, hotel pickup, guide tips, value, and drawbacks.
“It was a wonderful day. Wineries were great. Timing was perfect. Our guide Pablo and driver Matias were fantastic.”
Review of Santiago’s Inca Lagoon and Aconcagua wine tour, with Portillo views, llama encounters, tasting details, costs, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour tour guide Victor was extremely professional and knowledgeable. Tour driver was very good”
Review of Santiago’s Cajón del Maipo and El Yeso trip, with Andes views, Tinoco Tunnel, picnic, wine, hotel pickup, and practical tips.
“Our guide Lola was so nice! And the tour was very beautiful 😍 highly recommend it!”
Review of Santiago’s red hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, value, timing, audio, and practical booking tips.
“We had a fantastic time. Got on and off the bus 3 or 4 times and hardly any wait for another bus. It was a great day!!!”
Review of Santiago’s two-day hop-on hop-off bus, cable car, and funicular pass, with route tips, costs, stops, and practical advice.
“Santiago is a beautiful city with a rich history that I enjoyed learning about as I listened on the tour. Jorge was a wonderful host who made sure to communicate prior to each stop which points of interest were on that stop. The only downside for me was that the cable cars were not open on the Monday I visited and the other ride option opened after 1pm which did not work for my schedule. I wish I had known this prior to my booking.”
Explore Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Casablanca, Reñaca, and Concón on a long Santiago day trip with wine, street art, and coastal views.
“Great one day experience. Valapraiso experience was amazing. Funicular ride was awesome. Valapraiso is very very hilly and the steps are narrow. Wear comfortable shoes with a nice sole such as sneakers or hiking shoes. Vino de Mar awesome, flower clock, piano stairs awesome. Ignacio our tour guide did an amazing job of managing our large tour group given that members in the group had expectations. The drop off and pick up from hotel or Airbnb was great. Definitely take tour during the summer months.”
Review of the $72 Santiago day trip to Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, and Casablanca Valley, with street art, seafood, wine, and practical tips.
“Excellent tour and wine tasting included was also phenomenal! Nacho was incredibly informative and we even kept calling on his knowledge after the tour when visiting other places in chile and South America!”
Review of Turistik’s Santiago day trip to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, with wine, coastal views, Pablo Neruda, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Ashley the tour guide was wonderful. She switched between three languages seamlessly repeating the information on each site. Pablo our driver drove very well despite a slipping clutch! Valparaiso was not what I expected as the city is so built up since those paintings and pictures of multicolored streets. However Ashley took us on a great walk where we could see several colorful houses and also many fabulous murals. Vina del Mar was just another seaside beach town of condos and shops. I would have preferred going to a museum in Valparaiso. The winery stop enroute was very nice. Thanks Ashley and Pablo!”
Review of Cajón del Maipo, El Yeso Reservoir, and mountain spa near Santiago, with honest advice on price, transport, food, pools, and timing.
“We did over 10 day tours scross Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and this was the worst The only reason i gave it 3 stars was everything in the description was covered and they did not trick us But, effectively they take you to a run down motel/hotel up in the mountains with a couple of heated jacuzzis and 20 people tried cramming into it My wife n I stayed out and only our daughter got it Definitely not worth the long drive to a couple of hot tubs in my opinion The food was good and transportation was good”
The desert, the vineyards, the lakes and the ice, and the best day in each.
