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01 SANTIAGO
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Afternoon city tour of Santiago, departs from your hotel
to visit the Old Civic Center, La Moneda Government Palace,
Plaza de Armas square surrounded by the Cathedral, National
Museum of History, Post Office Headquarters, then a short
visit to the Pre-Columbian Museum, continuing along Alameda
B.O'Higgins main avenue and Republic Avenue to admire old
magnificent houses, the Club Hipico race track, the Cousiño
Palace, the Santa Lucia Hill, then the San Cristobal Hill,
with a magnificent panoramic view of the whole city, visiting later
the new civic center of Providencia – Las Condes,
residential areas with excellent gourmet restaurants, parks
and shopping malls.
Lodging in Santiago.
Day 02 SANTIAGO - VALPARAISO &
VIÑA DEL MAR
Breakfast. The excursion departs from your hotel, crossing
the Coastal Mountain range and continuing through the Curacavi
Valley with its small towns and villages, later the Casablanca
Valley where some vineyards that produce world-renowned Chardonnay white
wine are located, then a view of the Peñuelas Lagoon
up to Valparaiso, a picturesque seaport and declared a World Heritage Site. Here you will enjoy
the special architecture, hills and funiculars. Tour along
the narrow cobblestone streets, visiting Plaza Mayor and Prat Pier,
Victoria Square, Congress Building and Civic Center. Then
you will proceed to the Garden City of Viña del Mar,
visiting Quinta Vergara, the site of the International Summer
Song Festival, then Vergara’s Palace, Botanic Garden,
continuing along San Martin Avenue to visit Reñaca &
Con-Con sea resorts, stopping at a seaside restaurant for
lunch (optional). In the afternoon, there will be a visit
to Sausalito Lagoon & Park and the Sporting Club (horse
race track), before returning to Santiago via route 68 to
your hotel.
Lodging in Santiago.
Day 03 SANTIAGO – PUERTO
MONTT – PUERTO VARAS
Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
You will be picked up at your hotel at the agreed time and transferred to the airport for
your flight to Puerto Montt. Upon arrival, you will be met
at the airport for your transfer to your selected hotel
in Puerto Varas.
Lodging in Puerto Varas.
Day 04 PUERTO VARAS - BARILOCHE
Breakfast. Enjoy a full-day excursion crossing mountain lakes and the Andes. A bus will pick you up in the early morning for this beautiful land and water excursion. The first leg of the trip takes you by bus down to
Petrohué, where you'll board a ship. Then sail through the turquoise waters of Lake Todos los Santos
up to Peulla, a picturesque town located near to Argentine border. Time for lunch (not included).
after which we depart by bus to cross the Vicente Pérez Rosales
border point and continue up to Lake Frías from
where we sail to Puerto Blest. Then a short bus ride and we continue sailing, this time crossing Lake Nahuel Huapi until
we reach Puerto Pañuelo. We will then continue on
to Bariloche by bus, leaving the passengers at the hotel
in Bariloche.
Lodging in Bariloche.
Day 05 BARILOCHE
Breakfast. We will take a half-day tour visiting the city,
including Playa Bonita, from where we can see Huemul Island.
Later on, we will get to the base of Campanario Hill. You
may take the chair lift to the top of the hill (optional).
We then continue on to the Llao-Llao peninsula where
we will see Puerto Pañuelo. We will cross the bridge
to La Angostura which links Lakes Moreno, Nahuel and López
Bay. We will arrive to Punto Panorámico, a natural
balcony with views over Lake Moreno and the Llao-Llao peninsula.
Afternoon at leisure.
Lodging in Bariloche.
Day 06 BARILOCHE
Breakfast. Transfer from the hotel to the Bariloche airport.
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