Santiago Panoramic Tour

Tour Description

It's said that Santiago is Chile, which is not far from the truth. In this city you can discover and enjoy the history, culture and architecture that makes Santiago one of the most cosmopolitan cities in South America.

Our tour through this city of huge contrasts will begin in the Plaza de Armas, a beautiful square in the heart of downtown Santiago. It is also considered to be the geographical reference point of Santiago to which all distances to Santiago are measured. The plaza is surrounded by many buildings of historic importance, such as the Real Audience and Casa de Gobernadores de Chile, which are now the National Museum of History and Post Office respectively, and also the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Portal Fernández Concha.  Our tour will continue through the old city, visiting the marvellous halls and assembly rooms of the former National Congress, before proceeding to La Moneda, an historic building, which has witnessed many great events in Chilean history. It is now the government palace, and open to the public.

As we go along Avenue Alameda we will see more examples of the city’s architecture such as the buildings which were formerly the palaces of Santiago’s aristocratic families and which are now mainly used by public and private organizations.

Before we leave downtown to make our way up to the heights of San Cristóbal hill in the Metropolitan Park, we will have a short stop at club Hípico.  We will then drive up to the summit of the hill from which there are wonderful panoramic views of the city.

This brings us to the end of our tour, after which we will return you to your hotel.

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