Santiago & Undurraga Winery: Pre-Cruise San Antonio Tour

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Free cancellation

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Duration7h–8h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Wine Cellars Built in 1885 & Santiago's Palaces in One Morning

You spend the morning walking through Santiago's colonial center—markets, cathedrals, government palaces—with a guide who knows the city's history. After lunch, you're in the Maipo Valley cellars of Undurraga Winery tasting four reserve wines and learning how Chile's first export vineyard still works. Hotel or port pickup, professional transport, and drop-off at San Antonio around 3pm are all included; you choose whether to do the city first or the winery first.

7h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Santiago city tour and vineyard visit

Hotel pickup in Santiago
Panoramic city tour of Santiago
Visit Santiago Central Market
Walk along Ahumada Boulevard
See Metropolitan Cathedral
View La Moneda Palace
Visit Central Post Office
Pass by former Congress building
Visit El Castillo Hidalgo on Santa Lucia Hill
Optional visit to San Cristobal Hill
Optional visit to Santa Lucia Hill park
Pass through financial district
Visit Plaza de la Constitución
Pass by San Francisco Church
Visit Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda
Pass through Bellavista neighborhood
Optional visit to San Cristobal Hill park
Pass by Chilean National Library
Pass by Supreme Court building
Pass by Gabriela Mistral cultural centre
Pass by Costanera Center
Pass through Parque Forestal
Pass by open-air bars and shops at Pio Nono and Constitución
Pass by Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts
Optional visit to Bicentenario Park
Pass by Sculpture Park Museum
Drive to Undurraga Winery
Guided tour of Undurraga Winery and wine tasting
Drop off at San Antonio port or requested location

The Experience

The Central Market in Santiago smells like salt and cilantro before you've walked ten steps inside—fish vendors calling out, fruit pyramids catching the light, the whole city's breakfast happening at once. That's where your Santiago city tour begins, moving through the places that actually matter: the neoclassical Metropolitan Cathedral finished in 1799, La Moneda Palace where the President works, the colonial San Francisco Church from 1622. Your guide points out the architecture, the history layered into each block, and you're not rushing—you're seeing the city the way people who live there do, not the way a bus full of strangers usually does.

Then the route turns toward the coast and Undurraga Winery, the first Chilean vineyard to export to the United States. The cellars date to 1885, and you walk through them with a guide who knows the vines, the process, the story of how this place survived and grew. The tour lasts about an hour—through the park where Mapuche totem poles stand among the southern vegetation, past the garden of varieties, down into the winemaking cellars themselves. Then comes the wine tasting: four reserve wines, poured properly, tasted slowly. It's not rushed or theatrical. It's the thing itself.

The whole day wraps up with a safe drop-off at San Antonio port around 3pm, or whenever you need it—timing is flexible if your ship's schedule demands it. If you're arriving before the tour, you can reverse the order: port pickup first, then the winery, then Santiago. The minivan is air-conditioned, the group stays small, and your professional guide handles the logistics so you don't have to think about transport, entry fees, or how long anything takes. You just show up at your hotel or the port, and the day unfolds.

What’s included

Hotel or port pickup and drop-off at San Antonio.
professional guide.
panoramic Santiago city tour visiting the Central Market, Metropolitan Cathedral, La Moneda Palace, San Francisco Church, and other historic landmarks.
transport in an air-conditioned minivan.
Undurraga Winery tour including the park, vineyard, and 1885 cellars.
wine tasting of four reserve wines.
local taxes.
alcoholic beverages.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by MTO Tour Chile

Is this one for you?Book this if you're docking at San Antonio and want to see Santiago's main sights and a working vineyard in one morning without arranging separate transport, tickets, or timing—the fixed schedule and port drop-off are built around cruise ship departures.