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Central Valley, Easter Island And Bariloche Tour

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Complete 12 days circuit visiting attractions such as Santiago, Concha y Toro, and Santa Rita vineyards, Easter Island, and Chile Lakes district, where well begin the wonderful lakes crossing through the Andes Mountains range until . .
Country: Chile
City: Santiago
Duration: 12 Day(s) - 11 Night(s)
Tour Category: Nature Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
Package Itinerary

Complete 12 days circuit visiting attractions such as Santiago, Concha y Toro, and Santa Rita vineyards, Easter Island, and Chile Lakes district, where we’ll begin the wonderful lakes crossing through the Andes Mountains range until Bariloche, Argentina.

Day 01: Santiago City Tour

Reception at Santiago airport. Transfer to the hotel

City tour in Santiago visiting the main tourist attractions, such as the old district, Club Hípico, San Francisco church built between 1572 and 1618. Government Palace, Main square, Central Post office, Santa Lucía Hill founded in 1541, majestically located in the center of the city. The trip follows San Cristóbal Hill where a panoramic view of Santiago city is appreciated. Finally, we will visit the most modern district in the city. Come back to the hotel. Lodging.

Day 02: Half-Day Tour Concha y Toro Winery

This tour starts from your hotel in Santiago towards Maipo valley, located 45 minutes south of the city. The visit begins in Don Melchor plaza where the guests will be received sincerely by a bilingual guide, who will invite you to enjoy a panoramic visit of the vineyard, accompanied by a white wine cup of “Casillero del Diablo” so that you can be full of aromas and flavors that arise step by step in this centennial warehouse.

With the cup in hand, the visitor participates in a long walk by the old park, when appreciating the large house of Pirque, the residence of the Concha y Toro family. In this place, the greatest wine company was been born more than 100 years ago.

In the vineyards of Pirque, you will be able to know the development of the grapevine, cultural and technological handling that is responsible for a yield of first quality. Once in the warehouse, we’ll be able to taste an excellent merlot stock wine, “Casillero del Diablo”, while the guide showed and explain the methodology and materials used in the production of the wine.

In order to know the old facilities and to be a witness of the legend, Concha y Toro Vine offers a cup of Cabernet Sauvignon “ Casillero del Diablo” the wine that made famous the Chilean wine. return to Santiago, lodging.

Day 03: Santiago – Easter island

Transfer to airport. Flight to Easter Island.Reception at Mataveri Airport and transfer to Hotel.

Half-day tour. We initiate the tour about 15:00 hrs. from Hanga Roa's settlement visiting Ahu Vinapu. It was used for the islanders in the year 1.200 A.C. it includes 3 Ahu. The first has 6 moais demolished and painted of red color. The second one has a supposedly feminine moai which had two heads. Finally, the third and the most ancient moai has only removed stones.

We will continue our way to the quarry Puna Pau, an archaeological site to the east of Hanga Roa. It is a small crater of red dross, from where were obtained the Pukao or hats with which were crowned the moais.

Along its antique exit way, there are some incomplete and abandoned moais. We will go on our tour towards Ahu Akivi, the first Ahu restored by science in the island in the year 1960. The platform with 7 moais is characterized for being one of the few ones located in the center of the island, with its statues facing the rising sun. According to the legend, these 7 moais would represent 7 exploratory young men sent before Hotu Matua'a's arrival to investigate the island.

Our adventure takes to us to the cavern of Te Pahu, a place used as housing and as a temporary refuge in war times. Then, we will return to Hanga Roa, total duration of 3,5 hours.

Day 04: Easter Island

Full day excursion, departing from Hanga Roa's town at about 9:30 am, going to the southeast and northeast coast of the Island visiting the Ahu Vaihu temple, which is located 10 km from Hanga Roa. It consists of a stone platform with 8 Moais and 8 pukao dispersed in the proximities. Then, we will go to Ahu Akahanga, also called the "platform of the king".

The legend tells that Hotu Matua'a's tomb is near this place. There, we will find 4 platforms, 12 Moais, 8 Pukao, and towards the interior of this Ahu; it is possible to see the best-preserved village of the island.

Later, we will go to Ahu Tongariki, with 15 moais being the biggest Ahu on the island. Then, we will meet Ahu Te Pito Kura, which possesses the highest statue of the island raised in an Ahu, the moai Paro (10 meters in height and 85 tons with a Pukao of 11,5 tons).

Close to this ceremonial temple is the great spherical stone that is identified as the center of the universe (Te Pito o Te Henua), as the legend tells, it was brought to the island by Hotu Matua'a in his craft. We continue to arrive at Ahu Nau Nau, the temple of a complex construction due to its different levels where we will find 5 Moais with Pukao.

