Santiago: Pablo Neruda Museum, Pomaire & Wine Tasting

Neruda's House, Pottery Village & Maipo Valley Wine in One Day

You're picked up at your hotel and driven to the Pablo Neruda Museum on the coast, where you spend time in the poet's oceanside home and its collection of personal objects and maritime treasures. Then you explore Pomaire's pottery workshops and eat a traditional lunch at a local restaurant. The day ends at Undurraga Winery with a guided tour of the cellars and vineyards, followed by a wine tasting of select Chilean wines. Private transport and a bilingual guide are included throughout, with return to your hotel in the late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Pomaire2h
2. Undurraga Winery1h 30m · entry included

Cultural and wine tour from Santiago

• Private pickup from Santiago hotel
• Travel to Pablo Neruda Museum
• Visit Pablo Neruda Museum
• Visit artisan village of Pomaire
• Lunch and free time in Pomaire
• Tour Undurraga Winery
• Guided wine tasting at winery
• Return to Santiago hotel

The experience

The car pulls away from your Santiago hotel and the city starts to thin. You're heading toward the coast, toward the Pacific, and the light changes as you move through the countryside: the Andes still visible behind you, the air getting salt-tinged. Your bilingual guide is there, but the first part of the day is mostly about watching the landscape shift from urban to rural, from the capital's rush to something slower. After about an hour, you arrive at the Pablo Neruda Museum in Isla Negra, one of three homes the Nobel Prize–winning poet kept along Chile's coast. The house sits on a cliff overlooking the ocean, and it's exactly the kind of place where you understand why someone would write the way Neruda did: surrounded by maritime objects, personal collections, books, and windows that frame nothing but water and sky. The museum isn't huge, but it's dense with detail, the kind of space that rewards time.

From there you head inland to Pomaire, a small artisan village that feels like it's been making pottery the same way for centuries, because it has. The streets are lined with workshops where you can watch people work clay, and the whole town smells like earth and wood smoke. You'll have free time to walk around, browse the pieces, maybe buy something, and then eat lunch at a local restaurant. This is where you get the real taste of Chilean countryside food (empanadas, pastel de choclo, cazuela) the kind of meal that tastes different when you're eating it in the place where people have been eating it for generations. It's not fancy, but it's honest, and that matters.

The final stop is Viña Undurraga in the Maipo Valley, one of Chile's oldest wineries. A guide takes you through the gardens and into the cellars, explains how the wines are made, and then you taste a selection of their wines in a proper tasting. You're not rushing. There's time to actually think about what you're drinking, to ask questions, to understand the difference between one vintage and another. By the time you're heading back to Santiago, passing through the valley one more time as the light starts to shift, you've moved through three completely different parts of Chilean culture in a single day: literature, craft, and wine. Your driver takes you back to the hotel, and you're done before evening.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and return to Santiago.
• private vehicle and professional driver.
• bilingual guide throughout the day.
• entry to the Pablo Neruda Museum.
• guided tour and wine tasting at Undurraga Winery.
• bottled water.
• wine selections during the tasting.

Before you book

Days and timesWednesday to SundayDeparts at 08:00

AgesAdult (22 to 50 years) · Senior (51 to 80 years) · Youth (11 to 21 years) · Child (5 to 10 years) · Infant (1 to 4 years)

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Anclatourchile

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see three different sides of Chilean culture (literature, craft, and wine) without arranging transport or entry tickets yourself. The private guide and driver handle the logistics while you focus on the experience.

Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 21 years); Child (5 to 10 years); Infant (1 to 4 years).

How long is the full tour?

The tour runs the full day, with pickup from your hotel in Santiago and return in the late afternoon. Travel time between stops accounts for several hours.

Is lunch included?

Lunch is not included in the tour price, but you have free time in Pomaire to eat at a local restaurant where you can try traditional Chilean dishes like empanadas and cazuela.

What's included in the wine tasting?

The wine tour at Undurraga includes a guided walk through the gardens, cellars, and vineyards, followed by a tasting of select wines from the winery.

Can I buy pottery or wine to take home?

Yes. You have free time in Pomaire to browse and purchase pottery from local artisans. Wine can also be purchased at Undurraga during the tasting.