We invite you to know the activities that you can carry out in the proximities of our city of Punta Arenas.

SEASON 2010 -2011
(March 2010 - April 2011)

City Tour Punta Arenas
Time of Duration: 3 hours.
Daily outings: morning or afternoon.

Discover the special charm of this extreme city, which was forming along the Strait of Magellan with the contribution of different cultures that left a deep imprint loaded with a rich history and traditions. Its inhabitants are descended mostly of immigrants from Croatia, Spain, Italy, Germany, England and the island of Chiloé in southern Chile. Today, Punta Arenas is a city of just under 120,000.
We have planned a circuit that begins visit Cerro Mirador, where you can get a panoramic view of the city and the Straits of Magellan, then travel the main streets and monuments, also have the chance to visit the  Maggiorino Borgatello Museum and Patagonian Institute to see a sample ethnological and natural history has a collection of specimens of flora and fauna of the Region of Magallanes and crafts of the Indians Yaganes, Ona, Alacalufes and lifestyle of early settlers.
The tour concludes with the last stop on the main square.

Type of tour : Private excursion
Frequency : Daily. During all the year round
Minimum : 2 members
Maximum : 14 members
Length of Tour : 3 hours
Required equipment : Sport clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf).
Included : Transfers and access tickets (2); chauffeur-guide in Spanish.
Guide in other language is not included.

Fuerte Bulnes (Fort Bulnes), Bahía Mansa 
(Mansa Bay) and Puerto del Hambre (Famine Port)
Time of duration: 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Daily outings: 10:00 am.

They are interesting primarily for their historical significance. Puerto del Hambre was an early Spanish settlement along the Strait of Magellan, and Fuerte Bulnes established Chilean authority over the region. To reach these sites, travel south on Route 9.
The circuit heads south of Punta Arenas as far as the Historical site of Fuerte Bulnes ( Fort Bulnes ), 60 kilometers away. Native hardwood forest of lenga, ñirre, and coigüe, as well as the regional calafate bushes, famous for they tasty berries, line the road to the fort. Stay alert for singings of the regional birds: sea gulls; thrushes; ducks; hawks and those known only by their Chilean names such caiquenes ( a type of goose ), bandurrias and other species. Along the way you will also be able to view the Strait of Magallan and see graceful dolphins called " Tonina " in the water. You will pass ranches and fishing coves such as Bahía Mansa (Mild Bay) and Rinconada Bulnes ( Bulnes Corner ). These areas are examples of important economic activities in the region - raising livestock and fishing.
Near Fuerte Bulnes, you will pass a monument marking the geographical center of Chile halfway between Arica and the South Pole. Fuerte Bulnes was Chile´s first outpost in the Magallanes region, established on Oct. 30,1843 during the presidency of Manuel Bulnes. Who decided to place this area under Chilean jurisdiction because of its strategic importance and economic potential. He also wanted to carry out the great desire of Chile´s liberator Bernardo O´Higgins, to claim this.
A stop will also be made at the nearby remains of Ciudad Rey Don Felipe ( City of King Don Felipe ), better known as Puerto del hambre ( Port Famine ). It is a historic area, cultural attractive in which the Sarmiento de Gamboa commander founded City of King Don Felipe on March, 1584 had a tragic ending: its inhabitants died of starvation. Years later The Thomas Cavendishm captain arrived to the area and found the mortal remains of the old colony Which he called "Port Famine", nowadays in Spanish Puerto del Hambre, was the disastrous first Spanish attempt to establish a colony in the area and gain control of the Strait of Magellan.

Type of tour : Private and Regular Excursions
Frequency : Daily. During all the year
Minimum : 2 members
Maximum : 14 members
Length of Tour : 4 hours and half
Required equipment : Sport clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf).
Included : Transfers, chauffeur-guide in Spanish.
Guide in other language is not included

Penguin Colony in Seno Otway
Time of duration: 4 hrs.
Daily outings: 16:00 pm.

