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Valparaíso Exploration: Semi-Private Walking Tour with Public Transport
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55 Ratings
Valparaíso
Experience Valparaíso like a local on this semi-private walking tour. Explore the city using public transport, interact with locals, and discover the hidden gems of Valparaíso.
Experience Valparaíso like a local on this semi-private walking tour. Explore the city using public transport, interact with locals, and discover the hidden gems of Valparaíso.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Caleta Portales - Meet local fishermen and fish markets, their culture and way of life. Learn about use of sea products in chilean cuisine. Enjoy the wild life of the shore with the sea lyons, pelicans and seagulls.
- Mercado El Cardonal - Get a local feeling in the most crowded place of the downtown. Walk among “porteños” in their daily…
- Caleta Portales - Meet local fishermen and fish markets, their culture and way of life. Learn about use of sea products in chilean cuisine. Enjoy the wild life of the shore with the sea lyons, pelicans and seagulls.
- Mercado El Cardonal - Get a local feeling in the most crowded place of the downtown. Walk among “porteños” in their daily vegetable shopping. Observe cooks while preparing the most typical plates. Explore the market surroundings and enjoy local soundscapes.
- Mercado del Puerto - Visit the Arts & Crafts Market located in the old town’s heart
- Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaiso - You will visit the oldtown
- Paseo 21 de Mayo - The best panoramic view is waiting for you after exploring this marvelous city. You will receive a surprise gift and then we will comeback to the VTP.
- Ascensor Reina Victoria - We will climb the hills in a historic elevator
- Cerro Concepcion - Discover the most famous neighborhood of Valparaíso. Enjoy of the best street art while walking through typical architecture, colorful stairs and narrow alleyways.
- Cerro Alegre - Discover the most famous neighborhood of Valparaíso. Enjoy of the best street art while walking through typical architecture, colorful stairs and narrow alleyways.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- All fees and taxes included
- Sunscreen and sanitizer provided
- Bottled water
- All fees and taxes included
- Sunscreen and sanitizer provided
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
In this exclusive tour for small groups, you will spend a day exploring Valparaíso as a local, using different types of public transport, such as trains, electric trolleybuses and old funiculars. You will share with the inhabitants in their daily activities, getting a local feeling and understanding how they live here. You will have time to go shopping,…
In this exclusive tour for small groups, you will spend a day exploring Valparaíso as a local, using different types of public transport, such as trains, electric trolleybuses and old funiculars. You will share with the inhabitants in their daily activities, getting a local feeling and understanding how they live here. You will have time to go shopping, relax or even have a coffee or empanadas. Your native guide will be happy to adapt the tour to your special interests, be your personal photographer or help you obtain specific collectibles and, at the end of the day, you will have a new friend in this part of the world.
Location
Muelle Prat
Errázuriz
From the ship you will be transported to customs (VTP). After passing control, you have to walk to the front door to find us!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(55 Ratings)
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Yvette_c
Nov 15, 2024
Best BIG DAY OUT ever! - My whole day was one of wonderment and information. Montserrat was just amazing as a guide and I thoroughly enjoyed my whole day. Montserrat communicated with me via messages right up until we met, which is very reassuring when you are in a foreign location with no real language skills. We laughed and shared MY experiences throughout the day. I loved all the different transport options..and I loved the mix of the history and the current bohemian vibe. It would rate as one of the best walking tours I have ever been on.
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Marc_a
Nov 10, 2024
Fantastic tour of this gem of a city - We saw many cultural sites on this tour. Our guide Christian is a native of Valparaiso with an excellent command of the English language. He has an intimate knowledge of the city and its people. He took us to both famous and off-the-beaten path places. We also enjoyed learning the history of each area, the native plants and regional cuisine. Highlights include riding the funiculars and other local transportation methods. We saw parts of the city unable to view by bus or car.
By far, the most informative tour we’ve been on.
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Beverly_m
Oct 25, 2024
A Must do Tour - Cristian was a fabulous guide. We went to places only locals go and travelled on funiculars, micro buses, and taxis. A great experience! The meeting point at muele prat was good, but perhaps wifi could be made available there so foreign tourists can access WhatsApp which is how guides communicate with clients.
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Jason_f
Oct 15, 2024
A++ - Great tour led by Isaac. Because I was solo for the first half, Isaac helped tailor the tour to my specific interests. He had a ton of local knowledge to share which made the visit more intimate, and gave me a sense of the "real Valparaiso." Truly a great experience.
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Discover791972
Oct 7, 2024
Fantastic tour with a great local guide - We went on a tour with Christian (Authentic Valparaiso and Famous Valparaiso) with our family (two teenage kids). The tour lasted from 10 am to 5 pm and we had a great time. He took us to places where we would not have gone as “normal” tourists, but which were very charming and interesting (authentic part). Afterwards we took the famous part, which included the more traditional, but not less interesting spots in Valparaiso. Christian took care of us the whole day and it was one of the best travel experiences of our trip to Chile. We highly recommend PataTour.
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Julie_w
Sep 16, 2024
I couldn’t have asked for more. - I couldn’t have asked for a better tour of Valparaíso. Cristian was friendly, personable, and funny. He was also very patient when I tried to speak in Spanish, offering gentle corrections when needed. (I will say that his English is incredible though. You don’t need to speak Spanish to thoroughly enjoy this tour.) Beforehand, I worried that it was going to be long day of climbing hills, but it was perfect! We used funiculars and other types of local transportation to travel up the hills. He started the day by asking what I’m interested in and what I enjoy doing. Then he customized the tour to include those interests. We rode a few funiculars, went to a fish market, walked through some residential neighborhoods to get a feel for how Poteños live. He told me about the history of some of the larger homes. Chilean’s celebrate their independence this month, so, at my request, we spoke about that history. We also spoke about the coup and the dictatorship. He seemed prepared to answer any and every question I had. I was very impressed. If I ever come back, I would do this tour again. There is so much to learn! P.S. There were sea lions!
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Graham_t
Sep 4, 2024
Valparaiso brought to life. - The Valpo in 1 Day tour with Cristian was absolutely fantastic. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody who wants to get a flavour of life in Valparaiso . His anecdotes about growing up here really brought the place alive. He took us on Micro buses, Trolley buses , trains and the funiculars exploring many local areas. We had a fantastic day.
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Chris_r
Aug 7, 2024
Great tour!!! One of the best! - This is one of the best tours I've ever been on. Paula is a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable and personable. It was a more culturally authentic tour than most I've been on which I loved
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Stephen_g
Jul 11, 2024
Highly recommended - I was lucky enough to be the only person on the tour, and Paula was a superb guide. We traveled on various forms of transport and stopped at multiple points of interest around the colourful city that I would never have seen otherwise: the fish market, sea lions and pelicans were an unexpected highlight for me! Her choice of restaurant for lunch was also good: great food and views of the city. I highly recommend this tour.
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Tom_g
May 27, 2024
great tour, thank you christian! - we had a great tour with Christian. as a local he knew all the great spots and people. was very flexible in adapting the tour to our interests, showed us good restaurants as well. thank you very much!
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