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Crafts and shopping Providencia · Vitacura · Las Condes

Lapis Lazuli, Alpaca and Copper: Santiago Crafts and Shopping Tour
Activity
With transport
Walking
2 km
Duration
4h
Group size
Runs with 2 people · max 10
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese

Overview

Half a day to shop for what only Chile makes, with transport and a local guide: pieces inspired by Chile’s flora and fauna, lapis lazuli, fine alpaca and copper with Chilean motifs, ending at the artisans’ village of Pueblito Los Dominicos.

Highlights

  • Lapis lazuli, Chile’s national stone, explained by a specialist
  • Fine alpaca knitwear and how to choose it
  • Design inspired by Chile’s flora and fauna
  • Copper with Chilean motifs, wood, ceramics and wool at Pueblito Los Dominicos
  • Transport all the way: your purchases travel with you

Itinerary

Approximate times for the 10:00 departure.

  1. 01

    10:00Meet at the MUT 15 min

    Meet your guide at the MUT (Mercado Urbano Tobalaba), next to Tobalaba metro.

  2. 02

    10:15Chilean design in Barrio Italia 45 min

    Design shops and workshops in the old houses of the neighbourhood, with pieces inspired by Chile’s flora and fauna: copihues, araucarias, condors and hummingbirds in textiles, ceramics and prints.

  3. 03

    11:00Lapis lazuli, Chile’s national stone 40 min

    A lapis lazuli specialist in Providencia. Chile is one of the very few places in the world where this deep blue stone is mined: learn how to recognise its quality before you choose a piece.

  4. 04

    11:40Fine alpaca 40 min

    Alpaca knitwear in a specialist store: what makes baby alpaca different, how to choose it and how to care for it.

  5. 05

    12:20Pueblito Los Dominicos 75 min

    Santiago’s best-known artisans’ village, beside the old church of Los Dominicos in Las Condes: copper with Chilean motifs, silver and lapis, wood, ceramics, leather and wool, with artisans working in their own workshops.

  6. 06

    13:35Back to the MUT 25 min

    Return drive to the MUT, Tobalaba.

What’s included

  • Transport throughout the tour
  • Trilingual local guide
  • Tips to buy well: quality, prices and shipping abroad
  • Water
  • Group photos taken by your guide, sent after the tour
  • Never more than 10 people, even with more bookings: we split the group

Not included

  • Purchases
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup (optional add-on)

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • A foldable bag for your purchases
  • Card and some cash (some artisans prefer cash)

Good to know

Small group of up to 10 travellers, or private. Tuesday to Sunday (Pueblito Los Dominicos closes on Mondays). No minimum purchase: you buy only what you like. Departure from the MUT (Mercado Urbano Tobalaba, Tobalaba metro); hotel pickup can be added when booking.

Booking conditions

  • Minimum 2 people per booking.
  • Runs with 2 people. If a departure does not reach it, we tell you in advance and you choose: another date at no cost, private (paying the difference) or a full refund.
  • Never more than 10 people per group: if there are more bookings on the same day, we split the group.
  • Online booking closes 24 hours before the start.
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
  • We meet at a fixed, easy-to-find point (photo and directions below and in your voucher).
  • Hotel pickup in the city of Santiago can be added when booking.
  • Pay by card (Mercado Pago), PayPal, bank transfer (CLP, USD or EUR) or Pix; instant confirmation by email.

Good to know

  • We leave on time from the meeting point; travel times are approximate and may shift with traffic.

The route on the map

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Approximate locations. Use Ctrl + scroll (or two fingers) to zoom.

Where we meet

The illustrated façade of Mercado Urbano Tobalaba
Meeting point
MUT – Mercado Urbano Tobalaba
Address
Av. Apoquindo 2730, Las Condes
How to get there
Metro Tobalaba (Lines 1 and 4): take the exit to Av. Apoquindo; the MUT is right there. We meet at its main entrance on Apoquindo, under the MUT sign.
Be there at
09:45 · 13:45 (15 minutes before departure)
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Cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refundable.

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per personUS$87

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