From +£88pp
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- Duration
- 3h15
- Activity level
- Moderate – some mobility needed
Optional excursions can be booked online or onboard. For voyages before April 2028, online booking is available now and closes 7 days before departure. From April 2028 onwards, bookings open 4 months before departure, and we'll email you when bookable.
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Explore the historic sites of this once booming nitrate city
Visit Palacio Astoreca, a grand mansion dating back to 1904
Visit the regional museum, housed in the city’s former courthouse
Enjoy a traditional pisco sour in the Moorish-style Centro Español
A former nitrate capital
Your tour begins in the historic city centre. We’ll wander Baquedano Boulevard, admiring the brightly coloured Georgian houses.
We’ll then head towards Palacio Astoreca, an imposing mansion once owned by a nitrate baron, which is now the city's cultural centre. Next, we stroll downtown to the prestigious Plaza Prat, which exudes the former wealth of the city with its magnificent and carefully preserved clock tower, and the regional museum, housed in the former courthouse. We’ll also pause at the Moorish-style Centro Español where you can enjoy a traditional pisco sour.
*While we're excited to share the unique flavours of this region with you, it’s important to note that allergy awareness and hygiene standards can vary widely across the world. The local community providing food for this tour may not be as familiar with allergy concerns or preparation standards as suppliers in your home country or the expert chefs onboard our ships. As a precaution, we advise anyone with a severe food allergy to contact a member of the onboard Expedition Team before booking this excursion.
Practical information
Included: 1 bottle of mineral water and one pisco sour or fruit juice.
Remarks/requirements: Please wear lightweight clothing with a warm jacket, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.
Walking or Activity information: Involves moderate physical activity on relatively level surfaces and gentle terrain. Walking required to visit downtown (approximately 0.25 miles).
Wheelchair accessible: No
Language availability: English and German (subject to availability)