King Penguin Nature Reserve - Tierra del Fuego Island
Description
Penguin King Nature Reserve is a place that promotes the protection and conservation of the Penguin King, as well as the richness of vegetation, fauna and archaeological sites of Bahia Useless. You and your companion will enjoy a tour full of nature, flora and regional fauna, where a guide will accompany you throughout the tour and guide you on this wonderful adventure. It is a long road by vehicle to reach the Penguin King Nature Reserve, as we must cross Isla Tierra del fuego by land, but we can enjoy the landscapes that beautiful Patagonia gives us. Join us and enjoy this wonderful tour with us. 1. - ITINERARY AND STOPS MAY BE MODIFIED DEPENDING ON THE PARK BOOKING TIME. 3. - PICK UP TIME MAY VARY DEPENDING ON PARK RESERVATION TIME. 4.- THIS TOUR IS NOT SUPPORTED IF YOU HAVE A FLIGHT OR BUS SCHEDULED FOR THE SAME DAY OR EARLY MORNING. 5. - IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CARRY BINOCULARS OR CAMERA WITH ZOOM
Tour Options
Itinerary
We stop at this old ranch where our guide will tell you about the history and importance of this place for regional history.
Depending on our itinerary, we can visit Cerro Sombrero, which is a town with a very important history for our region due to the economic activity that surrounds it. If the itinerary allows it, we will have the possibility of having lunch in this place or in Porvenir. You will be informed of this information the day before the tour since we must wait for the confirmation of the schedule at Pingüino Rey
The Penguin King Nature Reserve will have an hour to see this wonderful species from a viewpoint located 15 meters from the beach where they are located. Here the park guides will give you a small talk about the life and preservation of the species in addition to other relevant points in their work within this beautiful place. IMPORTANT: Our itinerary may vary according to the time of booking we are given at Penguin King Park
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The transfer picks you up at your accommodation within the urban area of Punta Arenas. Tell us your pick up address
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for children under 4 years of age
- Not recommended for women over 27 weeks pregnant
Reviews(80)
This was an amazing experience. The guide Atma and driver Hernando were knowledgeable and helpful. It was a long day because it's a long drive to Tierra del Fuego. But very well worth it. Tierra del Fuego is interesting, and it was amazing to see the penguins. A tip to people planning to go: we were there in March, which is the end of summer, but it was freezing outside! So dress warmly.
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The penguins are great even though you’re 50-100 feet away from them by a body of water. Time of year dictated a much smaller colony
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A long day but filled with a lot of great information and stops. Our guide was very knowledgeable and driver amazing. Thanks
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We spent about 6 hours getting to the penguin colony via shuttle bus and ferry and 6 hours returning to Punta Arenas. We spent about 45 minutes at the Penguin Colony. It was a really long day. The penguins were super cool and it it was great to see them. however the travel time to get there was pretty long. Maybe if the guide would have interacted more with us, or had more of a presentation it would have helped to pass the travel time better.
Dear passenger, we are very sorry if you spend too much time driving, but unfortunately is the only way to get to penguin colony.
Guide Atma Salobreña and driver Hernando de Magallanes were really excellent. They kept us safe and interested. We saw the king penguins rather close. They made amazing sounds similar to trumpet swans. We also met a lot of guanacos on our way ,not to mention geese, ducks, fox and amazing Laguna with bacteria and salt. I highly recommend this tour especially with this great team.
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We had an incredible day. Although the journey to get to the king penguin colony is long, our guide Daniel made it feel short. We made a few stops along the way, at Cerro Sombrero and Estancia San Gregorio, and Daniel provided in depth information about the social history of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. We had an incredible hour with the king penguins, and also had opportunities to learn about and photograph guanacos, rheas, and even an Andean condor!
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Our Guide was really nice and told us during the trip a lot about the history of Tierra del Fuego, the people living there and their way of life. And of course, the penguins are one of the cutest things to see. It was a really great experience!
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it was great pleasure. especislly the Pinguins.The Guide was very good with perfect englisch! Very good Organisation!
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The tour guide Daniel is very knowledgeable, and he showed his old hometown and abandoned ship and ranch besides penguins.
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Problems with the reservation site. I got a reservation with a planned pick-up at 5 am in front of a hotel in town, while the reality was that the pick-up would take place after 7:15 at my location. The problem could be solved the night before thanks through contacts with the guide, Atma!
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