Santiago Private Walking Tour with a Local
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Santiago, Chile
- 2 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover Chile’s capital through the eyes of a local on this custom-made Lokafy walking tour. Skip the typical guided tour and instead connect with a Santiago local who will show you around their city like a friend and introduce you to the neighborhoods that they know and love. Along the way, gain an insight into Chilean culture, cuisine, and everyday life; find out how to get around in the city; and receive recommendations on where to eat, drink, and shop.
- Connect with a Santiago local who will show you around their city
- Custom-made itinerary: discuss your preferences with your guide in advance
- Flexible departure times and choice of tour durations
- Hassle-free pickup from your central Santiago hotel
What's Included
- Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
- Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests
- Personal expenses
- Tips and gratuities (optional)
- Optional activity costs
- Food and drinks
- Transportation to/from attractions (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)
- Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- National Museum of Fine ArtsJosé Miguel de la Barra 650, 8320356 Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. If your hotel is outside the city center, we’ll suggest a convenient meeting point.
End point
- Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Flexible: tours may end at a different location in the city unless requested otherwise.
Itinerary
National Museum of History (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
- In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
- Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
- This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children below 3 years old are free of charge
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 47 reviews
Jose_V, Mar 2026
This tour was a super experience. Martin is a very kind and friendly guy, with a lot of knowledge about the city of Santiago and Chili in general.. Speaks fluent English. Highly recommended!
Alison_E, Mar 2026
We had a great private tour with Vicente!! He showed us the highlights, knew a lot of history, info about Chile and gave us tips about what to see in Santiago and the surrounding area. Vicente’s English was perfect and he answered all of our questions. He personalized the tour for our family of four. We had a great time! Thank you for a wonderful tour!!
Maribeth_S, Feb 2026
Our guide Sebastian had an excellent knowledge of the history of Chile and Santiago. From the days of the Incas to present time, he brought the culture of Santiago alive. Wear good walking shoes. Don’t miss going to the top of the fortress. Beautiful views.
Mathes_B, Jan 2026
Sebastian is a great guide! Communication via WhatsApp was complete and timely. He adjusted his route to accommodate our needs. A lot of fun & informative.
Karen_S, Jan 2026
Thom was a wonderful tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable, easy to be with , very friendly and flexible. He grew up in Santiago & knew great details & interesting history
Pasquale_V, Oct 2025
We gave Gisela a list of some sites we wanted to see and she was an excellent guide showing us Santiago and had great knowledge of its history and political challenges and she knew City well.
Jane_M, Mar 2025
Loved being able to completely customize our family’s private tour for specific interests and age ranges. Vicente’s English was perfect, super accommodating, and went above and beyond to ensure all 5 family members had a positive experience. Highly recommend!
linda_v, Feb 2025
Nice walking tour of Santiago; a little history, a little shopping, a museum and church, and a seafood restaurant. Make sure you inquire about market price of king crab before ordering to avoid sticker shock.
Bronwyn_C, Feb 2025
Great way to see a bit of town when on a stop over.
Maria was great picked me from my hotel and walked from there for 2 hours.
A good mix of sites, lots of history shared and rest stops when needed.
hoexgirl, Dec 2024
Joe (Johan) is an amazing tour guide - very knowledgeable about Santiago/Chile/its culture/history/politics/etc, very friendly & flexible if you want to see certain things! Highly recommend!!
Jaydip_D, Dec 2024
Nice conversation. No other added value. You can do this walking tour yourselves. If you have travelled enough you will not need this
Curt_W, Dec 2024
My wife and I were the only ones on the walking tour, which was great, except for the fact that on this particular day there were literally hundreds of thousands of people in the street and at the sites we wanted to see. That made it very problematic because we were forced to maneuver through huge crowds. I think our guide, who was very sincere and proud of what Santiago offered (and spoke excellent English) probably should have detoured into a different route. We're both in our 70s and even though we're in good physical shape, we were exhausted. Once we got away from the throng, it went much better. Bottom line is that she probably should have been a bit ore flexible considering the big parade and our age.
