Valparaíso & Viña del Mar Day Trip from Santiago: Wine & Coast

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.79 (1,463 reviews) 86% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationExcellent quality

1/14

Duration10h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN · PT +1

Mobile ticketAccepted

Two Coastal Cities in One Day: Wine Valley, Murals & the Pacific

You travel from Santiago to the coast in a small group with a bilingual guide, stop to taste wine in Casablanca Valley, walk through Valparaíso's colorful hills and historic Plaza Sotomayor, then spend the afternoon in Viña del Mar at the Flower Clock and beaches with free time for lunch. Hotel pickup and return are included; the whole day runs 10+ hours.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Valparaíso and Viña del Mar tour

Start at Parque Arauco
Stop at Casablanca wine valley
Enjoy wine tasting at Rio Tinto
Walk through Valparaíso colorful streets
Visit Plaza Sotomayor square
See Flower Clock in Viña del Mar
Lunch and beach time in Viña del Mar

The Experience

The bus is already rolling when you leave Santiago—heading west toward the coast with a group small enough that you're not crammed in. About an hour in, you stop in Casablanca Valley, where the vines actually grow. This isn't a big commercial operation; it's a working wine region halfway to the ocean, and you taste what they make there, local products too. The guide (bilingual, so no translation lag) explains what you're tasting without the pretension. After that, the road opens up and you can smell the salt coming.

Valparaíso hits you first—and it's not what you expect if you've only seen photos. The colorful hills are real, but they're steep and lived-in, not a theme park. You walk the "Walk of the Senses" through the characteristic architecture, past the graffiti and the narrow streets that turn into staircases. Plaza Sotomayor sits in the historic center, where the Navy building and the Monument of the Heroes of Iquique anchor the square. Every corner is a photograph, which is why the guide stops at the right ones—the ones where the light and the angle and the decay and the paint all say something about the city at once. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and you understand why once you're standing in it.

Then you drive into Viña del Mar, the "Garden City," and the mood shifts. It's more polished, more resort-like, and the Flower Clock—built for the 1962 World Cup—is exactly as famous as they said. You get time to walk the coastal edge, hit the main beaches, and eat lunch at a local restaurant (you pay for that yourself). The group stays small enough that you're not herded; you can linger or move on. The drive back to Santiago takes the afternoon, and by the time you're dropped at your hotel, you've crossed two cities, tasted wine from the valley between them, and seen the Pacific without feeling rushed.

What’s included

Your day includes round-trip hotel pickup from Santiago, a bilingual guide for the full tour, a wine tasting stop in Casablanca Valley with local products, a guided walking tour through Valparaíso's colorful hills and historic center, stops at photographic viewpoints in Viña del Mar including the Flower Clock and main beaches, and free time for lunch at a local restaurant in Viña del Mar (lunch cost not included).

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Turistik

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the main coastal highlights—wine, history, art and beaches—without arranging your own transport or timing between cities; the fixed itinerary and group pickup handle all three in a single day.