Free Yungay Tour Santiago

Learn what roto means, and prepare to be charmed by the poetry readings in cultural centers.
Discover why Yungay has been such an emblematic zone in the development of Chilean education and trade movements.
Be tempted by its more than 20 different restaurants there will surely be something that you can’t resist!

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132 Reviews

5.00

01/12/24

This was the best tour walking tour I have ever participated in, and Yungay is now my favourite place in Santiago. So rich artistically, culturally, historically and socially, beautiful and unique. Sergio is such a great guide, good company, attentive to everyone’s needs and interests, full of knowledge and stories and with personal connections to the place and the street artists. This tour is so full of surprises, revelations and the kind of secrets and details you would never encounter on a mainstream tour or following guide books. I am so glad I went, honestly you should not miss this if you want to see the real, cool and vibrant Santiago!

Anna, United Kingdom

29/11/24

Sergio was great! It was a very interesting tour with a very professional guide! Thanks again!

Anna, Germany

21/11/24

Good sized group with Maria (MJ) as our tour guide. She was really enthusiastic and passionate, and always ensuring we were in the shade while she explained about the history of Yungay and showed us the gorgeous historical buildings and fascinating street art. Great way to spend an afternoon with lovely company, thanks MJ! ❤️

Jessie, Singapore

Discover the most authentic side of Chile’s capital on the Free Yungay Tour, the most untouched district of Santiago. Explore areas that survived earthquakes and fires, and where locals unified to resist the city’s unstoppable real estate development. Thanks to this, the area has become a hot spot of Chilean culture and has the highest density of museums, theatres, and cultural centers in all of Santiago. Most tours will begin around Yungay Square, the lively meeting place of the neighborhood. Your guide will give you an introduction to the area and explain the meaning behind the monument to the Chilean roto and how it symbolizes the neighborhood. Yungay has also recently become the home to Chile's President, Gabriel Boric, who now resides in Teacher's House, one of the area's heritage houses.

On the Yungay Free Tour, you’ll navigate through cobble-stoned streets and feel at home in a place where people still take the time to greet each other and where a nostalgic charm has attracted artists, scientists, and intellectuals. The tour will take you down two of the most picturesque streets in Adriana Cousiño Passage and Lucrecia Valdes Passage, where you’ll see rows of colorful houses, originally built to house Santiago's growing middle class in the 1920s. You’ll visit the most romantic restaurant in the capital, a 150-year-old restaurant, The French Barbar, where you can enjoy the best French-style food in the city as well as its wonderfully bizarre décor. Included on the route is a stop at Alamo Palace, a modernist building that has become one of the prime cultural centers of the area.

A stop at the Human Rights and Memory Museum, located just outside Quinto Normal Park, means coming face to-face with one of the darkest periods of Chile's history. This moving museum commemorates the victims of human rights violations during Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship. On the Free Yungay Tour, you’ll discover a magical place that makes you feel as if you've traveled back in time. Enjoy an afternoon of lively history just a few blocks away from the hustle and bustle of the ever-growing city of Santiago! During the tour, do not hesitate to ask your guide any questions that you may have. And, of course, guests will come away with a host of recommendations and tips for the best restaurants and coffee shops in Yungay and where to experience Santiago’s great nightlife.