Valparaíso Trip Overview
It is a semi-private or private tour with a native guide where you will discover the most famous places of Valparaíso located in the Unesco area. You will have time to visit art galleries, designer stores or even to enjoy coffee or ice cream. You will not be a number in a large group, but a new friend for us. Your guide will do his/her best to adapt the tour to your special interests. We try to make each tour special and personal, such as showing our hometown to family or friends.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Valparaíso, Chile
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Valparaíso, , Chile
It is a semi-private or private tour with a native guide where you will discover the most famous places of Valparaíso located in the Unesco area. You will have time to visit art galleries, designer stores or even to enjoy coffee or ice cream. You will not be a number in a large group, but a new friend for us. Your guide will do his/her best to adapt the tour to your special interests. We try to make each tour special and personal, such as showing our hometown to family or friends.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Plaza Anibal Pinto, Calle Almirante Montt, Valparaiso Chile
We start here, in front of the fountain of Neptune. This square is the boundary between the Unesco area and the rest of the city. Here you will see many restaurants, local people in their daily lives, a flower market and an old bar opened in 1896.
Stop At: Ascensor Reina Victoria, Calle Elias, Valparaiso Chile
The funiculars are one of the highlights of Valparaíso. This is the city with more of them worldwide. They are 2 small wooden cars that go up and down at the same time on diagonal rails, connected with a flexible steel cable, specially built to help local people and travelers to reach the hills. The Reina Victoria funicular was built in 1902 and it is the shortest and steepest funicular in Valparaíso, but don’t worry, it’s located right in front of the cemetery, just in case!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cerro Alegre, Valparaiso Chile
This is the most tourist hill of Valparaíso, full of colorful houses on cobbled streets, street art, stairs and promenades with local artists and amazing views of different corners of the city.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Paseo Dimalow, Valparaiso 2380011 Chile
Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.
Pass By: Paseo Yugoeslavo Ex Paseo Americano, Cerro Concepcion, Valparaiso Chile
Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.
Stop At: Abtao, Cerro Concepcion 675 Abtao, Cerro Concepcion, Valparaiso 2370822 Chile
This is the most tourist hill of Valparaíso, full of colorful houses on cobbled streets, street art, stairs and promenades with local artists and amazing views of different corners of the city.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Paseo Atkinson, Cerro Concepcion, Valparaiso Chile
Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.
Pass By: Paseo Gervasoni, Cerro Concepcion, Valparaiso Chile
Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.
Pass By: Palacio Baburizza, Paseo Yugoslavo 176 Cº Alegre, Valparaiso 2370549 Chile
Building of the Museum of Fine Arts of Valparaíso.
Stop At: Ascensor El Peral, Miramar / Plaza de la Justicia, Valparaiso Chile
After enjoying the walk through the Unesco area, we take the first steam funicular of Valparaíso (currently electric), opened in 1902, downhill to reach the center.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaiso Chile
This is one of the most interesting places in the city center, where you will see a variety of architectural styles, the most important monument of the Chilean Navy and a local craft market.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ascensor Artilleria, Plaza Aduana, Valparaiso Chile
After taking an electric trolleybus from Sotomayor square, we finally climb the hills in the longest funicular that still works, opened in 1893, to reach the last viewing point of the tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Paseo 21 de Mayo, Valparaiso Chile
To close with a flourish, we finish our tour with the best panoramic view of the city, from a traditional promenade, where so many sailors made promises they never kept. Here you will find a craft fair and the National Maritime Museum. At the end of the tour, you can decide if you prefer to stay to enjoy the place for longer or return to the Sotomayor Square with your guide. We can also help you get an Uber or a taxi to go where you need it, be it your hotel, the bus terminal or a good restaurant for dinner.
Duration: 10 minutes
