Free walking tour durch Valparaíso vormittags/nachmittags

All over the world, I have attended at least >20 free walking tours and frankly speaking it was the first time that I have ever quit. We were really disappointed but after one hour we couldn’t stand it any longer. To begin with, tour guides usually start with a very short intro of the group (name, country) - David just skipped it. Maybe we were way too many people (at least 30-40) - potentially it was because of New Year’s Eve when the city is busier. The guide talked through a microphone (none of the other guides we met on the way did this though!), which did not only make it embarrassing to join the super touristic tour but also incredibly hard to understand - the acoustics were almost unbearable, even more when he was walking in the front and talking at the same time. Moreover, he never really waited until everyone reached the next stop before he continued talking which made it hard to follow. After 1 hour there were merely 15-20 people left - not sure if he even noticed. There was almost none direct interaction with the group apart from chasing us to the next stop. He never asked if the acoustics were good, we could hear him properly if we had any questions. Never had such an experience on a free walking tour ever before and cannot believe no one has mentioned it in the reviews. It’s a pity, because we think David was most probably very knowledgeable about the city (that’s why 2 instead of 1 star), but we had such a hard time to understand what he was saying.

Hello, sorry you had a bad time ! That day was crazy... To much people, usually is not like that ! Saludos 🍀

Geans is a nice guy and his English is great, but this wasn't a good tour. He spent the entire tour trying to recruit more people to join rather than focusing on the people he already had on the tour. Very unprofessional. We made a lot of stops at random restaurants, stores and street vendors that were of no particular importance just for Geans to tell us what they sold and what their hours were. It was as if he had an agreement with the owners to bring the tourists in. There were moments that were interesting and informative, like at Plaza Sotomayor and the piano stairs, but they were few and far between. Focus the tour more on seeing the sights and learning the history of Valparaiso and it would be much improved.

Well in the "free walking Tour for tips" i give información of Valparaíso and the story. I also show many places so that people that are here for many days can enjoy ! Some times and many times, people had include to my tour, when im with the walking tour sign... So i try to reclute or tell them that i star also in the afternoon ! Else its my job ! And i like it ! But still my job. thats wy i do that, im sorry that you didnt have fun on my tour ! Saludos 🍀😁