March 12-24, 2026: 12 nights/13 days
Aliza Green
Aliza Green is a renowned pioneering female chef who helped make the city of Philadelphia a premier dining destination. She is the author of fifteen cookbooks and food guides including her 100-chapter masterwork Starting With Ingredients. Making Artisan Pasta was chosen as one of Cooking Light Magazine’s 100 Best Books of the Past 25 years and Field Guide to Herbs & Spices was featured in the New York Times. Her most recent book is Aruba’s Papiamento Cuisine. Green received a prestigious James Beard Award as co-author of Ceviche! Seafood, Salads, and Cocktails with a Latino Accent.
Green created a second career organizing and leading international small group culinary tours to destinations like Morocco, Provence, Greece, Portugal, Greece, Italy, and now Chile. As a lifelong traveler who loves to share stories, experiences, flavors, and tips, she brings her deep culinary knowledge, friendly and outgoing personality, and generosity to guests while creating a lifetime of precious memories.
Find out more about Aliza’s books and tours at alizagreen.com and sign up for her Recipe of the Month and tour information newsletter.
Day 1
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Departure
Discover Chile’s most important regions including Santiago, Casablanca, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Colchagua Valley, and Chiloé Island. In the evening, board overnight flight to Santiago. (Airfare is not included but we can help book your flights).
Day 2
Friday, March 13, 2026 | Arrival And Tour Santiago | Meals: D
Arrival and luggage drop at Hotel Las Cumbres, Lastarria. We proceed immediately to the first day’s program. City Tour including El Mercado Central, Museo de la Memoria, Lunch in El Mercado Central Fish Market (not included), San Cristóbal Mountain. In the evening, welcome dinner at Chipe Libre Restaurant & Pisco Bar.
Day 3
Saturday, March 14, 2026 | Santaigo And Cooking Class | Meals: B, L
Join renowned Chilean Chef Matías Palomo (ex El Bulli, Spain) for a one-of-a-kind culinary experience in the heart of Santiago starting at the iconic La Vega Market followed by an interactive cooking session. Full lunch with wine pairing.
Day 4
Sunday, March 15 2026 | Casablanca, Valparaíso, Viña Del Mar | Meals: B, L
Casablanca Valley Wine Region with tastings, 5-star lunch at the Casas del Bosque. Guided tour and tasting of the winery, La Sebastiana, Pablo Neruda’s House, Atkinson Walk, and the Flower Clock in Valparaíso.
Day 5
Monday, March 16, 2026 | Colchagua Valley | Meals: B, L
Premium Wine Tours at Viña Montes, lunch in Fuegos de Apalta from the kitchen run by internationally acclaimed Argentinian chef, Francis Mallmann, Clos Apalta tour and tasting. Check in for 2 nights at the Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza Colchagua Valley.
Day 6
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 | Colchagua Valley & Viña Vik | Meals: B, L
Tour and wine tasting at Viña Vik, which stands out for its unique avant-garde, highly sustainable, and technologically creative design. Lunch at Pavilion Restaurant within Viña Vik vineyard with a 360º view of the vineyards, wildlife and mountains.
Day 7
Wednesday March 18th, 2026 Colchagua Valley & Viu Manent | Meals B, L
In her open-kitchen studio at Viu Manent, the renowned chef Pilar Rodríguez shows and shares her passion for cooking and for wine in a cooking class with food and wine pairing menus. All in the wonderful environment where your senses can develop and really experience the alchemy and passion for food. Return to Santiago.
Day 8
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Chiloé Island | Meals: B, D
1 hour 45-minute flight to Puerto Montt El Tepual Airport (included in tour price) then a short ferry ride to Chiloé Island. Natural Bath Tour on the serene Pullao Trail. Check in for three nights to the Hotel Refugia Chiloé Refugia Chiloé, high on a hilltop overlooking the green lands of the archipelago.
Day 9
Friday, March 20, 2026 | Chiloé Island | Meals: B, L
Explore the shores of the coast at low tide to join in a traditional craft steeped in the history of time — shell fishing. Back at the hotel, see how the shellfish is cooked and enjoy a lunch that celebrates Chilote tradition and local produce.
Day 10
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | Quinchao Island | Meals: B, L, D
Ferry to Achao, the island’s capital known for its historic buildings with colorful façades made of shingles and its UNESCO World Heritage wooden church. Visit an artisan market and an organic farm with indigenous crops. Curanto dinner, an ancestral tradition cooked in an earthen pit with hot stones; local music.
Day 11
Sunday, March 22, 2026 | Castro City | Meals: B, L
We will visit the Church of San Francisco, a National Historic Monument and UNESCO World Heritage site, the Church of Nercón, a valuable example of the Chiloé School of Wooden Architecture, as well as a coastal shipyard. Flight to Santiago in the evening. Check into Hotel Las Cumbres, Lastarria for one night.
Day 12
Monday, March 23, 2026 | Meals: B, L
Say goodbye to Santiago and Chile and new friends at lunch featuring Chilean cuisine of course! Visit Pueblito Los Dominicos where artisans work in front of visitors. Evening transfers to Airport for flights home.
Day 13
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Welcome home after your overnight flights from Santiago!
Includes:
- Market “foodie” tour and cooking class in Santiago
- Winery tours and tastings in the Casablanca and Colchagua Valleys
- Visit the home of Chilean national poet Pablo Neruda in Valparaiso
- Extraordinary architecture at wineries, UNESCO designated wooden churches and stilt houses, and the amazing Hotel Refugia
- Fire-cooked lunch in the vineyard at Viña Montes
- Cooking class with celebrated chef Pilar Rodríguez at Viu Manent
- Forest stroll on the serene Pullao Trail with an expert guide
- Low-tide shell fishing, a method unique to Chiloé Island
- Meet with a farmer known for her native crops and seed bank
- Chiloté Curanto dinner an ancestral culinary tradition of foods slowly cooked in an earthen pit with hot stones, all enhanced by live music.
Pricing (USD)
Two beds or one
Terms and conditions: Deposit of $750 upon registration. Final payment due Friday, December 12, 2025. 100% of the reservation must be fully paid to confirm the tour.
Bookings may be canceled up to 95 days before arrival with a cancellation fee of 25% of the total amount of the stay. All monies – after the cancellation fee – will stand as credit for future bookings. No reimbursements. Bookings may be cancelled from 89 to 60 days before arrival with a cancellation fee of 50% of the total amount of the stay. All monies – after the cancellation fee – will stand as credit for future bookings. No reimbursements. Bookings cancelled 59 or less days before arrival: 100% cancellation fee.
- 3.9% surcharge on international cards
- Subject to availability
- Prices subject to change until reservation is made
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