Martillo Island Penguins Day Trip

On this day trip, you'll see the famous penguins of Martillo Island and enjoy a boat trip through the Beagle Channel from Ushuaia.

Day Trip Details

At the designated time, we'll embark from the Ushuaia tourist pier, ready to set sail on a boat trip through the Beagle Channel. We will explore the waters of Paso Chico.

During the cruise, we will sail alongside Bird Island, where we will see birds such as skuas, black-browed albatrosses, steamer ducks, geese, kelp gulls, and gray gulls.

Continuing close to Isla de los Lobos ('Wolf Island'), home to one- and two-furred sea lions, we will see the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse. The boat trip will proceed to Martillo Island, where we will admire its penguin colony, known for being one of the most famous Magellanic penguin colonies in the world. We will also be able to see Gentoo penguins.

On the return journey, we will see historical sites such as the Túnel and Remolino ranches and the semi-sunken hull of the Monte Sarmiento ship.

After visiting the penguin colony on Martillo Island, we will head back to the tourist pier in Ushuaia, concluding the trip after 4.5 hours.