One of the things we were most looking forward to about Punta Arenas was the penguins! Indeed, if you ask a lot of people they seem to be under the impression that Punta Arenas doesn’t have a lot offer other than these little guys. Actually Punta Arenas is full of museums, a bit of shopping (tax free zone!) and also some wildlife.
When you do a google search for Isla Magdalena penguins most often what comes up is private tours. These range in price from 80USD to 150USD depending on the tour company. Usually you ride in a Zodiak boat, and see both Marta and Magdalena Islands. We only found out once we arrived that there is another option. The company, Austral Broom, runs a ferry to the Island once a day. The trip is 2 hours each way (whether or not you are on a zodiak or a ferry) and it costs 30,000 CLP (roughly $48 USD at time of writing) round trip.
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