Santiago (Valparaiso) Cruise Reviews

Drove from Santiago Airport to Valparaiso for the embarkation. We were given a short tour of Valparaiso before going to the port. Nice sea side town built along the hills. Can't describe it. You'll just have to go see it. ...

A fantastic City, very clean and very interesting. ...

Walking tour of Santiago and wine tasting ...

Valparaiso/Vina del Mar should not be missed! Valparaiso is very colorful and busy... fun, but the hills are not for the faint hearted. Vina del Mar must be one of the loveliest places on planet earth! ...

Hired our own taxi driver guide. His name was Pedro. He lived in Toronto for 15 years so his English and historical knowledge of the area are amazing. One of our best tours on the ship because he took us everywhere and we could stop whenever we liked. ...

WE disembark at the port and take our own tour around Valparaiso and vino del mar, than our bus took us to our hotel at Santiago downtown. ...

Our hotel was great, Reina Victoris, historic and right at the town centre, easy walk to shore( no beach), lots of vendors and excellent places to eat. Not a safe place though, be careful as we were warned by locals repeatedly, lots of street dogs and poor beggars too. Just stay where there's people, no jewellery or flashing money around! ...

The cruise was from Valparaiso so we needed a transfer from Santiago to get to the ship. We wanted a little more than a transfer to make the most of the 48 hours between the plane landing and the ship sailing. We contacted Leo Cuzmar by email (guideschile@gmail.com) in advance and arranged with him all our transportation and tour needs. We easily meet with him at the airport. He is very nice, ...

we were picked up at the dock so didn't see the Valparaiso ..Loved the trip to Santiago on our small bus with another couple. the driver was very knowledgeable & explained the area , history ..which took nearly 2 hrs to our Hotel in Santiago. Loved Santiago ..diverse people , history & folk lore. ...

I did tours for tips. You need to take a taxi and it is hard to tell them where to return to so you might want to take a cell picture before you leave. The walking tour was wonderful. WE rode a local bus which we needed change for and tipped the tour guide $25. IT was well worth it. ...