Santiago City Tour: Historical and Modern Architecture

Explore Santiago’s rich history and modern marvels on a private full-day tour. Discover iconic landmarks, vibrant neighborhoods, and local culture tailored to your interests.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cerro Santa Lucia - From your hotel, we will head directly to Santa Lucia Hill to explain how Santiago was founded over 400 years ago by the Spaniards and delve into its history.
  • La Moneda - Next, we will drive and walk through Barrio Civico, where we will discuss various interesting commercial and government buildings such as the Stock…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Airport area PIck up/ Drop off at airport area
Additional Information

We invite you to discover this Big City, a historical gem with European Eclectic and French Neoclassic architecture scattered throughout downtown. Simultaneously, we’ll journey into the future by visiting the affluent neighborhoods, where you’ll admire modern and stylish buildings and homes. We’ll delve into the history of Santiago’s founding at the…

Location
Cerro Santa Lucia
Rua Santa Lucia,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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C7328zwtoma
Feb 15, 2025
A 5 Star full-day tour - HecTours gave us a tremendous, personal tour. Plenty of walking and stories about Santiago, which we loved. They tailor the trip to your personal likes. 5 Stars all the way. They were very responsive and engaging. We would recommend HecTours to anyone who wants to have a fun tour of Santiago or the surrounding areas where they offer tours
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881carrief
Feb 5, 2025
Very informative tour! - This was a very interesting and informative day. Francisca is a historian and was able to share in a way that enabled us to more deeply understand Chile's struggles and triumphs. She is also warm and funny and willing to share personal stories. We were fortunate enough to spend the following day with her on a tour of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. That tour had a different focus including so much spectacular art and was also really good. Paola was our driver both days and made us feel safe at all times. We highly recommend both of these experiences with Hectours and the Francisca / Paola team.
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Anna632018
Jan 11, 2025
Definitely recommend - Very good guide Francisca, explained many things, very nice, welcoming and helpful. We visited the main attractions, provided complimentary water and small souvenirs. Definitely recommend
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Joseph_c
Jan 6, 2025
We saw the many sites and ate typical Chilean food. Maria was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Santiago. - A great way to see Santiago we saw the main government buildings, plazas and parks. The central open market was interesting we ate at a fancy restaurant. Maria was very entertaining.
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Matt
Jan 2, 2025
Superb Day - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Hector is an excellent guide that expertly navigated our family of five around Santiago in an all day tour. We visited several unique neighborhoods to get the feel of each and also Cerro Santa Lucia and Cerro San Cristobal. Hector shared the history of each place with great passion and enthusiasm. He also took us to some authentic Chilean food establishments as well as a historic market, which was definitely a highlight. It would have taken us three days to see half of what we did with Hector. We will be recommending him to all of our family and friends. Thanks Hector!
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D7540esthomasm
Dec 5, 2024
Evrytime again - It is an amazing tour ....full off interesting facts and very indidiuell...the guide makes a great job...we dont forget this day
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Weewolverine1
Dec 3, 2024
A day well spent in Santiago - I had a one day layover in Santiago, and am so pleased that I booked a one day private tour with HecTour Service (via Viator). My guide Francisca, is a historian, and her knowledge and passion for the subject are evident. She provided a thorough background to the historical sites and monuments in a way which brought the stories of the people and places to life. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, which comprehensively provided a good overview of the city, making me want to come back for a more thorough visit. Carlos, the assigned driver, provides polite and confident service, making the guest feel secure and well looked after.
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J7146bmsophieg
Oct 22, 2024
Excellent tour of Santiago - Our tour of the city was excellent from the best empanada spot in town to the many beautiful and historical sites of Santiago. The tour was well paced and had something for everyone in our family of 4. We were picked up at the airport and after a quick stop to drop our bags at the hotel went right into the tour which helped us make the most of our brief time in the city.
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Alicia_n
Oct 19, 2024
Hector was amazing! - Hector is a fantastic tour guide - he was knowledgeable, reliable, accommodating and attentive. He made our trip to Santiago a special one, and was able to fit in many things into a short period of time without feeling rushed! He was also thoughtful of our likes and needs and tailored the day as appropriate. 1000% would book him again!
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Joannawr1293te
Sep 30, 2024
Fantastic day to see all of Santiago - Our guide Francisca was amazing and really tailored the day to our individual hobbies / interests. Fantastic day out and I would highly recommend to anyone!
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