Valparaiso City Tour Including Funiculars and Trolley Bus Rides

Sightseeing  :  Chile  :  Valparaiso  :  Valparaíso  :  City Tours

Venture into Valparaiso in this 3-hour tour and visit the main highlights of the city! Discover the "Jewel of the Pacific Coast" and the old Aduana with your small-group of no more than 10. Take funiculars to Cerro Concepción and Cerro Alegre and a trolley bus for further exploration.Meet your guide and group in the central departure point at 3:00pm to start the tour. Start with an introduction to the city, your guide revealing its brilliant past as a commercial port which is still recognized as one of the most important in South America. Walk by the old aduana, part of the Navy Zone of the Chilean Army. Observe the historical buildings surrounding the square, all inspired by the French architecture of the 17th-century.

Climb up to Cerro Alegre and Cerro Conecpción by original funiculars, all declared national heritage, and get the best views of the city and the ocean from its viewpoints. Here, you'll find plenty of boutique hotels, restaurants, bookstores and handicraft shops. Then, descend to downtown by funiculars and explore the "old town" filled with beautiful architecture and narrow streets. End the tour by taking a trolley bus ride through the port area, considered a "rolling heritage", being the second oldest transportation service in South America, operating since 1952.

Finish your tour at the original departure point.