San Antonio: Viña del Mar, Valparaiso & Casablanca Wine Tasting

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Free cancellation

1/21

Duration7h–8h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Wine, Hillside Views & a UNESCO Port City in One Morning

You're picked up from your San Antonio hotel or port, then driven through Valparaiso's UNESCO-listed historic quarter and up its famous funiculars, spend time in the beach town of Viña del Mar, and finish with a vineyard tour and wine tasting in Casablanca Valley. The guide handles all the stops and timing; you just show up. Departure is fixed at 3 p.m., or adjusted to match your ship's schedule if you provide those details at booking.

7h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Valparaiso, Vina del Mar and Casablanca tour

Start panoramic city tour in Valparaiso
Visit La Sebastiana house
See Paseo 21 de Mayo viewpoint
Walk Paseo Gervasoni street
Explore Plaza Sotomayor
Visit Baburizza Palace
Ride El Peral Funicular
Visit Pablo Neruda's house
Walk Valparaiso Historic Quarter
Drive to Vina del Mar
Visit Viña del Mar beaches and casino
See Arco Británico monument
Visit Francisco Fonck Museum
Drive to Casablanca Valley winery
Tour winery and vineyards
Enjoy wine tasting session
End tour with drop off at requested time

The Experience

"How much time do we actually have before the ship leaves?" That's the question cruise passengers ask themselves standing at San Antonio port, and it's exactly why this tour exists. You get picked up directly from your hotel or the port itself, then spend the next several hours moving through three completely different landscapes—the stacked, colorful hills of Valparaiso, the beachfront calm of Viña del Mar, and finally the vineyard rows of Casablanca Valley—without having to arrange a single transfer or figure out timing yourself. The minivan holds a maximum of eight people, which means you're not herded through with forty others.

Valparaiso comes first, and it hits different when you're not wandering alone. Your guide takes you up the old funiculars—the Concepción Funicular is the oldest one in the city, and yes, you can see daylight through the floorboards, which somehow makes it feel more real—and walks you through the historic quarter, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage site. You'll see Cerro Concepción with its steep, flower-lined streets, the Baburizza Palace (now the Fine Arts Museum), and the Plaza Sotomayor anchoring the port. The architecture is genuinely European in a way that catches you off guard on the Chilean coast. After that, you head to Viña del Mar, which sits about twenty minutes south along the coast. It's the resort town—beaches, promenades, shops, the kind of place where you can actually breathe for a moment before the next stop.

Then comes the Casablanca Valley. The winery tour includes a walk through the vineyard itself, where you'll learn about the soil types and climate that make this region produce wines that have been voted among the best in the world. You move into the barrel room and tank room, and the tasting happens at the end—not a rushed five minutes, but an actual technical tasting where the wines are explained. Alcoholic beverages are included, so you're not paying extra at the end. Departure is set for 3 p.m., or whenever you request if your ship timing is different. If you're sailing out of San Antonio, the operator needs your ship name, docking time, disembarkation time, and re-boarding time at booking so they can build the schedule around your actual deadline.

The whole thing moves in a minivan with air conditioning, which matters on a warm day. You're with a professional guide who knows the city and the valley. Children can come along (child rates apply when sharing with two paying adults), and the minimum drinking age for the wine tasting is 18. Luggage is fine—you can bring up to two suitcases—so if you're doing this as a pre-cruise excursion and haven't checked in yet, you're not stuck leaving bags somewhere.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or port pickup in San Antonio, professional guide, transport in an air-conditioned minivan, a panoramic tour of Valparaiso's UNESCO-listed historic quarter with funicular rides (Concepción Funicular and others), time in Viña del Mar, a vineyard and winery tour in Casablanca Valley with a technical wine tasting, alcoholic beverages, local taxes, and drop-off at 3 p.m. or at your requested time. The group stays small at a maximum of 8 people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcome

Operated by MTO Tour Chile

Is this one for you?Book this if you're arriving or departing from San Antonio port and want the main coastal and wine highlights without arranging separate transport, tickets, or timing around your ship—the operator builds the schedule around your actual re-boarding time, which is what makes a full day possible in port.