Pre- and post-program: Santiago de Chile and Valparaiso

Planned Itinerary Pre-Program:

Day 1: Arrival Santiago/City Tour

Start your city break in the early afternoon from your hotel and explore “The Best of Santiago” during a half-day sightseeing tour. Experience Chile’s capital Santiago with its mix of modern and historical charm lingering at every corner. Visit the main sights of the city, walk in the park of Santa Lucia Hill where the city was founded and feel the pulsing heart of Santiago at the Plaza de Armas, where past and present meet. Join us on a ride in the old Funicular Santiago and have a great panoramic view of the city and the impressive Andes mountain range. Overnight at a hotel in Santiago.

Day 2: Santiago/Valparaiso, embarkation

Breakfast at your hotel with a morning transfer from your hotel in Santiago to Valparaiso. The trip takes about 1.5 hours. After arrival, we take you through this colorful city, declared a World Heritage site, with a complex system of hills, narrow, winding streets and stairways. See examples of early twentieth century British-influenced architecture and enjoy a spectacular view at 21 de Mayo viewpoint. The tour ends at the pier in Valparaiso in plenty of time for embarkation.

Planned Itinerary Post-Program:

Day 1:    Disembarkation, Valparaiso/Santiago

Guided transfer from Valparaiso to Santiago, incl. Valparaiso City Tour. After disembarkation, we take you through this colorful city, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a complex system of hills, narrow, winding streets and stairways. See examples of early twentieth century British-influenced architecture and enjoy a spectacular view at 21 de Mayo viewpoint. The tour continues to your hotel in Santiago. In the evening visit a Chilean Folk Show with dinner during an excursion starting and ending from the hotel. While listening to traditional music, enjoy some very tasty typical food. Overnight. 

Day 2: Santiago/Departure

Breakfast at your hotel. End of your post extension program.

Pre programme available on these voyages in 2018/19: 

• Patagonia to Antarctica Expedition - Southbound
• Inca Cultures and Wildlife Highlights of the Andean Coast

Pre-programme available on these voyages in 2019/20:

• Patagonia, Chilean Fjords and Antarctica - Exploration of the Southern Highlights - Southbound
• Chilean Fjords, Antarctica and Falklands - Great Explorers and Wildlife

Planned Itinerary Post-Program:

Day 1:    Disembarkation, Valparaiso/Santiago

Guided transfer from Valparaiso to Santiago, incl. Valparaiso City Tour. After disembarkation, we take you through this colorful city, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a complex system of hills, narrow, winding streets and stairways. See examples of early twentieth century British-influenced architecture and enjoy a spectacular view at 21 de Mayo viewpoint. The tour continues to your hotel in Santiago. In the evening visit a Chilean Folk Show with dinner during an excursion starting and ending from the hotel. While listening to traditional music, enjoy some very tasty typical food. Overnight. 

Day 2: Santiago/Departure

Breakfast at your hotel. End of your post extension program.

Post programme available on these voyages in 2018/19:

• Mysteries and Lost Cultures of the Andean Coast
• Patagonia to Antarctica Expedition - Northbound

Post-programme available on these voyages in 2019/20:

• Andean Coast – Expedition from Jungle to Desert (October 15, 2019)
• Andean Coast – From Rainforest to Mighty Peaks (October 10, 2019)
• Patagonia, Chilean fjords, Antarctica - Voyage of Discovery - Northbound (March 15, 2020)

Practical Information

• Booking Code: CENVAPCITYPRE/ CENVAPCITYPOST
• Included: The price includes one hotel night in Santiago, incl. breakfast, sightseeing tour “The Best of Santiago” (pre tour) or Chilean Folk Show & Dinner (post tour), transfer from Santiago to Valparaiso or vice versa, incl. Valparaiso city tour. 
• Not Included: Gratuities, lunch and dinner.
• Remarks: This tour starts one day before embarkation or on the day of disembarkation and is not combinable with our pre program “Atacama Desert”.
• Dates: 10.30.-10.31.2019, 10.25.-10.26.2019 (CENVAPPRE);
  10.26.-10.27.2019, 10.31.-11.01.2019, 04.02.-04.03.2020 (CENVAPPOST)