Chile: Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales & Torres Del Paine Natio

Reception at Punta Arenas Airport. Transfer to selected hotel. In the afternoon we will make a City Tour through Punta Arenas. Discover the special charm of this extreme city, which was formed next to the Strait of Magellan with the contribution of various cultures that left a deep mark full of rich history and traditions. Its inhabitants are mainly descended from immigrants from Croatia, Spain, Italy, Germany, England and from Chiloé Island in southern Chile. Today Punta Arenas is a city of just over 120,000 inhabitants. The circuit begins by visiting the Cerro Mirador where you can get a panoramic view of the city and the Strait of Magellan, then you will visit the main streets and monuments, we leave the city heading to the north to see the Nao Victoria Museum to offer the visitor the experience of interacting with the replicas of the ships that have contributed to the discovery of the area, the colonization of the territory, or that have a special heritage and historical importance for the Magallanes Region. In the construction of the replicas, the traditional techniques of riverbank carpentry are used. The main collection of the museum are the life-size replicas of the historic ships exhibited on the shores of the Strait of Magellan, which are the Nao Victoria, James Caird and the Gulet Ancud. Also on display are replicas of ancient navigational weapons and tools, copies of documents and books relating to historic ships, and an open-air riverside carpentry workshop.

At the agreed time, transfer to the Punta Arenas Bus Terminal to take a regular bus to the city of Puerto Natales (3 hrs). Reception at the Puerto Natales Bus Terminal and transfer to the selected hotel.

We leave from the hotel in the morning to the Cueva del Milodon located 24 kilometers north of Puerto Natales. This Natural Monument is made up of three caves and a rocky conglomerate called "Devil's Chair". Before reaching the cave, the access road passes through the "Devil's Chair", a name that comes from the popular imagination given to a rocky structure with the appearance of an armchair which is said to have been the "seat" of the Milodon and that the legend transformed into "devil". At the end of the visit, we continue along the new access road to the Torres del Paine National Park, being able to observe on the way the Sofía Lagoon, the Prat Mountain Range, the Porteño Lake, the Mesa Hill, the Toro Lake, the Sierra del Toro and the Sierra Ballena. Next, it is possible to admire the beautiful landscape that surrounds us from the Gray Lake Viewpoint (view towards the Gray Glacier, the Paine Massif and the Toro Lake). A couple of kilometers later it is possible to observe the Cuernos del Paine reaching the fork taking the road over the Serrano Bridge to continue towards the Gray Lake sector. In this sector we can make a pleasant walk along the shore of Gray Lake and if conditions help us it is possible to access the viewpoint of the Gray Peninsula. On the way back, in the parking lot of the Nursery we resume the route to return to a restaurant located in the sector to take a moment of rest with the option of having lunch. At the end of this restful rest, we began the second stage of our visit to Torres del Paine National Park, heading to the Salto Grande sector. We will visit the Nordenskjold Lake Viewpoint and continue to enjoy various views on our undulating route that brings us little by little to the Laguna Amarga sector, without first visiting the Paine Waterfall, a beautiful place where you can see the discharge of milky waters that come from the glaciers through the Rio Paine and finally drain into the Seno de Ultima Esperanza, after a long journey through the heart of the National Park. After admiring this pleasant show, we will return to the city of Puerto Natales passing through the Mirador del Lago Sarmiento arriving at dusk and bringing with it an unforgettable experience.