The tour was amazing! Our tour guide was great and so knowledgeable about Valparaiso and Chilean history.
Review by: Lliberated, April 2018
A really good day. Very relaxed. Enjoyed the wine tasting who wouldn't and the mine of information that was given. Saw all the interesting parts of Vina de Mar and our lunch venue right on the sea front away from the hustle and bustle, was lovely. Good menu, great service and well priced. Visited lots of different areas of Valparaiso, our guide was very informative and our driver very patient. A really good day which was very much at our own pace.
Review by: KYang415, February 2018
Well-paced day-long excursion to fascinating Valparaiso and picturesque Vina Del Mar. Included visit to Pablo Neruda House was a special treat.
Review by: Rhonda D, December 2017
From the moment I was picked up at the W Hotel in Santiago till my return I had the most enjoyable, informative day. Carol my guide could speak very good English and had a fantastic knowledge of Chilean history. The colourful city of Valparaiso and the resort atmosphere of Vina Del Mar was a great contrast. I will certainly be back to this area and using Carol as my guide._br/_ Rhonda Daly - Australia
Review by: Norman K, September 2017
Our guide and driver were excellent. The driver, Francisco, always found just the right spot to let us out and pick us up. Our guide, Carolina, was knowledgeable and friendly. Our one complaint was Viator's unwillingness to ask the local partner if they would pick us up at the airport hotel where we were staying in Santiago. We took a taxi to a downtown hotel to meet our guide. As we drove to Valparaiso, we passed very near the airport. At the end of the tour, the driver was very happy to return us to the airport instead of downtown. I am quite sure he would have picked us up there in the morning as well.
Review by: Amy L, June 2017
Francesca and our driver were on time and very informative. They gave us plenty of time to wine taste and see the sights in Viña Del Mar and Valparaiso. She answered all of our uestions and was a fun person to be around. I recommend this tour as you get to see more of Chile and the coast.
Review by: jansmith1, May 2017
Our day with guide Claudio and driver Marcello was incredible. Both gentlemen were courteous, friendly and helpful. We had requested an English speaking guide and we were not disappointed. Claudio was both passionate and knowledgeable about his country. As a result we came away with a better understanding of the history, politics, customs, food, economy, geography and people of Chile. The tour was marvelous from start to finish. As a result we definitely plan to return to Chile for more adventures. Claudio Millan is an excellent tour guide!
Review by: Carol M, April 2017
Loved this trip! Cesar did a great job explaining the history of the area. Particularly enjoyed the walks around Valparaiso and the tour of Pablo Neruda's house. A really fun day!
Review by: Dawn B, April 2017
This was an amazing tour probably the best part of my trip. Our tour guide Dario sp? and driver Luis were both great. They were on time for our hotel pick up and provided lots of details about the places we were visiting. They also took there time and did not make us feel rushed at all. It was a really great experience. The only thing I would advise is that you have all the details about what is included in your purchase with you. There was a little confusion around whether or not wine tasting was included it was. Dario called his office to confirm and we were all set from there.
Review by: Tarmo P, February 2017
We had paid the through the Viator web site beforehand without getting any information about our guide. That's not a good thing._br/_ During the tour our guide Ismael gave us hardly any information about what we are going to do and see. He didn't show any interest in us and our preferences either. _br/_ Our voucher included a wine tasting, but when we told this to our guide, he said it would take too much time and would not be worth it. Instead we stopped at a big wineshop along the road. Not very interesting._br/_ We clearly told the guide that our main interest in the tour was Valparaiso and that in Vina del Mar we would only like to visit the archeological museum. Despite that he took us for a rather long drive and a couple of stops in Vina del Mar and then let us understand that we should see the museum quickly._br/_ After the museum he told us that he had booked us a lunch now without asking us when we want to have it and that we would continue to Valparaiso after it. We told him we were not hungry yet and wanted to eat only after the tour. He changed the booking accordingly._br/_ When we finally got to Valparaiso, we did a fairly short walk there, but our guide gave us hardly any information about the city, it's history or about the colorful graffitis all around us. He only repeated time after time, that all these houses are painted with different colors - as if we didn't see it._br/_ The most irritating thing on the tour happened when we came to Pablo Neruda's house. Earlier in the car we had clearly told our guide that we had already visited Neruda's house in Santiago and were eager to see his house in Valparaiso also. But now Ismael bluntly told us that we can only have a quick look on the house from outside, because visiting it would take too long time. I told him we want to see the house from the inside too, but he insisted that HE doesn't have time and that HE doesn't even have the money for the museum ticket. Finally we just told him that we are now going to buy the tickets and visit the house, but we'll do it quickly. And so we did.
Review by: roboser0, January 2017
Overall this trip was a disappointment. Vina Del Mar is a seaside beach resort town which is lovely but no different to dozens or more around the world. If you have stayed at this type of place occasionally or on a regular basis then you certainly would not wish to go to Vina Del Mar especially sitting in the heavy traffic in summer. The Tour does not include lunch in the price charged. We started at 9am and were taken to a restaurant at 2.30pm where the food served was not of good quality. The Valparaiso segment was interesting in the old part of the town but the colourfully painted buildings were much the same and the viewing along the steep streets required much walking on foot. A visit to the house where Pablo Neruda lived is included.
Review by: irving j, January 2017
Really very interesting and enjoyable. Would definately recommmend
Review by: Verne C, November 2016
Loved this trip. Very good way to get away from Santiago and see the coast and the many sights. We had a great tour guide.
Review by: jwakb, November 2016
Almost a nice tour but or local operator was only ok. The local operator's office lost our hotel pick up information causing us to loose the first part of the day. Our guide was good. Our driver was very diligent in facilitating each local site drop off. In Valparaiso we had walked by numerous cute and interesting local restaurants that would have been great for lunch for our very small group. Instead the operator took us to a total tourist trap off the highway that was terrible.
Review by: Stan G, October 2016
While the two cities are well worth seeing, there was too much driving and not enough walking. The stop on the way at a winery in the Casablanca Valley was excellent, one of the highlights. It would have been nice to have some time to visit shops in Valpo. Instead, our guide indicated we had 20 minutes to see th Pablo Neruda house. THe guide was well prepared, very nice and capable. However, the trip was a high level overview of the two cities - I personally would have preferred more time to explore Valpo on foot.
Review by: Barry D, August 2016
Excellent private day tour.
Review by: kenneth r K, April 2016
This was an excellent tour. Our English speaking guide Paula was absolutely wonderful and gave interesting explanations of everything we saw. Max our driver was very capable and safe. Ken kurtz
Review by: Mary H, March 2016
Our guide was Carol and she did an amazing tour with us. She was on time, friendly, and her English was perfect. She answered all of our questions and provided helpful information. We enjoyed all of the sights and the lunch location was spectacular. The winery stop was better than I had imagined and was glad that we had booked it. Our trip to the market was fun and with Carol's assistance we were able to buy souvenirs. Our travel group all agreed that this was fabulous. Everything about this day was special and our tour guide was extra special.
Review by: Chris, February 2016
Our guide Tanya made this private tour outstanding. She had our driver take every road in Valparaiso up and down hills, have him stop wherever and have us get out and walk and wind up meeting the driver somewhere else. Got us into the museum and knew to do it before a long queuing line appeared as my wife and I finished our tour of it. Stopped for a very nice lunch that did not break the bank. Helped my wife buy a ring from a trusted store in Vina Del Mar. Only letdown was Vina Del Mar that was nice to drive through but had not much to offer. I would recommend this tour over a group tour for a better experience.
Review by: Sanjiv M, February 2016
Sergio was a very good guide - very knowledgeable and helpful.
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