Experiences · Santiago
Tours, classes and shows in Santiago
Pay for access, language or transport — not for sights you can walk to. Book through your hotel or a licensed operator with written inclusions and a cancellation policy. Prices per person, group tour unless stated.
Key facts
- Book it
- 2
- Maybe
- 3
- Do it yourself
- 0
- Skip
- 0
Voykit picks
Best on day one
Free walking tour of the centre
- Book it
- About 3 h
Criteria: Verdict “book” or “maybe”, a tour or class of 4 hours or less, low booking lead.
Best value
Free walking tour of the centre
- Tip-based, CLP 5,000–10,000 (2026 estimate)
- Verdict: book
Criteria: Lowest listed price among “book” verdicts.
Next in line: Maipo Valley wine tasting
Best on a rainy day
- Indoors
- Maybe
Criteria: Marked indoors, verdict “book” or “maybe”.
Best with kids
- Kids OK
- 8–9 h
Criteria: Kids marked OK, verdict “book” or “maybe”, shorter first.
Next in line: Valparaíso day tour
Best day trip
- Verdict: book
- Half day, 5–6 h
Criteria: Day trips with verdict “book”; the one with the shortest stated duration.
Best splurge
- CLP 60,000–120,000 (2026 estimate)
Criteria: Highest listed price among “book” or “maybe” verdicts.
Next in line: Valparaíso day tour
Picks are computed from Voykit's own fields (walk-in windows, seating, diet, price band, booking). A place already picked for one category is passed over for the next when another qualifies; price-based picks never are. A category without a qualifying place is left out rather than filled.
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Tour · About 3 h
Free walking tour of the centre
Book itTip-based, CLP 5,000–10,000 (2026 estimate)
A cheap way to get orientation and safety tips on day one.
- Day-one orientation
- Tips on safety and food
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- Group size
- Small group or private
- Meeting point
- Plaza de Armas (confirm with the operator)
- Includes
- A local guide · Historical stops in the centre
- Not included
- Tip · Entry fees
- Cancellation
- Ask the operator; get it in writing
- Book ahead
- 1–3 days
- Best time
- Morning
- Access
- Flat centre; uneven sidewalks
- Kids
- Yes
How to book: Book online through the operator or your hotelDay trip · 9–10 h door to door
Valparaíso day tour
MaybeCLP 40,000–80,000 (2026 estimate)
Saves planning; a bus and a walking day is cheaper if you are comfortable with hills.
- Hill port and murals
- Funiculars
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- Group size
- Small group or private
- Meeting point
- Hotel pick-up, morning
- Includes
- Return transport · A guide in Valparaíso
- Not included
- Funicular fares · Lunch · Tips
- Cancellation
- Ask the operator; get it in writing
- Book ahead
- 1–3 days
- Best time
- Weekday
- Access
- Steep streets and stairs
- Kids
- Yes
How to book: Hotel desk or a licensed operatorDay trip · Half day, 5–6 h
Maipo Valley wine tasting
Book itCLP 60,000–120,000 (2026 estimate)
A driver removes the drink-driving risk and finds the tasting slots.
- Carménère tasting
- Vineyard walk
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- Group size
- Small group or private
- Meeting point
- Hotel pick-up
- Includes
- Driver · Tasting at one or two wineries
- Not included
- Lunch · Tips
- Cancellation
- Ask the operator; get it in writing
- Book ahead
- 1–3 days
- Best time
- Morning
- Access
- Level winery paths
- Kids
- Not suitable
How to book: Hotel desk or the wineryClasse · Half day
Chilean cooking class
MaybeCLP 40,000–70,000 (2026 estimate, check)
A good rain-day or heat-day plan that teaches empanadas, pastel de choclo and pisco sours.
- Rain-day plan
- Learn the classics
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- Group size
- Small group or private
- Meeting point
- Providencia or Lastarria (check operator)
- Includes
- Ingredients · The meal you cook
- Not included
- Transport
- Cancellation
- Ask the operator; get it in writing
- Book ahead
- 1–3 days
- Best time
- Morning
- Access
- Standing at a counter
- Kids
- Ask the operator
How to book: Book through your hotel or the school directlyDay trip · 8–9 h
Cajón del Maipo day tour
MaybeCLP 40,000–80,000 (2026 estimate)
A mountain day without a car; check road and weather.
- Mountain views
- Hot springs (check)
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- Group size
- Small group or private
- Meeting point
- Hotel pick-up
- Includes
- Transport · A guide · A short hike
- Not included
- Lunch · Entry fees
- Cancellation
- Ask the operator; get it in writing
- Book ahead
- 1–3 days
- Best time
- Morning
- Access
- Uneven trails
- Kids
- Yes
How to book: Hotel desk or a licensed operator
How we judge
- Book it
- Worth paying for: it solves access, language or transport.
- Maybe
- Depends on you: read who it suits.
- Do it yourself
- Easy alone; a tour adds little.
- Skip
- Poor value, unsafe or restricted.
Operators are described by type, not by brand: Voykit has no partnership with any operator and does not collect reviews. Check the inclusions and the cancellation terms in writing before you pay.
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