Famous Valparaíso! Premium Walking Tour with a Native Guide

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. This is one of the most interesting places in the city center, where you will see a variety of architectural styles, the most important monument of the Chilean Navy and a local craft market.

   10 min

2. To close with a flourish, we finish our tour with the best panoramic view of the city, from a traditional promenade, where so many sailors made promises they never kept. Here you will find a craft fair and the National Maritime Museum. At the end of the tour, you can decide if you prefer to stay to enjoy the place for longer or return to the Sotomayor Square with your guide. We can also help you get an Uber or a taxi to go where you need it, be it your hotel, the bus terminal or a good restaurant for dinner.

   10 min

3. The funiculars are one of the highlights of Valparaíso. This is the city with more of them worldwide. They are 2 small wooden cars that go up and down at the same time on diagonal rails, connected with a flexible steel cable, specially built to help local people and travelers to reach the hills. The Reina Victoria funicular was built in 1902 and it is the shortest and steepest funicular in Valparaíso, but don't worry, it's located right in front of the cemetery, just in case!

   10 minAdmission included

4. This is the most tourist hill of Valparaíso, full of colorful houses on cobbled streets, street art, stairs and promenades with local artists and amazing views of different corners of the city.

   1 h

5. This is the most tourist hill of Valparaíso, full of colorful houses on cobbled streets, street art, stairs and promenades with local artists and amazing views of different corners of the city.

   1 h

6. Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.

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7. Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.

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8. Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.

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9. Building of the Museum of Fine Arts of Valparaíso.

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10. Traditional promenade with local artists and beautiful views.

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11. After enjoying the walk through the Unesco area, we take the first steam funicular of Valparaíso (currently electric), opened in 1902, downhill to reach the center.

    10 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 96 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Outstanding walking tour with Felipe

  We had the most wonderful 3 hour walking tour of Valparaíso with our delightful guide, Felipe. Felipe was friendly, knowledgeable and informative, and showed us parts of the city we would never have found on our own. The walk was well paced and manageable, navigating the different cerros without having to climb too many steps! We were in a small group of just 4 people, which was ideal, and so paying for rather than joining one of the large ‘free’ walking tours. We learned so much about the different cerros, the geography and architectural styles, the history of Valparaíso and the contemporary arty and bohemian culture. The street art was incredible and we came away leaving a little piece of our hearts in this magnificent, vibrant city. Thank you Felipe for a fabulous day!! Muchas gracias.

  Fiona_BSeptember 2026via Viator

• 4Walking tour with a local Valparaiso guide.

  Very informative tour around Concepcion and Alegre districts. Aiden, a native of Valparaiso, explained the different influences of various immigrants on this small section of the city.

  Michael_GSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5It was an excellent tour...

  It was an excellent tour with Camila! We enjoyed the art, architecture and murals focus of the tour. She was informative, interesting and had good recommendations for after the tour.

  Veronica_VAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Valparaíso walking tour (Spanish)

  We really enjoyed the walking tour. Our guide (Felipe) was very talkative, engaging, and clearly knowledgeable. He managed to share a lot of interesting information throughout the tour while keeping it enjoyable and easy to follow. A great way to explore the city! We did the tour in Spanish.

  cristiansetzAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing tour with Christian

  We had a great tour with Christian showing us the sights and history of Valparaiso, he was super friendly and full of interesting anecdotes about architecture, art, cats, food, wine and his own family and history growing up in the area. We went up a funicular, saw all the different heritage areas, stopped at a great restaurant for pisco and ceviche, and also met his lovely family. It was our first afternoon in the city and we felt well informed and able to explore on our own the following day. Highly recommended!! Thank you very much.

  CaitlimsAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Santiago and Valparaiso

  Christian guided us around Santiago on the Monday. We enjoyed the tour so much that we decided to book Christian’s Valparaiso tour the following day. Both were excellent - interesting, informative and full of hidden gems we wouldn’t have noticed on our own. Christian readily adapted the tour based on our interests and questions. Suggestions: if you’re staying in Santiago, take the bus to Valparaiso - safe, comfortable, great value and authentic - and get Christian to meet you at the station. And book the afternoon boat trip in the harbour. 2 fantastic days in Chile.

  J3445QPjonathansJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Valparaíso

• Its from-price is 78% below the median of the 100 experiences we list in Valparaíso.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 100.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Valparaíso

Valparaíso is Chile's Pacific port, a city of brightly painted houses and old funiculars climbing steep hills above a curved bay.

The historic quarter of Valparaíso, a World Heritage Site, is spread over dozens of hills that fall steeply to the sea. Houses in every colour cling to the slopes, walls are covered in murals, and old funiculars known as ascensores still carry passengers between the port and the hilltops. Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción are the best known of the hills, with cafés, galleries and lookouts over the bay.

Top-ranked sights in Valparaíso: Plaza Sotomayor, Cerro Concepcion, Ascensor El Peral.

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