Central Chile Itinerary over the Holidays
Aug 23rd, 2019 | 04:59 PM
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Central Chile Itinerary over the Holidays
Hello!
Late 30's couple from NY, traveling to Chile for the first time and looking for a leisurely trip full of beautiful sights, great food/wine and a fun New Years Eve celebration. We will have a rented car. Is this a sound itinerary?
Wed Dec 25 - arrive 9am in Santiago. Relax at the hotel pool all day as everything is closed
Thur Dec 26 - explore Santiago
Fri Dec 27 - day drive to Majo Caipo or explore Santiago more
Sat Dec 28 - Drive out to Casablanca and visit several wineries. Stay overnight in Casablanca
Sun Dec 29 - Visit another winery or 2, continue on to Viņa del Mar, relax at the beach/pool
Mon Dec 30 - Day trip to Valparaiso.*
Tue Dec 31 - Relax in Viņa, NYE
Wed Jan 1 - Recovery from NYE
, relax
Thur Jan 2 - TBD day. Maybe explore Valparaiso some more
Fri Jan 3 - drive back to Santiago and catch an 11pm flight back to NY
Should we add a day to Santiago and subtract from Viņa? Should we spend the last night in Santiago?
Any recommendations on wineries, restaurants, places to visit? Anything special on NYE?
Thanks!
Sergey
Late 30's couple from NY, traveling to Chile for the first time and looking for a leisurely trip full of beautiful sights, great food/wine and a fun New Years Eve celebration. We will have a rented car. Is this a sound itinerary?
Wed Dec 25 - arrive 9am in Santiago. Relax at the hotel pool all day as everything is closed
Thur Dec 26 - explore Santiago
Fri Dec 27 - day drive to Majo Caipo or explore Santiago more
Sat Dec 28 - Drive out to Casablanca and visit several wineries. Stay overnight in Casablanca
Sun Dec 29 - Visit another winery or 2, continue on to Viņa del Mar, relax at the beach/pool
Mon Dec 30 - Day trip to Valparaiso.*
Tue Dec 31 - Relax in Viņa, NYE
Wed Jan 1 - Recovery from NYE
, relaxThur Jan 2 - TBD day. Maybe explore Valparaiso some more
Fri Jan 3 - drive back to Santiago and catch an 11pm flight back to NY
Should we add a day to Santiago and subtract from Viņa? Should we spend the last night in Santiago?
Any recommendations on wineries, restaurants, places to visit? Anything special on NYE?
Thanks!
Sergey
Aug 26th, 2019 | 06:10 AM
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Since Viņa del Mar is adjacent to Valparaiso, you probably will go there more than once. We stayed in Valparaiso several nights and enjoyed it. Why is there a star on Valparaiso?
Casablanca, nice area. Yes, you need one more night in Santiago.
Casablanca, nice area. Yes, you need one more night in Santiago.
Aug 26th, 2019 | 06:15 AM
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Not sure where the star came from
Thanks for the info.
I am looking to maybe leaving Vina on Jan and driving back to Santiago for the last night/day. It would make the last day (Jan 3) easier given that we have an entire day until our 11pm flight.
Thanks for the info.
I am looking to maybe leaving Vina on Jan and driving back to Santiago for the last night/day. It would make the last day (Jan 3) easier given that we have an entire day until our 11pm flight.
