Top Punta Arenas Day Trips

With just one day in Punta Arenas, this full-day tour ensures you check off all the highlights. Spend the morning exploring the coast of the Magellan Strait, stopping at historic sites such as Fort Bulnes, Mansa, and Puerto del Hambre; then take in Punta Arenas landmarks including the Patagonia Museum, Antoine de Saint Exupery square, and the Hernando de Magallanes monument.

See humpback whales in Francisco Coloane Marine Park on a nature-filled day trip from Punta Arenas. You’ll cruise through the Strait of Magellan and pass glaciers for an encounter with these majestic giants. Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, sea lions, dolphins and albatross also inhabit these icy waters. A box lunch and round-trip hotel transport are included.Note: this seasonal tour runs December–April.

Go wildlife-watching at a giant penguin colony in the Strait of Magellan. After an optional hotel pickup in Punta Arenas, board a speedboat bound for Magdalena Island and the Los Pingüinos Natural Monument. Capture memorable photos of the tens of thousands of seabirds that call the island home and stop by the island’s historic lighthouse for amazing panoramic views.

Book a bus ticket to go from Punta Arenas in Chile to Ushuaia in Argentina, the southernmost city in the world!

Get up close to Patagonia’s incredible wildlife on this full-day tour of the famous Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn, including hotel pick up. Stand in awe before South America’s largest colony of Magellan's penguins, and see playful Overas Toninas dolphins and an array of seabirds in their natural environment. End your day with a visit to the unique Welsh settlement of Gaiman.

Enjoy Fort Bulnes in Punta Arenas, a reconstruction of Chile´s first settlement in Punta Arenas 

Enjoy a half day city tour of Punta Arenas, visiting the most important points of this historical city of Patagonia