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milliturtle Says: We basically only did one thing in Punta Arenas and that was to visit the Magellanic penguin colony on Isla Magdalena. There were around 70,000 to 80,000 penguins on the island when we visited (early December). According to the guide, every year, the penguins swim from...
barryg23 Says: Charley Milward was the great-uncle of Bruce Chatwin, a well known writer, who wrote a famous book about Patagonia called "In Patagonia". Milward lived in Punta Arenas at the start of the 20th century and the house where he lived is still standing in Punta Arenas. This was...
An estancia/ranch with a difference!
crazyman2 Says: The Fitz Roy Estancia is about 90 minutes from Punta Arenas. The scenary is a mixture of flat Pampas and distant mountains until you come within 40 minutes of the ranch. Then you move into a more Scottish terrain (especially Skye) and you may see Condors and hunting birds...
vtveen Says: We decided to visit the penguin colony at the Otway Sound, along the coast of the Brunswick Peninsula north west of Punta Arenas. First heading along the main road to Puerto Natales and just at the police check point we turned left to Seno Otway. This is a gravel road...
Jose Nogueira Hotel Punta Arenas
1 Review and 19 Opinions Hotel José Nogueira **** is a modern hotel built inside the historical building of Palazio Sara...
Los Navegantes Hotel Punta Arenas
2 Reviews and 13 Opinions Well it is no 4 Seasons but nice clean place at the bottom of the world with nice people and good...
HispanicYob Says: The name not to appealing to you? Now that I think about it it's rather strange from my point of view. But the place is nice and cozy, especially in a town where it's pretty windy and cold. I had the Menu of the Day which was some sort of fish, I can't remember what kind it...
elsadran Says: If you have decided to take a boat trip along the fjords from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt you can book it here in time because it might be booked up by the time you reach Puerto Natales. Comapa can help you with it. It's in the big building of the photo on Plaza Munoz...
ezaguryk Says: Comfortable, simple and very punctual, Bus Fernandez takes from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales and of return, it has seven schedules per day, the trip lasts 3 hours approximately, and you will be able to enjoy a very pretty landscape is worth the trouble to be awake. The...
milliturtle Says: Colectivos are a cheap way to get around Punta Arenas and costs 350 CLP per person. The bus is slightly cheaper - I think it cost around 250 CLP. For those who had never seen colectivos before, basically they looked like taxis but each of them has a sign on top that shows...
Sit on the left side on the plane!
milliturtle Says: If you are flying from Santiago or Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas, try to get a seat on the left hand side of the plane. On a nice day, you'll be able to get a full view of the Torres del Paine. For me, it was the only time I actually got to see the peaks.When you get to the...
vtveen Says: A lot of travellers (from abroad) will arrive/leave by plane in Punta Arenas on Pres. Ibanez International Airport. A small modern airport with all facilities like car rentals, café, book store and an ATM. LAN Chile has connections with Santiago, Puerto Montt, Balmaceda, but...
vtveen Says: Arriving in or leaving from Punta Arenas by plane a lot of tourists do have to travel by bus to/from Puerto Natales.We made our reservation at the office of Buses Fernández two days in advance and got reserved seats. The departure at the local office was just like one on an...
Zona Franca Outlet Mall: A variety of things to buy
vantysch Says: Here you can buy everything, from Cadbury's Chocolates to Outdoors stuff or even clothes from the french Lacoste or the italian Paul and Shark. You can also find perfumes, technology items, music instruments, watches, etc.The shops in general have very good prices. While you...
Espacio Urbano Pionero Mall: A modern shopping mall
vantysch Says: To start, it is the southernmost shopping mall in the world. Its archictecture its based in the estancia's warehouses. The interior its decorated with ethnic selknam themed items. There you can find 3 department stores (Falabella, Ripley and La Polar), a hypermarket (Hiper...
globetrott Says: While it is interesting to see the giant monuments errected for the rich people like Memendez and Sara Braun it is a lot more touching to walk as well into the side-parts of the cemetery and see the graves of the ordinary people, especially touching are the graves of babies,...
globetrott Says: Stray-dogs seem to be a common problem in Chile and you will see them at many places. Some of them are really clever and they made the surroundings of the Magellan-monument their home, sitting on the benches and begging for food at the tourists. At least they are mostly not...
HispanicYob Says: Now, this is something I'd thought I'd share with all of you. Chances are this might not happen to you, but you never know, because it did to me. Be careful how you conduct yourself, this goes for anywhere. The reason I say this was because I was walking near the port area...
Great for wheelchairs, but bad for pedestrians
globetrott Says: The pavewalk and the street are at the same level, that is quite good for people with wheel-chairs, but at the other hand there are some obstacles to prevent cars from parking on the pavewalks. When walking and searching for great places to take photographs you might stumble...
elisaveta86 Says: We booked 1 day excursions with this agency and its manager Jaimie while visiting Punta Arenas as part of our honeymoon cruise and got half of what was agreed. To be more precise, we went for :HORSE BACK RIDE: The price is Usd 75 each one for 2 hours LAMB BARBECUE: The price...
Way South of the Beaten Path-- Antarctica
Ekahau Says: This is where the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva - permanent station of Chile, Antarctica is supported and is the point you leave from by air to get to Antarctica from. Well this is way of the beaten Path but from this place you can fly to President Frei Base on the tip of...
Otway Sound and Penguin Reserve
HispanicYob Says: About over 40 miles from Punta Arenas out to the North is Otway Sound. Otway Sound is a special place in that it is home to one of the biggest penguin colonies in South America. It is here where you can, from November to apx. March, that you'll be able to witness hundreds of...
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Stray-dogs seem to be a common problem in Chile and you will see them at many places. Some of them are really clever and they made the surroundings of the...
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the southernmost town in Chile
Touch or kiss the foot of this native indian of Patagonia and you will return to this end of the world. .
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Looking at a map, you would have to say that Punta Arenas lies pretty much at the end of South America. We longed to see what it was like in Southern Patagonia. We first had to fly to Miami where we...
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Estrecho de Magallanes - Tierra del Fuego
I've got some interesting experiences in Punta Arenas. I'd love to share with you the 14 tips I've written, the 22 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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Punta Arenas (Sandy Point) is a city with more than 130.000 inhabitants. And we really wondered what of all these people are doing so far south almost at the end of the world. It is the capital of the...
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This is looking from the hill into downtown Punta Arena and across the Straits of Magellan to Porvenir and Tierra del Fuego. The city is about 105,000 or so and is the Capital of the Chiles Magallanes...
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