Punta Arenas: Santa Marta and Magdalena Island Penguin Boat Tour

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5 hours (approximately)
Offered in: Portuguese and 2 more

Choose between two unforgettable wildlife experiences in the Strait of Magellan: a visit to Magdalena Island or a combined expedition to Magdalena and Marta Islands.

The Magdalena Island option takes you by boat from Punta Arenas to Los Pingüinos Natural Monument. After approximately 1.5 hours of navigation, spend one hour exploring the island and observing thousands of Magellanic penguins in their natural habitat. You may also encounter cormorants, kelp gulls, Chilean skuas, and other native seabirds.

For an even more complete wildlife adventure, select the Magdalena and Marta Islands option. Along with the penguin colony on Magdalena Island, navigate near Marta Island to observe sea lions, cormorants, and other Patagonian wildlife.

Both options offer spectacular scenery, bilingual guidance, and a memorable journey through the legendary Strait of Magellan.

What's Included

- Entrance to the Natural Monument “Los Pingüinos”.
- Coffee or tea on board
- Bilingual guide in English/Spanish.
- Transfer hotel - office - hotel
- Tips / Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
José Nogueira 1255

PRESENTATION AT THE OFFICE José Nogueira #1255, Punta Arenas 6.30hs AM

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    We sail daily through the Strait of Magellan to Magdalena and Marta Islands. Magdalena Island receives more than 60,000 penguins every year and Marta Island is home to more than 1,500 sea lions. We start with this unique adventure, after checking in at our office, we head to Laredo Bay by transfer to embark on speedboats for 45 minutes to Magdalena Island, where we will disembark for 1 hour with our guide to see the natural habitat of the Magellanic Penguins, in one of the largest colonies in South America.

    2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Isla Marta

    We continue our journey to Isla Marta to see sea lions (weather permitting), imperial cormorants and hundreds of southern gulls. Then return to the dock and to Punta Arenas. If we are lucky we will also have the opportunity to see Southern Dolphins, Commerson's dolphins and Sei whales.

    2 hours 30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • IMPORTANT FOR ARGENTINIANS OR ARGENTINIAN MEANS OF PAYMENT! The price of the tour, in pesos does NOT include taxes! Then in your payment method, you will be charged extra. TripAdvisor/viator/Associates are foreign websites. They invoice in USD. As any purchase in foreign currency.
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