CHILE TRIP REPORT Day 3: Flight to Punta Arenas, Drive to Puerto Natales

 

DAY 3: DEC 13 MONDAY 

Punta Arenas is your gateway to the south of Chile. It is the capital city of Chile’s southernmost region, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena.  

LATAM Flight to PUNTA ARENAS 

Our flight was at 9.30 . We were at hotel reception, calling UBER for airport through the wifi .  Some 3 drivers cancelled, w chose the Taxi option and a guy picked us up and dropped us at the airport. Later our hotel guy told us taxis run a mafia against uber operating at the airport and uber get fined.

The checkin at LATAM is for all flights, our mobility pass was not asked for.

Our flight . Landed  at 12.53. Mobility pass/or negative PCR test was checked before baggage claim.

EMSA [subsidiary of AVIS] Car rental guy was waiting with a sign, took us to their downtown office in a taxi. Renault symbol manual transmission, 170000 Chilean pesos, insurance 800usd deductible. Monday 12 noon to Friday 3 pm. After collecting the car, we drove down to the Unimarc near the rental, bought provisions .

Drove to our chalet in Puerto Natales. We had earlier talked to the owner informing we'll arrive by 7 pm. 

Check in guy sergio came up to the car just as w were cruising the street. lovely chalet. the kitchen even had cooking oil, alt etc.

WHY FLY INTO PUNTA ARENAS , NOT DIRECT INTO PUERTO NATALES?

There are more car rental options at Punta Arenas, at Natales one has to rely on mom n pop type . Also flights may get cancelled. I'm not too sure if these hold true, but we opted for what majority do. We did not have to pick up gear etc at Arenas though.

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