Arrival
in Santiago de Chile, reception and transfer to the 5* Park Plaza Hotel.
Day
2. Santiago
After
breakfast, a half day city tour of Santiago including a visit to the Museo
Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Plaza de Armas with its
beautiful Cathedral, Post Office and National Museum, San Francisco
Church and the National Library as well as the markets
Lunch
at Pinpilinpausha, then visit via the Maipo Canyon and up to Las
Vertientes. Later visit the Concha y Toro winery, one of the largest
exporters of fine wines in Chile .
Day
3. Santiago - Valle Nevado After breakfast, private transfer to the luxury Hotel Valle
Nevado situated adjacent to the Valle Nevado ski slopes and boasting some
an outdoor heated pool, gym and fitness facility, games room, ski storage,
bars and restaurants. Valle Nevado, only 29 miles east of Santiago is the
most modern of the Chilean and even South American ski resorts. It is also
home of the Andes Express, a super fast chairlift that allows you to get
more runs in each day.
Combined
with the two neighbouring ski resorts of La Parva and El Colorado, this is
the largest lift served ski area in South America and ski passes can be
extended to combine two of the ski resorts in one day (subject to weather
conditions).
Not
only is the lift served ski area of an international standard, there is
also some excellent heliskiing and heliboarding out of Valle Nevado,
taking you deep into the Andes. The off piste is excellent here and with
numerous options. There are 34 runs with 11 ski lifts.
Day
4 - Day 9.
Ski
week at the Valle Nevado, La Parva and El Colorado resorts complete with
full ski lift pass but not including ski equipment rental.
Day
10. Valle Nevado - Santiago
After
breakfast, transfer to Santiago and your connecting flight home.