Day 1: Santiago, Viña del Mar
Arrive at Santiago International Airport and transfer to your hotel in Viña del Mar. Lunch will be at Local restaurante. In the afternoon, depart from hotel for a visit to Viña del Mar & Valparaíso. During the route, you will visit two important cities, “Viña del Mar”, the main resort of Chile and “Valparaíso”, a port city founded in the XVI century and declared “World heritage by UNESCO”. The promenade includes a panoramic tour by the emblematic places of Valparaíso, such as “National Congress”, “O’Higgins Park”, “Italia Park”, “Victoria Square”, “Sotomayor Square” and “Prat” dock located in the same port. You will then walk through the wonderful viewpoints “Atkinson” and “Gervasoni” located in the most important hills of Valparaíso, “Cerro Alegre” and “Cerro Concepción”. Finally, you will continue this beautiful route in front of the sea to arrive at the city of Viña del Mar, which is very well-known as the “Garden City”, fine. You will then walk past the picturesque “Flower Clock” and go through the “Peru Avenue” with its traditional “Casino” and fine “Hotel Del Mar”, which is the first of Chile, founded in 1930. Return to hotel. At due time, you will be transferred to local restaurant for dinner (meal included). Return to hotel Overnight at Atton San Martin Hotel – Standard room.

Day 2: Viña del Mar – Casablanca Valley – Viña del Mar

Breakfast at hotel. Depart from your hotel in Viña del Mar and visit Casablanca Valley. Valparaíso we go by way of “Ruta 68”, heading to the Casablanca Valley famous for producing great white wines with excellent
bouquets and taste due to the valley’s special climatic conditions. The first vineyard to visit is Veramonte Winery (or similar). Our organic vineyards are planted in some of Chile’s most renowned winemaking regions. We are dedicated to natural practices that focus on sustaining healthy soils, pure fruit and expressive wines. Casablanca is situated at the base of the Chilean Coastal Range. Surrounded by 2,500 hectares of native forest, our vineyards are highly influenced by the Pacific Ocean ́s cool breezes and morning fog. These conditions moderate temperatures and establish ideal conditions for growing white varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, as well as cool-climate reds such as Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah. After tour, enjoy a wine tasting. Then visit the prize-winning Organic Vineyard of Emiliana (or similar) where there will be an explanatory tour of their gardens, vines and the underground cellar showing the alternative methods used by the vineyard to accomplish their first class standards. After tour, enjoy a delicious lunch at Casas del Bosque. Then you will go for the tour “Casas del Bosque” Vinery where there will be an introductory talk about the vineyard’s techniques and production methods. We will be taken to an excellent viewpoint to see an overview of the vineyard and the whole Casablanca valley before finishing the tour. Return to the hotel in Valparaíso. At due time, you will be transferred to local restaurant for dinner (meal included). Return to hotel. Overnight at Atton San Martin Hotel – Standard room.

Day 3: Viña del Mar – Isla Negra – Viña del Mar

Breakfast at hotel. The tour will include the picturesque and traditional “Puerto de San Antonio” (1790) and then go to “Cartagena”. The history of “Cartagena” begins in 1901 and had its highest peak at the end of XX century. In 1999, it was declared a National Monument within the traditional area category. Later you will go at Pablo Neruda ́s house, a poet/writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1971), known as “Isla Negra Museum (Entrance fee included). The history of the museum begins in 1937 when Pablo Neruda returned to Chile from Europe, looking for a site to be involved to his work “Canto General”, a great book about the American history and nature. He wrote in his memories “The wild coast of Isla Negra, with the tumultuous oceanic movement allowed me to surrender with passion to the venture of my new song”. The site was originally called “Las Gaviotas”. The poet renamed it Isla Negra for the color of the rocks and perhaps because over there he could isolate himself to write. Later the sea was converted in one of the mythical sceneries of his poetry. The most important complete collections are still in this house and are linked to the sea: figure heads, retort of sails, ships inside bottles, seashells, among others. The poet always celebrated the national holidays, though the situation the country was living, then, the military coup, on September 18, 1973, some Friends came to Isla Negra. However, they only brought alarming news. The next day, Neruda, seriously ill, was taken in ambulance to the capital, from where he only would return to Isla Negra in December 1992, when his remains were transferred there, next to his wife Matilde Urrutia. His funeral was realized with all the honors that the poet deserved, and with the assistance of the highest authorities of the nation. In that way, it was fulfilled the request that Neruda had expressed about 50 years in this poem “Disposiciones” of “Canto General”. Finally, you will enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Back to your hotel.Dinner will be served at hotel. Overnight at Atton San Martin Hotel – Standard room.

