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Museums Centro Histórico

Santiago Museums: Ancient, Colonial and Modern Chile
Activity
Museums
Walking
2 km
Duration
3h 45m
Group size
Runs with one person, any day of the year · max 8
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese

Overview

Travel Chile's history in order with a local: 5,000 years of pre-Columbian art, the square where the conquest began, and a colonial mansion spanning colony to today. Coffee and tickets included.

Highlights

  • Explore 5,000 years of art at the Pre-Columbian Museum
  • Meet Chile's first peoples: Mapuche, Rapa Nui, Lickanantay
  • Stand where the Spanish conquest began, at Plaza de Armas
  • Enter a 1769 colonial mansion, now the Museum of Santiago
  • Museum tickets and a classic downtown coffee included

Itinerary

Approximate times for the 10:00 departure.

  1. 01

    10:00Meet your guide and welcome 15 min

    Meet at the Pre-Columbian Art Museum entrance.

  2. 02

    10:15Pre-Columbian Art Museum 75 min

    5,000 years of American art and Chile's first peoples.

  3. 03

    11:30Coffee at Galeria Edwards 45 min

    Coffee at Siniestra, a classic downtown gallery.

  4. 04

    12:15Where the conquest began 30 min

    Plaza de Armas, the founding heart (1541).

  5. 05

    12:45Casa Colorada, colony to today 45 min

    The 1769 red mansion, now the Museum of Santiago.

  6. 06

    13:30Farewell and recommendations 15 min

    Goodbye and tips.

What’s included

  • Trilingual guide
  • Pre-Columbian Art Museum ticket
  • Coffee at Galeria Edwards
  • Casa Colorada ticket
  • Group photos taken by your guide, sent after the tour
  • Never more than 8 people, even with more bookings: we split the group

Not included

  • Transport, hotel pickup and drop-off (walking tour)
  • Food/drinks beyond the coffee
  • Gratuities

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Photo ID

Good to know

Mostly indoors and flat; runs Tue-Sat (museums closed Mon; Casa Colorada closed Sun).

Booking conditions

  • Runs with 1 people. If a departure does not reach it, we tell you in advance and you choose: another date at no cost, private (paying the difference) or a full refund.
  • Never more than 8 people per group: if there are more bookings on the same day, we split the group.
  • Online booking closes 12 hours before the start.
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
  • We meet at a fixed, easy-to-find point (photo and directions below and in your voucher).
  • Pay by card (Mercado Pago), PayPal, bank transfer (CLP, USD or EUR) or Pix; instant confirmation by email.

The route on the map

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Where we meet

Meeting point
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Bandera 361 (Metro Plaza de Armas)
Ends at
Casa Colorada / Plaza de Armas
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Cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.

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