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Want to see the best of Santiago? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Santiago!

Destination

Santiago, Chile

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Português, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• 1 Local Snack or Drink
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 7 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at By the Monumento al Pueblo Indígena located in the Plaza de Armas - Santiago to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from Plaza de Armas, Catedral Metropolitana, Palacio de La Moneda, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Santiago so unique

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Janis🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Claudia )

8 March 2025

Jana🇺🇸 United States

(About local Amalia Melissa)

22 February 2025

Amalia provided our group with a historical city center tour filled with great information. She answered lots of questions and was very personable. Santiago Walking

Klara

(About local Alejandra)

21 February 2025

The title says it all: cozy and informative afternoon. I had no special wishes, but Alejandra could estimate well what I needed. Wonderful guide.a pleasant and informative afternoon

John

(About local Amalia Melissa)

20 February 2025

Amalia was a knowledgeable tour guide and just plain fun to be around. She brought Santiago to life for us. We'd definitely use her as a tour guide again.Very Informative, Very Personable

Beth🇺🇸 United States

(About local Amalia Melissa)

18 February 2025

Amalia is a great tour guide! She walked us through the highlights of downtown Santiago. We had a large group and she was super flexible and accommodating. We would highly recommend her for any tour she has available. Great Tour!!

shelley

(About local Alejandra)

18 February 2025

Alejandra was lovely, really knowledgeable, saw all the sights and lovely areas too. Really friendly, sat and had a coffee too felt really at ease. Would highly recommend her, really lovely. Highly recommend

hollygeary24

(About local Amalia Melissa)

15 February 2025

Great tour with Amalia! Her knowledge of Santiago and Chile was impressive. She met us at our Hotel and started and finished tour there. We saw sights and learned the history of Santiago and Chile. Her English was quite good. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour!Thorough walking tour of Santago!

Stephanie

(About local Claudia )

12 February 2025

Claudia gave us a wonderful overview of Santiago. She was on time (very important 😃) and actually spent more time with us so that she could share more about her beautiful city with us. She is extremely knowledgeable, especially about the different architectures. She spoke excellent English and gave us a lot of information about the city and its history. Thank you Claudia for a wonderful introduction to Santiago. Informative and interesting

martin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Claudia )

6 February 2025

From the moment we met we new we were in for a treat. Her in depth knowledge, the way she presented the historic magnitued of every thing we saw and the way in which she tailored it to our special interest, architecture was absolutely first class. If you want to see the historic sites in a leisurely and informative way Claudia is the guide for you - she even organised a comfort break for us half way through the tour.Claudia Star performence

qmn7z6s6nc🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Pablo)

1 February 2025

Pablo knows a lot of details about the history and the actual Santiago ( including subway 😎) We enjoyed the 3 hour walk a lot 🙏👍Cool and informative afternoon walk!

Michael🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Claudia )

31 January 2025

Claudia ist super organisiert und brennt für ihre Aufgabe. Sie begräbt dich nicht in Zahlen und Fakten sondern erzählt Geschichten und Anekdoten. Ich habe die Führung SEHR genossen!Großartige Führung durch Santiago

Kelly

(About local Pablo)

25 January 2025

Pablo was fantastic for our 3 hour tour. He took the time to know our interests and curated a tour that was perfect. He infused the perfect amount of history, culture, food, and points of interest for us! His enthusiasm, knowledge, and personal experiences made our tour so enjoyable, even treating us to the subway, coffee, and the official drink of Chile! I can’t recommend him enough! Awesome tour guide!

