Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
La Picada de los Veleros
CHILEAN $$$
( 098-333248, 621118; Piloto Pardo 260; meals CH$6000-11,000; sporadic hr)
Wonderful
family-style dinners are served to a menagerie of travelers, visiting workers and whoever
makes a reservation. A bottle of wine is always welcome on the table.
Drinking
Club de Yates Micalvi
BAR
( late Sep-May)
As watering holes go, this may be like no other. A grounded German
cargo boat, the
Micalvi
was declared a regional naval museum in 1976 but found infin-
itely better use as a floating bar, frequented by navy men and yachties.
Information
Near the main roundabout, the Centro Comercial contains the post office, internet access,
Aerovías DAP and call centers. ATM, money exchange (US cash only, US$100 minim-
um) and Visa cash advances are possible at Banco de Chile.
Sernatur
( 621011; O'Higgins 165; 8am-1pm & 2-5pm Mon-Fri)
Tourist information, in-
cluding printouts of a hiking map for the Dientes de Navarino circuit. It's located in the
Municipalidad.
fers local guides for trekking and fishing, camping rentals and GPS maps.
Horn, the Cordillera Darwin, Isla Navarino, South Georgia Island and the Antarctic Pen-
insula.
Getting There & Away
Puerto Williams is accessible by plane or boat.
Wednesday through Saturday and Monday from November to March, with fewer winter
options. Often passengers are wait-listed until the company has enough bookings to run a
flight; the practice can be frustrating for visitors with little extra time to spare. Note lug-
gage restrictions when you purchase your ticket. DAP flights to Antarctica may make a
brief stopover here.
