Walk alongside Penguins on Magdalene Island and navigate Marta Island

Name: Walk alongside Penguins on Magdalene Island and navigate Marta Island
Price: 140 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.27 (94 reviews)

Overview

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5 hours

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Walk alongside thousands of penguins on Isla Magdalena and see the diverse fauna of Isla Marta

Cruise the Strait of Magellan to the Magdalene and Marta Islands. Magdalene Island hosts over 40,000 penguins each year and Marta Island hosts over 1,500 sea lions. We begin with this unique adventure, after checking in at our office, we head towards Bahia Laredo by transfer to embark on speedboats; for 45 minutes towards Magdalena Island, where we will disembark 1 hour with our guide to know the natural habitat of the Magellanic Penguins, in the largest colony in South America. We continue our journey to Marta Island to see Sea Lions (weather permitting), imperial cormorants and hundreds of southern seagulls. Then return to the pier and Punta Arenas. We'll also have a chance if luck goes with us to be able to spot Southern Dolphins, Overa Tonins and Sei Whales.

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Isla Magdalena

Isla Magdalena is home to one of the largest colonies of Magellanic Penguins, there are around 50,000 specimens that arrive on the Island at the end of September to have their chicks, and leave the first days of April. On the island we can walk along the path with the penguins for an hour.

1 hour • Admission Included

Isla Marta

We will circumnavigate Marta Island to observe the diverse fauna that the Strait of Magellan gives us, such as sea lions, cormorants, petrels, albatrosses and if we are lucky we can see whale blows while sailing.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Entrance and transfer from the meeting point to the pier

Restroom on board

Coffee and/or Tea

Breakfast

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Walk alongside Penguins on Magdalene Island and navigate Marta Island

Reviews

4.27

94 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very impressed
Y9937NFchadh,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Highly recommend and exceeded my expectations. I could have spent hours on the island. Great guide too. It was really windy and cold so dress in layers. The penguins and their babies were amazing!
The road to penguins
alex m,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Good experience,would definitely recommend. Special thanks to Rafael. Very enthusiastic and energetic.
Great excursion to see the Magellanic penguins and sea lions.
juliehA1572OQ,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Fabulous guides. So fun to see the penguins. The captain was great. All went smoothly and professionally. We were lucky to have a very good day weather wise. I think I can imagine why they have the boat they have due to pretty rough seas a lot of the time. Didn’t love being inside the little boat with the fuel fumes. But, overall a really wonderful excursion. Seeing the sea lions and a few elephant seals was also really cool. We took our 3 year old son. I was worried there wouldn’t be a kid sized life jacket, but there was. And they were really great about helping him on and off the boat and making sure he was safe. Just in case anyone reading this review has little ones they wanted to take along.
Pure nature
Karin K,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Beautiful flora and fauna. Experience penguins up close is a unique experience that I definitely do not want to miss.
Seeing the penguins in...
Marie C,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Seeing the penguins in their natural habitat was amazing! They were just adorable...some looked like they were marching, others were singing, some were in and out of their nests while others were just lying on the ground soaking up the sun. Wonderful. In addition, there were huge colonies of imperial cormorants, lots of very large sea gulls and geese. After visiting with the penguins, we went over to Marta Island and saw some massive sea lions as well as young ones playing in the water. All in all a great day. The crew and guide from Solo Expediciones were fantastic...in fact, at the beginning of the boatbride, the crew member whistled and dolphins came along side the boat. All in all, we saw a lot of wildlife. The only warning I would give is that the ride can be rather bumpy...luckily, I had taken dramamine before starting out and that helped a lot. So for those whose sea legs are not that strong, I suggest you do the same.
Great tour!
MaryannK,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Well organized excursion and an amazing chance to go on a walk on an island full of penguins. 10 out of 10 recommend! Sebastian was a great tour guide.
Nice experience
Mara M,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Good tour. Good experience seeing Penguins and sea lions. I recommend this tour. We like Punta Arenas
Penguins are so cute & silly
O9524CAtammym,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The penguins were so cute and adorable. The day was windy, and highly recommend dressing extra warm with gloves and a wooly cap.
Don't miss this close encounter with Magellanic penguins if you visit Punta Arenas
HeandCo,,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did two tours with Solo Expediciones while staying in Punta Arenas, a tour to Magdalena Island to see Magellanic penguins, and a Patagonian wildlife tour. Both tours were well organized and immensely enjoyable. The tour to Magdalena Island involved bus, ferry and walking on the island, and went very smoothly. It was a wonderful and memorable experience to get close-up viewings of Magellanic penguins. For the half-day wildlife tour to the Patagonian pampas, Victoria was our and she was excellent. She gave us a very nice introduction to the birds of Patagonia, and we saw a variety of interesting birds including rhea and condors. We highly recommend both tours.
Visiting the natural inhabitants of Magdalena and Marta islands
kathleengB8883LB,,Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide was well informed and shared lots of interesting information with us. He was friendly and kind. The boat did a great job in getting us close to Marta island and the seal lion there.