Punta Arenas Travel Blogs

The flight in to Punta Arenas was full (flight continued on to Ushuaia, Argentina with a bunch of Antarctic cruise passengers) and I was unable to talk myself into an "A" seat (left side window) for potential views of the Southern Patagonian Ice Fields.  So I wasn't disappointed when clouds ob…

This time the bustrip was not too long. "Event on our way": flock of sheep, about 14,000 of them! Was some experience to see them moving, guided by the Gauchos on their horses and with their dogs. Arrived in Punta Arenas in the early afternoon. Because of Chrismas it was very quite in town, …

Im back in the South!! I cant believe it really that Im back after 5 months away, I really did miss it. Although I had forgotten how powerful the wind is here. In Punta Arenas we got picked up by my friend as we stayed the night in his families house. Great to catch up over a few beers, even …

When we got back to the airport in Puerto Natales, the crew was still in town so we waited about 20 minutes for them. As a result, it was 6:35 by the time we got to the pier though the last tender was to have left at 6:00. Betsy got a cell call and was told that, rather than go through the formalit…

This year was amazing, we managed to do not one but TWO round the world. Once going west using STAR Alliance and another one going east using OneWorld Alliance. Check Photos on each stop!

The flight from Santiago was spectacular (see photos). We could see the snow capped mountains of the Andes and even glaciers! It certainly made the barron flat areas of Argentina on the other side of the mountains look boring. Punta Arenas is a small town (for Chile) of 120,000 people. With …

An fantastic tour of of the country of Chile. From Santiago, it's capitol and the wineries including Concha y Toro to the coast and the beautiful cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. A long flight to the south to explore the Patagonias, Torres del Paines National Park and Punta Arenas de capitol of the southern region.

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A Fam Trip to visit the Chilean Patagonia and the famous Torres del Paine.

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Town of the Straights of Magellan (Estrecho Magallanes). Did some seriious relaxation at Hostel Bustamante which had cable TV so I could catch up on the OC. Looked at a naval history museum with some history on the strait aswell.

Although I had a double room last night, I didn’t have a roommate so I was lucky enough to have another night free from noise.  Sort of.  The room was located in front, so it faced the sidewalk and street.  Still, I managed to sleep in a bit • and then enjoyed the small but tasty…

We went on an organised tour today, because getting out to the old settlement of Fort Bulnes is quite difficult on your own.  The tour cost CLP10,000 and was through a company called Laguna Azul - this was one of the cheapest prices for such tours, and they operated the tour with just the two …

Sorry... I will only post pictures! It's too hard to write a blog about everything I did last year!

At this time of year, or perhaps at the others as well, Punta Arenas doesn´t really have much to offer. By mid-April all the penguins have gone and the cold has started to set in. But, it does happen to be the only place where you can catch a boat or a plane to Puerto Williams, the southern-most c…