If you are looking for a panoramic view of Punta Arenas, this is your chance to have the best view of the city and its surroundings. We will stop at this point to tell you a brief history of this particular viewpoint.
Shop for regional products where you can enjoy a small tasting of regional chocolates and also buy some souvenirs from their passage through these distant lands. CONSIDERATIONS: THE STORE IS NOT OPEN ON SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS.
One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, where you can learn part of the history of Punta Arenas and its immigrants.
Sculpture in honor of the crew of the vessel Goleta Ancúd, a ship that took possession of the Strait of Magellan for the Chilean government in 1843.
Unique interactive museum in the region that inside has exact replicas of the most important boats for the discovery of these distant lands. In this museum you will be able to look closely at the boats in those years.
Monument that represents the livestock activity and the effort of rural work that is essential for our region.
In the center of the square you can see the monument to Hernando de magallanes who discovered these distant lands in 1520. We will also tour the buildings around the square and its history and importance in the growth of the city.
The port was raining and windy and the tenders could not got there. Don’t use this tour company, they would not give us a fulll refund. When you book through Viator, it’s an understanding that when things happen that you have to control over, a refund is issued. NOT THIS COMPANY
Daniel made our visit delightful and memorable. He went out of his way to accommodate our requirements. His commentary informative and helpful. I am sure that being on a smaller party tour enhanced our experience. Thank you once again.
Tour guide Ismael and driver Jorge were friendly and professional. They made sure the tour was tailored to our group. It was a relaxing and layback city tour of Punta Arenas.
The tour was kind of ok and we saw what was pointed out. I guess the city doesn’t have too much to offer…or the tour could be better. Gave us an overview of the area. Compared to other reviews … we have been lucky…our tour guide was a better one. Next time I would book something different.
The guide could’ve provided much more information to the guests rather than talking in Spanish to the driver. Command of English was just OK.
We were disappointed in this tour today. It felt like our tour guide was not really a trained professional tour guide. His English was limited and the knowledge of what he was telling us was done in such a way. It was very hard to track what he was saying. We also didn’t get to do some of the things that were on the agenda, like the bird area and the monument to the cattle was not included, but yet he took us to the cemetery, which was a nice addition but failed to tell us it was going to cost an additional $10. He kept asking us what we wanted to do instead of telling us what we were going to do on the tour. All in all, I would say it was not worth the money we pay.
Our tour guide today Thursday March 13 was amazing we both thoroughly enjoyed his commentary His knowledge of the area was outstanding 10 out of 10! Gracias
Great guide knew his stuff. Coy about the extra entrance fees. Good choice of sights around the town. Replica ships good.
Good guide, who spoke good English and explained things quite well. First stop was a viewpoint then on to a museum with replica ships which was an extra $10 per person, that we had been told about. Next came a visit to a cemetery which was vast and quite interesting but cost another $5 per person, that we didn’t know about. Another viewpoint over the city then a quick walk round the city square. Not sure there was much more to see in the city but it seemed to be a bit underwhelming.
Gabby (Gabriel?) our tour guide was excellent, just enough info and the perfect amount of time at each stop
Our guide was so easy to understand - so caring with everyone in our group! So informative!! Highly recommend!
There were 11 of us on this mini-van. Too many for a comfortable ride as it is too hard to get to the last row. Either they need a bigger van or less people - max of 8 in this van. Two of the passengers showed up nearly an hour late. It was good that the staff waited for them but then they shrunk the tour time! We saw enough but felt rushed.
Tour covered the highlights to see around the city. Guide was very informative about the various sites.
Our tour guide was excellent, and there was more to see in Punta Arenas than we had expected. We also appreciated the smaller van instead of a large bus.
This tour was a major disappointment. The guide seems very unfamiliiar with the area and had little commentary to offer during the tour. Also the tour was expected to last much longer than it actually lasted. DO NOT book this tour!
The whole process from pick-up to end of tour at cruise terminal was a smooth process and was communicated clearly. Nicolai is a great tour guide with so much knowledge. The Noa Victoria museum (3 replicas) was a highlight. Include the cost of the museum in the tour price.
The only site that might be of interest for people is to see the replica ship of Charles Darwin, but there was an additional $7 charge to enter the "museum" which was outdoors and it was very cold and extremely windy. Other than that, there were a few statues to see and another "highlight" was to see some Chilan flamingos in a pond.
Great tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and allowed extra time to enjoy some stops. I highly recommend this tour.
Our guide Cathy was knowledgeable and friendly. She covered a variety of the points of interests in the city. The place she recommended for king crabs at the end of the tour was a highlight of our trip.
