Valparaíso and Viña del Mar Coast Tour with Casablanca Wine Tasting

About This Experience

This is a sightseeing day first and a wine day second. The main event is Valparaíso, the UNESCO-listed port, where you explore on foot among old elevators, painted stairways, sea lookouts and hillside houses, many painted with murals by artists from Chile and abroad. The price includes a single funicular ride. The tour also calls at Viña del Mar, the beach city next door.

Wine comes at the end, with a tasting at a Casablanca Valley vineyard that the listing leaves unnamed, and the winery store sells bottles at sale prices if you want to take some home. The wine-only Casablanca tours visit three or four estates; this gives you one tasting, so it suits travelers who want the coast plus a taste of the valley rather than a full winery circuit.

Pickup is at your Santiago accommodation, with the exact time sent the night before, and the day lasts around 10 hours. Guiding is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Departures need at least two people; if too few sign up, the operator offers another option or a full refund.

Cruise passengers can ask to be left at the cruise port rather than returning to Santiago, with one large and one small bag carried. Because the vineyard is visited on the drive back toward Santiago, leaving the tour at the port means skipping the tasting. Tell the operator your bag count in advance; luggage above one large bag and one carry-on per person costs extra.

Lunch is a Chilean-style meal at your own expense, so carry money for it, for tips and for any wine purchases. The listing rates the tour suitable for all fitness levels, but Valparaíso is explored on foot over stairways and steep streets. It is rated 4.9 from 8,341 Viator reviews, with prices from $75 per person.

Highlights

• Explore Valparaíso's hills on foot, a port city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Pass old elevators, painted stairways and sea viewpoints as you wander the Valparaíso hills.
• See hillside murals painted by local and international street artists along the way.
• Spend time in Viña del Mar, the beach city next to Valparaíso, on the same day.
• Take one funicular ride in Valparaíso, which is included in the tour price.
• End the day tasting at a Casablanca Valley vineyard, where the shop sells bottles at sale prices.

What's Included

• ✓ Pickup and drop-off at your Santiago accommodation
• ✓ Pickup time confirmed the night before
• ✓ A single funicular ride in Valparaíso
• ✓ A tasting at a vineyard in the Casablanca Valley
• ✓ Cruise-port drop-off on request, with one large and one small bag carried

Not Included

• Lunch, a Chilean-style meal at your own cost
• Gratuities
• Luggage beyond one large bag and one carry-on per person (extra fee)
• Wine bought at the winery store

What to Bring

• Money for lunch
• Cash for tips
• A card or cash for wine purchases
• Comfortable shoes for steep streets and stairways
• Your bag count, if you need a port drop-off

Good to Know & Caveats

• Your pickup time arrives the night before the tour.
• At least two travelers are needed; if too few book, the operator proposes an alternative or refunds you in full.
• Leaving the tour at the cruise port means missing the winery, which comes on the way back to Santiago.
• Tell the operator your number of bags in advance if you need a port drop-off.
• One large bag and one carry-on per person are carried; extra bags cost more.
• Lunch is not included in the price.
• No particular fitness level is required, according to the listing.

Meeting Point

Pickup is from your accommodation in Santiago, and the operator sends the exact time the evening before.