Otway gulf penguin colony is 65 km. from Punta Arenas, at the northeast of the Brunswick peninsula. Between September and April about 6,000 specimens of the Magallanes specie (Spheniscus magellanicus) uses this place to nest. These penguins build a 50 centimeters cave where they place two eggs. These eggs incubation takes 38 to 42 days, after which parents feed the chicks until 80 days of being born. Once the chicken develops appropriated feathers for life in water, the adults stop feeding them and they start the annual molt. Once it finishes, the adults leave the colony and go to the sea in the middle of March and return to the same colony year after year. The young ones return exceptionally to the colony, however they won't reproduce until 4 to 6 years after being born.
LOCALES NAMES :
The Magellan's penguins is called too Pájaro Bobo de Magallanes, burro and choncha (sur); Pingüino del Sur, Pingüinos Magallánico y Pingüino Patagónico. In portugués it is knew as: Pingüim-de-magalhaes. In English as Magellanic Penguin.
DISTRIBUTION IN CHILE:
From Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego until Aconcagua.
HABITAT: coastal zone
CHARACTERISTIC OF HEAD AND NECK FOR IDENTIFICATION:
Head and neck black. White and wide line surrounding the face from the forehead, auriculars and upper neck; it's not joined in the center of the forehead. Black and reversed "U" on the white chest and flanks Size: 27 - 28
DIET AND EATING HABITS:
The basic food of Magellanes penguin are fish, cephalopoda and crustaceous, varying their diet according to their availability. They feed during the day diving after their prey. Most of them reach a diving depth between 20 and 50 meters, being able to dive down to 90 meters deep.
WHY THEY ARE CALLED PENGUINS?
 They are called like this becouse of they have an appareance very similar to Gran Alca, bird that was called pingüino, nowadays (the latest couple died in 1844, Islandia), who inhabit in the Nort Atlantic ISLAND. This resemblance made a confuse between the old marines who called the same manner to our actual penguin so now it knowing as Pingüino or Pájaro Bobo.

Type of tour : Private and Regular Excursions
Frequency : Daily from October 15th to March 15th
Minimum : Based on private services, 2 persons
Maximum : 14 Persons
Length of Tour : 4 hours
Required equipment : Heavy Clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf). 
It doesn't Include entrance to the Park: $5.500.- Chilean pesos per person. (€ 8 OR U$D 14)
Included : Transport chauffeur in Spanish.
Guide in other language is not included

PATAGONIAN FAUNA IN LOLITA FARM
Time of Duration: 3 hours and Half.
Daily outings: 10:00 a.m and 15:00 p.m

You can enjoy a trip among 200 guanacos, the main species in the plains, and also admire the ñandú, the largest bird in size in the Patagonia.
Some hairy armadillos, which are the only living relatives of the giant fossils like the milodon or the Megathere. Cougar, Elegant black-necked swans, bandurrias ( wild geese) already adapted to the cold weather, the southernmost parrots, caranchos (Carrion hawks), the only birds of prey that group in flocks, the Caiquen and Caranca, a kind of wild geese, in wich the male has a different color that the female.                  

Type of tour : Private and Regular Excursions
Frequency : Daily from October 15th to March 15th
Minimum : 2 person
Maximum : 14 Person
Length of Tour : 3,5 hours
Required equipment : Heavy Clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf).
It doesn't Include entrance to the Park: $4.000.- Chilean pesos per person. (€ 6 OR U$D 10.-)

MIRADOR DE LOS VIENTOS PARK and
RESERVA NACIONAL MAGALLANES
CANOPY and Trails
Duratión: 3 hours  Daily Departure

Pali Aike National Park
Time of Duration: 12 hours.
Daily outings: 08:00 am.

Pali Aike National Park is located 196 kilometres from Punta Arenas. Here, the first traces of human life in this southernmost region were found eleven thousand years ago. It has an undoubtable scenic beauty because of lava formations, natural caves and medium height hills which constitute the landscape that is in sharp contrast with the surrounding stepe which is a real natural refuge for "guanacos", skunks, grey foxes, wildcats, armadillos and patagonian ferrets. In volcanic grounds where there are caves and scarce vegetation lives the eary bat, the yellow snout rat, the "conero" rat and introduced species like the here. Among the birds, the upland goose, the kestrel, the "carancho" ( a vulture), southern lapwing and lesser rhea can be seen. As concerns the flora, we can find thatching grass, "calafate" (=berberis buxifolia), black bush (=juniellia tridens) and myrtle (=empetrum rubrum). The Pali Aike volcanic zone integrated the so called "Tehuelche Country" to the Patagonian historical geography for having been the traditional ancestral ground of the natives known as "Tehuelches".
More information in www.turismopaliaike.com/paliaike-eng.htm.

