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City Tour Valparaiso Jewel of the Pacific - Private
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Spanish / English
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City Tour Valparaiso Jewel of the Pacific - Private
Valparaíso is a city declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003. Through its streets you will enjoy beautiful expressions of art and culture that are summarized in huge graffiti murals and the story they tell. The colonial houses of European origin and cultural interventions in public and private spaces demonstrate the will to keep alive the cultural wealth of the city.
The restaurants, cafes, art galleries and handicraft shops will allow you to take a pleasant memory of this charming and bohemian city. This tour offers you wonderful views of the Valparaíso hills from some of its most emblematic viewpoints. Lifts, trolleybuses, old places reward the visitor with a trip back in time while photographs are shown showing the changes and permanence in the iconic places of the sector that we will visit. This city full of stories and legends will captivate you with its particular charm.
The restaurants, cafes, art galleries and handicraft shops will allow you to take a pleasant memory of this charming and bohemian city. This tour offers you wonderful views of the Valparaíso hills from some of its most emblematic viewpoints. Lifts, trolleybuses, old places reward the visitor with a trip back in time while photographs are shown showing the changes and permanence in the iconic places of the sector that we will visit. This city full of stories and legends will captivate you with its particular charm.
Starting point
The meeting point of the client's choice may be:
- Entrance of the Monument in Plaza Sotomayor. Calle Blanco 625 corner of Sotomayor.
- Pick up at the Hotel or accommodation in the limits of the Valparaíso commune (consult previously places not available)
- The tour has departures every Tuesday and from Thursday to Sunday.
- Duration 2 hours
- Days of operation: from Monday to Sunday
Itinerary
Día 1
City Tour in Valparaíso
Tour start time: 10:00 am
- The tour begins at Plaza Sotomayor, the main starting point, where the historical significance of the monument will be explained. There will be a brief visit to the port to explain the original peoples and the origin of the city. The history of the Reina Victoria Hotel, the Fire Department, the South American Vapor Company and the building of the Chilean Navy will be explained. The history of the Reina Victoria Hotel, the Fire Department, the South American Vapor Company and the building of the Chilean Navy will be explained. We will move towards the Plaza Aduana and passing through the old Market we will arrive at the Artillería Elevator, to enjoy a wonderful view of the city in the Paseo Mirador 21 de Mayo.
- From this place we will go to the Plaza de la Justicia to take the elevator (Reina Victoria or El Peral). As we climb, the traveler will get a panoramic view of the hills using these ancient means of transportation. We will arrive at Cerro Alegre where we will walk along the Paseo Yugoslavo, the Baburizza Palace, the municipal museum of Fine Arts, the Hotel Palacio Astoreca and we will enjoy the typical style of the residences of the old English colony in Valparaíso such as the Casa Crucero. In Cerro Concepción we will visit places stopped in time located between the narrow streets and their houses of English, French and German heritage. You will enjoy numerous graffiti murals and cultural interventions in public and private spaces.
- Then we will arrive at Paseo Gervasoni, next to the Concepción Elevator and we will enjoy the UNESCO heritage area, Paseo Atkinson, Anglican Church, the ex - German School, the German Lutheran Church and we will arrive at the Templeman staircase and finally we will arrive at Paseo Dimalow del Cerro Alegre where you will enjoy the iconic view of Valparaíso.
- We will then go to Cerro Cárcel, passing first by the First Artisan Brewery of Chile, to enjoy the special attractions that await us in the old Valparaíso prison, the legends associated with the Cerro Panteón Cemetery, the origins of the Plaza Bismarck with the viewpoints Surrounding areas, Avenida Alemania, the Museum of the Puppet and the Clown and the Cerro Bellavista where we will show you, the house of Pablo Neruda, the Plaza de los Poetas, the Open Sky Museum and the Elevator Espiritu Santo.
