The National Park covers 181,000 hectares. It has roads for vehicles and paths for walkers. It has 3 entry gates, one administrative center and seven guard posts in various sectors of the Park.

Recommended points to visit on a 1 to 2 day stay: Perito Moreno and the village of El Calafate.

The Park’s hotels offer comfort and services to enjoy an unforgettable stay and daily tours and expeditions to the national park’s major points of interest.

Another option is to take a Trekking, Horseback, Climbing or Mountaineering circuit. In this case, you will have to stay in various refuges, which are becoming increasingly more comfortable and are conveniently located inside the Park.

Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales is a town with 18,000 inhabitants. The town is on the mainland, but channels link it to the sea.

Puerto Natales is an active town with a tourist atmosphere and varied offer of hotel, culinary and expedition services.

Points of interest in Puerto Natales

• Puerto Natales Promenade
• P. Natales Historical Museum
• Casino
• Adventure Tourism Agencies
• Fish Warehouse
• Navimag

Day tours from Puerto Natales

• Milodon Cave / Devil’s Chair
• Dorotea Hill
• Horseback Riding
• Balmaceda and Serrano Hills
• Sofía Lake
• Ranches

Punta Arenas

This is the capital of Chile’s Region XII, and it has 120,000 inhabitants; its airport joins southern Patagonia with Santiago, capital of Chile, and with various towns in Chile and Argentina.

Punta Arenas is especially attractive and well deserves a stopover during a visit to the zone.

Things to see in the town.

• Town Square
• Monuments
• Houses and Museums
• Duty-free Zone
• Cemetery
• Mirador Hill

Day tours

• Penguineries
• Fort Bulnes
• Ranches