Visit Santiago’s main produce and fish markets, La Vega Central and Mercado Central, to witness first-hand the vast variety of fresh ingredients available.

We will pick you up at your hotel in a modern van with driver and food-loving tour guide.  Then it’s off to the market district for a short walking tour (can be adjusted based on customer needs) to explore the colors, scents and flavors of the Chilean market scene.  Your guide will share some cultural stories with you along the way and you’ll stop for a traditional Chilean drink/snack – just enough to keep you going without ruining your meal!

Next, we head away from Santiago Centro to meet our chef in a modern and professionally-equipped kitchen where you’ll prepare and enjoy a welcome drink. Get hands-on as you learn new recipes and prepare a simple and delicious Chilean meal using fresh products, while the chef divulges some culinary tips and cultural insights.  After your collaborative effort, you’ll sit down to enjoy your Chilean feast accompanied by Chilean wines.

The dishes you prepare are easy to replicate at home and perfect for sharing with friends and family.  After all, nothing is better following a trip than organizing a social gathering to share the foods, flavors and stories acquired during your visit to a new country.  Dishes may change seasonally and can be modified to cater to any dietary restrictions.  Just let us know.

Each participant will also receive the recipes of what we prepared that day. Additional options are available for all diets and preferences. Just ask.

Departure

This Private Tour starts at 10 am at your hotel, and lasts around 6 hours. Available any day of the week, all year except for: New Year’s Day, Christmas Day, September 18-19

Includes:

• Bilingual, food-obsessed host and professional cook
• Walking tour of the market quarter
• Transportation in a modern, air conditioned vehicle with a professional driver.
• Private kitchen and everything needed to prepare and enjoy the meal
• Instructions to make Pisco Sour and Pebre
• Appetiser, Main course, dessert, and Chilean wine
• A tasty, informative and enjoyable fun afternoon
• Bottle of water

Considerations

• Please book tour with a 72 hours’ notice
• Private tour with a minimum of 2 people
• We aim to please, so let us know any dietary restrictions or preferences in advance to arrange alternatives
• This tour includes some walking which involves covering roughly 6 city blocks at a light pace. Wear comfortable walking shoes. The market is safe, but like any market there are pickpockets and petty thieves. Please do not wear or carry high value items like jewelry, watches or expensive cameras
• See our general tour conditions.

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