5 Museum Visits in Chile That Repay the Drive

1.Tour to Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Pablo Neruda Museum and Vineyard

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,273 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $111Our pick

Review of a Santiago day trip to Casablanca Valley, Valparaíso, La Sebastiana, and Viña del Mar, with wine tasting and practical tips.

“Met up with Jorge our guide and Dalton our driver and set off. First stop was Veramonte Vineyard where we did a tour and heard about the making of the wine with some wine tasting. From the vineyard we travelled on to Viña del Mar and visited the famous flower clock and then headed to lunch in a restaurant right on the water. The seafood was amazing. Our next visit was La Sebastania which is, the poet, Pablo Neruda’s house in Valparaíso. The audio tour was interesting and informative … the house quite unusual and quirky with many avant garde rooms and ornaments. This was followed by a walking tour…”

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2.Carob, Vineyard Houses of the Forest and Museum Neruda Isla Negra

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 260 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $111

Review of Santiago's Isla Negra, Pablo Neruda museum, coastal lunch, and organic Casablanca Valley wine tasting in one full-day tour.

“Perfeita experiência. Guia Alejandro muito instrutivo e motoristas ermenez e José fora ótimos durante todo percurso.”

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3.Tour around Biobío River Estuary & Pedro del Río Zañartu Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $25Best value

Explore Concepción’s Biobío River estuary, Pedro del Río Zañartu Museum, Pirate’s Cave, and coastal views on a four-hour tour.

“A great adventure to the mouth of Bio Bio and Del Rio Zañartu Park. A visit to the pirate cave and to be able to visualize the large ecosystem that possesses the regionAuto-translated”

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4.Full-Day Neruda’s Route Tour, include entraces to museums

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $226

Follow Pablo Neruda’s life through three unusual Chilean homes on a private, museum-filled day tour from Santiago to the coast.

“If you're a fan of Pablo Neruda, this is the ultimate excursion! We visited all three of his homes, with plenty of time at each of them. At each house, we got an individual listening device that lead us along with interesting narrative. He was such a unique and interesting person! And he collected all sorts of things that we got to see. I loved being in his homes and seeing his desks and pens and bars and shell collection and... But you get the picture. We also got to see a lot of the beautiful Chilean countryside, and had lunch in Vina del Mar at a wonderful restaurant expensive,…”

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5.Isla Negra, Pablo Neruda Museum & Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $230

Explore Isla Negra, Pomaire, and Maipo Valley on an 8-hour private tour with Neruda’s home, Chilean crafts, and wine tasting.

“very interesting. scenery was nice. ride was good. tour guide was very knowledgeable and attentive.”

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