Valparaiso, Chile

Location

Valparaíso's dramatic topography—45 cerros, or hills, overlooking the ocean—requires the use of winding pathways and wooden ascensores (funiculars) to get up many of the grades. The slopes are covered by candy-color houses—there are almost no apartments in the city—most of which have exteriors of corrugated metal peeled from shipping containers decades ago. Valparaíso has served as Santiago's port for centuries. Before the Panama Canal opened, Valparaíso was the busiest port in South America. Harsh realities—changing trade routes, industrial decline—have diminished its importance, but it remains Chile's principal port. Most shops, banks, restaurants, bars, and other businesses cluster along the handful of streets called El Plan (the flat area) that are closest to the shoreline. Porteños (which means "the residents of the port") live in the surrounding hills in an undulating array of colorful abodes. At the top of any of the dozens of stairways, the paseos (promenades) have spectacular views; many are named after prominent Yugoslavian, Basque, and German immigrants. Neighborhoods are named for the hills they cover. With the jumble of power lines overhead and the hundreds of buses that slow down—but never completely stop—to pick up agile riders, it's hard to forget you're in a city. Still, walking is the best way to experience Valparaíso. Be careful where you step, though—locals aren't very conscientious about curbing their dogs.

Valparaiso, Chile Itineraries

17 Nights

South America & the Chilean Fjords

Departure Date
12 Dec 24
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Jupiter
Region South America
Departure Port Buenos Aires
Destination Port Valparaiso
Itinerary
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Puerto Madryn, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso and Valparaiso

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17 Nights

South America & the Chilean Fjords

Departure Date
29 Dec 24
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Jupiter
Region South America
Departure Port Valparaiso
Destination Port Buenos Aires
Itinerary
Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Port Stanley, Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires

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168 Nights

Navigate The World (Away In Wonder)

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port Miami, Florida
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Recife, Maceió, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, San Juan Bautista (Robinson Crusoe Island), Hangaroa, Easter Island, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Fakarava, Huahine, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Pago Pago, Apia, Lautoka, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Ko Samui, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Busan, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Osaka, Osaka, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tokyo, Hitachinaka, Miyako, Iwate, Hakodate, Muroran, Kodiak, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Klawock, Alaska, Vancouver, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Astoria, Oregon, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, California, Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Puerto Quetzal, Corinto, Puntarenas, Cartagena, Georgetown, Grand Cayman and Miami, Florida

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150 Nights

Navigate The World (Away In Wonder)

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region World-wide
Departure Port Miami, Florida
Destination Port San Francisco, California
Itinerary
Miami, Florida, Miami, Florida, Roseau, Bridgetown, Devil's Island, Belem, Recife, Maceió, Salvador de Bahia, Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, San Juan Bautista (Robinson Crusoe Island), Hangaroa, Easter Island, Hangaroa, Easter Island, Fakarava, Huahine, Uturoa, Raietea Island, Moorea, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Bora-Bora, Bora-Bora, Pago Pago, Apia, Lautoka, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cooktown, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Celukan Bawang, Bali, Surabaya, Singapore, Singapore, Ko Samui, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Keelung (Chilung), Ishigaki, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Busan, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Osaka, Osaka, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tokyo, Hitachinaka, Miyako, Iwate, Hakodate, Muroran, Kodiak, Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Sitka, Alaska, Klawock, Alaska, Vancouver, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington, Astoria, Oregon and San Francisco, California

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123 Nights

Ft. Lauderdale to Barcelona

Departure Date
07 Jan 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region World-wide
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Belize City, Roatán Island, Cartagena, Cartagena, Fuerte Amador, Manta, Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Salaverry, Callao, Callao, Pisco, Iquique, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Castro, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Port Stanley, Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Balneário de Camboriú, São Francisco do Sul, Santos, Santos, Ilhabela, Paraty, Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ilheus, Salvador de Bahia, Recife, Praia, Santiago Island, Porto Grande, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Casablanca, Tangier, Portimão, Lisbon, Lisbon, Cádiz, Málaga, Cartagena, Valencia, Valletta, Valletta, Khania, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Istanbul, Çanakkale, Thessaloníki, Vólos, Mykonos, Piraeus, Santorini, Monemvasía, Katakolon, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Trogir, Fusina, Trieste, Zadar, Kotor, Trapani, Sicily, Naples, Civitavecchia, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Portofino, Villefranche-sur-Mer and Barcelona

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17 Nights

South America & the Chilean Fjords

Departure Date
15 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Jupiter
Region South America
Departure Port Buenos Aires
Destination Port Valparaiso
Itinerary
Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Puerto Madryn, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso and Valparaiso

From £9,490pp

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32 Nights

Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Buenos Aires

Departure Date
20 Jan 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Ray
Region South America
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Buenos Aires
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cozumel, Manta, Callao, Callao, Callao, Pisco, Arica, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Chilean Fjords, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires

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71 Nights

Grand Voyage: Fort Lauderdale to Fort Lauderdale

Departure Date
20 Jan 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Ray
Region South America
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cozumel, Manta, Callao, Callao, Callao, Pisco, Arica, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Chilean Fjords, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Ushuaia, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Punta del Este, Balneário de Camboriú, Ilhabela, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, Fortaleza, Macapa, Santarém, Boca de Valeria, Manaus, Manaus, Manaus, Parintins, Macapa, Ile Royale, Salvation Islands, Bridgetown, Bridgetown, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Castries, Saint John's, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Saint Thomas, San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Fort Lauderdale, Florida

From £45,332pp

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9 Nights

Lima (Callao) to Valparaiso

Departure Date
25 Jan 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Serenity
Region South America
Departure Port Callao
Destination Port Valparaiso
Itinerary
Callao, Callao, Pisco, Iquique, Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Valparaiso and Valparaiso

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22 Nights

Beauty At The End Of The World

Departure Date
25 Jan 25
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Mariner
Region South America
Departure Port Rio de Janeiro
Destination Port Valparaiso
Itinerary
Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itajai, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Punta del Este, Port Stanley, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt and Valparaiso

From £10,648pp

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17 Nights

South America & the Chilean Fjords

Departure Date
01 Feb 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Jupiter
Region South America
Departure Port Valparaiso
Destination Port Buenos Aires
Itinerary
Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Port Stanley, Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires

From £9,490pp

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8 Nights

Lima to Valparaiso

Departure Date
01 Feb 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Ray
Region South America
Departure Port Callao
Destination Port Valparaiso
Itinerary
Callao, Pisco, Arica, Coquimbo, Valparaiso and Valparaiso

From £3,500pp

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