Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and Emiliana Organic Vineyard Tasting

About This Experience

From your hotel in Santiago the tour drives to Viña del Mar for the Flower Clock and the Easter Island Moai, then stops at Caleta Portales, where sea lions often rest at the fishing docks. In Valparaíso you walk the UNESCO-listed hills of Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción with the guide and ride a funicular. The same product on GetYourGuide lists the Valparaíso stops as Plaza Sotomayor, Ascensor El Peral, Baburizza Palace, Paseo Atkinson, La Puerta Roja, Pasaje Gálvez and the Piano Staircase, with about 30 minutes on each of the two hills. The day ends at Emiliana Organic & Biodynamic Winery in the Casablanca Valley with a guided tasting of 3 wines and a seasonal tasting board, listed on GetYourGuide as a 45-minute stop.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the operator coordinates with you by WhatsApp from the evening before. The day lasts about 9 hours in an air-conditioned vehicle with a small group. Guides speak English, Spanish and Portuguese, and as a shared group tour it may be run in more than one language on the day; a single-language tour cannot be guaranteed.

It suits travelers who want Valparaíso, Viña del Mar and a named winery in one day. Emiliana makes organic and biodynamic wine, and you know in advance where the tasting is, which the unnamed-vineyard coast tours cannot tell you. The listing has 15 reviews on Viator so far, far fewer than the same operator's older Valparaíso and Casablanca tour, so compare the two if a long review history matters to you.

Lunch is not included. The lunch stop is in Valparaíso at a restaurant of your choice, and the guide recommends a few. Museum interiors are not part of the itinerary; you can go in at your own cost. The legal drinking age in Chile is 18, as the listing notes. Infants sit on an adult's lap, strollers are fine and service animals are allowed. The tour needs a minimum number of travelers and may be cancelled if that is not met, in which case you are offered another date or a full refund.

Highlights

• Flower Clock and the Easter Island Moai in Viña del Mar
• Caleta Portales, where sea lions often rest at the fishing docks
• About 30 minutes each on Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción
• Baburizza Palace, Paseo Atkinson, Pasaje Gálvez street art and the Piano Staircase
• Tasting at Emiliana, an organic and biodynamic winery in the Casablanca Valley
• Lunch stop in Valparaíso at a restaurant you choose from the guide's suggestions

What's Included

• ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off in Santiago, with WhatsApp coordination
• ✓ Small group with a trilingual guide (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
• ✓ Walking tour of Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción
• ✓ Funicular ride in Valparaíso
• ✓ Tasting of 3 wines at Emiliana Organic & Biodynamic Winery
• ✓ Seasonal tasting board served with the wines

Not Included

• Lunch (stop in Valparaíso at your own expense)
• Gratuities
• Museum entrance (optional, at your own cost)

What to Bring

• Money for lunch in Valparaíso
• Cash for gratuities
• Comfortable walking shoes for the Valparaíso hills
• Your phone for WhatsApp coordination from the evening before
• Photo ID in case you are asked your age at the tasting (drinking age 18)

Good to Know & Caveats

• The operator coordinates by WhatsApp from the evening before the tour.
• The lunch stop is in Valparaíso at a restaurant of your choice; the guide recommends some, and the meal is at your own expense.
• Museum interiors are not part of the itinerary; the guide gives the background at each site.
• The legal age to drink alcohol in Chile is 18.
• This is a shared group tour that may run in several languages; a single-language tour cannot be guaranteed.
• Infants sit on an adult's lap, strollers are fine, and service animals are allowed.
• A minimum number of travelers is required; if it is not met you are offered another date or a full refund.

Meeting Point

Pickup from your accommodation in Santiago is included, coordinated by WhatsApp from the evening before.