Magallanes National Reserve and Punta Arenas City Tour
Description
This tour shows the most traditional and typical locations of the city. You can also be in the middle of nature, appreciating a panoramic view of the entire city on a walk through the Magallanes Forest Park where you can see the most beautiful landscapes of Punta Arenas.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Beautiful landscapes give rise to a varied vegetation. In the reserve there is a one-hour walk where you can see flora and fauna. In addition, there is a variety of shrubs such as el calafate, romerillo, michay, sarsaparilla; associated with them, you can see a significant number of herbs and plants (about 200) that bloom colorfully in spring.
Plaza Muñoz Gamero, also known as Plaza de Armas, 1 is a public space located in the city of Punta Arenas, Chile. The square is located in the quadrant formed by Carlos Bories and Hernando de Magallanes streets to the north, Julio Roca and Pedro Montt to the east, José Nogueira and May 21 to the south, Fagnano and Waldo Seguel to the west. The square was declared a Typical Zone in 1991
Cerro de la Cruz is a landmark of special importance because its height allows views of the city, the Strait and Tierra del Fuego Island. It is easy to get to it since we only have to go up Fagnano street, at the corner of the square, towards the hill and we will meet it. From the Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint it is possible to obtain a wide panoramic view of the city with its multicolored roofs, the Strait of Magellan, Mount Sarmiento and the southern area of the Brunswick peninsula. In the viewpoint there is a pole with signs indicating the directions and distances from Punta Arenas to different cities in the world.
The Sara Braun Palace is a historic building in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas. It is located in front of the renowned Plaza Muñoz Gamero. It was built between 1895 and 1905 to the design of the French architect Numa Mayer. In 1981 it was declared a historical monument by the Council of National Monuments.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Customers will be picked up and dropped off at all the places of accommodation within the city of Punta Arenas
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- must send, Name, date of birth, nationality, passport
- Minimo de dos pasajeros
- It is not recommended for older people
Reviews(30)
This was a wonderful tour to learn about Punta Arenas and enjoy a bit of nature. Nicholas is a very knowledgeable and personable guide! We thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
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A short but interesting tour. The highlights of Punta Arenas are visited in this tour. My tour guide was extremely dedicated and could give me a lot of additional information.
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This is a nice tour around the Punta Arenas area. It includes a peaceful and informative hike through the beautiful forest preserve close to town (about 2 hours) and an informative tour through town. Our guide Nicolas was a very fun and amazing young man. A source of many local stories (Ghost & otherwise), and a learned study of local politics and history. We enjoyed the tour and the discussions with Nicolas very much. Highly recommend this tour if you’re looking for a look at the local Punta Arenas area and some great talks about the local history!
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We have used TripAdvisor 17 times, many in the last year alone, this was completely botched by the operator. After waiting an hour for a no-show pickup, we found an email sent late the night before rescheduling the 8:30 pickup to 10, which completely messed up our day plans. We called at 10:10 when still a no-show, and were told our trip was moved to 11 for their convenience! So we left on our own city tour, missing a trip to the reserve we really wanted to go on, and then later had the operator state he showed up at 10:30. Never before had a poor experience like this with TripAdvisor.
Unfortunately, you didn't check your WhatsApp messages. The guide informed you that the tour would depart at 10:30, and you didn't wait. It was also reported on the platform that the tour had been changed from 8:30 to 10:00, but you arrived early despite the change in schedule. Today we learned that you messaged our guide thinking he was the guide for your new tour in Iguazu! We sincerely ask that you be more organized with your contacts and check your WhatsApp messages carefully.
The tour of Nicholas home in Puenta Arenas was very nice. Some confusion when we had to change from small group to private but didn’t mind paying $50 more at all. Didn’t care for the organizer tour agent demanding we get to their tour asap. We got #19 in a tender boat slip and had to explain over and over that we have NO control of when the ship starts tender operations or how many suite guest can get off before us. Communicated every moment of the way but she should understand we couldn’t go any faster. Anyway Nicholas and driver waiting for us as we came off the dock and away we went to the National Park. Nicholas was very informative and listen well to our needs. We picked a trail that older persons could manage very easily and he gave us a lot of knowledge about the flora and fauna. The area was beautiful and offered great views back toward the city. We then drove around the area & town. We stopped where we wished for pictures then went to their huge cities cemetery and walked the area. All the time Nicolás explained their culture and values. He dropped us off in town where we requested & gave us instructions how to walk back to the ship. It was an enjoyable visit.
When you book this tour as a regular tour and there's no minimum number of people, you can make it private by paying the difference. Thank you for your feedback.
Nice tour of the city and short hike through a forest reserve. Our guide was well informed and personable. We enjoyed the trip.
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We had the perfect guide with Nicolas. He was able to tell many interesting stories about the past and present and accompanied us on a beautiful hike through the national park. In a small group of four it was a very successful trip from the ship. After that we could still see the city.
Danke
The trek in the park was fabulous. The City tour was kind of a wing and a prayer. Not organized or thought out. The driver seemed in prepared. The Guide knew his stuff.
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We started with visiting cemetery, which was quite unique and interesting. Nicolas was able to give a good overview of the history and a walking tour. This history helps to understand the history of the city. Next we went to the National Forest Reserve and hiked to 2 viewpoints for about 2 hours. We saw a number of different birds and Nicolas was well-informed about the trees unique to this area. Nicolas arranged our schedule to avoid rain which started after the hike. We enjoyed the details that Nicolas shared so we learned about unique aspects of Punto Arenas and surroundings. From the beginning when he picked us up on time through the whole tour he made sure the tour was interesting to us and a good value.
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We really enjoyed our hike with our guide. The views were incredible, but the walk wasn’t the easiest. The tour of the city was very informative.
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