Short layover in Santiago- suggestion

[sdmcd]

I have an 8 hour layover in Santiago Chile, can you suggest anything we can do in the city in that time?

 

[kpc]

Maybe you can do a city tour, and have lunch / dinner in the city. The city is about 20-25 mins by cab from airport.
http://spicychile.cl/

 

[williamsf1]

I have a similar layover in a few weeks.... very interested in hearing options!!

 

[williamsf1]

Just returned from South America .... I was going to go check out the city ... however you have to pay a USD127 fee ( for AU passport holders) to depart the airport... So I decided to hang about the airport ... It is in the middle of renovations, however there are a few shops etc to keep you entertained .... also a good viewing area if you are a aircraft spotter !

 

[Gogo65]

I had a day either side of a recent trip, I did the hop on hop off bus one day on my way over to Rio and a four hour wine tour on my way back, however the reciprocity fee sucks!!

 

[docjames]

I had a day either side of a recent trip, I did the hop on hop off bus one day on my way over to Rio and a four hour wine tour on my way back, however the reciprocity fee sucks!!

As it does for Chileans coming to Aus.

 

[eric2011]

Anyone who has dual passports with NZ, travel on your NZ passport and it's no fees

 

[Mark3000]

Just returned from South America .... I was going to go check out the city ... however you have to pay a USD127 fee ( for AU passport holders) to depart the airport... So I decided to hang about the airport ... It is in the middle of renovations, however there are a few shops etc to keep you entertained .... also a good viewing area if you are a aircraft spotter !

That fee sure does suck. We were on a connecting international flight, never leaving the airport and they still made us pay

 

[JohnM]

As it does for Chileans coming to Aus.

That's why they call it a reciprocity fee. It's a PITA. I once arrived in SCL 91 days after my previous entry (which I knew was going to be the case). The agent at the desk and I had a laugh; nothing could be done about being one day into needing a new one.

It probably costs more to collect than it raises but one side needs to say to the other: "Let's just agree to simultaneously drop this."

 

[JohnM]

That fee sure does suck. We were on a connecting international flight, never leaving the airport and they still made us pay

That should not happen. I've made plenty of INT connections in SCL and haven't had to pay.

Are you sure you followed the INT connections path? It's quite clear.

I mean, you could still be in the airport, but were you still INT sterile?

 

[JohnM]

Just returned from South America .... I was going to go check out the city ... however you have to pay a USD127 fee ( for AU passport holders) to depart the airport... So I decided to hang about the airport ... It is in the middle of renovations, however there are a few shops etc to keep you entertained .... also a good viewing area if you are a aircraft spotter !

The LA lounges are a bit old-style but quite comfy and the F&B offering is good. They serve Louis Roederer NV Champagne, so that is one reason why I just love SCL! Pleasantly whiled away many an hour there...

 

[kpc]

The LA lounges are a bit old-style but quite comfy and the F&B offering is good. They serve Louis Roederer NV Champagne, so that is one reason why I just love SCL! Pleasantly whiled away many an hour there...

Agree although the last time I was there, there were ants all over the sushi....I made the staff take them away less anyone gets ill from eating them...

 

[JohnM]

Agree although the last time I was there, there were ants all over the sushi....I made the staff take them away less anyone gets ill from eating them...

Minimal chance of getting ill, but not a good look. Seasonal issue, I would suspect - just like the ants (not big numbers, but persistent) coming into my house at the moment - happens every year at this time.

 

[bPeteb]

Anyone who has dual passports with NZ, travel on your NZ passport and it's no fees

Luckily we both have two passports, me Aus and EU/UK and bigal has Aus and NZ so if our trip to Antarctica comes to fruition late this year we're sweet.

He's dying for us to travel to Turkey where I can't avoid a visa and as a kiwi he doesn't need one!