Cousiño Macul Winery Tours

If you are short on time in Santiago, Cousiño Macul is the Maipo winery to visit. It sits inside the city in Peñalolén, so there is no long drive into the countryside. Book the Cousiño Macul Heritage Wine Tour with Tastings, the winery’s own listing on GetYourGuide. It starts from $25 per person (October 2026), the lowest from-price of any tour on this site, and holds 4.9 from 167 GetYourGuide reviews.

Two things to know before you book. There is no transport: the visit starts and ends at the winery, and you get there yourself. And the listing sells three different visits under one name, a Traditional walk, a Premium walk with a seated tasting, and a Bike option in Spanish only. If you would rather be collected from your hotel, two short tours add transport, covered further down.

Cousiño Macul in brief

Matías Cousiño bought the 1,000-hectare Hacienda Macul in 1856. His son Luis oversaw the building of the estate’s winery, which opened in 1878. After Luis died, his widow Isidora Goyenechea ran the vineyard, and the winery calls her one of the continent’s first businesswomen. Santiago has since grown around the estate, and in 1996 the family bought 300 hectares near Paine and Buin, south of Santiago, to replicate its Peñalolén vineyards.

The winery is at Avenida Quilín 7100 in Peñalolén, a district that Chile’s 1994 wine-zoning decree lists within the Maipo Valley. The estate runs tours from Tuesday to Sunday. Besides the visits sold on this page, its own programme includes a Sunset tour on spring and summer afternoons and a Vertical Tasting tour.

Traditional, Premium or Bike

All three options are run by the winery’s own hosts, with no outside operator involved.

• Traditional. A guided walk through the oldest parts of the winery: underground cellars, barrel rooms, production spaces and gardens. You taste three wines during the walk, not all at the end, and the listing includes a souvenir glass with this option. The winery’s own information puts the Traditional tour at about one hour.
• Premium. The full Traditional walk, then a seated tasting of three more premium wines in a private tasting room, each paired with items from an individual charcuterie board. That makes six wines in all, over about 90 minutes. Several reviewers recommend it for the sit-down finish.
• Bike. A guided ride through the vineyard grounds and the historic Jardín de Macul with four wine tastings along the route. It runs in Spanish only and is limited to guests aged 18 and over. No length is published for it.

Walking tours are offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Only guests aged 18 and over may taste, the visit is not suitable for wheelchair users, and pets and drones are not allowed on the estate. Wear comfortable shoes and bring sun protection for the gardens.

On Viator the winery sells the same English visits under separate listings. The Cousiño Macul Traditional Wine Tour in English starts from $27 per person, with 4.9 from 400 Viator reviews, and the Cousiño Macul Premium Wine Tour in English from $45 per person, with 5.0 from 186 Viator reviews. Book on whichever platform you already use.

Getting there without a tour

Because Cousiño Macul is inside Santiago, getting there is a cross-city ride, not a day trip. Most visitors arrive by taxi or a ride-hailing app, and one reviewer on a long layover called it a short drive from the city. The listing says public transport is possible too, but allow extra time and plan your route before you set off.

If you drive, leave the tasting to your passengers. Chile’s Zero Tolerance Law treats 0.3 g/L of blood alcohol as under the influence.

When you want transport included

The Cousiño Macul Private Winery Tour with Premium Tasting starts from $90 per person, with 4.9 from 75 Viator reviews. It is a private half day of about 4 hours: an air-conditioned minivan collects you from your hotel, takes you to the estate and brings you back, with only your own party on board and up to 7 travellers per booking. Start times are 10:00 or 14:30, confirmed with the operator after booking. You walk among the vines and through the original cellars, and keep a souvenir glass. The description sets out three wines and then four premium labels, while the stop summary on the same listing mentions three, so ask the operator which tasting applies if the count matters. Lunch is not included, and the guide speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.

The Bahá’í Temple and Cousiño Macul Winery Tour starts from $96 per person, with 4.8 from 248 Viator reviews. It is a shared 3-hour bus trip from a meeting point you choose (Plaza de Armas, Av. Vitacura in Las Condes, or Parque Arauco), with no hotel pickup. The listing allows about an hour at the Bahá’í House of Worship for South America, dedicated in 2016 in the Andes foothills in Peñalolén, and about two hours at the winery, with a tasting and a glass to keep. The guide speaks English and Spanish, and the bus can carry up to 28 people.

Which Cousiño Macul visit to book

• Book the winery’s own Heritage tour on the Traditional option if you want the cellars and three wines for the least money, or on Premium if you want six wines and a seated tasting.
• Book the private tour if you want hotel pickup and your own guide, and you are happy to pay more for the convenience.
• Book the Bahá’í Temple combination if you want a second sight in the same morning or afternoon and can get to a central meeting point.

If Cousiño Macul fits your day but you want a wider look at the valley, a full day out of the city adds more estates. Our half-day wine tours page compares Cousiño Macul with other short visits, including Concha y Toro and Undurraga. For an evening instead of a morning, see the Alyan Family Wines sunset tours.

Where to go next

For the full range of day trips, start with Maipo Valley wine tours from Santiago, or compare transport-included days on our private wine tours page. There is more detail in our breakdown of the Cousiño Macul Heritage tour, and when you are ready, check availability.