Rick🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Pablo)

23 January 2025

Our tour with Pablo was excellent He was running 5 mins late on the train and kept us well informed via the chat We met at plaza de Armas and he took us through the history museum and cathedral giving us interesting information along the way Pablo is an extremely enthusiastic and entertaining guide and we recommend him highlyFantastic way to learn about Santiago

Eric

(About local Pablo)

22 January 2025

We are touring Santiago from the US to consider locating here and wanted someone that could tell us about different areas of the city vs just tourist spots. He showed us one cathedral but quickly realized that wasn't what we needed and he pivoted to showing us things that more met our needs. He spoke good English and had been to the US and Australia so he could compare. He showed us good restaurants and shops that we ended up going to after our tour. Pablo was just who we needed

Tamara🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Amalia Melissa)

10 January 2025

Amalia was a fantastic and accommodating host for our quick visit to Santiago. We only had a short time to spend in the city in between flights, but Amalia made it an experience to remember. She tailored her itinerary to give us a great overview of key info, sights and local experiences within the city, and made sure the start and end points worked well for our travel to/from the airport. Amalia is super knowledgable, knows the city inside out as a resident, and is very welcoming and personable - so we really felt like we'd got the ideal guide for our taste of Santiago.Excellent Guide For Our Time In Santiago

sallybaillieu🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Amalia Melissa)

6 January 2025

It was a wonderful experience to hear about the city and to discuss the political and historical nuances of both the city and the country with such an informed local. Amalia was such a lovely ambassador who introduced us to Santiago graciously . Thank you Informative, interesting tour of Santiago

Mat🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Amalia Melissa)

2 January 2025

Amalia was a fantastic guide and took us to some great spots! She really went out of her way to make sure we had a great experience! Highly recommend Amalia for this experience!

Richard🇿🇦 South Africa

(About local Amalia Melissa)

31 December 2024

Amalia was friendly, engaging and informative. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her and learned a lot about Santiago and it's history in a few hours. The guide on a private tour makes all the difference and Amalia was excellent.Great intro to Santiago

Kevin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Claudia )

31 December 2024

Claudia spoke excellent English, was friendly and engaging and gave us a mahnifucent tour of central Santiago. We saw the main sights in and around the plaza de armas, all brought to life with vivid stories and local history. We were sorry the tour had to end. Thank you so much Claudia.Brilliant and fascinating

HILLARY🇺🇸 United States

(About local Francesco)

28 December 2024

Rick🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Claudia )

28 December 2024

We only had one day in Santiago, hi oven that we are unlikely to get there again, wanted to make the most of it and 3 hours with Claudia was a great way to spend it. We had a great tour of the city and heard about the history of its found and development (and redevelopment after fires and earthquakes). We ended the day with the best sandwich (As Italiano) I have ever had in my life at Bar Torremolinos. A wonderful day out in Santiago.

Jay🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alejandra)

27 December 2024

Alejandra is a knowledgeable guide and very pleasant person.Fabulous

ludemandi

(About local Claudia )

17 December 2024

We had a fascinating tour of the old centre of Santiago with Claudia. She spoke for the best part of 4 hours, covering all the major attractions, providing the historical background to the emergence of modern Chile. She was extremely knowledgeable and spoke our language fluently as well as being great company. She made sure that we knew where to go for our next visitor attraction- the funicular railway. We could not recommend her more highly. Keith and Di Ludeman Excellent City Tour

Constance🇺🇸 United States

(About local Amalia Melissa)

7 December 2024

Amalia was friendly, knowledgeable and flexible. She listened carefully to what we were interested in and wove it seamlessly into an informative and enjoyable walking tour of Santiago. Amalia also gave us tips and recommendations to make the most of our short time in Santiago. Great tour experience!Outstanding Tour Experience!

