Puerto Natales cruise port guide
Puerto Natales is a port city on the Señoret Channel in Chile’s southern Patagonia. It’s the gateway to Torres del Paine National Park to the northwest, and the port for boats touring the Patagonian fjords. The Municipal Historical Museum in the city center exhibits artifacts from the region’s indigenous population. To the north is the vast Mylodon Cave, once inhabited by prehistoric, slothlike mylodons.
About Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales is a gateway port town in Chilean Patagonia, situated at Última Esperanza Sound and serving as the primary transit point for visitors to Torres del Paine National Park. The town hosts expedition cruise ships exploring Patagonian fjords and the Antarctic region, with Hurtigruten and Aurora Expeditions among regular callers.
The star attraction is Torres del Paine National Park, whose iconic granite towers rise above pristine lakes and glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Cueva del Milodón, just 24 km away, offers a fascinating prehistoric site. Boat excursions through the Última Esperanza fjord and Bernardo O'Higgins National Park reveal glaciers and subpolar forests inaccessible by road.
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Cruises visiting Puerto Natales
Prices per person · incl. taxes & fees.
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Chilean Fjords –Discovering the Heart of Patagonia
MS Fridtjof Nansen · South America · 14 nights
from $6,407
$457 / night
Expedition Chilean fjords: sublime natural labyrinth - Valparaiso to Ushuaia
HANSEATIC Inspiration · South America · 16 nights
from $11,209
$700 / night
Expedition Chilean fjords: geological testimonies made of stone and ice - Ushuaia to Callao
HANSEATIC Inspiration · Polar Regions · 18 nights
from $8,693
$482 / night
Expedition Chilean fjords: where unique panoramas unfold - Valparaiso to Ushuaia
HANSEATIC Inspiration · Southern Africa · 17 nights
from $13,616
$800 / night
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Oct 17, 2026 | 14 |
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Nov 27, 2026 | 16 |
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Mar 5, 2027 | 18 |
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Nov 14, 2028 | 17 |
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