Things to do in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile: The Best Literary, Art & Music Tours

November 17, 2021 Janette Largent

Santiago Metropolitan Region (Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 15 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Most commercial and administrative centers are located in the region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez.
Restaurants in Santiago Metropolitan Region

1. Santiago: Full-Day Neruda's Route Tour, include entraces to museums

Ruta Chile - Whole Saler Tour Operator
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The Route of Neruda is a tour in which you will visit every museum of Pablo Neruda. Visit La Casa, museo in Isla Negra, La Sebastiana in Viña del Mar and La Chascona in Santiago.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation by car or minibus

Exclusions: Food and drink, Optional gratuities for driver and guide

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

2. Santiago: Private full day tour Pomaire & Isla Negra, include entrace

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Enjoy a day trip from Santiago to visit  Pomaire and the Pablo Neruda Museum. See a typical Chilean village from which the most appealing feature is the clay craftwork and then visit Isla Negra and the museum of famous Nobel Prize winner and poet Pablo Neruda. Your tour includes a guide and transportation.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation by car or minibus

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

Reviewed By L8738FOsofiac

We took this tour last year. The guide doesn’t speak English at all, and keep repeating the same information over and over. They also don’t let you move and ask you to be next to them all the time. Amazing place but awful guide

3. Private Full-Day Tour: Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Casas del Bosque Vineyard

Chile Dream Tours
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Come spend a wonderful day on the coast exploring the port city of Valparaiso and resort town of Viña del Mar! We end the day with a winery tour and wine tasting at the posh Casas del Bosque Vineyard in the Casablanca Valley. Relax and sip on the vineyard's finest wines after a long day touring the coast! - 9-Hour Private Tour - Free Pick-up and Drop-off from any Hotel, Airbnb, and Residence in Santiago - Free Airport Pick-up or Drop-off on Tour Day - Professional & Multilingual Guide - Modern & Comfortable Van - City Tour of Valparaiso and Viña del Mar - Wine Tour and Tasting at Casas del Bosque Vineyard

Inclusions: Multilingual Guide, Private Transport, Funicular Ride in Valparaiso, Bottled water, Winery Tour and Aromas Wine Tasting at Casas del Bosque Vineyard, Digital Photographs

Exclusions: Optional gratuity for guide, Lunch

Reviewed By Dreamer64284

Sean was awesomely the best of the bestest - very highly recommended!!! We toured Valparaiso and Vina del Mar with him, and he dropped us off at Santiago for our cruise embarkation the following day. That was our first trip to South America - our pre-cruise tour, as we cruised Chile, Antarctica, Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay - still so many places to explore in this area. We will definitely come back, and use Sean's company again...

4. Small group tour from Santiago to Valparaíso

Indo pro Chile
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On this tour we spent the day walking through the streets and hills of Valparaíso, getting to know the city from a different perspective, delving into its history. We visited the Casa de Neruda La Sebastiana, Port of Valparaíso, Cerro Alegre and Concepción, Ascensor El Peral, National Maritime Museum and the Feira and Mirante 21 de Maio. Includes entrances to both museums and lifts (elevators). * the tour is held from Tuesday to Sunday and is done in groups of up to 7 tourists.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Guided transfer in a vehicle authorized to provide tourist services., Passenger insurance by armchair., Groups of up to 07 passengers per vehicle., Entrance to Pablo Neruda's house museum in Valparaiso., National Maritime Museum Ticket, Entrance to the El Peral and Reina Victoria lifts

Exclusions: Lunch, Everything not mentioned before.

5. Bahai Temple, temple of all religions

Metro Escuela Militar, Av. Apoquindo 4500, Las Condes, Región Metropolitana, Chile Franco Cantergiani
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This tour is special because it allows you to see and appreciate one of the 8 Bahai temples around the world, highlighting its architecture and beautiful gardens, these temples are special since they are religious temples that bring together all the religions of the world.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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6. Full Day Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

Discover Santiago
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If you come to Chile, you cannot miss these beautiful cities. Valparaíso stands out for its history, culture, architecture and heritage. On the other hand Viña del Mar, stands out for its beauty and youth, for this reason it is known as the "Garden City". Discover Santiago stands out for the quality of its service, punctuality, kindness and willingness of the guides, creating a pleasant and friendly atmosphere with all who accompany us.

