Muelle Prat
Valparaíso's boat-tour pier. A roughly 30-minute harbor cruise on small boats shows colorful hillside houses, warships, the container port and sea lions basking, all from the water.
Muelle Prat sits in front of Plaza Sotomayor, with many colorful small boats moored along it. Boatmen call out to passers-by, and each boat departs once full, at a low price. The 30 to 40 minute trip passes Chilean Navy warships, container cranes and buoys where sea lions rest. The highlight is looking back from the water at the layers of colorful houses covering more than 40 hills. The pier has souvenir stalls and seafood snacks. Safety on the flatlands is generally fair, but keep your belongings secure.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Plaza Sotomayor
- Palacio Baburizza
- Ascensor Artillería & Paseo 21 de Mayo
- Valparaíso Hills (Cerro Alegre & Concepción)
- National Maritime Museum
- Dissidents Cemetery
- Open Air Museum of Valparaíso
- La Sebastiana (Neruda's House)