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🐧 USHUAIA · BEAGLE CHANNEL · PENGUINS

BEAGLE CHANNEL CRUISE
Sea Lions, Lighthouse & Penguins

Long cruise along the Beagle Channel: sea lions, birds, Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse and the penguin colony of Martillo Island. ~5 hours.

🐧 Martillo Island Penguins
🐋 Sea Lion Island
🗼 Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse
⏱ ~5 hours
🕘 2 daily departures
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Martillo Island Penguin ColonyWatching from the boat
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Sea lionsSea Lion Island
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Bird IslandFuegian birds
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Les Éclaireurs LighthouseEnd of the World
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~5 hours · 2 departuresMorning and afternoon
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Prices per person

🚢 Start at the port
🏨 Start at your hotel (+$40.000)
🐧 Beagle Channel Cruise + Penguins
Adult (12+ years) —
Child (4-11 years) —
Baby (0-3 years)✓ Free
✅ INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
🚢 Beagle Channel cruise (~5 hrs) 🐦 Bird Island and Sea Lion Island 🗼 Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse 🐧 Martillo Island (penguin colony) 🎟️ Port (boarding) fee included
🚢🏨 Choose your option: Start at the port (make your own way there) or Start at your hotel (+$40.000 per passenger, they pick you up). The baby does not pay for the transfer.
🐧 Babies: ages 0 to 2 free. Babies aged 3 pay only the transfer ($40.000) in hotel option — adjusted upon confirmation.

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📅 2 daily departures (~5 hrs) · Port: 8:30–14:00 / 14:30–20:00 · Tell us your preference when booking
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🐧 Beagle + Penguins · Ushuaia
🚢 I go to the port
🏨 Pick me up at the hotel +$40.000
🚐 Want us to pick you up? Add the transfer from your hotel (+$40.000 per passenger). Add transfer →
Adult (12+ years)
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Child (4-11 years)
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Baby (0-3 years)
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✓ Free cancellation up to 48h before
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📷 Images
Experience gallery
Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse in the Beagle Channel
Sea lions Bridge Island Beagle Channel
Cormorants on Bird Island Beagle Channel
Boarding Beagle Channel excursion Ushuaia
Tourists cruising the Beagle Channel Lighthouse
Beagle Channel excursion Ushuaia bay
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📖 The excursion
Beagle + Penguins:
long cruise

This long cruise along the Beagle Channel is ideal for discovering Ushuaia and getting close to the wildlife of the End of the World. You will cruise among islands watching sea lions and birds, with the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse as the star, and you will also reach the penguin colony of Martillo Island, the main panoramic point of the excursion.

The cruise starts at the port of Ushuaia, a few meters from downtown, crossing the Bay of Ushuaia until reaching the Beagle Channel through Paso Chico. The first stop is Bird Island, where you can watch the Fuegian birdlife (skuas, black-browed albatrosses, steamer ducks, upland geese and gulls). The cruise then continues toward Sea Lion Island, with one- and two-haired sea lions; both islands belong to the Bridges archipelago. On reaching the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse, the star of every End of the World photo, you see colonies of imperial and rock cormorants while the guide tells the story of the sinking of the SS Monte Cervantes.

The cruise then continues eastward, where in the distance you can see Puerto Almanza (Argentine side) and the Puerto Williams Naval Base (Chilean side). On reaching Martillo Island, the engines are turned off by the shore of the beach to watch the penguins in their natural habitat from the catamaran (gentoo and Magellanic penguins live together). There is no landing on the island: watching is from the boat.

