Day 1

Transfer Santiago airport / hotel (regular with english speaking guide).

Half day City Tour Santiago (regular with english speaking guide):
Passengers will be picked up from the hotel according to the pick up schedule. We will start our tour from the Iglesia San Francisco (San Francisco Church), built between 1572 and 1816. We will head west towards the area of the Club Hípico, one of the most beautiful horse racing courses in South America, privileged by its architecture from the beginnings of last century. Here we will stop for approximately 20 minutes to take pictures, to then carry on towards downtown passing by the Palace Cousiño several monuments and public buildings, and the seat of the government at the Plaza de la Constitución (The Constitution Square) where we will stop for another 15 minutes. We will continue our tour towards the Plaza de Armas, where you will find the Cathedral Church, the City Hall and the National History Museum. Our next stop will be the Cerro Santa Lucía (Santa Lucía Hill), location chosen by Don Pedro de Valdivia to found the city in 1541. Here we will stop for 15 minutes to appreciate the scenic view of Santiago’s downtown. We will then cross the Mapocho River to reach the residential areas with beautiful houses, parks and malls. On our way back, we will pass through areas of large tradition and effervescent commercial and social activity.

Day 2

Full day Viña del Mar & Valparaíso Tour (regular with english speaking guide):
We will start this excursion from your hotel to travel 110 km, across a diversity of landscapes and vegetation that will show you the agricultural valleys of Curacaví and Casablanca. Once we have arrived to Valparaíso we will enjoy the view of the clusters of houses right along the hills which harbor the main commercial port of Chile and also the current Legislative Capital of the country. Valparaíso has once again undertaken the progress route which in the last century made it one of the most important ports of the Pacific Ocean. This complete and scenic visit to Valparaíso includes a visit to La Sebastiana (except Mondays), former home of our Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda (price does not include the entrance). Continuing with our tour we will drive along the coastline road to Viña del Mar, capital of the Chilean tourism. The Ciudad Jardín (Garden City) called this way due to the impressive parks, walks and beautiful buildings; its famous Casino is an exhibit of the aristocratic and exclusive character imposed by its founder Don José Francisco Vergara. While traveling by the beaches of Viña del Mar (scenic view) we will stop for lunch for approximately 1 ½ hours (not included). We will stop at Reñaca its main beach, which has several prestigious restaurants and modern buildings with Mediterranean architecture that makes it one of the most exclusive places of the country. Mid-afternoon we will be returning by the coastline road to take the Agua Santa route towards Santiago. The tour finishes taking our guests back to their hotels.

Day 3

Transfer Hotel / Santiago airport (regular with english speaking guide).
Transfer Puerto Montt airport / hotel in Puerto Varas (regular with spanish speaking driver)

Day 4

Half day Frutillar & Puerto Octay Tour (regular with english speaking guide):
We start our trip to Frutillar, first visiting the city of Llanquihue, famous for their sausages, and it is where Maullin River begins, and this area is part of the ancient Route of Settlers. In the city we visit the Memorial to the German Colonists, and then we will continue along the Llanquihue Lake to the Frutillar city.
This city is a beautiful village that recalls the old Bavaria, from there were the first settlers who arrived to this area. The city started in 1856 as a boarding pier, soon appeared tanneries, mills, breweries, etc. We will walk around its beautiful old houses of German style, admiring the gardens and incomparable views of the volcanoes Osorno and Puntiagudo.
As an option, passengers can go to the German Colonial Museum which portrays the life of the settlers (tickets not included), and at the lake shore observe the Teatro del Lago (Lake Theatre) here each year is presented the famous Frutillar Musical Week, this is a Summer Festival, presents classic music from Chile and abroad that offer each year, approximately 40 concerts.
From here we go to Puerto Octay, also located by the north shore of the lake, with a strong German influence it was the most important gateway to the agricultural products to Osorno city. We will see the ancient streets, the Main Square and the viewing point.

Day 5

Lake Crossing Puerto Varas / Peulla (regular): Departure from Puerto Varas heading to Petrohué, going along Lake Llanquihue. Access Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. The trip continues to Lake Todos Los Santos, which amazes because of its water’s unique emerald green colour, as well as 3 surrounding volcanoes: Osorno, Puntiagudo, and Cerro Tronador. Off this point begins sailing with destination Peulla – Eco-Village - paradise to all nature lovers. Lodging in Peulla.

Day 6

Andean Lake Crossing Trip Continuation. Depending on the reserved hotel in Bariloche, Andean Lake Crossing Trip includes transfer to hotel.