SKI WEEK SANTIAGO FOR BEGINNERS

Ski week chile

General

Price From	US$ 1.220 pp
Duration	7 days / 6 nights
Zone	Santiago
Activity	Ski
Validity	July to Sep, 2013

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DESCRIPTION

Visit the amazing Andes, staying in hotels in Santiago, and learning how to ski or snowboard in Valle Nevado and Portillo, while enhancing your stay with excursions to Valparaíso and Concha y Toro vineyard.

HIGHLIGHTS

Valle Nevado, Portillo, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concha y Toro Vineyard

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DESTINATION

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Santiago City Tour

Reception at the airport and private transfer to your hotel in Santiago. During the afternoon, half-day tour in standard service. You will visit different spots in the city, such as the Main Square, the Cathedral, La Moneda (the Presidential Palace), and some classic neighbourhoods in, such as Concha y Toro. The tour ends at Faba, a handicraft shop where you can buy beautiful works in Lapislazuli, a stone that can only be found in Chile and Afghanistan. Duration of the tour: 4 hours. Acommodation in Santiago Hotel.

Day 2: El Colorado Snow Experience

This day you will visit El Colorado, one of Chile's most important ski centers, which is located only one hour away from Santiago. On the road there will be a short stop to pick up the necessary equipment (jackets, gloves, pants). In the afternoon you will go tubing and canopying for two hours. Approximately at 16:45 you will return to Santiago, stopping briefly to give the equipment back. Arrival in Santiago and accommodation at your hotel.

Day 3: Excursion to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso

Buffet breakfast at the hotel and departure at 09:00 for Viña del Mar, one of the most important beaches in Chile, with beautiful architecture and an attractive nightlife. You will visit Quinta Vergara Park, an Easter Island Moai, and Faba Lapislázuli Handicrafts shop. You will also walk along the promenade and the Reloj de Flores (flower clock) to then visit Valparaíso, a magical port founded in 1536 and which is now part of the World Heritage Program. It is a place full of traditions, bohemian life, and hills with coloured houses, traditional elevators, and unforgettable landscapes. You will visit La Sebastiana Museum, house of the Nobel Prize poet, Pablo Neruda. (Lunch not included). Accomodation at Santiago Hotel.

Day 4: Ski Day El Colorado

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. A transfer will pick you up and take you to El Colorado Ski Center. You will receive a lift ticket, basic equipment and gear. Lunch at "El Parador" Restaurant. Free time in the trails and 2 hours of ski lessons. Return to the hotel during the afternoon and accommodation at your hotel.

Day 5: Half day excursion to Concha y Toro Vineyard (AM or PM)

Buffet breakfast at the hotel and half day excursion to Concha y Toro vineyard (morning or afternoon depending on your choice). Concha y Toro is one of the most traditional vineyards in Chile and the number one wine exporter in South America. In this tour you will go through its vineyards and cellars, tasting some of its prestigious wines, such as Casillero del Diablo and Don Melchor. Private transfer and accommodation in Santiago Hotel.

Day 6: Ski day Valle Nevado

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. A transfer will pick you up and take you to Valle Nevado. You will receive a lift ticket, basic equipment and gear. Return to the hotel during the afternoon and accommodation at your hotel.

Day 7: Departure - Transfer to the airport

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Private transfer to Santiago airport.

Services Included

The program includes

Transfer airport/hotel/airport. Bilingual (Spanish-English) driver.
6 nights accommodation at hotel of your choice.
Breakfast at your hotel.
Half-day Santiago city tour with chauffeur and bilingual guide.
El Coloradio Snow Experience with gear. Included: transfer hotel/ski center/hotel, bilingual chauffeur or guide, snacks, lunch at "El Parador" restaurant, Travel-ACE insurance, 1 hour of tubing and 1 hour of canopying, clothing (jacket, gloves, pants, specs).
Full day excursion to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. Included: transfers, bilingual guide, snacks.
Ski day el Colorado with gear. Included: transfer hotel/ski center/hotel, bilingual chauffeur or guide, snacks, lunch at "El Parador" restaurant, Travel-ACE insurance, lift ticket at El Colorado, with access to beginner trails, 2 hours of ski lessons, basic skiing/snowboarding gear, boots, poles and clothing (jacket, gloves, pants, specs).
Half day excursion to Concha y Toro vineyard. Included: transfers, bilingual guide, excursion to cellars and tasting of 2 wines, 1 complementary wine glass.
Ski day Valle Nevado. Included: transfer hotel/ski center/hotel, bilingual chauffeur or guide, snacks, lunch, Travel-ACE insurance, lift ticket at Valle Nevado, basic skiing/snowboarding gear, boots, poles and clothing (jacket, gloves, pants, specs).

Notes

The itinerary is subject to change due to weather conditions or force majeure.

Rates

Rates are per passenger and expressed in American dollars

HOTEL	HOTEL	ROOM
HOTEL	HOTEL	SINGLE	DOUBLE	TRIPLE
Torremayor	Standard	US$ 1.600	US$ 1.220	US$ 1.204
Providencia Suites - RQ apartments	Standard	US$ 1.554	US$ 1.236	US$ 1.142
Alto Castello apart hotel	Executive apt	US$ 1.669	US$ 1.255	US$ 1.129
Neruda Express	Standard	US$ 1.569	US$ 1.266	US$ 1.222
Marina Las Condes	Standard	US$ 1.746	US$ 1.293	--
Neruda	Standard	US$ 1.769	US$ 1.382	US$ 1.294
Noi Vitacura	Standard	US$ 2.316	US$ 1.616	--

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