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- Spanish
Valparaíso’s colorful streets and history can feel confusing to newcomers. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour.
This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. If you wish to include a museum visit, your guide can customize the itinerary to your interests—just let us know beforehand.
Your guide contacts you in advance to ensure your tour matches your preferences. Ideal for families, solo travelers, or couples, this tour provides insider knowledge, hidden gems, and a deeper connection to Valparaíso.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The local guide will pick you up at your hotel ( if located in Valparaiso ). Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.
Itinerary
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1Port of Valparaíso
The most reliable information on the port history of Valparaíso dates from 1810, years in which the city was made up of two villages (Almendral and El Puerto) separated by the Cape. In the vicinity of the Cape, a wealthy merchant had built a dock called "Villaurrutia", in front of the Cueva del Chivato where today the building of the newspaper "El Mercurio de Valparaíso" is located.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Plaza Sotomayor
Plaza Sotomayor is a square in Valparaíso, Chile. It is named after Rafael Sotomayor. The square is lined with buildings that take up entire block fronts of the streets that flank it.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Cerro Alegre
Cerro Alegre is a neighborhood in the city of Valparaíso, Chile and is located on the political and financial center of the city. Its name is due to the beautiful gardens that adorned the houses in the sector, which in the 19th century was inhabited mainly by English immigrants.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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The Baburizza Palace is a building built in 1916 on Cerro Alegre in the Chilean city of Valparaíso by the Italian architects Arnaldo Barison and Renato Schiavon for the Zanelli family. Its name is in honor of its second owner, the Croatian businessman Pascual Baburizza, who acquired the mansion in 1925.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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It is one of the most portrayed houses in Valparaíso, as it is a typical adaptation of architecture to the difficult topography and urban layout of the city.
40 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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