A Punta Arenas penguin tour costs $155–200 per person for a half day on Isla Magdalena and $108–140 for a king penguin day, before the park fee two of those tours collect at the gate.
Updated Nov 2026 · Prices checked Nov 2026
Expect about $160 for the most booked Magdalena morning and $119 for the king penguin day that includes the park. The public ferry is cheapest, at CLP 96,000 (≈$100).
The cost of a Punta Arenas penguin tour falls into three bands: half-day Magdalena trips, full-day king penguin trips and the whales cruise. Oddly, the 15-hour day costs less than the 5-hour boat trip, so compare by what each includes, not by hours.
MagdalenaOur pick
King penguins
WhalesEvery Punta Arenas penguin tour ticket price on one scale: the cheapest is the budget king penguin day at $108, the dearest penguin trip is the three-departure ferry at up to $200. Each step names what the price buys, so a lower number can be checked against what it leaves out.
Source: GetYourGuide listings and availability, checked Nov 2026 · ferry: meteored.cl, Oct 2026
Four things move the price: pickup from your hotel, an extra stop, the group size and the date. None of them changes the hour with the penguins.
The pick of the morning tours includes the sea lions at Isla Marta for the same $160 as the island-only catamaran, so on the Magdalena side the extra stop is close to free. On the king penguin side, the lowest price is not the cheapest day once the CLP 20,000 king penguin park fee is added at the gate.
Paying more on a Punta Arenas penguin tour buys comfort and certainty, not more penguins. The two pairs that matter: the budget and small-group king penguin days, and the morning tour with sea lions against the three-departure ferry.
Isla Marta sea lions
wheelchair access
4.6 (718)
4.4 (78)
60 min
≈60 min
4.5 (74)
4.2 (72)
4.7
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13 max
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A Punta Arenas penguin tour ticket bought here is a booking on GetYourGuide, confirmed by email, which you show at the operator's desk or pickup. Entry to the Magdalena monument is inside the ticket on all tours; the king penguin park fee is inside one. The public ferry ticket is bought separately from the ferry company.
A half-day penguin tour from Punta Arenas costs $155–200 per person, and the most booked one is $160. All half-day tours go to Isla Magdalena; the price gap comes from pickup, the boat and the date, not the time on the island. The four tours are compared in full on the Isla Magdalena tours page.
Source: GetYourGuide listings and availability, checked Nov 2026
An afternoon penguin tour costs $170–200; the afternoon catamaran at 13:30 is $170 and the three-departure ferry at 12:30 is $180–200. The pier-departure trip also sails at 12:30 for $155 but has only three reviews so far.
Budget for the park fee on two king penguin tours, lunch on every full day and tips — nothing else is usually extra. On Magdalena tours the monument entry is included and there is nothing to buy on the island.
The best value morning: island and sea lions for $160 per person.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before; the calendar shows the price for your date.
Live dates and seats from GetYourGuide
Between $108 and $200 per person on GetYourGuide: $155–200 for Isla Magdalena, $108–140 for king penguins. The public ferry to Magdalena costs CLP 96,000 per adult, bought from the ferry company.
Start from $160 per person on the most booked Magdalena morning and check the calendar for child prices, which the listings set per tour. On the public ferry children 5–13 pay CLP 48,000 and under-5s travel free, which is the cheapest way for families.
In the availability calendar on this page, which books directly with GetYourGuide; the voucher arrives by email. Booking ahead matters most in December and January, when morning boats fill first.
No — the afternoon sailings cost $170–200, slightly more than the $160 morning tours. Only the pier-departure trip at 12:30 is lower, at $155, with three reviews so far.
The public ferry fare is the same at any time, CLP 96,000 per adult, but its departure times are set by the ferry company and change by season. For a fixed afternoon start, the tours at 12:30 and 13:30 are the reliable choice.
Tours booked here are paid to GetYourGuide at checkout, in the currency it shows there; this site lists prices in USD. The king penguin park fee, lunches and the public ferry are paid in Chilean pesos. What guests say about value: Punta Arenas penguin tour reviews.
Yes. When wind cancels a sailing the operator offers a new date or a refund, and you can cancel any tour here free up to 24 hours before. A stop dropped mid-trip, such as Isla Marta, is not refunded.