Lynne

(About local Amalia Melissa)

29 November 2024

Our walking tour with Amalia was great and very informative. It was a great introduction to the city. Amalia was great - she was there on time and was clearly very passionate about Santiago, chile and its history. She had some great recommendations for food and museums and we finished off our tour with an ice cream - perfect! Thanks Amalia. Great afternoon out in Santiago

paul

(About local Claudia )

23 November 2024

Claudia was great & I would recommend her highly. An enthusiastic, knowledgeable & passionate guide. Her English was for us, perfect & Claudia toured at our pace. A wonderful morning in central Santiago!Enthusiastic & Knowledgable

Robert

(About local Sergio)

20 November 2024

Thank you so so much. Sergio is an excellent guide. We did have a great full day with him. Great culture story. Always there to help. We will never forget Santiago because Sergio make this trip excellent. Superbe

wxvbdj9pbr🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Alejandra)

7 November 2024

Wir haben uns sofort wohl und bestens aufgehoben gefühlt. Alejandra erzählt interessante Anekdoten zu den besuchten Orten und gibt persönliche Einblicke in ihr Leben in Santiago. Unvergesslich!Nicht verpassen

Robin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Amalia Melissa)

4 November 2024

Amalia was wonderful

Helen Jayne🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Alejandra)

2 November 2024

We walked a big portion of the city in 3 hours. Alejandra is so knowledgable- learnt a lot and visited all the places on our bucket list. Would really recommend her as a guide for your walk!Great walk with Alejandra

FIONA🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sergio)

12 October 2024

Friendly and Very informed guide,, he trailered the trip to requests and we had a great dayGreat guide

Anita🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Amalia Melissa)

11 October 2024

Thank you Amalia for your city tour and history and political explanations. Even though we were a bit with a jet lag and between flights, this was a very good start of our vacation in Chile.Good impression of Santiago

kristen_willard

(About local Amalia Melissa)

15 July 2024

Our group of four took an introductory Santiago tour with Amalia. She was on time, very friendly, and most important, knowledgeable about the city and its history. We enjoyed both the historical and culinary aspects of our tour — including stops at the fish and fruit markets, and especially the cheese! Don’t miss walking to the top of Santa Lucia Hill!Excellent and fun tour with Amalia

SJ🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alejandra)

30 May 2024

I loved my time with Alejandra! It was great to walk around the city learning more about the people, the politics, the buildings, and the culture. She was so kind and we got along really well. Don't miss a tour with her!Great experience!

Barbara🇺🇸 United States

(About local Francesco)

31 March 2024

Francesco did a wonderful job of starting with the early Spanish settlers and taking us to the culture and politics of the 21st century. He was patient in answering my endless questions and covered topics far and wide. I had been to Santiago previously and did a tour but only received about 10% of the information that Francesco shared with us. You won’t be disappointed if you have a chance to take a tour with him!Almost 500 years of history to today…

Brenda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Francesco)

18 March 2024

A great way to learn how to navigate downtown Santiago and see some of the sites. It would have been nice to have air pieces so we could all hear the tour guide. It’s noisy downtown and that interferes in how well you can hear the guide. Downtown tour

Jan🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sergio)

27 February 2024

My sister and I had such an informative tour , just the two of us , with Sergio on Monday 26 Feb. He regaled us with his vast and impassioned knowledge of Santiago and Chile , in impeccable English. Moreover , he showed us such generosity in paying for an empanada and a short metro ride. A thoroughly enjoyable tour with an exceptional guide. Jan and Adrienne ( UK) Santiago’s Super Sergio

Katheryne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Claudia )

9 February 2024

Claudia was an incredible tour guide with a rich knowledge of the history, culture, and architecture of Santiago. She was very prepared, organized, and her genuine passion is contagious. As a result this will certainly be a top experience of our trip! She also provided awesome recommendations and references. We highly recommend Claudia! Could not have asked for a better guide!

