Valparaíso City of contrasts

 

Our suggestion is to consider a five day stay in Valparaiso


Tuesday Day 1:
Arrivals all day
Hostel Casa Aventura, check in, and Dinner at near by Restaurnt.
Wednesday Day 2: Valparaiso City of Inspiration

Breakfast. Participant introductions, presentations by trip leaders, and review of the code of conduct of the hostel and use of the common spaces.
Short introduction of the tour and expectations.
Lecture: Introduction to the city.
Duration: All Day. Walking tour
We will walk through different points of contrast of the city between the hills and the plane flat area.
We will encounter Pablo Neruda's way of life in the Sebastiana and the daily life of the common people of Valparaiso.
Lunch at a restaurant Cerro Alegre
Meet local Artist and Craftmen
Visit Artist and Craftmen studios

Thursday Day 3: Outing to the Market Place


Valparaiso City of Commerce Duration: 4 hours
We wil discover the contrast of the formal and informal Trade. Experience how local merchants articulate in their business dealings. Finishing our trip in the Market Place "El Mercado Cardonal" and meet with one of the most famous charecters of the market "El Motemaei" - a street vendor of Mote con Huesillos. Lunch at the Mercado

Valparaiso Port City Duration: 4 hours

Visit to the Port of Valparaiso get to know its future, vision and mission. Meet with a worker and get to know his version of the future and vision of the port of Valparaiso.

Friday Day 4: Vsit to the Coast

Excursion all day. Breakfast
Outing to the bay of Valparaiso. This Bay is open to the North and shelters the city of Valparaiso, Viña del Mar and Concon. We will visit Viña del Mar and Concon and we will talk with the people of the coastal region that earn their living due to the generosity of the Pacifec Ocean.

Lunch at a restaurant in Concon

Finish the afternoon with a trip on horse back viewing the baylands of the coastal region of Ritoque
Guide: Maria Elena Rodriguez

 

Saturday Day 5:

Breakfast and Check out.