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Colchagua Wine Train Tour
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The "Tren del Vino" or Wine Train will be our time machine and it will lead us to a time when steam engines were the main means of transport. We will experience emotions which will conjure us up to the beginning of the 20th century.
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Itinerary
Departure : Galerias Hotel, San Antonio St. 65, Santiago downtown, departure 8.30 am or Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Av. 5413, in front of Turistik office. Departure 8 am
Departures : Almost Every Saturday
Colchagua Wine Train Tour description
Almost every Saturday, at 8:15 in the morning, we take the most beautiful trip to our historical roots.
The "Tren del Vino" or Wine Train will be our time machine and it will lead us to a time when steam engines were the main means of transport. We will experience emotions which will conjure us up to the beginning of the 20th century.
The tour starts with a transfer, at 8:15am from Santiago to San Fernando (140Km. - 87 miles to the south). Once there, we will board the Tren del Vino (1:30am) on a 20 minute ride to the Paniahue Station in Santa Cruz along the main vineyards of the Colchagua valley. During the ride, we will enjoy an exquisite wine* tasting of red and white wines accompanied by a selection of assorted cheeses while listening to a typical Chilean folk musician. There will also be a bilingual Spanish/English narration of the trip. From Santa Cruz station – where guests are welcomed by a young folk music group – we will go directly on a visit to a vineyard in the valley (according to program) where we will go deeper in the fascinating world of wine, learning about its making and some tasting techniques at the very source. A typical chilean lunch will then be served at the same place. After lunch we will a vineyard at Cachapoal Valley with wine tasting. The return to Santiago is programmed at 5:30 by bus and we will arrive at 8:00 pm. in the city.
*Wines from: Viu Manent, Montgras, Bisquertt, VOE (Viñedos Orgánicos Emiliana), Estampa, Sutil y Santa Cruz.
The train
The average speed for this early 20th century locomotive is between 30 and 40 km/h (19 and 25 mph). It contains a type 57, #607 coal-fired steam engine, one of the last models built in Chile in the year 1913. The dining car is a series Y-19 with a capacity for 40 people, built in Germany in 1923 by Linke Hoffman Company. It arrived in Chile in 1929 along with three passenger cars series I-203, I-264, I-199, each one holding 80 people and also built by the same company.
Itinerary
07.50 am Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Av. 5413, in front of Turistik office. Departure 8 am.
08.00 am Galerias Hotel, San Antonio St. 65, Santiago downtown, departure 8.30 am
• Departure of shuttle buses from Santiago to San Fernando, 140 km to the south.
• 10.30 am Train departure from San Fernando Station, including 3 wine tastings accompanied by cheese, fruits, etc . Includes folklore singer and English guide.
• 12:15 pm Arrival to Santa Cruz: Welcome tourists with an “Esquinazo” (typical national Chilean dance “Cueca”)
• 01:00 pm Colchagua Valley Vineyard visit, including a tour to the wine cellars and 2 reserve wine tastings.
• Menu lunch at the vineyard.
• 05:00 pm Cachapoal Valley Vineyard visit, including a tour to the wine cellars and 2 reserve wine tastings.
• 08:00 pm Santiago arrival.
Departure : Galerias Hotel, San Antonio St. 65, Santiago downtown, departure 8.30 am or Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Av. 5413, in front of Turistik office. Departure 8 am
Departures : Almost Every Saturday
Colchagua Wine Train Tour description
Almost every Saturday, at 8:15 in the morning, we take the most beautiful trip to our historical roots.
The "Tren del Vino" or Wine Train will be our time machine and it will lead us to a time when steam engines were the main means of transport. We will experience emotions which will conjure us up to the beginning of the 20th century.
The tour starts with a transfer, at 8:15am from Santiago to San Fernando (140Km. - 87 miles to the south). Once there, we will board the Tren del Vino (1:30am) on a 20 minute ride to the Paniahue Station in Santa Cruz along the main vineyards of the Colchagua valley. During the ride, we will enjoy an exquisite wine* tasting of red and white wines accompanied by a selection of assorted cheeses while listening to a typical Chilean folk musician. There will also be a bilingual Spanish/English narration of the trip. From Santa Cruz station – where guests are welcomed by a young folk music group – we will go directly on a visit to a vineyard in the valley (according to program) where we will go deeper in the fascinating world of wine, learning about its making and some tasting techniques at the very source. A typical chilean lunch will then be served at the same place. After lunch we will a vineyard at Cachapoal Valley with wine tasting. The return to Santiago is programmed at 5:30 by bus and we will arrive at 8:00 pm. in the city.
*Wines from: Viu Manent, Montgras, Bisquertt, VOE (Viñedos Orgánicos Emiliana), Estampa, Sutil y Santa Cruz.
The train
The average speed for this early 20th century locomotive is between 30 and 40 km/h (19 and 25 mph). It contains a type 57, #607 coal-fired steam engine, one of the last models built in Chile in the year 1913. The dining car is a series Y-19 with a capacity for 40 people, built in Germany in 1923 by Linke Hoffman Company. It arrived in Chile in 1929 along with three passenger cars series I-203, I-264, I-199, each one holding 80 people and also built by the same company.
Itinerary
07.50 am Mall Parque Arauco, Kennedy Av. 5413, in front of Turistik office. Departure 8 am.
08.00 am Galerias Hotel, San Antonio St. 65, Santiago downtown, departure 8.30 am
• Departure of shuttle buses from Santiago to San Fernando, 140 km to the south.
• 10.30 am Train departure from San Fernando Station, including 3 wine tastings accompanied by cheese, fruits, etc . Includes folklore singer and English guide.
• 12:15 pm Arrival to Santa Cruz: Welcome tourists with an “Esquinazo” (typical national Chilean dance “Cueca”)
• 01:00 pm Colchagua Valley Vineyard visit, including a tour to the wine cellars and 2 reserve wine tastings.
• Menu lunch at the vineyard.
• 05:00 pm Cachapoal Valley Vineyard visit, including a tour to the wine cellars and 2 reserve wine tastings.
• 08:00 pm Santiago arrival.
