Punta Arenas Chile

Can anyone tell me if there are tour operators at the pier going to Otway Sound Penguin Colony and Magdalena Island Penguin Reserve....and if so what is the average price for each?

A year ago there were people on the pier selling tours to Ottway for $35 a head. I don't know what they were like as I was headed elsewhere (to the reconstruction of Nao Victoria).

In December there were plenty of operators at the pier offering transport to Otway for $35 per person.

There are 2 docking places, one almost in town with a tourist office there and the other a bit further away,do you know which one your ship is using?

Sandy in Spain

In December there were plenty of operators at the pier offering transport to Otway for $35 per person.

Thanks for the info!

A year ago there were people on the pier selling tours to Ottway for $35 a head. I don't know what they were like as I was headed elsewhere (to the reconstruction of Nao Victoria).

Thank you for taking the time to answer my post....seems like a fare price.

There are 2 docking places, one almost in town with a tourist office there and the other a bit further away,do you know which one your ship is using?

 

Sandy in Spain

I believe we are tendering.

Sounds like you will be arriving at the passenger terminal just a short walk from the town centre. There some interesting bits in the exhibition centre as you walk thro the building and just outside there is a paved area with a small clock tower where there are lots of taxis /vans offering tours. There also a tourist office there where you can get stamps, maps exchange money etc.

Last year when we were there we docked outside the town in what looked like a commercial area and were bussed into town or the big supermarket nearby.

Sandy in Spain

I have been looking at tours in this area for 2016 and was advised by two tour operators that when you arrive is dependent on seeing penguins. It was stated in one of my inquiries:

Please keep in mind that by that date(for me this was March 8th), the penguins have already started to migrate so we recommend passengers to not take this service(Otway Sound Penguin Colony) after February 25.

Don't know when you are traveling, but this is just a FYI.

Barb