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PUNTA ARENAS

City tour Punta Arenas (Half-day)

Your local guide will welcome you at the pier in Punta Arenas. Punta Arenas is the capital of the Magellan
region and has a population of 150,000. Due to its strategic location on the Magellan Strait, the city is an
important harbor for merchant ships to this day. For this reason, as well as the growth in sheep farming during
the 19th century, Punta Arenas enjoyed great wealth in the past.
Your guided city tour through Punta Arenas will begin with a drive to the elevated viewpoint of the Cerro La
Cruz, where you can enjoy a beautiful view of the city and the Magellan Strait. Back down in the city, you will
visit the interesting Museum Salesiano Marggiorino Borgatello, where you will receive an introduction to Pata-
gonia’s original inhabitants, such as the Kawaskhar and Yamana, who lived here from around 11000 BC. The
museum exhibits the region’s fauna and flora, as well as it´s colonial and missionary history.
Afterwards, the tour continues to Punta Arenas cemetery, whose impressive tombs make it Chile’s most beau-
tiful final resting place. The city tour ends on the main square, the Plaza de Armas, lined by the 19th century
mansions of wealthy sheep-farming families, which tell a story of the town´s once marvelous wealth. To round
off, there is time for a short stroll around the handicraft market.

70 Estancia Fitz Roy (Half-day)

Anyone visiting Patagonia should experience at least one «Asado Patagónico». The sheep station of Estancia
Fitz Roy lays out a traditional meal, during which an entire lamb is patiently slow roasted. You will reach the
farm by crossing to the island of Riesco by ferry, where visitors are welcomed by the owners themselves, and
where they can visit the farm’s very own museum that illustrates the everyday life of the former native popula-
tion. Afterwards, the delicious meal is ready, which is followed by an opportunity to watch professional sheep
shearers during their work. Afterwards, you return to the Pier in Punta Arenas.

Kajak in Agua Fresca bay (Half-day)

You will be welcomed at the pier in Punta Arenas by your local guide who accompanies you to the starting
point.

Situated 27 km south of Punta Arenas, Agua Fresca Bay is habitat for many different species due to its beaches,
mountains and forests on the shores. Seabirds, sea lions, dolphins and other species can be observed in their
natural environment. The two-hour kayak tour begins with exercises in a small shallow river, later the tour leads
to the Magellan Strait. After the Kayak-Adventure, you will have a typical Patagonian snack.