Islotes de Punihuil

Great way to spend the afternoon!

Updated pricing: We paid 10,000 CLP each and the tour was about 45 minutes, which was well worth it.

Cormorants, Magellanic, and a few Humboldt penguins

Well worth the 9000 CLP (cash only) per person. We were surprised at the number and variety of cormorants, as well as a new-to-us species of flightless steamer duck. Plenty of Magellanic penguins, b...

Penguins, cormorants, sea lion and oyster catchers

Wonderful to see the Magellan and Humbolt penguins together (about 80% Magellan and 20% Humbolt). Puñihuil - and Chiloé Is - is very beautiful. We drove ourselves from Puerto Varas, where we were ...

Finally...penguins

We drove to Monumento Nacional Islotes de Puñihuil, a protected area of small island rocks where Magellanic and Humboldt penguins breed at this time of year. We paid $7,000 CLP each to go on a 35-minu...

Penguins, penguins and more penguins

The drive here was already a blast! Magnificent views of the coast as well as a river crossing and sand driving (though only for a few meters) created great expectations for the boat trip! We were esc...