Full-day Santiago tour: Neruda's house, pottery & wine tasting

Three stops on the Chilean coast: a poet's house, a pottery town, and a winery pouring three wines.

A 10-hour guided tour from Santiago visits Isla Negra (Pablo Neruda's house museum, optional entry), the pottery workshops and empanada stalls of Pomaire, and Viña Undurraga for a tour and three wine tastings. Hotel pickup and drop-off, air-conditioned minivan transport, and a live guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese are included; the group stays small. Entrance to the Neruda museum costs extra and is optional.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Isla Negra, Pomaire, and Undurraga Vineyard

• Tour Isla Negra House Museum
• Explore pottery workshops in Pomaire
• Taste local dishes and empanadas
• Tour and wine tasting at Undurraga Vineyard

The Experience

The day starts with a drive to Isla Negra on the central coast, where Pablo Neruda's House Museum sits overlooking the Pacific. The tour of the museum itself is optional—you pay the entrance ticket separately if you want to walk through the rooms—but the stop gives you the chance to see the exterior and the coastal setting that drew the Nobel Prize–winning poet. From there the route heads inland to Pomaire, a small town built around pottery. The main street, Roberto Bravo, runs past clay workshops where artisans still work in the tradition that predates Spanish arrival; you can watch them, buy pieces directly, and eat at the food stalls serving pastel de choclo and the town's famous empanadas in different flavors and sizes.

The afternoon finishes at Viña Undurraga in the Maipo Valley, 34 kilometers from Santiago. Founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest wineries in the country and now operates across five valleys with 1,700 hectares of vines. The tour walks you through the vineyard operation, and you taste three wines before heading back to your hotel. The whole day runs about 10 hours with the drive time built in.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Santiago.
• transport by air-conditioned minivan.
• a live guide in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
• tour and three wine tastings at Viña Undurraga.
• stops at Isla Negra and Pomaire with time to explore the pottery workshops and local food stalls.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by TAC Turismo

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a guided route combining the coast, a pottery town, and wine tasting in one day—the minivan keeps the group small enough for a guide to linger at each stop.

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Top questions

What is the Isla Negra House Museum and do I have to visit it?

Isla Negra House Museum is the coastal home of Pablo Neruda, the Chilean Nobel Prize–winning poet. The stop is included in the tour, but entry to the museum itself is optional and costs approximately 10,000 Chilean pesos (about $10 USD) if you choose to go inside; the tour of the rooms lasts around an hour.

What can I do in Pomaire?

Pomaire is a pottery town where artisans work in clay using techniques that go back centuries. You can walk the workshops on Roberto Bravo street, watch potters at work, buy handmade pieces like vases and the traditional "chanchitos" (three-legged piggy banks), and eat at local food stalls serving empanadas and other Chilean dishes.

How many wines do I taste at Viña Undurraga?

Viña Undurraga includes a tour of the vineyard and a tasting of three wines. The winery was founded in 1885 and now grows grapes across five valleys in the region.

Is lunch included in this tour?

Lunch is not included, but Pomaire has food stalls along Roberto Bravo street where you can buy empanadas and other local dishes, and there are dining options at the winery as well.

What language does the guide speak?

The guide speaks English, Spanish, or Portuguese depending on the departure you book.

Does the tour include hotel pickup?

Yes, hotel pickup and drop-off in Santiago are included, along with transport in an air-conditioned minivan for the entire 10-hour day.