Day 4: Viña del Mar – Santiago

Breakfast. At due time, transfer from hotel in Viña del Mar to Santiago Hotel (2hrs drive).At the indicated time, departure from the Hotel to know the city. Santiago de Chile was founded in 1541 by the Spanish Conqueror Pedro de Valdivia who was sent by the conqueror of the Incas, Pizzaro, to establish a new capital in the fast growing Spanish Empire in the New World. Much of the core layout as designed by the master builder Pedro de Gamboa remains to this day. During the half day city tour you will visit key locations where the rich history of the city played out. Santiago city is the perfect blend between the old colonial style and modern architecture, characteristics that make the city on of the most interesting in South America. The tour begins with a visit by funicular to San Cristobal Hill. Rising 880 mts / 2640 ft over the city – the second highest natural point in Santiago, you are offered panoramic views of the city. You then travel to the heart of the city and Plaza de Armas the spot from where the city has grown throughout the centuries. Each Latin city has a plaza de armas as when cities were founded the center was also were the armory and military base was established – hence the name “Plaza de Armas”. Visit some of the more important buildings such as the Cathedral, the City Council, the Central Post Office and the National Historical Museum. You will also visit some the original colonial neighborhoods such as Concha y Toro Square. Characterized by its cobbled streets and old mansions that reflect the elegance and richness of the early twentieth century the neighborhood grew to prominence between 1870 and 1876 with the influx of wealth as a result of mining and the discovery of Silver. Many Chileans achieved great wealth, including Enrique Concha y Toro founder of the famed winery. Then onto the eastern part of the city and the more modern side of Santiago. Lunch included at a local restaurant. End of the tour and transfer to the hotel. Dinner will be served at hotel. Overnight at Atton Vitacura Hotel – Standard Room

Day 5: Santiago – Mendoza

Breakfast at hotel.Transfer from hotel in Santiago to BUS STATION in Mendoza – BUS TICKET Santiago to Mendoza in regular. Upon arrival to Mendoza, private transfer to hotel. Overnight in Park Hyatt Mendoza

Day 6: Mendoza

Breakfast at hotel. Early in the morning we will meet the specialized wine guide who will accompany us throughout the tour. We will depart to Mendoza’s agricultural oasis of Valle de Uco, 100 kms from Mendoza City. Inside the first mountainsides of the Andes’ foothills, the Uco valley presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza. We will visit two wineries and enjoy a wine tasting session, during which we will begin to familiarize ourselves with the local’s wines, and its elaboration process. Our guide will explain us the technique of wine tasting, wine production techniques, the importance of the cork in the bottle and the correct way to handle a glass in order to taste wine. At noon we will have lunch at a recognized restaurant in a winery, enjoying a gourmet menu with wines included. As the sun sets behind the Andes Mountains, we’ll return to Mendoza City. Overnight in Park Hyatt Mendoza

Day 7: Mendoza

Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, meeting with our host, the wine expert guide will accompany us throughout the tour. Then start heading for the central agricultural oasis to visit two wineries for the selected circuit, touring their facilities and enjoy a tasting of their wines. The guide will teach the different varietals of the region, its processes, and the care, breeding and fractionation of different types of wine. It will also include extensive information on the systems of Vine and irrigation. At noon the third winery visit and participate in a traditional lunch in it, where we will implement the technique of sampling, and the guide will explain in detail the importance of the cork in the bottle and the use of glasses for tasting. Lunch at winerie with wines included. In the afternoon return to hotel. Overnight in Park Hyatt Mendoza

Day 8: Mendoza
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport in private with guide.