Navigation Magdalena Island and Marta
Description
Early in the morning we started with this unique adventure, after Check-in in our office, we headed to Laredo Bay located 25 km north of the city, by transfer to board speedboats and navigate the Legendary Strait of Magellan, route migratory of Sei Whales, Oyster Dolphins and Southern Dolphins, after 45 minutes arrive at Magdalena Island, where we will disembark 1 hour with our guide to know the natural habitat of the Magellanic Penguins. We continue our journey to Isla Marta to see Sea Lions, Imperial Cormorants and hundreds of Southern Gulls. Then return to the pier and Punta Arenas.
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Itinerary
Early in the morning we started with this unique adventure, after Check-in in our office, we headed towards Laredo Bay located 25 km north of the city, by transfer to board speedboats and navigate the Strait of Magellan, Legendary Strait of Whales Sei, Toninas Overas and Southern Dolphins, after 45 minutes arrive at Isla Magdalena, where we will disembark 1 hour along with our guide to know the natural habitat of the Magellanic Penguins. We continue Our journey to Isla Marta to see Sea Wolves, Imperial Cormorants and hundreds of Southern Gulls. Then return to the pier and Punta Arenas.
Isla Marta we can see Sea Wolves, Imperial Cormorants and hundreds of Southern Gulls.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(170)
Such a wonderful adventure to see the penguins! They a very careful to ensure we maintain the penguin habitat untouched. The boat ride to get to the island is not for the faint of heart. Very bumpy ride to the island but the visit was completely worthwile.
Great organization, it was a chaotic day, departure was not possible early due to low water, was moved to 2 pm, quiet and friendly communication, great care in the office and on the drive (our guide was Raphael, who was wonderful), great experience
Very nice and educational tour. The guides were very friendly and helpful.
Very good guides, explanations and organization. The price is high, at first we were a bit afraid of the value but we are very satisfied. It was with great enthusiasm!
Smooth boat ride great weather. Saw the sealions & huge elephant seal. The penguins on Magdalena Island were so cute. We loved our leisurely walk looking & photographing them and the other birds, beautiful seagulls. We were lucky to see dolphins on the way back. Sebastian is a great guide, passionate, informative & funny!
Windy app says today had 23km/h winds. We took dramamine out of caution, but it was not needed. Coffee, tea, rehydrated soup, biscuits on the 3 boat rides.
Excellent experience from start to finish, very friendly crew, we went with my 7 year old daughter and was in the command post of the captain of the boat, we toured the island, we saw the penguins, seagulls among others, thank you very much for the nice experience, and congratulations to the crew Yoselin, Tersa, Jairo and Nicolas, thank you very much!!!
It is very great to see penguins up close on the island. The organization by the provider is very good and works smoothly. The guide could have given a little more information about penguins and their life form. The information given was very scant.
Excellent tour. Spent 30 minutes hovering next to beach to observe Sea Lions and then went and spent 1 hour walking among the penguins, sea gulls and other nesting birds. Just awesome! Great boat and crew. They focus on insuring the guests get to see everything they can while on board. Hot drinks and snacks also included.
Our expectations were a bit higher than what we experienced - based on the description and photos on the trip advertising. The trip on a single hull small boat was a bit rough; and the passenger across from us was not feeling good most of the trip. I would suggest looking for the same itinerary on a larger catamaran boat (we saw one on the same journey). Marta Island wtih the sea lions was viewed from quite a distance from shore and without a set of binoculars or a telephoto lens, one couldn't see much detail. And the approach of the boat was into the sun, so viewing and picture taking was a bit challenging. Magdalena Island was as expected, and it was fun to see the Penguins up close. All-in-all a good trip. The crew was friendly and helpful. My suggestions would be looking for a larger catamaran boat offering the same itinerary and a good set of binoculars.
