Bahá'í Temple and Cousiño Macul Winery Tour from Santiago

About This Experience

This short Turistik trip pairs two places on the eastern edge of Santiago. Transport runs by bus from a meeting point you choose, at Plaza de Armas, Av. Vitacura in Las Condes or Parque Arauco, with no hotel pickup.

One stop, of about an hour, is the Bahá'í House of Worship. It sits at the foot of the Andes, and the visit is about its architecture and the view across the city.

The other stop, of about two hours, is Viña Cousiño Macul. The winery was founded in 1856 and the listing calls it one of the oldest in the Maipo Valley; the city has since grown around it, and the sixth generation of the family runs it. The cellars are French in style, with stone bases and brick vaults that the listing says were bonded with a mix of lime, sand and egg white. You learn about Chilean wine and taste the estate's production, and keep a Cousiño Macul glass.

The guide speaks English and Spanish. Lunch is not included, and alcohol is not served to minors.

Highlights

• Visit the Bahá'í House of Worship at the foot of the Andes and look out over Santiago.
• Tour Viña Cousiño Macul, founded in 1856 and now surrounded by the city.
• See French-style cellars with stone bases and brick vaults built with lime, sand and egg white.
• Learn about Chilean wine from the winery team and taste the Cousiño Macul production.
• Take home a Cousiño Macul wine glass as a gift at the end of the visit.
• Ride the Turistik bus from Plaza de Armas, Las Condes or Parque Arauco and back.

What's Included

• ✓ Round-trip bus transfer — from your chosen meeting point (Plaza de Armas, Av. Vitacura in Las Condes, or Parque Arauco) and back.
• ✓ Visit to the Bahá'í House of Worship.
• ✓ Experience at Viña Cousiño Macul, including the wine tasting (adults only).
• ✓ Bilingual guide in English and Spanish.
• ✓ A Cousiño Macul wine glass to take home.

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Lunch
• Gratuities
• Alcohol for minors

What to Bring

• Passport or ID for the wine tasting
• Comfortable shoes for the temple grounds and the cellars
• Money or a card for tips

Good to Know & Caveats

• There is no hotel pickup. You meet the bus at Plaza de Armas, Av. Vitacura 2653 in Las Condes or Parque Arauco, whichever you chose when booking.
• Arrive 15 minutes before the departure time.
• The listing allows about 1 hour at the temple and 2 hours at the winery; the bus also stops at the other meeting points, so allow extra time around the stated 3 hours.
• Reviewers report the two stops sometimes run in the opposite order, with the temple at the end of the day.
• This is a shared tour; the listing allows up to 28 people on the bus and up to 10 per booking.
• Children can join, but alcohol is not served to minors.
• The tour can be cancelled if not enough travelers book, or for bad weather.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.

Meeting Point

No hotel pickup: you choose one of three meeting points when booking and make your own way there, arriving 15 minutes early. Plaza de Armas: Monjitas 879, Santiago, beside Casa Royal (look for the guide and the red bus). Las Condes: Av. Vitacura 2653, eastern sidewalk between Encomenderos and Tajamar, near Costanera Center and Tobalaba metro. Parque Arauco: Kennedy Lateral 5601, Las Condes, at the Turistik shelter at Parque Arauco Oriente, ground floor outside on Av. Kennedy.