- We will return to the lower part of the city arriving at Plaza Victoria, the old main civic square of the city and we will arrive at the first Public Library of Chile and the British Arch. We will finish in the area of Avenida Brasil and we will explain some interesting stories of the link between Hamburg (Germany) and Valparaíso that continues to this day.
- We will continue to Plaza Aníbal Pinto and Restaurant Cinzano, one of the places where the bohemian porteña has always been active and where Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral, Nobel Prize winners for Literature, enjoyed their active nightlife in Valparaíso. Then, back to the Starting area we will enjoy the legacy of the “Belle Epoque”, from the Hotel Colón, the old Royal Hotel, the Anglo-South American Bank, The Turri Building and other architectural jewels that show that Valparaíso, in its most glamorous times, was a small New York with panoramic views that made sailors call it: "The second California."
- The entire tour is complemented with audiovisual material, old photographs, anecdotes and curious facts that allow you to travel back in time and “understand” the city and its history.
Include
- Pick up at hotel in Valparaíso
- Transfer in private vehicle driven by the guide from the starting point, tour and return to the starting point, the hotel or the bus terminal (optional)
- Visit to the following places:
- Cerro Concepción, Cerro Alegre, Cerro Artillería, Cerro Bellavista, Cerro Cárcel, Plaza Sotomayor, Plaza Bismarck, Old Valparaíso Prison, Valparaíso Cemetery.
- Reina Victoria Hotel, Valparaíso Fire Department, Chilean Navy, Monument to the Heroes of Iquique, Prat Pier, Reina Victoria Lifts, El Peral, Concepción, San Juan de Dios, Artillery, Trolleybuses, Paseo 21 de Mayo Viewpoint, Yugoslavo Viewpoint.
- Paseo Atkinson Lookout, Cruise House, Piano Staircase, Condorito House, Colored Stairs (Lyrics of the Latin American song of the musical group Calle 13), Templeman Stairs.
- Lutheran Church, German School, Anglican Church, Paseo Dimalow, Paseo Gervasoni, Pasaje Gálvez, Pablo Neruda's House, Plaza de los Poetas
Not included
- Entrance fee to La Sebastiana (Pablo Neruda's house) 7,000 CLP
- Although we offer recommendations on where to eat local food, lunch is not included in the tour price.
- The return transfer out of the Valparaíso commune will have the following additional costs: Viña del Mar 10,000 CLP, Reñaca 15,000 CLP
Activities
- Cable cars (incluida)
- Gastronomy (opcional)
- Museums, monuments (opcional)
- Routes in other vehicles (incluida)
- Cultural visits (opcional)
- Historical visits (opcional)
Notes
- Hotel pick-up outside the Valparaíso district: to Viña del Mar 10,000 CLP, Reñaca 15,000 CLP, Concon 18,000 CLP. The payment is made in advance.
- The tour is private, there will be a maximum of 5 or 6 people.
- The vehicle is a VAN Lifan EX 1.3 VAN and has a capacity for 7 seats and includes a child seat.
- The return to the starting point is optional.
- The return transfer can be to the hotel in Valparaíso or to the bus terminal.
- Use a mask and alcohol-gel.
- Wear comfortable clothes and casual or sports shoes.
- Wear sunglasses, sunscreen and cap, hat or hat during the summer (December-March).
- Light clothing to keep warm depending on the weather. Valparaíso is a city where the wind could be strong after 4PM.
- Optionally, it is recommended to bring a 500 ml bottle of water per person.
- Tour not recommended for people with recent back, hip, knee or ankle surgeries.
- Not recommended for travelers with chronic arterial hypertension and women in advanced pregnancy.
- Anyone under the age of 11 is considered a boy or a girl.
- It is not available for people in wheelchairs for reasons of safety and fixation of the chair inside the vehicle. (soon we will make it available to them too)
Cancellations policy
FREE cancellation as long as the guest cancels at least 7 days before the tripCLP 15.000USD 15.82
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