Bill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Cristobal)

4 February 2024

What a great host!! Cristobal showed us all the key spots but more importantly answered our endless question. Very solid English too. Santiago’s Hidden Gems

Shameem

(About local Amalia Melissa)

1 February 2024

Amalia Melissa was a fabulous guide who first of all provided us with clear meeting up instructions before hand. Amalia was on time and greeted us with warmth and politeness. Whilst on the walking tour she was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and answered our questions. It was a real pleasure to discover Santiago with Amalia Melissa. Thank you.Fabulous Amalia Melissa

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(About local Pablo)

1 February 2024

Pablo is a really lovely man, who has great knowledge amd wonderful communication skills. He found out what interests us and tailored our tour perfectly. Thoroughly recommend. And he knows where to find the best ice cream in Santiago!10

Caroline🇺🇸 United States

(About local Cristobal)

13 January 2024

Christobal organized a fantastic Street Art tour which doubled as a guide to some of the more interesting districts of Santiago (including the Cultural Center). His explanations while guiding were an informative combination of history and culture and (per our request) Cristobal allowed us to observe local life on the street (and in the market) as opposed to behind a glass case in a museum. I disagree with Christobal's protestation that Street Art is not necessarily his speciality because his knowledge is highly comprehensive. I would absolutely recommend this tour to anybody interested in contemporary urban culture and plan to use Cristobal's guiding services when I return to Santiago in the future.Superb Street Art tour

Daniel🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Cristobal)

7 January 2024

Starting at Plaza de Armas, Cristobal took us through the history of Chile’s formation, independence, the significant impact of Catholicism and modern day political context. He was so helpful in answering our questions and being considerate of my elderly father’s mobility issues. His calm demeanor made it easy to settle in and digest all of the information. Overall, we had such a good time, thanks Cristobal!Fantastic tour - Cristobal is the best!!

Lee🇺🇸 United States

(About local Cristobal)

3 January 2024

Cristobal gave us a rich cultural tour of some of the most historic landmarks in the city of Santiago. He was well versed on so much of the country and city's past and we learned so much. He was kind, communicative, and easy to work with!Santaigo Tour with Cristobal = Wonderful!

Margriet🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Sergio)

29 December 2023

Sergio showed us a lot of buildings, connected with the recent and past historie of Chili. In a few hours we learned a lot about culture en nice places in Santiago. Thanks!Exelent!

Jean-François🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Amalia Melissa)

23 December 2023

Really good tour to see the city in one day. All must see covered in this tour of Santiago Great tour of the city

laura🇺🇸 United States

(About local Amalia Melissa)

18 December 2023

Amalia Melissa was so charming. She met us with a few local treats to enjoy. Amalia was enthusiastic about Chile, knowledgeable, could answer any questions, and was generally a welcoming and fun presence to be around. Along the way, Amalia gave us great local recommendations for food, museums, and museums. We really enjoyed our time with Amalia and would recommend to anyone visiting Santiago! Wonderful tour

Penny🇺🇸 United States

(About local Cristobal)

13 December 2023

Cristobal was very knowledgeable and personable. We really enjoyed exploring Santiago with him and learning more about Chiles history. Excellent guide

Ed🇺🇸 United States

(About local Cristobal)

5 March 2025

We just completed a walking food and drink tour with Cristobal and he was great! He was very interesting to talk, he took us to some wonderful local restaurants that provided us with delicious food and drinks. He concentrated on local establishments not touristy places. His English is probably the best we have encountered in Santiago. All in all a great tour and value.Fantastic tour with Cristibal

Marcus🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Amalia Melissa)

5 March 2025

Perfect Review for Melissa’s City Tour in Santiago de Chile (in English) We had an absolutely amazing experience exploring Santiago with Melissa! From the moment we met her, she was friendly, welcoming, and incredibly knowledgeable about the city’s history and culture. She tailored the tour to our interests and made sure we didn’t miss any of Santiago’s hidden gems. Melissa brought us to each neighborhood to life with fascinating stories and insights. Not only was she well-prepared and professional, but she also went above and beyond to ensure we felt comfortable and engaged throughout the tour. Her enthusiasm was contagious. We wholeheartedly recommend Melissa to anyone looking for an unforgettable tour in Santiago. She is, without a doubt, one of the best guides we’ve ever had! Rating: 5/5 Stars!Excellent