Had a terrible experience. First tried to book this company through Viator. Then they canceled on us last minute. I contacted them and they said not to make other plans and to meet them at the dock at 10am and we can join a different tour they operate. I emailed the night before to make sure everything is ok and they said everything is great and meet them at 10am by the clock. At 10 I met Valeria and she said we missed the tour. They changed the schedule and it left at 8am and they forgot to inform me. Valeria said there were no other tours they were running that day and she would not help arrange a different tour. Ended up with a tour group that sucked. Had a I known I could have made other arrangements. Very disappointed. Very unprofessional.
I'm very sorry to report that Regular City Cruise tour of Punta Arenas proved to be rather disappointing. We experienced poor weather, which didn’t help, but it turned out to be a shared tour in English & Spanish, but with the guide only having limited English. Furthermore, she provided very little in way of a commentary or information on places we visited, and those places really had nothing to recommedn them. At one point, at the Martime Museum, our transport was sent off for another job, leaving us stranded and standing in the rain until it returned. The so-called ‘Wildlife Reserve’ was little more than a concrete water catchment area with a few sad bedraggled ducks and no evidence that it was visited by or home to the promised flamingoes. Overall, it was not a great experience, proved to be very poor VFM, and was not enjoyed by anyone in the group I formed part of.
Guide spoke excellent English. Tour covered a lot of Punta Arenas. Visit to outdoor museum with life size replicas of Magellan's ship Victoria, Darwin's Beagle, and a couple more. Saw several monuments in town and on the beach and finished with a visit to the plaza de armas. Brief (15") visit to candy store (where I'm sure guide got a cut) was vastly better than most such stops on other tours. The shop was small, charming, and worth the 15".
Ship disembarkation began at 7am, but we were supposed to meet the tour operator at an office several blocks away at 7:30am. I use a walking stick and there was no one waiting for us at the port. By the time we arrived at the tour operator's office, everyone had left. We ended up with no tour.
Communication was good, van and your guide were good. The tour was not as advertised. More than 12 people which was a money grab because the 4 seats in the back of the van are not useable - smaller in width than other seats meaning you are sitting on seatbelt hardware. We completely skipped the chocolate stop and an approx 3 hour tour was 2 exactly. It’s a cheap(er) than others but you can do some research walk around, taxi to a few places for less. Cannot recommend.
Great city tour with lots of information and historical facts. Gabriel our guide was great and very patient explaining everything to our understanding. He has a great grasp of English. The tour took in a lot about the history and heritage. We really enjoyed our tour.
Unfortunately due to weather, we did not visit Pinta Arenas. I did email the tour operator and explained the situation. They were very understanding and they refunded my money.
We book this tour as it spent more time at the outdoor maritime museum. The whole tour gave us a flavour of Punta Arenas. Our guide had proposed a visit to the cemetery and so wish we had taken up her offer! But that’s our fault! Really enjoyed learning about the importance of Punta Arenas in the exploration of Antarctica and the museum, with it’s full size replicas of Magellans ship, the Beagle and Shackleton lifeboat (among others) was fascinating and added a lot to our cruise experience as well
Learning the fascinating history of the explorers and their exploits was an eye opener. How did they survive in those peanut sized ships? The guide was most enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
This tour got off to a bad start when there was no one waiting for us when we got off the ship, and messages and phone calls to to operator went unanswered. Finally, some 15-20 minutes after the appointed time, the guide showed up, and suggested that we should have been waiting in the parking lot, although nothing had been given beforehand, and that they were late because of other hotel pickups. Surely this all could have been communicated beforehand so we weren't waiting in the port waiting room thinking we'd been stiffed. The guide was interesting, had lots of information to convey, and had excellent English - he is the only reason I gave this tour 3 stars instead of one. The tour stops were reasonable. However, the only restroom was available at the first stop, and then none for the rest of the tour, when we were left at the town square to walk back to the port - another problem in the organization of the tour.
Awesome tour guide. Our tender was late getting to the port and they waited for us. The local tour guide was very thoughtful and showed great interest on what we wanted to see and learn about the area.
Due to bad weather the tender boats could not dock in the marina, so we could not go ashore at all. Although force majeure only 2/3 of the price was refunded.
Very nice beautiful experience Chilean patagonia must know Chile is very cute its landscapes mountains lakes rivers vegetation fauna
Schon die Tatsache allein, an der berühmten Magellan-Strasse geankert zu haben, war sehr imposant. Der Besuch des Nao-Victoria-Museums mit den Replikaten der damaligen Schiffe von Magellan und Darwin gab uns einen Eindruck, wie die damaligen Navigation in diesen Gebieten gewesen sein musste. Herzlichen Dank unserem Reiseführer, Gabriel, für die zahlreichen Informationen über den Ort, die Region und das Leben.
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