Shore Excursions Chile is committed to adding value to the start or end of your cruise by offering private, custom-made tours that you can combine with a transfer to or from the ship, moored in either Valparaiso or San Antonio. Sometimes cruise operators state that “Santiago” is the port for the start or end point of your cruise, this is not actually the case.
As all our tours are private tours, made-to-measure experiences, you can ask for anything (within reason) to be included, whether that be cultural and historical sites, gastronomy and wine, adventure activities or arts and crafts workshops. We can set all the visits up in a logical order and, after you have enjoyed your day out, we will deliver you to where you need to be on time.
Both Valparaiso and San Antonio ports are located around one and a half hour’s drive (115 km) from the capital of Chile, its hotels, and its international airport. So, it is almost certain that you have a few hours to fill before your flight, or before you board your ship, so why not enjoy a range of cultural, historical, gastronomic or wine-tasting activities beforehand? If you have timings that don’t allow you to make visits en route, or you just want to get to the airport or ship directly and quickly, no problem, we can offer a direct transfer also.
In addition to the wide variety of day trips that we arrange, we also design extensive packages to anywhere in Central and South America. These packages can be bolted on before or after you join your cruise, and we can arrange any of the countries in Latin America (except Venezuela and El Salvador!). Our most popular destinations over the years have been Peru, Chile, Argentina, Panama and Costa Rica, but there are so many more destinations to discover.
If you have any interest in extending your time in South America please let us know and we can advise you what is possible in the time you have open to you. Happy Travels!