Baños Colina hot springs tour from Santiago: 3-hour soak
Soak in natural hot springs terraced into the Andes foothills.
A full-day tour from Santiago to Baños Colina, the natural hot springs in Cajón del Maipo, with hotel pickup and an air-conditioned vehicle. You'll spend three hours in the outdoor thermal pools (terraced formations fed by mineral water heated to 55°C), then descend past the historic Tinoco tunnel and stop for typical Chilean food before returning to your hotel.
Step-by-step itinerary
Cajon del Maipo Hot Springs Tour
- Stop at service center for breakfast
- Travel towards Cajon del Maipo sector
- Panoramic view of San Jose de Maipo Main Square
- Drive 1 hour 30 minutes to Termas Valle de Colinas
- Enjoy hot thermal waters for 3 hours
- Descend and stop for typical Chilean empanadas or lunch
- Visit the House of Chocolate
- Return to hotels
What’s included
- Air-conditioned vehicle for the full journey.
- entrance to Baños Colina hot springs.
- hotel pickup and drop-off in Santiago.
- breakfast at a service center.
- typical Chilean lunch on the return.
Times
- Every day 05:00
Before you book
Operated by TAC Turismo
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The experience
The tour starts with pickup from your Santiago hotel and a stop at a service center for breakfast and facilities before heading into the mountains. The drive to Cajón del Maipo takes about two hours, passing through San José de Maipo (a colonial-era town founded in 1792 and now a gateway to the Andes) in a panoramic view. The road narrows as you climb, passing the Tinoco tunnel, a 600-meter engineering feat carved into rock for the old Puente Alto–El Volcán railway that operated until 1985.
Baños Colina sits at the end of the road, where thermal water deposits have built natural terraces. You'll have three hours to move between the pools, each one a different temperature and mineral composition. The water reaches 55°C and carries minerals that warm and relax tired muscles. The setting is open-air and mountain-facing, with no roof or walls. Just the Andes around you and the thermal water doing the work.
On the descent, the tour stops for a typical Chilean lunch (empanadas or a set meal) before a final visit to a chocolate house. The return to Santiago takes the same mountain road, arriving at your hotel in the late afternoon after eight to ten hours away.
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're staying in Santiago without a rental car: hotel pickup means you don't need to arrange transport to the mountains, and the fixed schedule gets you to the thermal pools and back in a single day. The three-hour soak window lets you move at your own pace between the different pools without a guide rushing you through.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in Spanish and Portuguese.
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What are Baños Colina and how hot does the water get?
Baños Colina is a natural hot springs site in Cajón del Maipo formed by calcareous mineral deposits from thermal water. The pools reach temperatures of up to 55°C and are arranged as outdoor terraces where you soak while looking out at the mountain landscape.
How long do I spend in the hot springs?
You have three hours to spend in the thermal pools at Baños Colina, moving between different sections and soaking as much or as little as you want during that window.
What is the Tinoco tunnel and why does the tour pass it?
The Tinoco tunnel is a 600-meter passage carved into rock as part of the historic Puente Alto–El Volcán railway, which transported minerals from mountain mines from 1914 until 1985. It's a heritage monument and sits on the narrow mountain road to the hot springs, so you pass it on both the way up and the way down.
What does the tour include for food?
Breakfast is at a service center before you leave Santiago. On the return from the hot springs, the tour includes a stop for a typical Chilean lunch (either empanadas or a set meal) before heading back to the city.
How far is Cajón del Maipo from Santiago and how long is the drive?
Cajón del Maipo is located one hour from Santiago, though the full drive to Baños Colina at the end of the road takes approximately two hours from the city, climbing through mountain terrain.
Baños Colina hot springs tour from Santiago: 3-hour soak
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