Chile Tours and Travels

CHILLÁN SPRINGS

Considered by many people as one of the best spas in the country, Termas de Chillán are located at 1600 meters above sea level and thermal activity combined with a modern ski resort, which features 28 tracks carefully arranged, with a total of 35 km prepared to enjoy the full extent of this exciting sport and a potential of 10,000 hectares of skiable terrain. Through nine lifts (1 triple chair, 3 double chairs and 5 tows) you can access each one of the tracks, from where you will appreciate the vertical 1,100 m drop provided with an extensive 13 km long track called Las Tres Marias, the longest in South America, which holds fascinating virgin snow and is inserted between native forests of ancient trees.

VINEYARDS

Distributed mostly in the central region, our vineyards have achieved global fame and prestige for the quality of their wines and strains. Through wine routes, you can visit vineyards such as Concha y Toro, Viña Errazuriz and Viña Cousino Macul Undurraga, just to name some. The privileged climate and terrain of Santiago valleys, Aconcagua and Cachapoal have allowed a large number of vineyards of different sizes to produce wines with international prestige and export quality.

When to go:

Santiago vineyards can be visited at any time of year because of a Mediterranean climate in the central valleys and in Santiago with an average temperature of 14 ° Celsius. We recommend visiting the area especially in spring, ie from September to November, or during the fall harvest, between February and April.
From March to April the attractions are enhanced by the harvest festival, in which mostly wine are tasted as part of the celebrations. Try the pleasure of tasting the best wines in the world in the vineyards. Enjoy the Wine Route with fascinating activities like flying over the Valley, horse riding and trekking through beautiful trails. These are the best vineyards to visit .

• CONCHA Y TORO
• UNDURRAGA
• STA. HELENA
• STA. CAROLINA
• COUSINO MACUL

SANTIAGO CITY TOUR

The city of Santiago is one of the safest and most modern cities in Latin America. It is recognized worldwide for its sustainable development and economic stability and social policy. In recent years, Chile's national capital have flourished in several sectors. Many natural resources that surround it and its various cultural activities, art and cuisine make it the choice for domestic and foreign tourists when taking a trip across the country.

A great way to start the trip is through the traditional guided city tour that takes visitors through the major public infrastructure. It usually begins at the hotel and goes to the very heart of the city. Our drivers will take you to see the country's capital in a charming and cultural city tour .

Here are some trips to be undertaken:

• CENTRAL MARKET
• PALACIO DE LA MONEDA
• CERRO SAN CRISTOBAL
• CERRO SANTA LUCÍA
• HANDCRAFT FAIRS
• MALL PARQUE ARAUCO
• ALTO DE LAS CONDES Y BELLAVISTA NEIGHBOURHOODS
• CATHEDRAL
• COUSIÑO PALACE AND OLD DOWNTOWN
• CAMINO EL CONDOR, a beautiful panoramic view from the top of the city.

VIÑA DEL MAR

Viña del Mar is the undoubtedly the tourist capital of Chile and an essential reference point, the most important destination of the whole America. This city, always charming and welcoming, is in constant process of growth and innovation in hotel infrastructure, food, trade and tourism. Viña del Mar invites you to tour the streets, learn their secrets and enjoy their events all the year long. Have a small space of New York right next to you. A garden city where you can appreciate the city on horseback, visit the famous flower clock with birds flying around, visit charming palaces and the Grand Casino, not mentioning the castle.

VALPARAISO

Valparaiso port city is located on the southwest coast of South America (central Chile), in latitude 33 º 01 'South and longitude 71 º 38 ' W, 120 km northwest of Santiago de Chile (capital). It is a hidden gem in Latin America. A port steeped in history and nostalgia, urban and architectural curiosity, a city that was never founded. Valparaiso is a natural bay surrounded by an Andean-type mountain that bathes its surroundings into the sea and turn it into an amphitheater overlooking the Pacific. World Heritage City, parent of the legislature, where one of the houses of Pablo Neruda is located in. In a boat ride we will have the opportunity to visit the most important spring in Chile, with warships and sea lions.

