I LOVED this wine tour! I've never been to Napa, but my boyfriend has a few times and he said this…read morewas on par with the napa experience. We found this place on trip advisor and we're a bit wary of it the $195/person was worth what we were getting. I was also nervous when I didn't get any confirmation from my deposit on PayPal. Our guide, Cristian, arrived at our hotel around 8am in a very nice bus and we proceeded to pick up the other guests at their hotels. On the way through the city, Cristian provided a "city tour" and tons of interesting information. This continued after we left Santiago and travelled through the countryside on the way to Casablanca valley. The wineries we went to were great (Loma Larga, Bodegas RE, and Morandé). We purchased wines at the first two! Note: LOma ships back home for free but Bodegas doesn't offer shipping) The lunch was four courses of delicious bread, poké, steak and risotto, and dessert with sparkling wine tasting! We left and we're back at our hotel by 5:30 in time to get ready for our evening plans! I would HIGHLY recommend this Uncorked tour, it is WELL worth it. Cristian is starting his own tour company on the coast in Valparaiso, "Coast of Poets" so he won't be touring any longer sadly.

Uncorked Wine Tours really delivered on everything they promised. Very small group, unique wineries…read moreand excellent choice of the places where we stopped for lunch in the Colchagua region and Casablanca region. It is worth every penny. The tour guide was extremely nice and friendly. What a great experience!! I highly recommend booking with them if you want a truly unique winery visits experience.

I always check out the "free walking tours" when I travel because they're always full of great…read moreinformation and local tips. This tour didn't disappoint and I was overjoyed that they had two separate groups, one in English and one in Spanish. Our tour guide, Alonzo was amazing. He seemed very passionate about the history of his country while keeping the group engaged and entertained. He explained some of the cultural things we would see during our travels such as lots of public displays of affection especially in parks or the cafes with legs. I enjoyed the variety of neighborhoods and attractions we visited. The informative history and treatment of Chileans. He strongly recommended visiting the Museum of memory and human rights which I did and it was very eye opening. I loved that we took the subway and I was able to see how the underground transportation worked. I used the trains throughout my travels in Santiago which was very user-friendly. Our tour ended at a local bar where we had a small taste of local wine. Our guide hung around for a few minutes and answered questions. You always meet fellow travelers from all over the world including your home area. I always "tip" the suggested amount or more because their service is always worth that and more! If you're in that Santiago area, definitely check out their morning and/or afternoon tours. You won't be disappointed.

Both companies do an excellent job on these "Free Tours."…read more It is easy to tell them apart.....this company wears striped shirts, and their main competition ("Free Walking Tour") wears red shirts. We ended up using "Free Walking Tour Santiago" (red shirts) but would have gladly used this company also. Several times, we crossed paths and noticed they follow the same itinerary and both companies use guides with excellent English skills.

We did the Valparaiso and winery tour. Our group was small (6) and they picked us up right from…read moreour hotel. Even though the cost was over double compared to other outfits, the small group size and personal attention we got made the cost well worth it. We got so much more information about the city, it's history and saw way more of the city than from a tour from one of the big tour guide company's a few earlier. Highly recommend EcoChile to anyone looking to take a guided tour around Chile.

What a gorgeous Winery, with amazing people and fantastic food!…read more If you want to have a meal, make sure to make a reservation, they have a rather small restaurant and will run out of room. Food is amazing and totally worth it. I had the ossobuco and it was absolutely fantastic, falling off the bone, melting in your mouth delicious! Their wines are also delicious. We did the historical tour plus tasting, and they served 4 of their signature wines. All super smooth, delicious. They sell most of their production internally to Chile. Their wine is fantastic: dry but smooth. I highly recommend the tour as well, you get to learn about the property, all the owners and how it got to what it is today. Highly recommend it visiting the Santa Rita Winery if you ever find yourself in Chile.

Absolutely gorgeous gardens. A charming walk through its views, walking among the trees and getting…read moreto know every corner was a beautiful experience, the winery was very well preserved and the tours were very interesting. We had 4 wines. Paired with cheese and crackers.

Another tour company in Santiago. They visit the usual spots, valley colchagua for wine, Viña del…read moremar and Valparaiso, la Isla Negra, and in the winter they have an all inclusive ski day. Turistour is a very commercial tour company, their guides are friendly yet their tour routes are very typical and don't really offer anything extra/special. Their prices are a little more competitive compared to some of the other tour companies in Chile which is a bonus if you want to visit Conche y Toro vineyard or Valparaiso. They are not very flexible if you want something special or extra. This company is very much what you see if what you get. Also watch out for high season and low season prices which will sometimes mislead you. They also offer a couple of walking tours in Santiago that go to the usual tourist spots, these are ideal if you want to explore the city on feet, or you can take their city tour which is by van transport.

