Santa Rita Winery Day Tour with Lunch and Andean Museum

About This Experience

This is the one-winery way to spend a wine day from Santiago. Turistik runs it as a shared tour on Wednesdays and Fridays, and instead of hopping between three or four cellars you stay on a single estate, Santa Rita in the Maipo Valley, for about four hours, then spend roughly an hour in its museum.

There is no hotel pickup. You choose a departure point when you book: Diego de Velásquez 2131 next to Los Leones Metro in Providencia (7:30 am), the Hotel Sheraton on Av. Santa María 1742 in Providencia (7:30 am), Monjitas 879 by Plaza de Armas (7:45 am), Av. Vitacura 2653 in Las Condes near Costanera Center and Tobalaba Metro (7:45 am), or the Turistik stand at Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Lateral 5601 (8:15 am). Arrive 15 minutes early. The bus brings the group back to Parque Arauco, Av. Vitacura 2653 or Plaza de Armas.

At Santa Rita a guide takes you through the Centennial Park, the vineyards and the cellars and explains how the wine is made. The listing says the estate is a declared Historical Monument. Adults then taste three Santa Rita wines, two Reserva and one Gran Reserva, and keep a Santa Rita glass. Lunch is a three-course menu and is part of the price, and bicycles are included for anyone who wants a ride through the vines.

The last stop is the Andean Museum on the estate, a modern building holding around 3,000 archaeological and ethnographic pieces from pre-Columbian peoples. Guiding is in Spanish, English and Portuguese, and groups can mix languages, so commentary may switch between them. Compared with the multi-winery vans that collect you at your door, you trade variety and convenience for one estate seen properly, a sit-down lunch and a museum visit.

The price is $207 per person for adults and for children aged 3 to 17, who join the tour but not the tasting; infants up to 2 go free on a lap. Free cancellation runs to 24 hours before departure, and the operator can cancel for bad weather or too few bookings.

Highlights

• Walk through Santa Rita's Centennial Park, vineyards and cellars with a guide explaining how the wine is made.
• Taste three Santa Rita wines, two Reserva and one Gran Reserva, and take a Santa Rita glass home.
• Sit down to a three-course lunch on the estate, included in the price of the tour.
• Borrow one of the included bicycles for a ride along the rows of vines.
• See around 3,000 pre-Columbian archaeological and ethnographic pieces in the Andean Museum on the estate.
• Board the Turistik bus at one of five Santiago departure points, from Plaza de Armas to Parque Arauco.

What's Included

• ✓ Round-trip transport for the group between your chosen Santiago departure point and Santa Rita
• ✓ Guided tour of Santa Rita's park, vineyards and cellars with a Spanish, English and Portuguese speaking guide
• ✓ Tasting of three wines, two Reserva and one Gran Reserva (adults only)
• ✓ Three-course lunch
• ✓ Use of a bicycle in the vineyards
• ✓ Entry to the Andean Museum and a Santa Rita wine glass as a gift

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off (you travel to and from the departure point yourself)
• Gratuities
• Wine bought at the estate shop

What to Bring

• Your Turistik ticket, sent by email and WhatsApp (mobile or paper accepted)
• Transport to your chosen departure point, since hotel pickup is not included
• Clothes and shoes suited to cycling if you plan to use a bicycle
• Cash or card for gratuities and any bottles from the estate shop

Good to Know & Caveats

• Departures run on Wednesdays and Fridays; start times are 7:30 am, 7:45 am or 8:15 am depending on the departure point.
• There is no hotel pickup. The return drop-off is at Parque Arauco, Av. Vitacura 2653 or Plaza de Armas.
• Children aged 3 to 17 pay the adult price of $207 but are not served wine; infants up to 2 travel free on a lap.
• Groups may mix Spanish, English and Portuguese speakers, so the guide can alternate languages.
• The operator can cancel for bad weather or if too few people book; you can cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
• Some older reviews describe a shorter half-day version of this tour, so the length they mention may differ from today's 9 hours.

Meeting Point

No hotel pickup: meet the Turistik bus at Diego de Velásquez 2131 by Los Leones Metro or the Hotel Sheraton, Av. Santa María 1742 (both Providencia, 7:30 am), Monjitas 879 by Plaza de Armas or Av. Vitacura 2653 in Las Condes (7:45 am), or Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Lateral 5601 (8:15 am). Arrive 15 minutes early.