Santiago de Chile

15 Best Santiago City Tours

The city circuits stacked: the San Cristobal funicular and cable car over the parks, hop-on buses linking the markets and museums and combo passes that run a day or two. The smog lifts after rain; the Andes backdrop appears like a stage trick.

1.Cable Car, Funicular and Sightseeing Bus in Santiago one day

Discover Santiago's highlights with this combined cable car, funicular, and hop-on-hop-off bus tour—ideal for panoramic views and authentic city experiences.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“Quite difficult as no signs on the road where bus starts apparently city authorities don't like them. Only every 45 mins and the cable car stop is a very long walk not tourist or old people friendly in a day you can only manage two…”

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2.Tourist bus around Santiago for a day

Discover Santiago with this hop-on hop-off bus tour, visiting top sights like Plaza de Armas, San Cristóbal, and Costanera Center for a flexible city overview.

★ 4.5

“Staff was amazingly supportive to this lady traveling alone with limited Spanish to get her through. I’m grateful”

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3.Cable Car, Funicular and Sightseeing Bus in Santiago two days

Discover Santiago’s top sights on a two-day hop-on-hop-off bus tour with cable car and funicular, offering great views and in-depth city insights.

★ 5.0

“Santiago is a beautiful city with a rich history that I enjoyed learning about as I listened on the tour. Jorge was a wonderful host who made sure to communicate prior to each stop which points of interest were on that stop. The only downside…”

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4.Santiago: 1-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Cable Car Ticket

Discover Santiago with this 1-day hop-on hop-off bus and cable car tour. Explore historic sites, modern neighborhoods, and enjoy stunning city views at your pace.

★ 4.3

“Would recommend to do this on your 1st days in Chile, it gives you an overall idea of the city and it’s different areas, things to see and places to go. If you are the person that likes to take time in each stop buy…”

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5.City tour by Santiago of Chile -A beautiful experience – Half day

Discover Santiago in a half-day with a friendly guide, visiting highlights like Cerro San Cristobal and Plaza de Armas, perfect for a quick city overview.

★ 4.5

“Eugenio is an excellent narrator ! After a difficult night whereby electricity went out and he had to walk to his home for 2 hours and fix things and had no sleep, he turned up on time! He gave us all interesting facts! Make sure…”

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7.Santiago Skyline: Cable Car & San Cristobal Walking Tour

Discover Santiago’s highlights on this 2.5-hour tour combining scenic cable cars, San Cristóbal Hill, vibrant neighborhoods, and expert guides for an authentic experience.

★ 5.0

“Our guide Manny was great! Very informative, knew a lot about local culture and history, and was available to give recommendations if people didn’t have dinner plans or wanted to know the best way to get from the tour’s end back to their hotel, etc.…”

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8.Santiago: Private Sightseeing City Tour

Discover Santiago’s highlights on a private 4-hour tour with personalized guides, stunning viewpoints, historic neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks.

★ 5.0

“We had an exceptional guided tour in Santiago, Chile. From start to finish, everything was seamless, informative, and thoughtfully paced. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable— about the city’s history and culture and local life. The tour was the perfect for the short time we had…”

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9.Santiago: Half-Day Sightseeing City Tour with Chauffeur and Guide

Discover Santiago’s highlights on a private half-day tour with expert guides, scenic cable car rides, vibrant neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks for a great value experience.

★ 5.0

“We had an exceptional guided tour in Santiago, Chile. From start to finish, everything was seamless, informative, and thoughtfully paced. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable— about the city’s history and culture and local life. The tour was the perfect for the short time we had…”

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10.Traditional City Tour

Discover Santiago’s contrasts on this 5-hour city tour covering historic sites like La Moneda, Cerro Santa Lucia, and modern Sanhattan, with expert guides.

★ 5.0

“Wonderful tour, Niklas was an excellent guide. He was very pleasant and informative. I recommend taking this tour.”

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12.Half Day Santiago City Tour

Discover Santiago’s main sights on a 4.5-hour guided tour in a comfortable minivan, with hotel pickup, insightful commentary, and a relaxed pace ideal for first-timers.

★ 4.5

“Victor was a fun and knowledgeable guide great fun and good daytrip. The stops were long enough to really see the sights. Changing of the guard was especially interesting to see.”

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13.Small Group Santiago City Tour

Discover Santiago’s highlights on this small-group, guided tour featuring historic sites, vibrant neighborhoods, and scenic parks—all in around five hours.

★ 5.0

“This is our first trip to Santiago and we loved learning so much about this incredibly clean, modern, friendly and historic city. Our tour guide Leo was great. He has plethora of knowledge about Santiago and Chile. He took us to all improtant stops and…”

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14.Private Santiago City Tour with Cable Car

Discover Santiago’s highlights on a private 5-hour tour with a cable car ride, exploring historic sites, vibrant neighborhoods, and panoramic city views.

★ 5.0

“We were shown various areas of town. Walked in a lovely park. Took the gondola up and spent time at the top. Walked around the main square. Our tour leader Leo was excellent at explaining things and giving us lots of information all day. We…”

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More Santiago City Tours

4.5Private Santiago City Tour including Cerro San Cristobal4 hours (approx.)$199.48 5.0City tour Santiago on electric scooter, nature and city$89.00 5.0Santiago Walking City Tour3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours (approx.)$229.00 4.5Electric Scooter City Tour ~ Discover Downtown – Santiago2 to 3 hours (approx.)$85.00 5.0Santiago Stopover Private City Tour Airport Pickup and Drop off5 to 6 hours (approx.)$200.00 4.5City Tour Santiago Walking + Typical Tastings + Teleférico and Funicular4 hours (approx.)$120.00 4.8Santiago: Highlights Private City Tour4 hours$333 4.5Tour in Santiago with Pass to Funicular, Cathedral Cable Car and More3 days (approx.)$81.00 4.5Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Cable Car and Funicular2 hours (approx.)$80.00 3.5Santiago city tour4 hours (approx.)$70.00 5.0Private Sightseeing City Tour in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar8 hours (approx.)$240.00 4.0Hop On Hop Off City Tour Santiago, 1 Day Plus Edition$71.96 4.0Pre or Post Valparaiso Cruise with Santiago City Tour and optional Vineyard7 to 8 hours (approx.)$94.90 4.0Private half day city tour3 to 4 hours (approx.)$129.00 3.5Santiago: Half Day tradicional city Tour4 hours (approx.)$38.00 5.0Valparaiso City Tour LGBT+8 hours (approx.)$160.00 4.1Dia Completo en Santiago: Museo+San Cristobal+City Tour7 hours$85 4.5Half Day Guided City Tour in Santiago – Small Groups – Multi Language3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$68.00 3.5Santiago Sightseeing Classic City Tour3 to 4 hours (approx.)$66.00 4.5Small-Group Tour: Night City Tour with Santa Lucia Hill and Dinner Show4 hours (approx.)$115.90 3.5Santiago Stopover City Tour4 to 5 hours (approx.)$121.00 5.0Private Layover: Full-Day Santiago City Tour with Airport Transfer6 to 8 hours (approx.)$314.67 5.0City tour Valparaiso10 hours (approx.)$492.96 5.0Santiago: Electric Scooter City Tour with Lunch2.5 hours$95

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Andes lagoons one way, painted ports the other, cabernet between.