Inclusions: Round trip transportation to your Hotel / Hostel / Department, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Passenger insurance, Queen Victoria elevator ticket, Tour guide

Exclusions: Breakfast, Lunch

Reviewed By heyrosco

Excellent service! Driver (Jorge) was on time and was a pleasure to travel with. Communication was great when arranging the trip and confirming pickup. Jorge did a great job negotiating traffic to avoid delays. (Other people we met who did the same trip complained of long waits in traffic, while we had none!). Highly recommended!

7. Private Tour Isla Negra, Pomaire and Coastal Resorts Tour from Santiago

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Leave Santiago for the serene central Chilean coast on this 8-hour private guided tour. Head first for Isla Negra to explore the former home of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, before traveling north along the coast to the resort of San Alfonso del Mar. Finish with a walking tour of the traditional town of Pomaire, known for its craftsmanship.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Courtesy glass of wine, Neruda Museum Tickets

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch

Reviewed By 27larryh

I highly recommend this operator for their honesty, communication and integrity. They went above and beyond to help us in a time of need. We are very appreciative of all they did to help us. Thank you.

8. Small Group Full-Day Tour to Isla Negra, San Alfonso del Mar, and Pomaire

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Leave Santiago for the serene central Chilean coast on this 8-hour guided tour. In a small group of no more than eight, visit Isla Negra, home to what is possibly the most interesting of the poet Pablo Neruda's three Chilean homes, filled with art and artifacts collected on his numerous world travels. Continue north up the coast to visit San Alfonso del Mar and the traditional town of Pomaire, known its clay craftworks. This service can be on shared transportation with a maximum group of 7 persons per vehicle.

Inclusions: Panoramic Visit to San Alfonso Del Mar, Visit of different coastal towns, Visit of Pomaire Handicraft town, Hotel pickup and drop-off (certain areas), Round-trip by shared air-conditioned minivan, Guide, Museum Entrance Tickets

Exclusions: Gratuities

Reviewed By 27larryh

I highly recommend this operator for their honesty, communication and integrity. They went above and beyond to help us in a time of need. We are very appreciative of all they did to help us. Thank you.

9. Isla Negra and Pomaire - Private Day Trip from Santiago

Park Plaza Santiago, Av. Ricardo Lyon 207, Providencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile Chile Off Track
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Visit Isla Negra, home of Pablo Neruda, before visiting the Chilean village of Pomaire, known for its artisan ceramic production, on a relaxing seven-hour day trip from Santiago. Find clay pots and cooking vessels in every shape and size imaginable as you stroll through this picturesque little town with your guide. Bargain shop for souvenirs among the stalls that line the sidewalk. You’ll learn about the centuries-old art of shaping, drying and decorating each earthenware piece, and the Chilean cuisine that makes Pomaire pottery famous! All this with your private guide so you have all the time in the world!

Inclusions: Local English- and Spanish-speaking guide, 2 bottles of water, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Reviewed By 583maxinea

We had a great trip to the observatory. We were picked up by Susie who was super friendly and informative. When we arrived Demaso already had a telescope set up so we could see sunstorms before it set. We got to see stars like Sirius while the sky was still light. As the night went on we used more and more advanced telescopes, and saw several stars and constellations not visible in the northern hemisphere. Demaso was extremely knowledgeable and passionate, we couldn’t have asked for a better host. He is so generous to open his home to guests to share his passion! He also has three dogs who were very sweet. We can’t recommend this enough, and would love to go again.

10. Pablo Neruda`s museum in Isla Negra + Wine tour , 2 vineyards (small group tour)

Central Valley Tours

This is an unique opportunity to combine beautiful landscape, culture, history, with good food and wines. All what our beautiful country is famous for.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Lunch

Reviewed By CanTraval

I arranged our private tour with Mauricio via email. He was very professional and helpful in our decision to do a private tour of Valparaiso / Vina del Mar and return to San Antonio for our back to back cruise. Because of COVID-19, our 2nd cruise was cancelled and our tour guide Francisco was very agreeable to taking us to Santiago airport after our Valparaiso and Vina del Mar tour. Our tour guide, Francisco was very professional, knowledgeable and pleasant - he made our tour very enjoyable and spoke excellent English. We enjoyed the seafood empanadas, recommended by Mauricio. Thank you Mauricio and Francisco for a fun last day in Chile.

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