Santiago Historic and Modern City Tour: Exploring Cultural Contrasts and Architectural Evolution
4.9
68 Ratings
Santiago

Experience the cultural contrasts and architectural evolution of Santiago on this historic and modern city tour. Explore the historic center, visit iconic buildings, and discover the modern sector of the capital. Immerse yourself in the city’s culture with a visit to a lapis lazuli shop.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cerro Santa Lucia - Santa Lucia Hill, Santiago, Chile
  • La Moneda Palace - Presidential Palace of the Currency, Santiago Chile
  • Plaza de Armas - Santiago main square
  • Parque Bicentenario - Bicentennial Park, Santiago Chile
  • Barrio Bellavista - Bellavista neighborhood, Santiago de Chile
What's Included
  • Round trip transfer
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guided tour
What's Not Included
  • tips
  • Lunch
Additional Information

ACCOMMODATES MINIMUM 2 GUESTS
Join us as we explore the city of Santiago’s striking diversity. Experience a trip back in time to 1541 in the city’s historic center, where we will visit time-honored landmarks such as the ‘La Moneda’ Government Palace and the Cathedral of Santiago (placed in the historic Plaza de Armas). A stroll through the stunning Paseo…

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Location
Cerro Santa Lucia
Rua Santa Lucia,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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298cliffc
Mar 17, 2026
Melissa & Cliff Santiago day tour - We did a full day tour with our guide Tomas & driver Daniel. 10/10 day with the boys & extremely entertaining & informative
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779dineshg
Mar 14, 2026
Santiago CitybTour - Excellent tour Company. Martin was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable and shared info really well. He spoken excellent English which was very help for us.
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Raulomarc387
Feb 20, 2026
ezequiel, the guide provides all the necessary information and also the required x mi. - Very interesting tour to know the most important historical candles of Santiago and also, the Vicentenario Park in Vitacura.
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Kimandnadia
Feb 18, 2026
Great Tour; Fantastic guide (Thomas) and driver (Robinson); easily among the best two on our 32 day cruise/ground tour. - Tomas (guide) and Robinson (driver) were wonderful, knowledgeable and funny. We would book them any time, any place. Easily in the top two of the many excursions we have had during our 32 day cruise and ground tour in South America.
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Fareed
Feb 18, 2026
Amazing trip yo downtown Santiago and vicinity. Van was very comfortable and Tomas was very informative - Tomas and Robinson were some of the best duo we’ve traveled with. The choice of stops was outstanding. Driving was excellent
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Ramunas
Feb 11, 2026
Excellent city tour of Santiago - Excellent tour with knowledgeable, articulate and friendly guide. Much more than I expected for a 1/2 day tour. Nicklas and driver Daniel were exceptional / highly recommended .
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G3245wnruthh
Feb 11, 2026
Great day visiting the highlights of Santiago - Our guide, Niklas, was fantastic. His English is excellent and he was happy to share the broad range of his knowledge about Santiago, the sociopolitical history as well as some natural history. Our driver, Daniel, was great as well, maneuvering traffic, having the van ready and cool in the afternoon heat. I highly recommend this full day tour!
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Monicekrem
Jan 28, 2026
Ezequiel is a fantastic guide! - We found the full day traditional city tour through our hotel, and were very pleased with it. We were picked up promptly and introduced to our guide, the driver, and the other members of the tour group. Exequiel did a great job of keeping us on track timewise as we experienced the highlights of the city, including Plaza de Armes, Cerro San Lucía, Sanhattan, a cable car ride to Cerro San Cristobal and Mercado Central. Exequiel is very well versed in history and explained many details about the places where we stopped, as well as those we merely passed by. We ate lunch at the Central Market and ate the best Chilean Seabass we ever had, for an unbelievably good price. Exeuiel’s exceptional English made it very easy to follow along as he regaled us with stories about statues and buildings. We highly recommend this tour, particularly with Exequiel as the guide.
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V9126zjcathym
Jan 20, 2026
Great Tour with a Top class guide! - We did a city tour with Exequiel- what a top class guide. A very knowledgeable, polite & interesting guide with excellent command of English & history & economics of his country. We very much enjoyed our tour of the city a beautiful city with an interesting past.
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Pngc2024
Jan 7, 2026
Unforgettable Journey - I was in Chile between 26/12/2025 and 06/01/2026. I closed with this company the following services: city tour, Vina del Mar and Valparaíso, Isla Negra, Algarrobo and Undurraga, Cajon del Maipo and Piquenique in the Andes. In addition to the airport transfer hotel airport. The service in ALL the tours was excellent. Punctuals, excellent drivers, (special thanks to Mr Hans and who accompanied the guide Maria in the mountains), super friendly and attentive guides. Special thanks to the guides: Nick, Carol and Maria. Carol without hurting others is cute. Vcs left a lot of missing Those who want to know Chile without headaches reserve: LUCERO VIAGENS
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