Description
We will meet at Café Literario of Parque Balmaceda where the bike and culture tour starts.
Some of the relevant landmarks we’ll encounter along the route are Parque Forestal, Fuente Alemana, GAM Cultural Center, the fine arts museum, Central Market, Mapocho former train station, Parque de los Reyes, Santiago Poniente, Santiago’s historic old quarter with its characteristic and picturesque barrios and well preserved 19th century architecture. Among these, Barrio Yungay, the outdoor cafes in Plaza Brasil, the charming curved streets at Concha y Toro, and Lucrecia Valdés, Adriana Cousiño and Hurtado Rodríguez alleyways.
The tour ends at Museo de la Memoria, connected to Metro Quinta Normal on Line 5. You can choose going back to your hotel or continue exploring the area.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Biker level: leisure
- Departure time: 10:30am or 1:00pm
- Confirm availability
Highlights
- High-end FUJI hybrid bikes
- Small groups, usually 4 people and no bigger than 10
- Biking along off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods: you will find few tourists in our routes
- Safe biking: we bike on parks, bike lanes, sidewalks and quiet streets
- Customized pace and route: we stop as much as you want or adapt the itinerary if you have already visited some places
- If you let us know your interests, we can design a special route for you
Itinerary
- 10am or 1pm: Departure from Café Literario at Parque Balmaceda
- Length: 8.5km – 5.28miles
- Duration: 3 hours
- Highlights
Pricing
- 2 passengers CHP 80.000 per person
- 3-4 passengers CHP 75.000 per person
- 5 or more passengers 60.000 per person
Price Includes
- Bike
- Helmet
- Bilingual guide
- Snack
- Tap water (please do bring your own recyclable bottle. BikeTours does not provide plastic single -use bottles)
Price does not include
- Insurance
- Gratuities for guide(s)
- Items of personal nature
- Any item not mentioned in the program
Meeting Point
Gallery
Reviews
“One of my best experiences in Santiago”
Our excellent english speaking guide Andrés started the tour with very interesting, non schoolbook, facts and visits to various locations in the heart of Santiago.
Everything from personal experiences of the dictatorship to why Chile is the only country in South America that uses the word "Ja" for "Yes" and to some nerdy facts about how the entire dome of the Bellas Artes Museum was shipped rivet by rivet from Belgium, because that construction technology was not available in Chile at the time.
After this we climbed (by bike) the hill of San Cristobal to an absolutely speachless view of Santiago. Truly a must see. We where offered a homecooked meal with a delicious soup, sandwiches and some treats.
What I liked about this tour is that it was so personal and passionate. I felt more like being guided around the city by close friends than being on a tour.
Discovering Santiago by bike in this fashion with authentic home cooked meal makes me highly recommend Bike Tours. Will definetely come again for other adventures.
“Excellent, stress free way to tour Santiago”
Emma and Javi guided us through Santiago on well maintained bikes, with safety always in mind.
We found the tour to be very well thought out, and they took us to areas where we would have never wondered on our own. We already thought Santiago was a wonderful city, but now got to see areas well off the beaten path that were not in any travel books we had read. Both Emma and Javi shared the rich history and meaning of all the areas we visited.
Lunch was hand made, locally sourced, and was excellent. We would do this tour again in a heartbeat!