Half-Day Excursions
Half-day excursions for Wednesday October 22nd. These tours are offered by recommended tour operators at preferential rates for ICHA21 conference attendees.
Tourist Operator: Parque del Estrecho de Magallanes
Parque del Estrecho de Magallanes, located 50 km south of Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, houses the National Historic Monuments “Fuerte Bulnes” and “Ciudad Rey Don Felipe” (“Puerto del Hambre”), as well as a “Museo del Estrecho” with Museum Rooms that complement the knowledge about the historical and patrimonial richness of the Strait of Magellan through an avant-garde exhibition and a unique attraction in the Region.
The Park has 250 hectares with coastal border and Magellanic forest presenting a great diversity of fauna and flora native to the region, which is possible to appreciate by walking the almost 4 km of trails (through the Forest and Coast) that connect, in the case of the “Sendero de la Costa” trail, different viewpoints with views of the big island of Tierra del Fuego, Strait of Magellan, Mount Tarn and San Isidro Lighthouse among others, and in the case of the “Bosque de los Carpinteros” trail, the Museo del Estrecho with Fuerte Bulnes.
In the Gift Shop of the Museo del Estrecho of the Park you will find a wide regional bibliography and articles made by local artisans among others; likewise in the “Café del Estrecho” a varied menu with products made in the same Park.
Every year we are visited from different parts of the world, Chile and the same region of Magallanes, by travelers and students who come to learn about the history of the settlement of the southern tip of the continent, to learn about the flora and fauna found on the peninsula or to enjoy the nature and richness of the ecosystem of Punta Santa Ana.
We sail through the Strait of Magellan to the Magdalena and Marta Islands. Magdalena Island receives more than 120,000 penguins each year and Isla Marta is home to more than 1,500 sea lions. We start with this adventure, after checking in at our office, we go to Laredo Bay in transfer to boarding in speedboats for 45 minutes to Magdalena Island, where we landed for 1 hour with our guide to know the natural habitat of the Magellanic Penguins, in one of the largest colonies in South America. We continue our journey to Marta Island (if the weather conditions are good) to see sea lions, imperial cormorants, Antarctic Terns and hundreds of Dolphin Gull, if we are lucky we can also see Southern Dolphins, Piebald Dolphin and Sei Whales. Then return to the pier and to Punta Arenas.
