Over 25 Years Expertise. Holiday Assurance Guarantee. Enjoy extended time in the fascinating city of Rio de Janeiro at the end of your holiday. Enjoy two extra nights with breakfast at your hotel overlooking Copacabana Beach. Today is free for you to explore Santiago. This evening you will get to know your travelling companions better over a drink and dinner. The city of Santiago lies in a lovely setting beneath the majestic Andes and is a city of wide boulevards and delightful parks and gardens.
This morning we've included a city tour, allowing you to see the Presidential Palace and the residential districts of Las Condes and Providencia, famous for their beautiful homes. You'll finish on San Cristobal Hill, where you'll enjoy a spectacular view of the foothills of the snow-capped Andes. There is then free time for you to find a little place for lunch and this afternoon has been left free for you to make your own discoveries.
Alternatively, why not join an optional excursion to Concha y Toro Vineyard. We'll head to the Maipo Valley, a region in central Chile better known as the winemaking valley that features the Concha y Toro winery, the country's most important exporter of wine. Concha y Toro welcomes visitors to share its secrets in the winemaking process and exporting activities. The tour includes a walk through the beautifully landscaped colonial grounds. The company was founded in and today it's considered one of the 10 most important in the world of its kind.
We'll visit the cellars, the vineyards some of them started by its founder, don Melchor Concha y Toro and end with a wine tasting experience at the wine bar before heading back to the hotel. Driving over the Andes offers views of Mount Aconcagua, which at 23,ft is the highest peak in the Americas. The grapes from this region are used for white wines including chenin blanc and reds such as cabernet sauvignon. This morning has been left free for you to enjoy at leisure.
However, if you'd like to join an optional excursion, you can join a vineyard tour by bicycle. You'll enjoy a lovely cycle through stunning backdrops of the Andes. Later this afternoon join us on an included sightseeing tour of Mendoza.
