MINI SANTIAGO, LAKES AND VOLCANOES

Day 01: SANTIAGO

Arrival, reception at airport and transfer to selected hotel for accommodations and breakfast.

Day 02 : SANTIAGO CITY TOUR

Breakfast at your hotel.

Departure from your hotel to visit the Civic Centre, the Presidential Palace La Moneda built in 1846, Main Square, the Cathedral, Post Office and downtown, continuing to B. O’Higgins Ave.and the old residential areas including the Club Hipico Race Track and O’Higgins Park. Tour proceeds through Club de la Union Building, Universidad de Chile and Santa Lucía hill where the city was founded (1541). Visit to Bellavista area, full of nice Cafes and Restaurants, Theaters etc, and going up the San Cristobal hill to obtnain the best views of Santiago. Free time for pictures and continue visiting the new residential areas of Las Condes, Vitacura and Providencia.

Return to your hotel.
Balance of day at leisure.

Day 03: SANTIAGO - VIÑA DEL MAR & VALPARAISO

Breakfast at your hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.
The excursion starts traveling through the green and fertile valleys of Curacavi and Casablanca, towards Valparaiso, a picturesque harbour located by the Pacific Ocean. The ride includes a tour through the narrow avenues of the port, The Plaza Sotomayor in front of the Pratt wharf. The Artilleria funicular, dated since 1898, one of the oldest means of transportation in use, that will allow a most spectacular sightseeing of the bay together with the remarkable architecture of the old houses built on the hills that surround the port.
Taking the route by the sea, tour proceeds to Viña del Mar, a summer resort also called Ciudad Jardin, due to the beauty of its parks and meadows.
Quinta Vergara Park is an excellent example, with its long promenades and exotic trees. Then, tour continues to the traditional Vergara square and proceeds to the heart of the city through beautiful and shaded tree avenues.
Lunch at local restaurant in front of the sea (not included)
After lunch tour continues visiting other main attractions of Viña del Mar and finally, a drive along the coast bordering the fashionable beaches of Las Salinas and Reñaca.

Return to Santiago and your hotel.

Day 04: SANTIAGO - PUERTO MONTT / PUERTO VARAS

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to airport and board flight to Puerto Montt.

Reception and transfer to selected hotel, accommodations and breakfast.

Departure for Panoramic City Tour starting in the downtown areas of Puerto Montt, visiting the Plaza de Armas - Main Square - and the Cathedral. Stopover at the Mirador and have a most beautiful view of Seno de Reloncavi, the Bay and the City, to continue towards Pelluco beach. Tour then proceeds to the area of Chiquihue, stopping at Angelmo, a very typical port of this area of the country, including a most attractive street markef, offering a wide variety of local handicrafts. Then, tour goes to Puerto Varas, also known as the City of the Roses, due to the rose gardens that decorate the streets, and visiting the central and lake shore areas.
The last point of interest of the tour is the visit to the local church, Jesuits Order Church, having the LLanquihue Lake and the Osorno Volcano as a backdrop.
Return to Your hotel.

Day 05: PUERTO MONTT / PUERTO VARAS - FRUTILLAR

Breakfast at your hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.
Early morning departs from the hotel visiting Puerto Varas and the industrial centre of Llanquihue, passing the “Unseren Ahmen” monument in honor of the German immigrants. We continue to the beautiful city of Frutillar (a village founded by German immigrants) on the shores of Lake Llanquihue, which has maintained the charm of the cities and inhabitants of southern Germany, and keeping the volcano Osorno and Calbuco as a backdrop.
Lunch will be served in a typical restaurant in front of the lake while enjoying this beautiful landscape.

Return to your hotel.

Day 06: PUERTO MONTT / PUERTO VARAS - PETROHUE - ESMERALDA LAKE

Breakfast at your hotel.

Breakfast at hotel.
Departure from your hotel towards Petrohue continuing along the coast way to Puerto Varas and connect the V. Perez Rosales International highway skirting the Llanquihue lake, offering an outstanding panorama with the snowcapped Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes and a fantastic wildlife, passing by Rio Pescado, Rio Blanco and Ensenada and entering into the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park, including a visit to the Water falls. (Entrance fees are not included) Tour continues to lake Todos los Santos or Emerald, due to the green blue color of its waters surrounded by the mountains and volcanoes. Lunch will be served in a local and nice restaurant in Ensenada.
Free time to enjoy the area and relax.

Return to your hotel.

Day 07: PUERTO MONTT / PUERTO VARAS - SANTIAGO

Breakfast at your hotel.

Transfer to airport and board flight with destination Santiago.

Reception and transfer to selected hotel for accommodations and breakfast.

Day 08: SANTIAGO

Breakfast at your hotel.

Transfer to airport on time to board your next flight.