Santiago Markets Small Group Bike Tour: Explore Chilean Culture, Food, and Street Art
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Embark on a small group bike tour of Santiago’s markets and immerse yourself in Chilean culture, food, and street art. Learn about local traditions, explore colorful neighborhoods, and indulge in fresh seafood. Get insider knowledge from your bilingual guide!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • La Bicicleta Verde - Depart from our office in Recoleta and begin your journey through all the main sites of Santiago. Get to know your fantastic guide before the tour starts!

  • Barrio Bellavista - Spend a morning being led off the tourist track by your expert guide, to the other side of the city, away from the downtown area. Enjoy a ride through the brightly colored neighborhood of Bellavista, to show you the popular street-art on every wall.

  • Casa Museo La Chascona - Learn more about the work of controversial poet Pablo Neruda, at the footsteps of his house and nearby the world’s fourth-largest metropolitan park.

  • La Vega Central - Our local guides know everything about the markets, from the best vendors to buy your fruit or tell you the Chilean word for any products you may wish to try!

  • Mercado Tirso de Molina - We visit the lovely Tirso de Molina market where we talk about the multicultural communities that reside within Santiago.

  • Parque Forestal - Ride through the picturesque riverside park Parque Forestal back to our office

What's Included
  • Mandatory helmet in compliance with Chilean law
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Fresh natural juices included
  • Beach Cruiser City Bikes provided
  • Selection of snacks
  • Expert local bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

Enjoy a tour full of the local culture to fully understand this city with insider knowledge from your bilingual guide.

Discover the Bellavista trendy neighborhood, decorated with stunning colorful street art, so listen as your guide informs you of the stories behind the beautiful murals. Visit the house of famous Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda; discover the name behind the name, La Chascona and his interesting personal life.

Santiago is renowned for its markets, which are vast in size and the amount of fresh food, especially seafood. Exploring all three markets with your knowledgeable guide is a key way to discover the local life here and the traditions of Chileans. Your enthusiastic guide will inform you of the traditional dishes and typical products you will have seen before!

To end the tour, cruise through one of Santiago’s main parks and acquire amazing lunch recommendations from your knowledgeable guide, who will help you with anything.

Location
Constitución 153
Constitución
Our office is near Plaza Mori and Baquedano Metro Station!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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407matthewc
Aug 8, 2024
Great biking trip for my family - Phillipe and Carolina did an excellent job of guiding my family through Santiago. Extremely informative. Highly recommend for both individuals and families.
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Mjlazzara
Aug 4, 2024
Una bienvenida increíble - Ale was the best!!! Our group from the University of California, Davis had a blast. The perfect start to our study abroad experience in Chile.
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Nycityb0y
Jul 29, 2024
Bike ride along the river and to the La Verde market - Nice bike ride and visit to La Verde. A nice big market full of atmosphere. Good and safe guidance. Start and finish in the nice Bellavista neighborhood.
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Ivica_tr
Jul 27, 2024
Great introduction to Santiago - A fun way to learn about Santiago and visit its main market. Our guide Alejandra was great and ready to answer any questions we had.
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Cssbid
Jul 24, 2024
Great bike experience in Santiago - Antonio was so helpful, adjusting our bikes and helmet straps, answering our questions, and even providing a local map and marking the best places to ride. We happened to bike on a Sunday when one of the main roads along the river was closed specifically for bike riding -- I'm not sure if this is a weekly or monthly event. But it was great! Even without the road closure, renting bikes is a fantastic way to poke around Santiago. ONE TIP THOUGH: The shop is exactly where it's promised on the map (a few blocks north and east of its location a few years ago next to the river) but we couldn't see the name of the business from the street. The building looked closed up; we only found it because we made sure to RING THE BICYCLE BELL NEXT TO THE DOOR. Antonia said he's always there, they just keep the doors closed to cut down on theft, I think.
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Patriciacristinayoll
Jul 22, 2024
Know the history of my city - It was an excellent Tour, meeting what was offered punctuality, duration and exceeded expectations, The Alexandra Guide is charming, empathetic, always attentive to concerns and questions, has complete mastery of both historical topics and agreeing with popular culture data, and current affairs that enrich and give enthusiasm to the story. Complete command of the English language Good handling of the times and clear explanation about the use , the stops and signage when riding the bike. Excellent service, highly recommended
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186nedc
Jun 20, 2024
Great way to get a start in Santiago - We did this on the first morning we were in Santiago. It was close to our Hotel (Luciano K - also highly recommended) and we did a morning tour. The bikes were easy to ride and good for the various areas we went to. Riding is mostly on bike paths but some riding on roads which was fine - if you can ride a bike you can do this easily. The most interesting part was the markets themselves. These are fascinating and massive - easily the largest I have seen anywhere in the world by a big margin. The aroma’s, variety and food we had was great. Our guide spoke 4 languages and visits the markets weekly, so she was very knowledgeable and prepared. She also gave us good tips on what else to do. The tour starts and ends near the entrance to the Fenicula going up nearby San Cristobal, which is a great thing to do right after the bike tour. Lots of things to see and highly recommended.
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Ozzieflyer007
Jun 7, 2024
Don't miss this trip - I did the Sunday morning ride with Rey and it was one of the highlights of my few days in Santiago. What a buzz, riding down the main streets of Santiago that are closed to cars on Sundays, and then followed by the excitement of the central markets that is absolutely something to be seen. Great professional company with safety always coming first.
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706r_mib
May 30, 2024
Nice market tour! - The market is really nice to see. Most probably a place I would have not done without this tour. Thanks you very much to Temy
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Bjnu
May 27, 2024
Local markets and unknown places - Light drizzle did not stop us to start a fantastic bike tour on Sunday morning. Tamy was an excellent tour guide showing me an unknown side of Santiago. We visited local markets and tried Chilean food. When we finished the tour the sun came up. I would really recommend this experience.
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