You will embark on a unique and exciting journey through Chile's Central Valley by visiting several of the best boutique wineries and vineyards in the region. The production process from harvesting the grapes through to labeling the bottles will be explained. There will be ample opportunity to sample distinguished wines, savor traditional cuisine, and observe artisans crafting fine objects d’art. While traveling through Chile's most corners, you will enjoy learning firsthand about Chilean culture and history by visiting museums, open-air markets and significant archeological sites.

The Spanish settled Chile’s fertile Central Valley more than 400 years ago, bringing with them a rich tradition of culture, agronomy and the arts. Blessed with incredibly fertile land and a warm Mediterranean climate, the area became home to Chile’s most prominent families and skilled artisans. Irrigated by hundreds of rivers born high in the Andes, the valley flourishes with quality Chilean wines and a wide variety of cultivated flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

Our expert host and guides will accompany you through central Chile in comfortable new vehicles. You will stay in choice hotels and exclusive Vineyards guest’s houses while sampling the best of Chile’s traditional cuisine, wines and warm hospitality.

Day 1.
Guided visit to a vineyard & cellars in the Maipo wine valley, enjoy you stay at the vineyards county Inn, savor the exquisite cuisine of its restaurant & explore the 40 acre park. 
Upon arrival to Santiago’s airport (am arrival )and right after leaving the baggage claim area, you will meet your driver, then you will drive approximately 1 hour South East towards the famous Maipo Valley. This Valley is considered to produce the finest red wines of Chile, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the zone in Chile that initiated the grand history of Chilean wine production, marked by the planting of the first and the finest French varieties by the Pioneer Silvestre Ochagavia, around 1840. Here we will visit the Santa Rita Vineyard we will check in at their exclusive Hotel Casa Real. Since 1996, the old master house belonging to Mr. Domingo Fernández Concha has been remodeled into the beautiful Viña Santa Rita's Casa Real Hotel. The large house, which shows, a Pompeian style, has 16 cozy rooms. Antique and modern features are in combined harmony to create this unique hotel. Tear lamps, heaters, pictures, tapestry and armoires are combined in a contemporary decoration yet not abandoning a classic style. Another exceptional find on the property is the Neo-Gothic chapel, built in 1885 by the French architect Teodoro Burchard located adjacent to the old master house.  Its presence is due to extreme care and a trip made by one of the restorers of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel from Florence, Italy, to restore it. This resulted in ensuring future appreciation of this historical site for years to come.

After settling in at the hotel, we will have a guided tour of the vineyard and cellars. This vineyard was founded in 1880 by Mr. Domingo Fernandez Concha, while assisted by prominent French consultants. Santa Rita currently plays a leading role in the Chilean wine industry, combining modern technology, a large installed capacity for aging wine and the expertise mastered through many years of wine making.

Later we will enjoy a delicious and elegant lunch at the Doña Paula restaurant, located at the Santa Rita vineyard. The combination of service and food result in a delectable meal. An extra bonus is that we are in a national monument where Bernardo O’Higgins, the general who achieved independence for Chile, and 120 soldiers once took shelter after fighting the Spanish crown forces.

Next we can take a walk in the vineyard's magnificent 40-hectare park created in 1882 by Guillermo Renner, a French landscape designer. Hundred year-old trees of the most diverse varieties - like Chestnut, Cedar, Olive, Almond, Orange and Lemon - in addition to the largest bougainvillea of America - dress and perfume this impressive park. Innumerable statues, some of them of a mythological origin and others representing the four seasons, accompany the visitor, showing beauty in every corner of this huge and inspiring garden. The park is permanently being maintained and cared for by 15 full time gardeners. Later we can relax at the pool, the elegant salons or our comfortable room. Later enjoy cocktails and dinner at the vineyards restaurant.  Included: B

Day 2
Explore Santiago’s civic center, visit the pre-Columbian museum, Enjoy lunch at selected restaurant, visit a colorful conglomeration of artisans stores and workshops.
After an early breakfast, we will drive towards downtown Santiago. Our tour begins along the main avenues of the Civic Center and the seat of government, the neoclassical “La Moneda” Palace , built during the XVIII century.  We will stop at the Pre-Columbian Museum to see exhibits of more than 1,500 pieces of ceramics, textiles, and other examples of the various cultures that have inhabited the American mainland through the ages.  Then we will visit the “Plaza de Armas” , Santiago’s main square, a picturesque square surrounded by the 18th century “Catedral Metropolitana”, the National Historical Museum, and the central post office. We will continue on to the Central Market, a colorful conglomeration of fish and seafood, fruits, vegetables, and flowers housed in an exquisite 19th century wrought-iron building. Leaving downtown, we will drive towards the “Vitacural”, which one of Santiago’s most refined residential districts. Here we will stop for lunch In one of Vitacura´s great restaurants; “Miraolas” specializing in fine fish and seafood and also boasts on of the cities most varied wines list.

Time permitting visit the “Pueblito de los Dominicos”, a conglomeration of artists and artisans stores and workshops where you can observe and buy a variety of typical Chilean artistic expressions. After this interesting visit , we will drive back to your hotel.

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