You will receive the full meeting point details and a map after you finalize your booking, in a confirmation email.
Do I have to book my Free Tour?
Yes, it's necessary to book your Free Tour in order to receive the full meeting point details via email on time. This helps ensure an enjoyable experience and good coordination between guides and tour guests. Booking is free, quick, and easy!
Can I contact my guide?
Yes, you will be able to message your guide with any questions that you might have after making a reservation, up until the start of the tour.
Can I make a booking for a larger group?
Maybe! In order to keep the group sizes manageable, each guide sets their own limit of guests per booking and departure. Choose the Free Tour you want to book, select the number of people in your group, and see if there are any departures available that suit your needs.
Are Free Tours really Free?
Yes, with Free Tours, there's no set price; instead, the guides rely on the tips of participants to sustain their livelihoods. By contributing a fair amount that reflects the value you receive from the tour, you not only support the guides but also express your appreciation for their expertise and dedication.
The tours are solely tips based so you can decide to contribute as much or as little as you feel the experience was worth.
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Essential Free Tour Santiago
07/12/23
Carlos was a very knowledgeable and personable guide. Great tour of the city!
Evie
Free Yungay Tour Santiago
06/12/23
Sergio was an amazing guide. He led us around the beautiful and provocative Yungay street art and buildings and spoke with sensitivity about his country. We highly recommend this tour.
Caroline
Essential Free Tour Santiago
05/12/23
We had a wonderful time on the tour. Diego was friendly and extremely knowledgeable, and he easily answered all our questions. We learned so much about the history and culture of the city! Diego also had great food and experience recommendations. Would highly recommend to anyone new to Santiago!
Rosalinda
Essential Free Tour Santiago
05/12/23
Very dynamic and instructive. Nice city, fun tour! Thank you!
Mouk
Essential Free Tour Santiago
05/12/23
The essential Santiago tour with Carlos was exactly what I love in a walking tour : extremely informative and extremely funny. Carlos packed the tour with so many interesting facts about the history of the city and gave us an awesome list of his favourite places in the city. I truly loved everything about this tour!
Audrey
Essential Free Tour Santiago
04/12/23
David was a phenomenal & thoughtful tour guide!
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Best Free Tours in Santiago
Stretching from Antarctica in the south up to the Atacama Desert in the north, Chile is one of the most geographically diverse countries on Earth. That’s why its capital, Santiago, is sometimes overlooked. But book one of the Free Walking Tours in Santiago with a local guide and you will discover the wonders of the southernmost country in the world! During the Free Tours in Santiago, you will walk through its streets and learn all about this magical city: from its origins to its most contemporary peculiarities. Enjoy the friendliness of its people and get to know this hidden gem. Join an Essential Santiago City Tour to learn about the exciting diversity of Santiago and the roots of its multicultural society. Or explore an untouched Santiago with the fantastic Yungay Free Tour and explore the most authentic cultural heart of the city. Choose any of the Free Tours in Santiago and you can explore this city for a price you can definitely afford.
Highlights of a Free Tour in Santiago
On the Santiago Free Walking Tours, you will learn about the influence that natural disasters have had on the architecture of Chile’s capital, as well as the most important events of the country’s turbulent history. Some of the landmarks of the historic center tour include La Moneda Palace, the Plaza de Armas, the Paseo Bandera, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago and the Courts of Justice. As you explore this area, you will learn about the 1973 military coup, one of the most controversial and convulsive moments in Chile’s recent history. In addition, you will be able to contemplate the city from the Cerro de Santa Lucia and also get to know the most multicultural Santiago in the Lastarria neighborhood. This is one of the oldest in the city, where you can have the best ‘sopaipilla’ and ‘empanada’ and observe the old trades that survive in today’s Santiago, such as bootblacks, shoemakers and knife sharpeners.
Things to Do in Santiago
After exploring downtown, turn your attention to the Yungay neighborhood to experience the most authentic spirit of Santiago. Enjoy an afternoon with a taste of living history, just a few blocks away from the hustle and bustle of an ever-growing Santiago. Meet some of the most romantic restaurants and stores in the capital. Like the 150-year-old restaurant, the Peluqueria Francesa, where you will taste French inspired dishes and see all the antique objects that decorate this quirky shop. Stroll through Quinta Normal Park, admire its eclectic palaces and enjoy spectacular graffiti. Browse its cobblestone streets and soak up the spirit of a neighborhood that has attracted artists, scientists and intellectuals. Let yourself be won over by the poetry recitals at the cultural centers or the storytelling sessions at the mythical Bar Chancho Seis. Finally, head to San Cristobal Hill for some of the best views of the city.