🚢🏨 CHOOSE YOUR OPTION:
Start at the port (make your own way to the tourist pier of Ushuaia, 30 minutes early) or Start at your hotel (+$40.000 per passenger, they pick you up and bring you back to your accommodation). The baby does not pay for the transfer.
🗓 Route
The ~5-hour route
🕘 2 daily departures · Port: 8:30–14:00 / 14:30–20:00 · Hotel: 8:00–14:30 / 14:00–20:30
Opt.
Pick-up at your hotel (hotel option)
🚐 You leave 30 min earlier · they pick you up
Boarding at the port of Ushuaia
⚓ A few meters from downtown · port fee included
Cruise along the Beagle Channel
🚢 Bay of Ushuaia and Paso Chico
Bird Island and Sea Lion Island
🐦🐋 Fuegian birds and sea lions (Bridges archipelago)
Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse
🗼 Imperial and rock cormorants · story of the SS Monte Cervantes
Martillo Island · penguins
🐧 Engines off by the shore · watching from the catamaran (no landing)
Return to the port of Ushuaia
⚓ End of the cruise
~5 hrs
Return to your hotel (hotel option)
🚐 You return 30 min later because of the transfer
Included 🚐 Optional · transfer from the hotel (+$40.000)

Schedules and order may vary depending on the day's organization.

📋 Details
What's included?
  • Cruise past Bird Island and Sea Lion Island
  • Cruise past the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse
  • Cruise past Martillo Island (penguin colony)
  • Guide throughout the whole cruise
  • Port (boarding) fee
  • Free cancellation up to 48h before
  • Hotel–port transfer (only in "Start at your hotel" option)
❌ Not included
  • Landing on the islands (watching is from the catamaran)
  • Food
  • Hotel–port transfer in "Start at the port" option
🚢🏨 TWO OPTIONS:
Start at the port: make your own way to the tourist pier of Ushuaia, 30 minutes early. Start at your hotel: +$40.000 per passenger, they pick you up and bring you back. The baby does not pay for the transfer.
🐧 Long or short? This is the long cruise (~5 hrs): it sees the penguins of Martillo Island and Puerto Almanza, but does not land on any island. The short one (2.5 hrs) lands on an island of the Bridges archipelago but does not see penguins.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know
Yes. It reaches the penguin colony of Martillo Island, where gentoo and Magellanic penguins live together. They are watched from the catamaran with the engines off by the shore — there is no landing on the island.
~5 hours. It is the long Beagle Channel cruise, with 2 daily departures (morning and afternoon).
Port option: 8:30 to 14:00 (morning) and 14:30 to 20:00 (afternoon). Hotel option: you leave 30 min earlier and return 30 min later because of the transfer (8:00 to 14:30 and 14:00 to 20:30).
Start at the port: you make your own way to the tourist port of Ushuaia. Start at your hotel: +$40.000 per passenger and they pick you up. The baby does not pay for the transfer.
Bird Island (Fuegian birds), Sea Lion Island, the Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse with its cormorants, and the penguins of Martillo Island. In the distance you can see Puerto Almanza and the Puerto Williams Naval Base (Chile).
No. The penguins and all wildlife are always watched from the catamaran. The main panoramic point is Martillo Island.
Yes. It includes a guide throughout the whole cruise and the port (boarding) fee. Food is not included.
This is the long one (~5 hrs): it sees the penguins of Martillo Island and Puerto Almanza, but does not land. The short one (2.5 hrs) lands on an island of the Bridges archipelago but does not see penguins.
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Excursion details

General information

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DurationApproximately 5 hours
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Schedules2 daily departures · Port: 8:30–14:00 / 14:30–20:00 · Hotel: 8:00–14:30 / 14:00–20:30
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DepartureUshuaia tourist port · port or hotel option (+$40.000)
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Check-in30 minutes before the chosen time
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DifficultyLow · All ages
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What to bringWaterproof jacket, warm clothing, camera
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WeatherOperates in wind and rain · Only cancelled in storms

Boarding point

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Departure portUshuaia Tourist Port (a few meters from downtown)
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TransferOptional: "Start at your hotel" option +$40.000 per passenger (baby does not pay)
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OfficeAv. del Libertador 1080, Piso 1 · El Calafate
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