Valparaiso City Highlights: A Half-Day Tour Exploring Vibrant Architecture and Notable Landmarks

Embark on a half-day tour of Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and immerse yourself in its vibrant architecture and notable landmarks. Explore the colorful houses spread over 40 hills and visit Plaza Sotomayor, Cerro Concepción, and Cerro Alegre. Travel in a small group and experience the city’s unique funiculars.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 48 hours
Highlights

In the morning, guests are picked up from select hotels in Valparaíso or Viña del Mar. They will meet their local guide, board a comfortable air-conditioned van, and embark on a 4-hour tour of Valparaíso, renowned as one of the most fascinating cities in South America. This is due to its charming multi-colored houses and narrow streets, which have…

What's Included
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Bilingual Guide (English & Spanish)
  • Pickup and drop-off from selected hotels in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Pickup and drop-off from Santiago and hotels outside of Viña del Mar & Valparaiso
  • Gratuities
  • Admission to Pablo Neruda House-Museum
Additional Information

Embark on a 4-hour exploration of Valparaíso, a bustling port city bestowed with the honor of being a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002 due to its striking architecture. Experience the spectrum of colors presented by countless houses dotting over 40 hills in apparent disorderly yet pleasing arrangement. Visit the city’s most well-known attractions such…

Location
Valparaiso
Pickup from Viña del Mar: Sheraton Miramar Hotel, Panamericana Hotel O'Higgins, Gala and Enjoy Viña Del Mar. Pickup in Valparaíso from the following hotels: Ibis Valparaíso and Diego de Almagro Valparaíso. If your hotel is not included on the list, you should make your own way to the closest hotel.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 2 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Renee
Oct 29, 2023
Great highlights tour4 tips - Natty led us on the highlights tour of Valpo. Starting at the port, then taking a funicular and seeing the sights higher up some of the 44 hills of Valpo. Saw lots of great street art.
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Robert_c
Jan 21, 2020
An excellent half day in Valparaiso - Our half day tour of Valparaiso was excellent. Our young guide, I think his name was Geoffrey, was first class, being full of enthusiasm and vitality. His knowledge was vast and he was interesting and engaging. My wife and I happened to be the only two on the tour so we had totally personalised service. This was a great way to explore Valparaiso and we are really pleased that we booked this tour. Thank you!
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Robert
Apr 8, 2018
Our guide was Jeffrey, a native of... - <p>Our guide was Jeffrey, a native of Wisconsin who has lived in Chile for several years. He clearly Valparaiso and he was very well versed on the language, customs, and culture of it. He and his driver took us to many of the top sights--the Maritime museum, the Congress, the ascensiores, the protestant churches, La Sebastiono--the house of Pablo Neruda, and Cerro Concepcion and Cerro Alegro. The tour was a great introduction to Valparaiso and it gave us confidence to do more exploring on our own.</p>
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Mark
Jan 14, 2018
Our guide Cynthia was fantastic... - <p>Our guide Cynthia was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable about the area and chose interesting places to visit. Her English is very good. Highly recommend.</p>
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Lowell_s
Mar 22, 2017
The tour was quite interesting. We... - <p>The tour was quite interesting. We got to see many of the murals you see on the internet.<br/> The one thing I missed was a view from high above the city. We could have seen a lot more <br/> if we had stayed in Valpo instead of Vina Del Mar. Also, it was inconvenient to stay in V.D.M.</p>
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Lindamonty
Dec 7, 2017
Our guide Victor was great. The tour... - <p>Our guide Victor was great. The tour had some high points but overall mundane.Most of the town is sadly in need of major repairs but we did get to see many sections.</p>
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Arlenne_p
Dec 30, 2016
The tour guide was very nice but not... - <p>The tour guide was very nice but not knowledgeable and I felt like just walking around with a friend in valparaiso streets.</p>
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Bushboy66
Jan 29, 2020
Booking process is dishonest!! - Very unprofessional company and a nightmare to deal with. Booking link via Viator delivers a full confirmation and itinerary. However, that does not mean your booking is confirmed! Oh no, you have to wait until the local operator "checks" availability (hang on? haven't I just received confirmation from the Tripadvisor owned company Viator?). The local agent Flavia was incredibly rude and unhelpful and has zero customer service skills. The manager at Gray Line was called Riccardo and takes incompetence to a new level. Finally found out 2 hours later there wasn't any availability (again odd as I've got Viators FULLY confirmed booking voucher). So NEVER book this company!! They are liars and Tripadvisor and Viator are complicit in their dishonest practices.
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From $97
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start of your experience (local time).