Marcel_G, Nov 2024
Vicente was a great tour guide. I was able to experience the vibrant culture of
Santiago most of which I would have totally missed had I been on my own. Vicente is very knowledgeable of the city’s history and was even kind enough to recommend some amazing restaurants to me. I would highly recommend booking this your.
Ricky_S, Aug 2024
Had a great time learning about Santiago & Chile. And the best taste of the food this city can offer
Peter_B, Feb 2024
Cristóbal was a great guide on a hot day. Very informative tour, we learned much about downtown Santiago and the history of Chile. The tour started at 11am, which put is in the hottest part of the day, and we had lunch after 3pm. I would recommend future tours start at 9:00 or 9:30am, which would make for a cooler tour and better timing for lunch.
John_B, Jan 2024
Pedro was amazing, unfortunately the jet lag got the better of me and I had to cut it short, but he could not have been a better host!
David_R, Jan 2024
Cristobal was an excellent guide. Set a comfortable pace and showed us all the main highlights of Santiago. He recommended some good local restaurants for dinner and took us to a very local spot for lunch which was most enjoyable. His knowledge of local history was impressive. He stopped frequently to talk but only after finding a shady spot. He helpfully suggested several things for us to do by ourselves on the following day.
David_T, Jan 2024
We loved this personalized tour! It was so interesting and enjoyable to see Santiago with a local guide. He showed us so many important parts of the city, and also gave us the history of Santiago and Chile. We definitely recommend this tour!
Michael_W, Dec 2023
Maria was an excellent guide, an amazing way to see the city and bring the history to life. The seafood lunch stop was amazin
Gillian_K, Dec 2023
Talking to the local guide about life in Chile.
Shame there wasn't more about the older history of Chile including the indiginous people.
Leslie_L, Dec 2023
This was a great intro to the city of Santiago. Our guide Diego, was very knowledgeable about the history to the present. He shared great stories and took us to the views at Santa Lucia Park and the bustling downtown boulevards. Highly recommend!
Ariane_T, Dec 2023
Really interesting Cristobal was really knowledgeable. A lovely way to see some of the highlights of Santiago.
Marina_R, Nov 2023
The guide was really passionate about the city, its history snd what the city offers to its citizens and visitors. A good way to get to know Santiago.
Kimberley_W, Nov 2023
We enjoyed an afternoon tour of Santiago with Cristobal. We were able to customize our tour with the highlights we were interested in. Cristobal knows the city and was able to accomodate our wishes. It was an enjoyable experience and I would recommend Viator to my friends.
ADAMARIA_O, Nov 2023
I simply loved this three -hour walking tour in Santiago. My guide, Andres, was wonderful. He is knowledgeable and extremely friendly. As I already knew the centre, we decided to climb San Cristobal Hill. The experience was simply amazing. Go for it! I left Santiago with very good memories of this walking experience and with a new friend: Andres, my guide. Thanks very much.
kk8zp8dyfq, Oct 2023
Maria Jose was at our hotel right on time and she gave the best of her to take us the tour on our short available time.
Great time and information from a young local!
Claudette_R, Aug 2023
Our guide Jaime was very knowledgeable and couldn’t have been more helpful. We choose this activity as we were only in the city a short time so this was a perfect way to learn as much as possible and navigate the streets without getting lost.
Mark_M, May 2023
Jaime met us at our hotel right on time. Within minutes of our introduction he began a wonderful four-hour history lesson of Santiago. By the end of our tour we felt like Jaime had become our friend and we were sad to end our day with him.
Highly recommend this tour with Jaime!
Jon_B, Apr 2023
Great guide who took us to the real Santiago. The main square markets and churches. It was a great comprehensive tour.
Robert_S, Mar 2023
Learning Santiago and Chile history through its buildings. Maria was prepared and on-time. She provided advice about the city as well.
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