CHILE TOURS - CHILE WINES...SALUD!
CHILE &.WINES...SALUD!
5 Days/4 Nights
Features: Santiago - Vina Concha y Toro - Vina Undurraga - Santiago City Tour - Curico
From $838.00 Per Person in Double Accommodations. Includes Land Arrangements only. Please ask for our Airline Specials, too!
Program is Locally Hosted with professional English speaking guide. Optimum time to travel is September through March.
Day 1 HOME CITY - SANTIAGO
Meet and Greet upon arrival to the Airport, and Transfer to your Hotel. Afternoon, depart for Pirque, bordering the Maipo Valley, area characterized by Chile's most traditional vineyards and ideal for the production of elegant red wines. Vina Concha y Toro, founded by the Marquis de Casa Concha in 1883, today combines over 750 hectares of vineyards in the region elaborating noble Chilean wines of French origin including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Semillon, Gewurztraminer and others.
Day 2 SANTIAGO
Following breakfast, enjoy City Tour of Santiago, Chile's beautiful cosmopolitan capital city, a mix of modern and classic European architecture. Visit La Moneda, Chile's Presidential Palace, the Church of San Francisco, La Catedral, Cerro Santa Lucia, the chic Providencia and El Golf district, and the beautiful residential area of Las Condes. Afternoon, depart from hotel through the rural Chilean countryside to Vina Undurraga founded in 1883 by Francisco Undurraga Vicuna, great admirer of Europe who in his travels brought back from Germany seedlings for Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Pinot Noir from France. In 1885 under the supervision of the French technician, Pressac, he planted his first vineyards. B
Day 3 SANTIAGO
Following Breakfast, depart for the train station to board train for two and a half hour scenic ride through the Chilean countryside to Curico. Meet and Greet upon arrival to Curico to enjoy exciting Chilean Wine Route, the heart of Chile's viticulture. Visit and tour three vineyards in the area, and enjoy typical lunch in a local restaurant before returning to Curico for train ride back to Santiago. Meet and Greet upon arrival and Transfer to your hotel. B, L
Day 4 SANTIAGO
Day free to relax, stroll, shop and explore the city on your own. Or perhaps enjoy an optional tour to the colorful, historic port city of Valparaiso, reminiscent of 1950's San Francisco. Steep, dramatic hillsides dotted with homes offer expansive views of the Pacific Ocean below. Chile's Congressional Building, ships loading and unloading in its busy international port, and colorful fishing boats dotting the shore complete the picture. Then it's on to nearby Vina Del Mar, elite oceanfront summer playground for South America's elite. Beautiful gardens, open air restaurants, shops, balconied condominiums, and beautiful homes will enchant you before returning to Santiago. B
Day 5 SANTIAGO - HOME CITY
At the appropiate time, Transfer to the Airport for flight homeward or to next destination. B
B Breakfast
Program Includes:
- Meet and Greet upon arrival, and Transfer to your Hotel
- 4 Nights Hotel Accommodations including Tax
- Sightseeing Excursions as described
- Round Trip Train Fare Santiago- Curico - Santiago
- Departure Transfer to the Airport
- Breakfast Daily
- Lunch (1)
Prices Starting from*:
Hotel Panamericano - $838.00
http://www.hotelpanamericano.cl/index_english.htm
Hotel Atton Las Condes - $962.00
http://www.atton.cl
Hotel Plaza San Francisco - $1039.00
http://www.plazasanfrancisco.cl/
Hotel Sheraton Santiago - $1055.00
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=296
Hotel Marriott - $1130.00
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/scldt-santiago-marriott-hotel/
Grand Hyatt Santiago - $1225.00
http://www.santiago.hyatt.com/
* based on Double Occupancy and subject to change.
*For more information, contact your travel agent or Festival Tours.
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