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12 Days Highlights of Chile and Argentina- Journeys for Women Tour Package
Culinary expeditions, wine tastings, after-hours visits to handicraft markets and spa visits fill this journey to Santiago, the Chilean Lake District, Alpine-like Bariloche and bustling Buenos Aires. Visit the unique Fashion Museum in Santiago, help a Chilean chef and his wife prepare lunch in their apartment and look for bargains with your own personal shopper in Buenos Aires Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Save time, money and stress! For reservations: Fill out the vacation planner to be contacted by our Chile Culinary vacation specialist. Contact: Travelwizard.com 10/08
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Arrive this morning and transfer to your hotel where early check in is guaranteed. This afternoon join your fellow travellers for a comprehensive city tour. Begin with a drive through the main business district of Providencia en route to the city center, where you visit La Moneda, the Presidential Palace. Walk through the impressive building's exterior courtyards. From there it is a short ride to the Plaza de Armas (main square) and Santiago's Cathedral. Built over the course of 200 years and then rebuilt three times due to earthquake damage, the Cathedral is the religious and spiritual heart of the city. Continue to the Fashion Museum, located in the home of Jorgue Yarur, one of the pioneer businessmen of the Chilean textile industry. Pause to sample some of the different varieties of wines from the surrounding valleys of Maipo, Colchagua, Casablanca and Aconcagua during a tasting hosted by Mrs. Magda Saleh, one of the few women sommeliers in Chile. Then stop at San Cristobal Hill for a panoramic view of the city below. You may either return to your hotel or opt for an "after hours" visit to a handicraft market and a lapis lazuli shop. Dine tonight at one of the city's finest restaurants, Puerto Fuy. 
A scenic drive takes you through the coastal mountain range to picturesque Isla Negra to meet Ms. Charo Cofré, one of Chile's most famous folklore musicians and past winner of at the International Festival at Viña del Mar. Charo was close friends of Chile's Nobel Prize award-winning poet Pablo Neruda, and she provides unique insight into his life and legacy. She also invites you to her restaurant, La Candela, for a traditional Pisco Sour and snack as she performs a selection of traditional Chilean folk songs. Continue to Valparaíso, Chile's principal port and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its historical importance, architectural layout and natural beauty. Observe the city's unique acensores (funiculars) that have been used since 1883 to carry the local people back and forth from the city to their hillside homes. Visit La Sebastiana, the residence of Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, to see keepsakes from his many travels and his extensive library. Then walk to the Valparaíso Foundation headquarters and meet with its founder, Todd Tempkin, an American poet. His foundation has played a major role in cultural redevelopment programs and in achieving World Heritage Site status for the city. Continue to the interconnecting Cerro Concepción and Cerro Alegre Hills, with winding roads, staircases and beautifully restored houses. Highlights include the Palacio Baburizza, an elegant art nouveau mansion that houses the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valparaíso and the Fundación Lukas, dedicated to the life, times and works of journalist and cartoonist Renzo Pecchenino, or "Lukas" as he was better known. Pause for lunch at Casa Higueras Hotel, where Mr. Tempkin reads some of Pablo Neruda's poetry. There is time to take in the views from the hotel's location on Cerro Alegre before returning to Santiago by funicular. 
Board a flight to Puerto Montt, the transport hub and access point to the southern Lake District of Chile. Settled by German colonists in the mid-19th century, the city is regarded as one of southern Chile's most important, and is easily identified by its middle-European architecture, with shingles, high-pitched roofs and ornate balconies. A brief city tour highlights the main square, the Angelmó Market, and the Mirador with a view of the Bay. Continue to Puerto Varas, a city that links Chile to Argentina's Patagonia region by means of the Lake Crossing. Architecture is reminiscent of the Black Forest, and its cuisine has German roots. After checking in to your hotel, drive to Frutillar on the edge of Llanquihue Lake. Pause for lunch and then attend a "tea tasting" at the Lavender Tea House in a local German settlement. 
This morning embark on a tour of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires. Known as the "Paris of South America," Buenos Aires is a fascinating city that even the most sophisticated European capitals envy. Visit some of the beautiful parks and gardens of Palermo, the old quarters of San Telmo, the colorful La Boca district, the bustling business center and the historical Government House. See some of the landmarks connected to the "Perónismo" legacy and the crucial political movement that helped shape the Argentina of today. Explore the fascinating Recoleta Cemetery where the elite of Buenos Aires have been laid to rest, including Eva Perón. Later, meet with dancers at Café Tortoni, Argentina's oldest café and learn some basic tango steps during a private lesson. This evening attend a tango performance in one of the most elegant venues of the city, in the Abasto neighborhood made famous by Carlos Gardel in tango's golden age.|
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