Gail in California

Thank you, notamermaid, for your frequent & knowledgeable updates. We are on Tauck Amsterdam to Basel on Aug10 & are following your posts with great interest & concern. Hoping the recent rain helps the river water levels.

We are starting a Regent cruise in a few weeks and have three days pre-cruise in Santiago. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the ship’s pre-cruise tours. We might consider doing a tours by locals instead if the ships tour is just a drive-by look. One day is a Santiago city tour & a drive with lunch at the Santa Rita winery with tour & tasting. That day is from 9 AM until 5 PM. Another day is driving to Portillo with a lunch at a local restaurant, and visiting Laguna Del Inka. That day is from 9 AM until 6 PM. Our last day we have a guided visit of Valparaiso for an hour and a half & a cable car ride before going to the pier. These seem like long days and I just want to make sure our time is well spent. Thank you for any suggestions or comments.

We are in Santiago for 3 days prior to a Regent cruise to Buenos Aires. We are scheduled to do the ship’ s tours in Santiago & concerned they might be more of a driveby . Any advice on this? Might be tempted to do Tour by Locals. One day is a city tour with lunch & tour at the Santa Rita Winery. Next day is bus to Portillo,lunch at a local restaurant & visit Laguna del Inca (9am-6pm) The last day is guided visit of Valparaiso ( might be 1 1/2 hrs.) before driving to the pier in San Antonio. Thank you for any guidance or suggestions on this. We leave in a few weeks.

We are on Voyager Santiago to Buenos Aires Feb 16, 2023 with extensions pre & post.-8 months off

We are flying into Lima, pre- Macchu Picchu extension of Regent Cruises Santiago to Buenos Aires. Any must see places or recommended tour guides in Lima? Thank you.