There, we will see petroglyphs in the backs of the statues. We will continue our excursion to the volcano and quarry Rano Raraku, where there was carved most of the moais of the island use the volcanic rock of its hillsides. There are an estimated number of 400 moais in several stages of carved.

To finish our adventure, we will go to Anakena's wonderful beach. It is a beach of white sands chosen for the arrival of the Ariki Hotu Matua'a and his sister Avareipua. Anakena corresponds to the name of a small cave of an adjacent gully.

Returning to Hanga Roa, we will realize our last stop in the Fundo Vaitea, country estate with an extension of 6.560,80 hectares, which represents 39,6% of the total surface of the island, and it was created to achieve an agricultural production capable of sustaining the needs of the whole island, which was achieved years behind.

Day 05: Easter Island

We will begin our tour at about 8:30 am from Hanga Roa to Tahai's Archaeological Complex, a ceremonial center with 3 Ahu, Ahu Vai Uri with 5 moais, Ahu Tahai with 1 moai, and Ahu Lo Te Riku with 1 moai. From this site, the visitors can appreciate wonderful landscapes. Then, we will go to Orongo's ceremonial city, an ancient ceremonial city located in the west summit of the volcano Rano Kau.

It is composed of approximately 53 houses of elliptical shape with flagstone walls and small square access looking at the sea. In this place were realized the most important ceremony of the second period of the island, the Tangata Manu (“the birdman”). It was carried out until approximately 150 years ago, with the arrival of the first Christian missionaries. Return to Hanga Roa, lodging.

Day 06: Easter Island

Transfer from Hotel to Mataveri airport. Flight to Santiago. Lodging.

Day 07: Easter Island - Puerto Montt / Puerto Varas

Transfer to Santiago airport. Flight to Puerto Montt. Arrival at El Tepual airport in Puerto Montt, reception, and transfer to hotel in Puerto Varas. The rest of the day is free. Lodging.

Day 08: Puerto Varas

Breakfast in the hotel. Half-day visit to Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt cities.

This city is characterized for its german influence, those who arrived at the zone. The main attractions of both cities are visited: The handicraft fair and the Angelo creek in Puerto Montt. Puerto Varas is located 20 km. from Puerto Montt, on the border of Llanquihue lake with a wonderful view of the Osorno volcano.

In the afternoon, excursión to the beautiful city of Frutillar located on the opposite border of Llanquihue lake, including a german tea break.

Day 09: Puerto Varas / Peulla

Breakfast in the hotel. At the according hour, you'll be taken off from the hotel for a wonderful adventure tour, combined by bus and ship as far as Peulla. The transfer is by bus down to Petrohué, in this place you'll board a ship. This ship travels through the turquoise water of Todos Los Santos lake up to Peulla, a shantytown located near the Argentina frontier. Arrive at Hotel in Peulla. Lodging and dinner.

Day 10: Peulla / Bariloche

Breakfast in the hotel. At the according time, continuing the Andean Lakes Crossing as far as the Bariloche city travel through the Blest Port and Pañuelos Port. Arrive in Bariloche, transfer to Hotel, lodging.

Day 11: Bariloche Argentina

Breakfast in the hotel, the travel begins from Bariloche bordering the Nahuel Huapi Lake. A few minutes of travel later, we find Bonita beach from where you can see Huemul Island. After we'll arrive at Campanario Hill. Here is a chairlift to the summit, where you can see one of the most wonderful and fascinating views of this region. After that, return to Hotel, lodging.

Day 12: Bariloche Argentina

Transfer to airport in Bariloche.

Includes:

- Transfer in/out airport.

- Regular services with a bilingual guide.

- Breakfast

- Lodging.

- Transportation.

- 2 nights in Santiago.

- 4 nights in Easter Island.

- 2 nights in Puerto Varas.

- 1 night in Peulla.

- 2 nights in Bariloche.

- Excursions are detailed in the itinerary.

- Ticket fee to Concha y Toro

- Lakes crossing with 1-night lodging in Peulla + dinner.

- Excursion to Circuito chico and Cerro Catedral.

- 1 full day excursión in Easter island with a box lunch.

• At booking you'll have to send the necessary information for international police: Full name, passport number, nationality, activity or profession, birth date

• Crossing lakes are closed Sundays and January 01, May 01, November 29, and December 25.

Not Included:

- Air tickets.

- Extras not described in the itinerary.

- Ticket fee to Parks on Easter Island.

- Personal travel insurance.

- Tips.

Min 2 People

Departure on request

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