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. On this first part of the trip, we'll explore the waters of Paso Chico.

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

We'll continue near the Isla de los Lobos, home to one- and two-furred sea lions, and we'll see the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse. The boat trip will continue to Martillo Island, where we'll admire its penguin colony, which includes one of the most famous Magellanic penguin colonies in the world, along with Gentoo penguins.

On the way back, we'll see historical sites such as the Túnel and Remolino ranches and the semi-sunken hull of the Monte Sarmiento ship.

After sighting the penguin colony on Martillo Island, we'll head back to the tourist pier in Ushuaia, completing the trip after 4.5 hours.