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Isla Negra and Pablo Neruda Museum Day Trip from Santiago
Santiago, Chile
8 hours
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Date
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What You Will Do
Departure from the hotel in the morning heading for the central coast. The tour’s destination is Isla Negra, a small beachside resort in the El Quisco district that has earned its fame around the world due to its lovely surroundings and intimate relationship with poet Pablo Neruda. He wrote most of his work in this residence, that houses a museum today. Built in 1939, the building displays a peculiar architecture due to the combination of low-cost materials with artistic ingeniousness. Inside, collections of bottles, figureheads, shells and other objects picked up by Neruda during his life can be admired. After visiting the museum and on the way to Santiago, a stopover at Pomaire follows. It’s a small village of artisans in the Melipilla district, where visitors may shop for crafts ,especially clay objects. At the end of tour we return to Santiago.
Notes: Museum closed on Mondays and holidays.
Notes: Museum closed on Mondays and holidays.
What's Included?
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Local taxes
What's Not Included?
- Gratuities
- Food and drink
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
1
Casa Museo Isla Negra
6 hours
: At the start of the day, you’ll depart from the hotel in Santiago towards the central coast. The destination of the tour is Isla Negra, a traditional town in the commune of El Quisco that has gained international fame thanks to its beautiful landscape and a close relationship with the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who wrote an important part of his work there, in that house that today has become a museum. The architecture of this 1939 construction is very peculiar due to the combination of materials of low economic cost and great artistic richness. Inside are the bottles, figureheads, conches and other objects that Neruda collected during his life. After the visit of the museum, on your way back to Santiago, you’ll make the obligatory stop in Pomaire, a small town of artisans belonging to Melipilla, where you can visit the craft shops where the work in clay. There you’ll also have time to lunch at one of the local restaurants offering typical Chilean food. At the end of the tour, you’ll return to the hotel in Santiago.
Additional Information
This tour is independently operated by a third-party provider: Turavion.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are free provided they do not occupy a seat
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Bookings with only one customer will be charged double the brochure rate in the event that minimum numbers are not met.
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Guide Options
- Guide - English
- Guide - Spanish
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