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Puerto Natales

by vtveen - last update: Aug 6, 2009

more than a gateway to Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales: Seno Ultima Esperanza
Puerto Natales is a rather small town (about 20.000 inhabitants) with a lot of colourful houses, most of them with roofs of rusty corrugated sheets, beautifully located on the borders of the Seno Ultima Esperanza. It is the capital of the Ultima Esperanza province.

Puerto Natales has a small centre with most of the shops, banks, travel agencies and restaurants along Avenida Bulnes, Calle Eberhard and some sidestreets. But don’t expect spectacular (gift) shops; we couldn’t find one. Plaza de Armas, the main square, has the cathedral and town hall. Scattered around the town are lots of hostals, guesthouses and hotels. Puerto Natales offers a historical museum and even a casino.
Everything within Puerto Natales is on walkable distance and there is no need to take a taxi.

By far the most important about this town is the fact being the gateway to the national parks Torres del Paine and Bernardo O’Higgins. And most of the tourists are heading as soon as possible to one of these parks and will only stay one or two nights in Puerto Natales.

Puerto Natales is accessible by bus from Punta Arenas and El Calafate (Argentina) and by a (3 night) ferry boat from Puerto Montt (www.navimag.com). Sky Airline (www.skyairline.cl) started in 2009 with flights between Puerto Natales and Santiago and Punta Arenas.

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Pros:"pleasant and quiet town, gateway to the national parks"
Cons:"an out-of-the-way town"
vtveen's Puerto Natales Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
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Restaurants
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Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 2
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
 
Transportation
Tips: 4 - Photos: 6
Local Customs
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Packing Lists
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Shopping
 
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Comments for vtveen about Puerto Natales
angiebabe Tue Dec 30, 2008 09:39 UTC
 lovely photos as usual! esp the stunning glacier and icebergs - what impressed most about my day in Iceland! and so youre back off to South America again soon?!
barryg23 Tue Jun 26, 2007 19:41 UTC
 Very helpul tips on Puerto Natales. We're planning to to the TDP hike in December. I hadn't heard of the glacier trip before but it sounds great. We'll try fit that in too. We're planning to camp during our trip here - hope we can handle the cold & wind!
Ekahau Sun Jan 7, 2007 11:58 UTC
 Torres del Paine is so so beautiful wonderful photos
Sibbella Wed Nov 29, 2006 14:14 UTC
 My goodness no wonder you are bundled up there!! Beautiful pictures though!!
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