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Chile's Independence Day Route

🇨🇱 Fiestas Patrias 2026 · limited spots

Chile's Independence Day Route
live the 18th the way Chile lives it

A full day living Fiestas Patrias the way Chileans live them: fondas, cueca dancing, asado and terremoto, with someone who knows the way.

Full day · 11:00 – 18:00 hrs 4 dates · 17, 18, 19 and 20 September Van · Staria, Transit or Sprinter Groups of 8 · first come, first served
$120.000 USD $140 per person

Hold your spot with $5.000. The rest is only paid once your group is complete.

This is the only shared experience Tourevo runs, and that is on purpose. Every other day of the year we run private tours; the 18th is lived with people, and sharing the fonda with other travellers is half the point. 8 per group, and we all move together.

Photos: Quilicura (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vocería de Gobierno (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Marco Antonio Correa Flores (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Osmar Valdebenito (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Ranstevens (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Marcelo Díaz Espinoza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Nicolas Barnao (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Shadowmaster ra (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How the day comes together

You do not put a stopwatch on the 18th. This is the order we propose; the group writes the rest of the day.

Everything here is indicative. We decide the real route on the day itself, based on how each fonda is running, the weather and — above all — what the group feels like doing. If a stop wins everyone over, we stay; if you would rather move on, we move on. It is 100% flexible, and that is exactly the idea.

  1. 11:00 · We meet

    Pickup at your hotel, apartment or agreed spot. We start unhurried: the 18th is a long day and there is nothing to rush.

  2. Midday · The first fonda

    We walk into the fonda of the day. A pino empanada straight out of the oven, your first chicha — or a terremoto if you dare — and time to watch the place fill up before it does.

  3. Lunch · Asado, anticuchos and choripán

    What Chile eats on the 18th: anticucho, choripán, costillar, humitas and pastel de choclo if it shows up. We sit where the food is best, not where the queue is shortest.

  4. Afternoon · Cueca and ramada

    The part nobody forgets. You watch, you learn and — if the group is up for it — you dance. There is always someone willing to teach you the handkerchief.

  5. Afternoon · Traditional games

    Rayuela, emboque, spinning tops, greasy pole and kites. This is where the group loosens up and where the day's best photos happen.

  6. Before heading back · The second stop

    If everyone still has it in them, we switch fondas or head to a neighbourhood with a different character. If the group would rather stay put, we stay put.

  7. 18:00 · Back home

    We drop you exactly where we picked you up — well fed, footsore and a few stories richer.

The fondas

The ones that come back every year in Santiago. We favour the ones on the east side — more comfortable, better connected and fewer minutes from your hotel. We name them so you know what we are talking about; which one we visit is decided on the day, with the group.

  • Parque Araucano · Las CondesEast side. Tidy, comfortable and with a strong food line-up. The easiest one if it is your first fonda.
  • Parque Bicentenario · VitacuraEast side. The calmest and most polished, next to the lagoon. Good family atmosphere.
  • Parque Padre Hurtado · La ReinaEast side. The greenest and largest in the area. Great asado and room to spare.
  • Parque Inés de Suárez · ProvidenciaEast side. A neighbourhood fonda in a good neighbourhood: small, close by and very well connected.
  • Parque O'HigginsSantiago's biggest and most classic fonda. The most crowded of them all, and worth seeing once.
  • Parque Bicentenario de CerrillosWide open, with plenty of room for the traditional games.

What's included

Included

  • Transport all day in a Hyundai Staria, Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van or similar
  • Tourevo driver and host with you from start to finish
  • Pickup and drop-off at your hotel, apartment or agreed spot
  • Entry to the fondas we visit
  • Water on board
  • Fuel, tolls and parking
  • WhatsApp coordination before and during the day

On your own

  • Food and drink inside the fondas — paid on the spot, so everyone orders exactly what they want
  • Shopping, crafts and games charged separately
  • Tips

Come prepared

Five things that change the day, and that only someone who has done a few fondas knows.

  • Dress for dirtSneakers, not shoes. Fondas are on soil or grass and you will be walking a fair bit.
  • September is deceptiveStrong sun at midday, cool by late afternoon. One light layer solves the whole day.
  • Bring some cashPlenty of fonda stalls have no card machine, and the best anticuchos tend to be exactly those.
  • The terremoto hitsIt is sweet and goes down easy — that is the trap. Have one, take it slow.
  • Come hungryThis is a day for eating. Go easy on breakfast.

Hold your spot

Pick your date, leave your details and hold your place with $5.000. Groups are formed in order of arrival.

You will get an email with the payment link. The deposit comes off the total and, if your group does not fill, it is refunded in full. Price: $120.000 CLP · USD $140 per person.

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