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Discover Chile with this exciting 10 day/9 night package. You will spend 4 nights in the magic Easter Island and 5 nights in Santiago, Chile's capital city. During your stay in Santiago, you will know the Chilean Vineyards and taste wines at Concha y Toro, Santa Rita and Cousiño vineyards. This package includes 9 nights of accommodation with daily breakfast, tours and transfers in/out airport/hotel.
Santiago, a capital city of almost 6 millions people, will surprise you with its aspect of a modern metropolis, numerous buildings and skyscrapers that have been built in the last 15 years, due to an exceptional economical growth.
The downtown area of Santiago has many historic buildings, museums and parks: Bellas Artes museum, Precolombino museum, Natural History museum and some old constructions such as 'La Moneda' (government palace), The Cathedral, Central Market, Church of San Francisco and the Municipal Teather.
With meadowland and volcanos, the Easter Island invites you to discover it. The most important volcano, Rano Kao, its located near the city of Orongo.
The originality of Easter Island or Rapa Nui (name given by locals), is that it has many statues, called 'Moai', looking into the island. Some of these moai, are over 10 meters tall.
Even now, there is a mystery surrounding the construction of these colossal figures, because there is no way of knowing how the people moved the rocks to build these statues.
Chile it is now famous for its wines. Vines that were imported years back are now thriving vineyards producing world-renowned wines on the outskirts and surrounding areas of Santiago. Our package allows you the opportunity to visit and taste wines at Concha y Toro, Santa Rita and Cousiño. Concha y Toro and Santa Rita offer educational ´grape to wine´ tours which are included in your package. Come enjoy the regions excellent offerings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Blanc, Chardonnay and occasionally available, but rare, Syrah and Malbec. |
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