It was finally our last day in 11 days Trip in Argentina & Chile, but it doesn’t feel like the end. Surely so, since the following day I would fly back to Argentina, followed by another flight to Ushuaia (the most-southern city in the world) to embark A journey to Antarctica. So, no matter how I was excited for Valparaiso and Vina del Mar daytrip, I could not take my mind off Antarctica. Anyway, on this post I will share you all the beautiful details of our journey to Colourful Valparaiso and Beautiful Vina del Mar.
About Valparaiso and Vina del Mar
Valparaiso is one of 16 Administrative regions of Chile. Inside Valparaiso Administration, there are 8 province, and one of the province also named Valparaiso. In Valparaiso Province, there are 7 cities, two of them are Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. in short, Valparaiso is name of City, Province, as well as administrative region in Chile. Meanwhile, Vina del mar is one of many Cities in Valparaiso Region. Distance between Valparaiso city and Vina del Mar city is only 15 mins by car.
Valparaiso breaths from its seaport and tourism, as well as educational center. It is famous for its beautifully coloured buildings and Seaview. Since 2003, it is listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Valparaiso has 42 hills, so the whole tour was quite dynamic with all ups and down of its road. However, it also has funiculars that helps people commute. (source: Wikipedia)
Vina del mar means vineyard of the sea, but it’s often called Garden City. The population of this city is over 330,000 inhabitants It’s one of the most popular resort in South America. There are many gambling resorts, beaches, hotel and executive clubs in this city.
The Tour
Me and my cousin were picked up at 8:20 am and went out of Santiago immediately with other passengers. We made a quick stop at a local restaurant to have dessert and drink, and continued our journey to Valparaiso.
Valparaiso was such a beautiful arts reflected on the buildings and houses. You will encounters so many paintings and murals in every turn, as well as it’s cobbled and hilly road. Brace yourself from some pretty serious ascending and descending on Valparaiso Alley while enjoying its street art. Our guide also took us on viewpoint where we see the port from way above the city. Such a beautiful day indeed. After some walks, our guide took us to the beautiful restaurant for lunch.
The tour in Valparaiso followed by a visit at Vina del Mar. We were dropped at local fish market, and then we walked pass through it to Playa Caleta Portales, a beautiful beach in Vina del Mar. This beach has a beautiful pier, and under it were some wonderful sea lions. Two dogs were barking at them while the sea lion being sea lion, flapping its hand on the beach to scare the dogs away. The beach was also crowded by some beautiful sea gull. fter Vina del Mar, we stopped by winery and had a wine tasting. It was definitely the sea lions that made my day.
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