Chiloe Island - Puñihuil Tour
Overview
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Come and feel the mysterious atmosphere covered by history, legends and myths. Introduce your senses into these wonderful landscapes; you will be amazed of the majestic penguin colonies and their wildlife. Live the experience of those unforgettable and unique moments that only you can find there.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 03 people per booking is required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Patagonia Austral
This full day tour will allow us to visit the northern part of the island of Chiloé. After navigating the Chacao Channel for 30 minutes, observing a great variety of birds and sea lions, we will arrive at the town of Chacao. We will head towards Ancud, then we will go 28 km to the southwest of Ancud to visit the natural monument Puñihuil islands is a wild area protected by the State, where fishermen have joined and transformed tourism by conducting guided tours, navigation services and restaurants . To see a colony of Humboldt and Magellanic penguins it is necessary to take a boat (navigation not included) along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. We will continue touring the island, passing through a long lonely beach where we will see the ocean in all its splendor. Upon our return we will visit the second most populated in Chiloé, Ancud city where we will visit its square, the market, the craft fair, the friends of the churches foundation and the famous San Antonio fort.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Navigation tickets
Food and drinks
Propinas
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Chiloe Island - Puñihuil Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
23 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
An experience
tsheley,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Chiloe Island is off the coast of the mainland about 15 miles. The island is HUGE at 90 miles long and 45 miles wide. Once on the island all the features of the mainland with town / farm / businesses, make you think you are on the mainland. We observe a lot of the wildlife existing way south on the content. There, we board small boats via a loading contraption (keep our feet dry) to a boat located just off the beach
Chiloe Island, penguins and otters!
D7261MScarols,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wakeen, our guide was excellent. He went between Spanish and English flawlessly all day long. He was attentive to our needs and taught us about the culture, customs and history. The penguin excursion was a success with us seeing penguins and a bonus otter! Great trip! Thank you, mucho gracias!
One of the nicest trips ever
sunsetcocktail,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One of the best trips ever! Great guides and wonderful things to see ! loved the penguins and the sea otters but just a wonderful island! i could live there !
Great trip
Larry J,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Camilla our guide and Carlos our driver were fantastic. Lots of info. Had a great time with the penguins!
One of the best trips ever!!
Martin D,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00One of the best trips i’ve ever been on! Fantastic guide and driver and such a wonderful island. The nature was overwhelming from start to finish! Penguins Sea Otters Sea lions vultures etc etc! Strongly recommend
Great day to see the Penguins
494lawrencej,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful day. Our guide Camilla and driver Carlos were amazing. Learned a lot. Lots of penguins. Beautiful day. Highly recommended.
Very good
Joaquin E,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommended! The guide and the driver very attentive and always very cool. They taught us many interesting things about Chiloe!
Penguins are a must
Patryk R,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a great and very informative trip. Ingrid is super knowledgeable guide - she probably knows all the birds in that island and Orland is a super careful driver. Penguins are super great part of the trip. And churches … yes in case of any doubts Ingrid would tell you all you need to know. Fantastic experience. Our kids loved it!
Great tour worth every dollar!
Shobha D,Dec 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Very good tour, our guide took us to Chiloe island. It started raining we took a scenic route to Andy’s. There we toured a church and a museum. The penguin tour got cancelled but we still went to the beach where we take the boat to see the Penguins and there on the rocks we did see many of them. Overall both the guide and the driver showed us a great time despite the bad weather. Thanks so much!
Great tour with awesome Guides
V7810BAtobiasf,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you,muchas gracias, to our tourguides Pablo and Oscar, who made this great tour even better. We had luck with the weather, we saw many penguins for that time of the year and we had tourguides, that enriched our experience with their great knowledge as well as their funny and sympathetic manner. Thanks for this great experience.
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