Penguin colony in Ushuaia
- Live Guide
- Day Trip
- Group Tour
- E-Ticket
- 7 hr
Read carefully! Terrestrial Half-Day: You will be able to walk with penguins for 1 hour together with a specialized guide who will inform you about the life of these animals. They will visit the Harberton Ranch, Acatushún Museum of Marine Mammals and Birds (Available from Wednesday to Monday). Check in: 2:00 p.m. at the tourist pier. Full-Day Terrestrial Penguin Colony AM + Lobos PM navigation: In the morning we will leave on a bus to La Estancia Harberton, the first Estancia Fueguina, traveling along National Route N3. We will visit the Acatushún Museum, of marine birds and mammals. Then we will sail to the island, where we will walk for 1 hour with the Magellanic and Gentoo penguins. During the return to the city, we will visit a cafe in Puerto Almanza. Check in at 06:30 a.m. at the tourist pier In the afternoon, we will meet again in our office and we will sail through the Beagle Channel. We will be able to observe the Fuegian fauna on the Isla de Pájaros and the Isla de Lobos, as well as the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse. Check in at 5:00 p.m. at the tourist pier
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Luna Roja
Stop At: Ushuaia
The tour begins at the Ushuaia tourist pier. They must be there 30 minutes before the departure time.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Canal Beagle
Ushuaia, a windy city located on a steep hill, is surrounded by the Martial mountains and the Beagle channel. It is an access road to cruises to Antarctica and tours near Yécapasela Island, known as "Penguin Island" for its colonies of this species.
Stop At: Isla Martillo
Martillo Island, or Yecapasela Island, is an insular territory in the Beagle Channel belonging to the Ushuaia department of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands in the southern tip of Argentine Patagonia. Its surface is 32 ha.
Duration: 2 hour
