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4 Hours

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Excursion

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Punta Arenas

Free Cancellation

up to 24 hours prior to departure

Magdalena & Marta from Punta Arenas

Customer Reviews

3.8

Explore the Penguin community at Magdalena, home of the largest penguin colony in Chile

Highlights

* Navigate through the legendary Strait of Magellan
* Contemplate the local wildlife
* Walk through thousands of Magellanic Penguins

    included with

    * Transfer from Office to Pier
    * Boat Trip
    * Entrance fee to Los Pinguinos Natural Monument
    * Tea and coffee service

      excluded by

      * Transfer from Punta Arenas Hotel to Office
      * Transfer from Office to Hotel in Punta Arenas
      * Optional Gratuities

        Essential Information

        * Wear comfortable, warm clothes and trekking shoes or boots
        * Please bring a jacket or sweater, a scarf, hat, sunglasses and water
        * Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants (mandatory)
        * Tour is subjected to weather conditions

        * IMPORTANT INFORMATION: On peak season (Christmas, Holidays, Cruise dates, November to March) the departure time of your tour may vary depending on availability, there are three possible departure times, which are 6:30/10:00/15:00hrs, the regular one is 6:30am BUT we will be letting you know if we have to reschedule your departure time due availability.

        * Remember that this tour does not include roundtrip transportation from/to your Hotel in Punta Arenas, you must approach directly to the departure point located in Jose Nogueira #1255, Punta Arenas at 6:30 AM.

          Restrictions

          *CANCELLATION POLICIES:
          You can cancel the tour up to 48 hours before and you will be refunded 100%.

            Extras / Upgrades

            This tour can be taken by cruise passengers, the tour schedule starts at 10:30 in the morning, remember to let us know that you're coming from a cruise to schedule your trip to the 10:30 AM departure! Subject to availability.

              Itinerary

              Passengers must approach at 06:30 a.m to the address Jose Nogueira #1255, Punta Arenas for making their check-in.
              After doing the check-in, at the tour provider's office, we'll start this must do trip to an unforgiving place.

              Located 32 km northeast of Punta Arenas, in the middle of the Strait of Magellan, Magdalena Island is a must for animal lovers, hosting the greatest colony of penguins in the continental region. This island is a protected area since 1982, year in which it was renamed “Los Pinguinos Natural Moment”. It has an interesting ecosystem, with more than 60.000 couple of penguins which come during the summer in order to reproduce and other kind of birds, such as cormorants and Andean seagull.

              We will reach the Island after a navigation of about 40 min. Once disembarked, you will have about one hour to walk around and take picture. Visitors may complete the visit by reaching “The Lighthouse” environmental interpretation center where information about the history of the strait and the ecological richness of the islands is provided.
              Duration: 4 Hours 
              From  $160.00