ACONCAGUA

The Aconcagua is a mountain in the Cordillera de los Andes, located in the Province of Mendoza in the west-central Argentina. It is the highest peak in Argentina and the highest in America and Asia overseas. Come to climb the 2nd highest mountain in the world and have an unforgettable trip. The practice of outdoor activities is one of the main benefits of the Great Valley of Aconcagua. Generous land of fields and mountains, sunshine and fresh air, bare rock and wild vegetation, permafrost and snow virgin was reached late sixteenth century Incan groups, seduced by the beautiful plains, giving life to a village that soon became the happiest and most active people in the region. The mitimaes call it "village where the sun sets", while others call it "Valley of Chile". Each group that arrived in the Inca Valley gave it different names, all of them regarding to the place where the sun sets, some of these names were Conconcagua, Canconcagua, Concahua and Aconcagua, which was the one that stayed. In the same way it was called "the river that irrigates today".

In several parts of the valley very festive activities such as threshing mare loose, taming of horses, the rodeo have been recovered.

Similarly it runs religious festivals of the Virgin of Andacollo in San Felipe, the Virgin of the Snows in Calle Larga, Santa Filomena in Santa Maria and San Francisco in the town of Curimón.

Also noteworthy museums hold valuable species from colonial times located in Los Andes, Curimón, Putaendo and San Felipe.

For lovers of mountaineering and outdoor activities, this area provides an important natural heritage.

It has over 35 peaks ranging from 1200-6110 meters above sea level, giving rise to countless broken down where more than 20 streams that empty their waters into 4 lakes and 8 rivers, which irrigates five inland valleys and mountain ranges run through seven mountains.

In the heart of Valle de Aconcagua there is a place of special attraction called the Cypress Mountain Range, located in the foothills of the mountain range Bellavista.

The site is part of a project, supported and subsidized by the United Nations Programme for Development, whose aim is to study the current status of Cypress Mountain located more than 2000 m, in order to conserve it.

The highlands of Cypress are accessible by bicycle mountain bike, on foot or by four-wheel drive vehicles up to the picnic area.

Then you have to walk or climb on horseback the slopes of the gorge, rich in native species such as central quillayes, maitenes, peumos, plus an abundance of birds.

In the near point, where two slopes and the trail tends to disappear, it appears to the visitor the first cypress, which kicks off the other trees of this unique species.

This tour is done during the day, and the best times to visit are fall, winter (with snow-covered ground) and spring as summer heat and water shortages make it difficult to trip.

It should be noted that the site has a picnic area and camping is also a very good choice.

Climbing the hills Tabaco and Bellavista, we can enjoy a wonderful view of the river basin and Aconcagua Valley .

THE WINE TRAIN AND COLCHAGUA VALLEY

The Colchagua Valley is 130 kilometers away from Santiago, an important wine region with 19 860 hectares of vineyards considered for many winemakers like a paradise. Fine strains as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenere red wine and Chardonnay, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are produced here.


We will know more deeply the process of wine bisquuertt Viu Manent, montgrass or stamped and visit the Colchagua Museum one of the most prominent of the country.

Wine Train, a journey back in time mixes culture with Chilean traditions and the fascinating world of wine.

The tour begins in San Fernando straight to Colchagua Valley, one of the most prosperous valleys for the production of wine and one of the best preserved of the Chilean countryside.

We invite you to discover and enjoy yourself with the Chilean culture .

THE WORLD'S LARGEST POOL - San Alfonso del Mar

An impressive artificial paradise. That's how those who have witnessed the great spectacle provided by the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile define it: a huge artificial lake that runs through the space between the hotel and the Pacific Ocean, and it has already been endorsed by the Guinness Book as the world´s largest pool. Its dimensions: over a mile long and 2.5 million liters of water, which is equivalent, in other words, an estimated 6,000 residential pools. Yes, unlike them, the Laguna de San Alfonso del Mar drink directly from the ocean: the surface is always an intense blue color. It is 2 hours from Santiago.

CAJON DEL MAIPO

Cajon del Maipo is a narrowing of the Andean area located in the southeastern part of the Metropolitan Region, Chile. Corresponds to the upper basin of the Maipo River (about 900 m), which is encased by mountains and cliffs.The area also has a series of confluent rivers as the Volcan River, Gypsum and the Colorado River and other estuaries like San Gabriel, Manzanita, Coyanco, El Sauce, El Manzano and San Jose.

The main town is San José de Maipo, capital of the district that includes all the mountain range of the metropolitan area.

The people who live in the mountain are called La Obra, Las Vertientes (these ones courbanized with Santiago) El Canelo, El Manzano, Guayacán, San José de Maipo, El Melocotón, San Alfonso, El Ingenio, San Gabriel y Melosas, Los Maitenes, Alfalfal, El Romeral, Queltehues, El Volcán, Baños Morales and Lo Valdés .