Type of tour : Regular excursion
Frequency : Daily.
Minimum : Based on regular services, 3 person.
Maximum : None
Length of Tour : 12 hours
Required equipment : Heavy Clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf).
Included : Transfers, chauffeur-guide in English and Spanish.
Does not included : Entrance fee to the Park ( $ 1.000.- one thousand chilean pesos) neither foods, the food owes it each passenger.
 

Reserva Forestal de Magallanes
Time of Duration: 4 hours.
Daily outings: 10:00 am.

Due to the discharge it demands that you has had this incredible trip we have decided to include it again among our programs we are the only travel Agency that we offer it and that makes us exclusive. Do the tourists that visit us come in search of the nature and what better than offering them the Park River The Mines or Japanese Park? that it offers them the most unforgettable in Magellan's typical flora.

This Reserve is located to 9 kms of downtown of Punta Arenas, it has 13.500 há. Created in 1932, it has 3 interpretation paths, the first one (of 1.800 mts) it allows to appreciate the rational exploitation of the forest, at the end of the road we will see each other in the summit of one of the so many hills from where we will be able to appreciate an arrogance seen of the city, Magellan's Strait and coast of the Tierra del Fuego Island; the second (of 800 mts) it goes into in the throat of the River and, the third (of 500 mts) it will allow us to know the species arbustivas and arboreal typical that will surely see in any point of the Region. You will know, you will understand and you will enjoy the direct contact with the nature.

Do you know that the most beautiful things in the nature, are the special things always hidden?. Yes, the most beautiful places in the forest are not beside the road, it is necessary to discover them.

We will take some time to get off the vehicle and to travel the forest, look for, admire and understand the wonderful sensation that is obtained when being in complete harmony with the nature. Learn how to hear quavering of the birds, the noise of a small river, listen the sound of the wind among the leaves of the trees. Discover the tiny flowers of showy colors that they arise among the grasses. Learn how to feel the smoothness of the mosses, delight eating the berries of the strawberry and chaura, discover them hide-and-seek among their leaves and you will see that the extraordinary beauties can be known solely this way that hide our Reserves and Parks.
Remember that places that you wait their visit will always exist. We will carry out walks for hidden paths and for the Mirador Garganta Alta. And to conclude our adventure we will visit we will enjoy a Snack outdoors in the camping site area

Type of tour : Private and Regular Excursion
Frequency : Private is daily. This tour can be taken from October to April
Minimum : Based on private services, 2 members
Maximum : None
Length of Tour : 2 hours
Required equipment : Heavy Clothing (boots, windbreaker parka, sun glasses, hat, gloves and scarf).
Included : Transfers, chauffeur-guide in spanish.
Does not included : Entrance fee to the park $ 1.000, € 1,5 o U$D 2,5

ÑANDU PARK (RHEA PARK) IN OTWAY FARM
 Do you want to see the King Penguin? .  Here we have it so that you see it.
Time of duration: 4 hours.
Daily outings: 10:00 am. and 15:00 pm.

The rhea is the symbol bird of the Magellan Region and being able to watch its behavior is an attraction that visitors can not miss. The Otway Estancia built Rhea Park to show these beautiful birds. The place is located 54 km north of Punta Arenas going partly along Route Nº 9 and then going inland for a further 6 km through the road that leads to Rio Verde. The offers us a complete vision of the whole breeding process of rheas, a kind of ostrich native to the Patagonia. The environment you will encounter is as natural as it can get and you will be able to interact with this singular bird following a duly designed pathway, where you can admire and learn about the different aspects of this beautiful species, such as their feeding, nesting and raising processes.
 You will also be able to see the King Penguin, African Ostrich and to the Emu, among other species.

INCLUDED: Transfers, Driver-guide Spanish
NOT INCLUDED : Entrance Ticket $ 3.000.- chilean pesos per person.
 

