King Penguin Park: Experience Nature's Richness in Tierra del Fuego Island
4.0
55 Ratings
Punta Arenas
Embark on a nature-filled adventure at King Penguin Park in Tierra del Fuego Island. Explore the richness of vegetation, fauna, and archaeological sites while accompanied by a knowledgeable guide.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
learn more
Highlights
- Estancia San Gregorio - We stop at this old ranch where our guide will tell you about the history and importance of this place for regional history.
-
Cerro Sombrero - 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 -
Parque Pinguino Rey - In the King Penguin Park we will have an hour to see this wonderful species from a viewpoint located 15 meters from the beach where they are found.
Here the park guides will give you a short talk about the life and preservation of the species as well as other relevant points in their work in this beautiful place.
IMPORTANT: Our itinerary may vary depending on the reservation time given to us at the Pingüino Rey Park
- Porvenir - This small and picturesque city is located on Tierra del Fuego Island and if our itinerary allows it, it will be one of the stops on our tour. Here we will stop for lunch in a homely restaurant in the area, each passenger must pay for this service. If we have time, we can visit, in addition to the Hain viewpoint, the beautiful Selknam square located in this city, part of the important history that surrounds the indigenous origins of our lands.
What's Included
- Experienced local guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Park tickets
Additional Information
Parque Pingüino Rey is devoted to the preservation and safety of the King penguin, alongside showcasing the abundant vegetation, animal life and archaeological treasures of Bahía Inútil. The experience involves a nature-filled tour where you and your partner can explore the regional flora and fauna, alongside a guide who will provide assistance and guidance throughout your exploratory journey. There’s a proverbial road to travel by car to reach King Penguin Park as we have to traverse the Island of Tierra del Fuego by land, but we guarantee witnessing the picturesque sights of ravishing Patagonia will be worth it. We invite you to be a part of this incredible excursion.
Please note that the schedule and pick-up times could be subject to alterations based on the reservation timings at Parque Pingüino Rey.
The timings for pick-up may also vary depending on the booking timings at Parque Pingüino Rey!
- Not recommended for children under 4 years of age
- Not recommended for women over 27 weeks pregnant
Location
Estancia San Gregorio
Km. 120 de la ruta internacional Monte Eymond
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(55 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Luca
Apr 8, 2024
Tierra del Fuego Review! - Fantastic tour with amazing views! More than just penguin watching. Stopped for tons of Guanacos, Rheas, foxes, and sheep. The long journey was broken up well. Felt like more of a safari! Eduardo was fantastic!! Would book again!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Katherine_b
Apr 1, 2024
Worth the journey! - I highly recommend the tour. It is a long day (about 14 hours) but seeing the penguins at the reserve was a wonderful experience. Our guide was fantastic and we made several other fun stops along the way. The penguin reserve is very well-managed, and they have scopes that allow you to see the penguins even closer. The lunch was fantastic - one of the best most authentic meals I had in Chile.
Review provided by Viator
Carolfl6313bt
Feb 16, 2024
King Penguin experience - Atman was a great guide but I was disappointed that we couldn't get very close to the penguins. If I had known that, I would have brought my binoculars.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Voyager53515937461
Mar 7, 2024
Functional - The penguins were amazing! The tour was well organised and functional. Lunch was plentiful and reasonably priced. Two token tour stops.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
2000hannahr
Mar 6, 2024
Organised and functional, penguins were amazing. - Well organised, fun ferry, great payable local lunch, lovely scenery. The penguins were the icing on the cake. Long trip.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jeff_f
Feb 9, 2024
Penguins + driver and guide +++. Rest of trip too protracted. Go to penguins early and shorten trip by 3 hours - See title The trip takes too long and could be e if an earlier time to view penguins was adopted with earlier return.
Review provided by Viator
Siamak_f
Apr 15, 2024
King penguins - It was a great adventure to the penguins in their natural habitat. We saw baby chicks too. This is the only colony of King penguins in Chile.
The ride was long with limited scenery. Our guide of an English tour did not have command of the English language, so it was very frustrating at times.
Review provided by Viator
Buffy1970
Feb 29, 2024
King Penguin tour letdown - Quite simply too long, too expensive and parts of it towards the end (albeit interesting about the Chilean Selkmam people) irrelevant to me. With respect If I’d have wanted a history tour I’d have booked one. Also it was an incredibly long day for an hour of penguin viewing at 50metres (yes I know that’s a legal requirement) even though they are the most wonderful animals and I will take away memories of this. I felt there were so many opportunities missed to stop here and there and photograph the beautiful landscape we were travelling through (in fairness nobody asked) and some of the wildlife. I felt a little let down by it given the price but hey ho you live and learn. I would say the tour guide was very nice and helpful and extremely knowledgeable
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jasonp2632
Feb 9, 2024
Good but disappointing - The guide was friendly and professional.
The journey was long but seeing many Guanaco's made for a better journey. The park we found very touristy, as we arrived in a group we had to stay in a group, this wasn't fun as we wanted to space ourselves from people chatting and children. Lunch was a big flop, poor choice for a vegetarian with rip off prices for what we got to eat. The day was however memorable. The penguins were great to see.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Carrie_m
Feb 3, 2024
Penguins were awesome, everything else was terrible - This review is based on the tour itself, not the experience of seeing the penguins (which were amazing). This was an unnecessarily long day, dragged out by visiting uninteresting dilapidated oil and gas infrastructure and sheep farms. Guide seemed like he didn’t want to be there. No stops for food until 5 pm (and we got picked up at 6 am). I understand there are logistical challenges running this tour, with the variable ferry schedule, long drive, timed admission to the penguin park and unpredictable weather - but things like the guide showing any interest at all in the tour, an earlier stop to buy food and/or information in advance that we should pack food, and skipping the last stop at an abandoned sheep farm when it was already 7 pm would have helped a lot. Even little things like one other tour we saw, the guide packed a hot water thermos so they could enjoy a coffee while waiting to get into the penguin park, while we were just standing around in extreme wind - would be cheap and easy to add and make the experience much better.
But the penguins are fantastic and the reserve is very well run. The guides there were excellent and knowledgeable. Highly recommend seeing the penguins but maybe better to rent a car and go yourself.
Review provided by Viator
More activities from this operator
