Plaza Muñoz Gamero Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Plaza Muñoz Gamero. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Punta Arenas Signature Shore Experience

• Punta Arenas Highlights—Cruises Shore Excursions

• Punta Arenas Antarctic History Private City Tour

• Punta Arenas Ghost Walk

• Punta Arenas: Half-day Traditional City Tour

It’s completely free to visit Plaza Muñoz Gamero, as it’s a public square in Punta Arenas. However, there are plenty of tours that help you combine the plaza with other city attractions while getting the inside scoop on local culture. Half-day city tours cost from US$50.

Yes, visiting Plaza Muñoz Gamero is worth it, as it offers insight into local life in Chilean Patagonia—it’s hailed as the historic and cultural heart of Punta Arenas. In its center, you’ll find a huge 32-foot (10-meter) statue of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who discovered the Strait of Magellan in the 16th century.

Yes, there are plenty of places to grab a bite on Plaza Muñoz Gamero. Most of the eateries in this Patagonian city are casual, so expect to find plenty of craft beer bars and informal restaurants serving local specialities such as choripan (sausage sandwich) and meat-and-cheese-filled empanadas.

Yes, Plaza Muñoz Gamero is mostly wheelchair accessible. The open space has plenty of room to move wheelchairs and strollers, with even pavements leading off of it. However, due to the historic nature of some of the buildings on and around the square, specific attractions might have different levels of accessibility.

Yes, thanks to its central location, Plaza Muñoz Gamero is within easy reach of many Punta Arenas highlights. It’s a 15-minute walk to the Maggiorino Borgatello Salesian Museum, or around a 20-minute walk to the Punta Arenas Municipal Cemetery. Alternatively, both are a 5-minute taxi ride.