This excursion takes you to the National History Museum located in Santiago’s bustling central plaza, Plaza de Armas. The museum houses an exhibit showing the diverse periods of Chilean history from its discovery until 1973. After touring the museum, you can take a short walk through the Plaza de Armas and visit Santiago´s gorgeous cathedral, historic central post office, and shops on Paseo Ahumada, a pedestrian street in the downtown area.

Get a glimpse into Latin America’s ancient past with a trip to the Pre-Colombian Art Museum. The small but fascinating museum houses one of Santiago´s most interesting collections, including ceramics, textiles, paintings, and sculptures from a wide range of Pre-Colombian cultures. Located in the city’s main business district close to the Plaza de Armas, the museum is also home to a library, lovely courtyards, and a small café.

This newly constructed cultural center is located next to the presidential palace, La Moneda, underneath the recently remodeled Plaza Constitución. The center is home to a variety of rotating cultural exhibits on such topics as Chilean film and Mexican art. After visiting the center, you'll take a stroll into the central garden of the presidential palace and take in the impressive architecture of this very historic building, site of the 1973 coup engineered by former general Agusto Pinochet.

Parque por la Paz is located on the grounds of the former Villa Grimaldi, Augusto Pinochet's main site for torture and interrogation during his 17-year dictatorship. Maintained by the Chilean government, the park was founded in 1996 to promote a culture of human rights and preserve the historical memory of Villa Grimaldi and other detention centers during the Pinochet regime.

This excursion takes you to Santiago’s oldest cemetery, where heroes, politicians and common people were buried since the beginning of the republic. Graves include those of former president Salvador Allende, activist and singer Victor Jara, and Orlando Letelier, former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States. The cemetery is also home to a memorial monument built in 1993 to honor those who were executed and disappeared during the military regime.

Housed on the site of an old ranch, this market is hosted by a group of artisans offering a wide range of quality crafts and gifts. There are restaurants and shops where you can try homemade cakes and excellent peach empanadas. You will also be able to visit the beautiful old Dominican church built on the site.

Chile is famous worldwide for its production of excellent red and white wines. This popular excursion takes you to the vineyard Concha y Toro, where you will be given a guided tour of the winery. There are many fine wines to be tasted and bottles are sold at much lower prices than can be found outside the winery.

Founded in 1856, Viña Cousiño-Macul is the only winery established in the 19th century that is still in the hands of its founding family. The winery prides itself on supervising the growth and production of all the components that go into its world-class wines. You can take a tour of their vineyards and wine cellars as well as try a couple of glasses of their fine wine.