Would you like to travel to the most important touristic cities in the Chilean coast? In this full-day tour of Viña del Mar and Valparaíso you’ll see historical and patrimonial places that will captivate you by their colorful architecture by the Pacific shores.

Just two hours from Santiago you can find the Garden City, Viña del Mar. We’ll go across the mountain range of Cordillera de la Costa to discover an urban center that captivates hundreds of tourists. Its gardens and constructions have become its main attractions.

Did you know that Viña del Mar’s architecture represents the golden age of one century ago? Numerous castles and mansions became museums and art galleries, immersing in culture the Garden City.

You’ll visit its historic center and its main avenues, the Nuestra Señora de los Dolores church in neoromantic style, the Union Club and Viña del Mar’s Municipal Theater. How many secrets are there in these emblematic places?

But that is not all. In the gardens of the Fonck Museum you’ll find an original moai brought form Rapa Nui (Easter Island). We will tell you the history behind this archeological piece that arrived in Viña del Mar back in 1951.

Did you know that some of areas in Valparaíso were declared patrimony of humanity by UNESCO? You’ll see the secrets of a city that became Chile’s main touristic port.

You’ll visit the fishermen’s caleta artesanal (fishermen’s cove), and the market, where you’ll see the night fishing works and gathering of seasonal shellfish. Would you like to know which ones are there? In this tour you’ll find out, and much more.

In Valparaíso you’ll go through iconic places, such as the cruise ship docking board, Victoria square and the gothic Cathedral. By the foot of the Cordillera hill, you’ll find Sotomayor square. You’ll be surprised by the architecture of the Armada de Chile’s building and we will tell you the history behind the Heroes of Iquique Monument

We will then go high to Cerro Alegre hill, until the San Luis square, and from there you will be able to walk around the hills that were named Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO back in 2003.

The colorful houses, dressed with flowers, bohemian murals of street art and the handicraft shops are only some of the surprises that you will find in the Valparaíso hills.

This tour will take you to see the famous Valparaíso lifts, that used to connect all the various hills. From the original 33 in the old days, only 16 remain and they were declared Historical National Monuments, such as El Peral, Reina Victoria and Concepción.

Would you like to taste exquisite gastronomy with a sea view? You can choose different restaurants and discover the culinary secrets of The Pacific’s Jewel.

Book this full day tour to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso and you will see the best of these colorful cities, mixing art, heritage and culture.