TOUR ESTANCIA OTWAY
WITH ÑANDÚ PARK AND BARBACUE OF MAGELLANIC LAMB
Duration: 4 hours and half
Departure Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday : 10:30 am

You cannot deprive of knowing a Magellanic Farm, to savor a delicious one roasted lamb and to enjoy a visit to the Galpón of it Shears and to see shear a sheep. There we will delight it with a visit to Ñandú Park where will find different types of animals and birds, among those that are: King Penguin, Magellan Penguin, Guanacos, Llamas, Alpacas, Ñandúes, Australian Emu, African Ostrich, Guairabos, Bandurrias, Varieties of Ducks, Parrots, Pheasants, Hen of Guinea, Chingues, Pavos Reales. you will be able to have direct contact with them and to give them of eating.

It is Included:

- Transport round trip.
- It visits to Ñandú Park to see those
animals and birds.
- Entrance to Ñandú Park.
- It shears of Sheep in the Galpón of
It shears, explanation of what means
a Magellanic Farm.
- To rest and to walk by the gardens.
- Lunch consistent in:
Roasted of Magellanic Lamb, 7 varieties of salads, Potatoes, Rice, prostrate and Drinks

The lunch is with self-service type buffete.

Note : The tour is carried out with a minimum of 10 passengers.
The purchase of the tour should be made in advance.
The tour is paid 100% to the moment to make the reservation.

ESTRECHO DE MAGALLANES
NAVIGATION IN SEA KAYAKS WITH WATTCHING OF FLORA AND FAUNA
INCLUDE MAGELLAN SNACK IN A FARM
Duration: 4 houras in total
Daily departures : 09:30 hrs and 15:00 hrs. All Year round.

FAUNA AND NATURE IN RÍO VERDE
Duration: 10 horas
Daily Outings : 09:00 am. 

The commune of Río Verde is one of the most interesting and typical of the Chilean Patagonia. This place was declared one of the most beautiful of the world by the American magazine "The Atlantic Monthly". We will go for a different landscape from Magellan that offer the possibility to lean out to the breasts Otway and Skyring and to see Riesco Island among other things.
We will make a stop in Otway Farm and we will visit the Ñandú Park that harbors varied magellanic fauna and the foreigner's brought species.
The village Río Verde is located to 100 kilometers to the northwest of Punta Arenas, an attractive village of old constructions English style. The communal museum exhibits the cultural patrimony of the old Farm Río Verde. 
The trip goes through of an abundant fauna, ñandúes, wild geeses, swans of black neck, flamingos and condors can also be seen. The area also has a beautiful forest patrimony that is a perfect hábitat for guanacos, chingues and foxes. In some occasions is possible to see marine lions in Breast Skyring and Channel Fitz Roy.
We will visit a small grotto of the black virgin Monserrat, on her one falls it cracked that it forms a lagoon that will end in the sea.
Of return to Punta Arenas, we will take the crossing Fabres and we will stop in Villa Tehuelches located in the commune of Lagoon Blanca. We will finish the trip visiting the Lolita Farm with Fauna of Patagonia. 
Visiting: Lolita Farm and Ñandú Park to see the fauna of the Patagonia, Green River a small town and museum, Grotto of the Virgin Monserrat, and Villa Tehuelches.
ACTIVITY: Walks with flora observation, fauna and it visits to museum.  

OBSERVATIONS OF THE PROGRAM:

DEPARTURE: 08:00 a.m and return 19:00 p.m.
TYPE OF TOUR : Private Excursion

TOUR INCLUDES: Chauffeur-guide, transport, the visits indicated in the program, entrance to the Museum of Río Verde, Lolita Farm and Ñandú Park..

TOUR DOESN'T INCLUDE: Lunch, each passenger should take something to eat.

APPROPRIATE CLOTHES: Parka, raincoat, clothes to be sheltered, and comfortable footwear for walks, of preference trekking shoes.

WHEN IT IS CARRIED OUT THE TRIP: Departures all year round, every day with a minimum of 3 passengers.

With snow in winter also carry out the trip, only they will visit one another the places according to the conditions of the road.

PENGUIN COLONIES ON MAGDALENA ISLAND AND MARTA ISLAND
SAILING IN RIGID INFLATABLE BOATS
Duration: Half day
Departure : 06:45 am. October to April

PROGRAMME:

For the trips it is recommended that the passengers have their insurance against accidents since our company or the involved companies are exempted of responsibility.