- Pali-Aike National Park
Is a vast rock field of volcanic lava origin whose crater has remained active since the Pliocene. Throughout its 5030 hectares area tourists can admire extensive fields of basaltic lava, which have long determined the existence of sparse, almost desert-like vegetation.

The local fauna comprises skunks, grey foxes, guanacos and bats; there are also several low volcanic cones, lava formations and plots of land which resemble lunar landscapes. Also, prehistoric human remains about fifteen thousand years old were discovered in the Pali Aike and Fell caves. The park is located in the area of San Gregorio, province of Magallanes, just 196 kilometers north-west of Punta Arenas. .

- Magallanes National Reserve
Reserve covers an area of 19,625 hectares and was created in 1932. It has an undulating topography and the Las Minas river is its main watercourse.

The area features several indigenous flora species, such as coihue and lenga trees, and a varied wild fauna, comprising the "culpeo" fox, pumas, "little woolly mice" and "small-footed mice". Besides there are various native bird species, such as the Upland Goose, the Bustard, the Lake Duck, the Ashen-headed Goose, the Southern Thrush, the Rufus-collared Sparrow, the Long-tailed Meadowlark, the "chercán", the "tiupe", the Black-bodied Woodpecker, the Chilean "Flicker" and the Condor. The reserve is located west to Punta Arenas, about 5 miles away.

- Alacalufes National Reserve
Presents a landscape of low mountainous islands with numerous channels and fjords. It contains the western archipelagos of the province of Ultima Esperanza. Its indigenous fauna consists mainly of bird species and mammals.

- Parrillar Lagoon National Reserve
Reserve covers an area of 18,414 hectares and its altitude ranges from 300 to 650 meters. It was created in 1977 and is located 52 kilometers south of the city of Punta Arenas. The main attraction within this protected area is the Parrillar Lagoon, with a surface area of 970 hectares. In winter, the rivers and lagoons freeze, forming ice layers up to 30 cm. thick.
Within the reserve, tourists can practise trekking along the San Juan river (60 kilometers south of Punta Arenas) and admire one of the most beautiful hydrographic basins in the Brunswick peninsula.

- The Otway Inlet Penguin Rookery
Is an ecological attraction inhabited by nearly 6000 Magellanic Penguins. The visiting season, coinciding with the nesting period, goes from October to April, when the sun shines most brightly. It is located 65 kilometers north of Punta Arenas.

- Carlos III Island
It is a privileged place for watching humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Groups of these sea giants come close to the Island's shores looking for the necessary nourishment to continue their existence every year during the summer.

The island is part of a biological corridor for these monumental cetaceous, considered the most acrobatic ones of their species due to the leaps and pirouettes they usually perform in oceanic waters.

But whales are not the only attraction at Carlos III Island. Here you can also watch the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), colonies of South American sea wolfs (Otaria flavescens) and sea elephants (Mirounga leonina), as well as some specimens of the Austral dolphin and populations of 26 bird species. The killer whales (Orcinus orca) along with the sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) whales are sporadic visitors of this Island.

The creation of the Francisco Coloane Marine Park, the first marine protected area in the country, which has on Jerónimo Canal, Tortuous Pass, Rupert Island, Barbara Canal, Cordes and Fortescue Bays, and on Santa Inés Island and its glacier its main attractions, was created on August the 5th of 2003 due to the biodiversity and beautiful settings of the zone.

It contains wonderful spaces of life, where the flora and fauna are an authentic temptation for biologists and naturalists. Besides, it is possible to practice activities such as trekking and kayaking; unforgettable adventures on land and sea in this majestic Park and its 67000-hectare extension.

Travellers must take into consideration that Whale Sound, an organisation founded by investigators and scholars with ample experience in the area, is the only agency operating within the Marine Park area. It is located in the Strait of Magellan, in the XII Magellan and Chilean Antarctica Region, almost 190 kilometres away from Punta Arenas.