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Bring an empty stomach and an open mind for this walking tour and get ready to eat your way around Santiago. Immerse yourself in local life as you browse the Mercado Central and La Vega markets, stroll around the lively Plaza de Armas and ride the cable car to the top of San Cristóbal Hill. Stop to refuel along the way with tastings of local favorites like ‘humitas’ and seafood empanadas, sip a classic pisco sour, then tuck into a scrumptious lunch at a local restaurant in Bellevista.
Food-and-market walking tour in Santiago
Visit Mercado Central and La Vega markets and sample four food tastings, both savory and sweet
Get the best view of Santiago with a trip up the Funicular (From Monday to Friday)
Walk through the historic neighborhoods of Plaza de la Constitución, La Alameda and Plaza de Armas
Taste two traditional Chilean dishes and learn how they are prepared
Food tastings and funicular entrance fee included
Numbers limited to 12 on this small-group tour, ensuring more personalized attention
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
This tour starts midmorning, a great time to explore Santiago and escape the crowds through public transit. At Mercado Central, named by ‘National Geographic’ as one of the world’s top 10 food markets, you’ll get to interact with vendors and learn the practices behind their specialties.
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Flexible and Fun!!
Anna J
, Dec 2019
Nicolas and his trainee, Jaime, did an excellent job on this walking and food tour of Santiago. With everything happening there we had to be flexible on the itinerary for our safety. We ALWAYS felt safe and had a wonderful time seeing the city highlights and experiencing the local food. We started with a tour of the Metro and the history of the culture. Of course with curiosity of what is happening they gave explanations of possibilities instead of skirting the issues. They embraced the culture and shared it with us through history and food. We experienced Plaza de Armas, the Seafood Market, and even ice cream. All Chilean favorites. It was a wonderful time!
great value, knowledgeable , warm, friendly and cultured guide, local food and drink I would never have normally selected, highly recommended way to spend a morning.
We would highly recommend this tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and was very patient with us as well. He took us all over the city to local spots and we ate lots of great food. This was a great way to see the city!
Though pleasant, our guide lacked basic knowledge of Chilean cuisine. For the amount we paid, I would've expected to get some kind of history, context, cultural norms, etc. Instead we got someone walking us long distances to different locations with very little commentary. The highlight was interacting with the other people on the tour. The food itself was basic and we even had to pay for our own water! I would've at least expected a complimentary drink with lunch. I would save my money and walk around the markets alone, you learn about the same.
Our guide was Flo. She was a lovely, nice, informed and overall great guide to have. The walking tour is very nice and to important spots in Santiago. The food was high quality and enjoyable. The markets were very interesting. I do recommend this tour and ask for Flo. She is great!
What a treat to tour Santiago with Juan Pablo! His insight into the local history, architecture, culture and food was generous and diverse. The tour amply satisfied our stomachs and interests.
Had a great day getting to know Santiago and their food. Would definitely re oend this tour. Pablo was a great guide and we got to taste some fantastic local foods.
Santiago walking tour: food tastings and markets including lunch.
Dream457784
, Dec 2018
You Need to re-write the description of this tour. We took the City’s Free walking tour on the first day of our arrival. It was about 5 hours. Without the food tasting. So therefore when we went on Viator tour... it was a repeat. Pretty much our highlite was the pisco sour. We sat down at 2 restaurant. First to eat an empanada. Then to another restaurant to eat the corn pie which was a famous food within Chile. Way too sweet for most of us. Only one person finished it. Then we went to a park where we took a lift to see a view of Santiago. Filo, our tour guide purchased a drink call moto con huesillo a sugar syrup drink with wheat and barley at the bottom. So sweet.,,,!!!!!!!! . We felt this food tasting tour was overpriced and did not educate the food in Santiago. We could of seen how some of our items were made esp. the corn pie and the drinks.
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