Ok so I found this tour company through yahoo and couldn't find it on yelp. I wanted a private tour…read morebecause I feel like I can ask personal questions about the tour without being rushed. I choose the Santiago tour and winery first because I wanted to explore the and at the same drink some wine. Now here's what's cool my flight got delayed from Mexico city to Santiago and I had already booked w chili dream tours and was afraid I was going to loose my money. I emailed and called and the tour coordinator Sean easily made the adjustment and rescheduled us. Points for flexibility. So I arrive into Santiago and we begin the tour. Sean the tour guide pulls up in a large 7 passenger vehicle lots of space to relax. I was provided with a water and we went off into the city. Sean took us around the city of Santiago he's like walking Wikipedia this guy not only knew the history of the city he knew the city nightlife and gave great suggestions on where to go and what to eat. So back to the tour I saw all the major spots Santiago had to offer - San Cristobal hill the mountain w statue of virgin Mary. Amazing views and photo ops of the city its a must. We then saw the city center and where the president lives the whole té Sean filled us up with so much history info I kind of felt like he should be working for the history chanel because he knew his sh$*. From there we traveled to the undurraga winery great tour where you got an overview of the process and you get to see all the equipment on what it takes to make this great tasting wine. And of course you get to drink wine at the end! With such a good experience that day I immediately booked another tour w Sean for the day after. Now extra points for this tour company. My freind got sick hours before we were supposed to take the tour and Sean was like no problem and rescheduled it! Wow 2 for 2 on this company for keeping the customers needs in mind. We finally was able to do the vina del mar /valparaiso / Casas del Bosque winery tour. We were able to travel to the coast and see the beaches cool thing about Sean he will give you options depending on what you like he will take you to those parts in the city we choose the casino and had about 30 min to kill and gamble, next off was valparaiso I really loved this part of the tour Sean took us in and out of the streets to see all the art and history of the city we stopped to eat at a restaurant. Cade turri w a view of the city and that was amazing as well as the food Omg. Last stop was the winery Casas del Bosque very beautiful place looks like a location you can maary someone or take on a great date. So all in all chile dream tours picks great locations, Sean is a great host who speaks fluent English, Spanish and Portuguese. They will even do custom tours! Be sure to call and ask for Sean and ask as many questions as possible he will have an answer except for coquitas and strawberries but he says he's looking into it lol.

This hop on hop off bus was located very close to the Marriott hotel so it was very easy to buy a…read moreticket and get on board. The staff was super friendly and went out of their way to answer any and all questions. FYI, most tourist attractions are closed on Monday, you might be better served to plan something else than going to museums, and riding the gondola on a Monday. The buses were clean, the recording that you listen to, comes in a variety of languages and is extremely boring and useless. I've been on various bus tours in other cities with a live tour guides and it makes a world of difference, imho. We flew into town at 7:30 am and needed something to do until the hotel room was ready. Why not get the lay of the land, relatively cheaply with a hop on hop off bus tour, it drops you off at the most popular tourist spots. The overall length of bus tour without getting off is about 2 1/2 hours depending on traffic. Public Banos are few and far between, so take advantage when around one :-). Overall I give it 3.5 stars, but round it up to 4 because all 5 of the employees I interacted with, did an excellent job.

This is Santiago's hop-on-hop-off bus. Route has 13 stops from the North-east part of town at the…read moreParque Arauco to the western edge of the Centro district at Plaza de la Constitution. The entire loop takes about 2 hours if you dont get off. Frequency of busses is about 30 minutes. Cost $22,000 (US$33 at time of writing) for one day or $30,000 (US$45) for two day pass. Operating hours are 930AM to 6PM. For some reason I cannot find any maps on the website so I am attaching a picture of the paper map that they give out. Stops: 1. Parque Arauco Mall (very nice upscale mall with lots of restaurants even American chain restaurants like PF Changs and other high end shops) 2. Sheraton Hotel 3. Patio Bellavista (nice place to hang out for drinks and food) 4. Bellavista/Funicular (stop for funicular to the statue of the Virgin atop Cerro San Cristobal) 5. Museo Nacional de bella artes 6. Plaza de Armas (Caterdral Metropolitana, Correo Central, Palacio de la Real Audiencia, Paseo Ahumada and Huerfanos, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Ex Congreso Nacional), 7. Plaza de la Constitutcion (Palacio de la Moneda) 8. Paseo Bulnes 9. Santa Lucia (Cerro Santa Lucia) 10. Providenia 11. El Golf (hip area with embassies, 5-star hotesl, restaurants) 12. Isidora Goyenechea 13. Costanera Center (Sky mall)

We rode bikes with this company with Adrine and Carmila as our guides. They were so good at taking…read morecare of us and sharing their knowledge of the city. I highly recommend them

Every first Tuesday of the month I head over to Bicicleta Verde with a group of friends to pick up…read morea bike and ride around and discover the city -- for free! Why the first Tuesday of every month? La Bicicleta Verde supports Critical Mass, the international bikers rights movement, giving both locals and tourists the opportunity to use their bicycles to join the city's cycling activists. This is by far one of the most fun (and free) activities you can do while in Santiago. After you pick up your bike (in exchange of an ID and phone number) you will go to Plaza Italia where you will meet up with hundreds of local cyclists (including baby ciclists as well as dogs! ) there will be a short speech from a representative of Furiosos Ciclistas to get you pumped up and explain the route (the route changes every month) and then you are off! Bikers join along the way, accumulating up to a couple thousand cyclists by the end. During the 1 hour journey throughout Santiago, you will sing, ring your bike bells loud, in unison, while running red lights and in general, disobeying common traffic laws. Thousands of singing cyclists not obeying traffic laws, you say? Don't worry, this outing is VERY safe and the group has a police escort at all times. Just remember to bring a bike light, ask for a helmet from the Bicicleta Verde crew and get ready for a fun night! To warm up, start practicing your Chilean "gritos" now. To get you started, here is one of the chants: "Somos caleta, andamos en bicicleta" Important: If you are feeling like you might be lost at anytime, look out for the green Bicicleta Verde bicycles (they stand out) and you know you are in good company. Also, make sure to stay in a group, as you don't want to speedily crossing a red light by yourself. As you finish, meet up with the Biciverde crew and head back to their office together.