Ushuaia penguin tours on GetYourGuide run from $110 for a catamaran to $549 for a walk on Martillo Island, per person, as of Oct 2026.
Updated Oct 2026 · Prices checked Oct 2026
A penguin tour from Ushuaia costs from $110 by catamaran and from $530 to walk on Isla Martillo in summer ($450 for the winter Gentoo landing). Watching from the boat is roughly a quarter of the price of landing.
Source: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026; piratour.net
All penguin tours comparedSource: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026 · advertised "from" price per person
Nine of the 12 tours cost under $300; only the three walks on the island cross $400.
Source: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026
The walk costs $450–549; what changes between the three is the season, the inclusions and the cancellation terms.
What the price buys8.5–9.5 hours. The 1-hour walk and a Beagle Channel cruise are included; the listing also names Harberton entry — confirm it when booking. Free cancellation up to 24 hours. Value-for-money score 4.0/5 on 91 reviews, below the big catamarans' 4.2–4.3.
What the price buys10 hours: a 2–2.5-hour boat trip in the morning, the walk by land in the afternoon, back ≈19:45–21:45. Harberton entry is paid separately, in pesos. No free cancellation shown; the booking counts only after the agency confirms it.
What the price buys7 hours by speedboat from the pier, ≈30 minutes ashore with Gentoo penguins only (68 breeding pairs, per the operator). Sold 1 July – 15 September; no reviews yet. The onboard buffet is not included.
Source: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026
The big catamarans are the cheapest way to see the colony; small boats and Almanza trips cost more for fewer people and closer passes.
Walk on the island
Catamaran from the pierSource: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026; c5n.com · checked Oct 2026
Book the walk online weeks ahead; catamaran tickets can also be bought at the operators' pier offices.
Source: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026; nomades.com, estanciaharberton.com · checked Oct 2026
Budget for pesos in cash: the port fee and Harberton entry are paid locally on some tours.
Source: piratour.net · checked Oct 2026; GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026
Children pay less on the walk, according to the operator: ages 0–2 free, 3–11 at a child rate.
Source: GetYourGuide listings · Oct 2026; piratour.net · checked Oct 2026
Book in dollars online; carry pesos for anything paid locally.
A penguin tour in Ushuaia costs from $110 per person for a catamaran from the pier and up to $549 for the all-inclusive walk on Isla Martillo, as advertised on GetYourGuide on 14 October 2026. Small boats via Puerto Almanza sit at ≈$124–135, and Almanza trips with food or longer viewing at $165–265. The cheapest seat is on the cheapest catamaran.
Walking on Isla Martillo costs from $530 in summer (the full-day walk) or $549 with the channel cruise included (the all-inclusive walk). The only cheaper landing is the winter Gentoo landing from $450, sold 1 July – 15 September with ≈30 minutes ashore. Only Piratour is authorized to land, so every walk is ultimately its walk. The all-inclusive walk has free cancellation up to 24 hours.
The cheapest way is a catamaran from the tourist pier at $110–115 for ≈5 hours, which also passes Bird Island, Sea Lion Island and Les Eclaireurs lighthouse. The boat does not land; you watch the colony from the deck. The cheapest catamaran does not include transport to the port, and one source reports a cash port fee in pesos at some catamarans. The Canoero catamaran includes port taxes for $115.
It is worth it if standing among the colony is the point of your trip: the walk is 1 hour on foot with ≈20 people on the island, against a pass along the shore by boat. The premium is ≈$340–420 per person and the day stretches to 7–10 hours. The all-inclusive walk scores 4.0/5 for value on 91 reviews, below the big catamarans' 4.2–4.3. What landing gives you.
It depends on the tour: the all-inclusive walk names Harberton entry in its inclusions list (confirm when booking), while the full-day walk asks you to pay it yourself, in pesos, if the estancia is open. The 2025-26 fee expired on 31 January 2026 and the new amount is not confirmed, so carry pesos. Harberton is closed on Tuesdays. The full-day walk states the fee is paid locally.
Yes, on the walk: Piratour, the operator that lands on Martillo, lets children aged 0–2 travel free and charges ages 3–11 a child rate; on its own site the child rate is ≈60% of the adult price. GetYourGuide shows adult "from" prices; child prices appear once you pick a date. The colony catamaran asks for a minor's ID photo to apply its discount.
Catamaran operators sell from offices on the tourist pier, Av. Prefectura Naval Argentina (Canoero at no. 400, Piratour at no. 410). For the walk that is a risk: it has a small daily quota and sells out weeks ahead in peak season, so book online before you arrive. The all-inclusive walk can be reserved now and paid later.
Yes, on 10 of the 12 tours compared here: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. The exceptions are the full-day walk and the Almanza viewing boat, which show no free cancellation; the full-day walk refunds in full if the tour cannot be confirmed or operated. If weather or a port closure cancels the sailing, the classic catamaran offers a full refund or a new date.
Prices move by date; the widget shows the live price. Dates below: the cheapest catamaran, from $110 per person (listing price, Oct 2026).
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, per the listing.