Vacation rentals in Santiago

While meeting strict health standards I will take you on a 5 hours journey to the best local fresh markets in Santiago, Mercado Central and La Vega Central using a 4x4 vehicle. I will show you our amazing variety of seafood, we will buy the fresh fish we will cook later in my apartment in El Golf neighborhood, where you will have a fantastic view of the Andes mountains, Manquehue hill and of Los Leones Golf Club. You will also learn how to prepare a good Ceviche, try the best reserve wine brands to taste the main dish called Charquican, native from the southern Mapuche community. There will also be Tapas and local Cheeses and Sparkling wine. Local sweets will also be served. I´ve got also lots of tips to share with you on restaurants and gourmet circuits all over Chile in the event you are visiting other cities. During the ride back from the markets to my apartment you will explore barrios (neighborhoods) Lastarria, the fascinating and bohemian barrio Bellavista and end up in the El Golf district where my apartment is located, then we will start our premium full gastronomic experience. All transportation is covered from/to customer location. Other things to note Maybe a small backpack, bottled water and medicines if this is the case for a 5 hours tour. Also an umbrella in wintertime or ask me for that specific item

We begin our tour walking to the San Cristobal hill, trek to the top and enjoy one of the best views of Santiago. Upon the incline there are several options to cool off, eat a snack and rest for a while ( (if you don't want to walk, you can get on the bus). Then, we will descend and walk from Barrio Bellavista, crossing the Commercial District Patronato to the market area. First we will visit La Vega, the largest food market in Santiago, where anyone can purchase delicious food if they feel inclined. Then we will go through La Vega Chica and Tirso Molina until we reach the Central Market, now transformed into a place specializing in the sale of seafood and local Chilean food. Next to the market, there is a place where you can also taste the famous Empanada de Pino. We will continue sightseeing the Center of Santiago, and visit some emblematic places such as the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral, the Ex-Congress, the Courts of Justice, the Paseo Banderas and the Palacio de la Moneda. Anyway, if there is any special interest to visit somewhere, we can also include it in the tour. ON MONDAYS THERE IS NO FUNICULAR Other things to note It is a long walk through the city, including a climb to the hill, which should be taken into account before we begin. Bring money in case you fancy some of the food suggestions on the tour.

*Before you read what we will do i wanted to explain why the tour starts so early, we will be downtown Santiago, the region has around 9 million people, and downtown is pretty busy, we want to be outside of the old town before 8:30 am to avoid crowds. *La Moneda Palace: Our current presidential office, with an awesome background. *Paseo Huerfanos and Paseo Ahumada: The heart of downtown commerce (and a quick look to the infamous "cafe con piernas") *Palacio Larrain Zañartu: Design in Neoclassic style with some political importance. *Plaza de Armas: The heart of the city. with some important´s buildings, like the Cathedral and the ex government palace. *Bellas Artes Museum: A must see for art lovers *Santa Lucia Hill: Due to the covid we will not be going up the hill, i will explain the his *GAM art center: One of the newest art centers *Up until this point the experience will go as normal, sadly, because of the protest we might have to skip/end here, the last 3 locations are the "least" historical importance. This is for our security, hope everyone understand. *The German fountain: An awesome fountain with quite a history of why it was build *Pablo Nerudas House: The former house of 1 of our nobel prize winner in literature *Metropolitan Park: An amazing park, the main attraction here is the San Cristobal Hill There will be a couple of extra places as we walk ;D

I PICK YOU UP FROM YOUR ACCOMMODATION! =) l'll drive us to the hill, to the access point at the beginning of the trail. Once there, I'll give a quick briefing about the hill and the trail, then we start hiking. We will do everything at your own pace. The idea is to enjoy the landscape, get away from the city, get some exercise, have a good talk and have fun. Since im a tourism proffessional, i can also give you very good tips about the things you could check out during your stay. There are no rules or demands. We will enjoy the best hill of Santiago anyway we want. After a 60 minutes hike (more or less), we will reach the summit, which is at 1635 MAMSL. If we are lucky, we will be able to see some condors. Manquehue means: "place of condors" in the native mapudungun language. We will stay at the summit for a while. I'll show you the good spots for pictures and we are going to relax and have some snacks. Then - whenever you are ready - we will start the hike down. After getting to the bottom, i'll drive you to the drop off point in Los Dominicos metro station where you will be able to take a walk through the national Monument called "Pueblo Los Dominicos" before taking the subway back. Im flexible with a starting time as well, we can do it early at the morning or later after noon, depends on your preferences.

Casablanca Tour; vineyards to know 5: Veramonte, Bodegas RE, Casas del Bosque, Viña Mar e Indomita. Pick up at your hotel 8.30 am, during the journey our Sommelier will explain each wine process, its history, its elaboration, the processes, its storage. VERAMONTE; we will walk through the vineyard and house. We will taste 1 wines. BODEGAS RE, we tast 4 diferents licuors CASAS DEL BOSQUE; We will take a especial tour on the vineyard, we will sit on a spectacular terrace, we will taste 4 diferent wines and a typical Chilean empanada + 1 glass of wine. VIÑA MAR; vineyard specialized in sparkling wines, you will taste a great sparkling. INDOMITA; We will enjoy the wonderful view in height of the Casablanca Valley, we will taste 1 sweet wine and finish with a tea or a coffee in the restaurant of the vineyard. If you want to have lunch in a vineyard we will wait for you, the value of the lunch is on your own. Become a wine expert, we will teach you each of the wine processes. You will learn to taste, to pairing and you will enjoy a wonderful day just 50 minutes from Santiago. We'll leave you back at your hotel. If you want stay in Valparaiso or Viña del mar, we will let you in town of Casablanca and you can take a local taxi for 2 USD by person and travel to the coast . in just 30 minutes you will be there. Other things to note The tour does NOT include lunch, if you want to have lunch in a vineyard or local restaurant, we will wait with pleasure.