12 Boat Tours in Puerto Madryn to Build a Day Around

1.Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Pto Madryn – Patagonia – Argentina

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 111 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Explore Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with an English-speaking guide, boxed lunch, penguins, elephant seals, and wide-open Patagonian scenery.

“This excursion was extremely disappointing. Viator should remove this excursion permanently! We missed the opportunity to visit and walk among penguins on a different tour, because this excursion promised that we would be able to visit a ranch with penguins and elephant seals. This was NOT TRUE. After driving 2 hours we came to a cliff, and with a high-powered camera, you could take a picture of the 8 microscopic penguins far below. I literally cried. We paid thousands of dollars and spent 5 days getting here, just to see the penguins. I have never complained about an excursion before, but this one is not worthy of charging people. WE…”

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2.Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $120Top rated

Review of Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with Magellanic penguins, lunch, port pickup, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“I cannot speak highly enough about the communications from this company. . First class! Through no fault of anyone, we did not dock until 3/4 hours after our supposed arrival time due to gale force winds and original approach was aborted at last minute. As our tour was a full day tour it could not proceed. Once the ship eventually docked, we were not only offered alternative shortened tours around town etc we were informed in writing that our original tour fee would be refunded. This is a wonderful gesture and greatly appreciated as the tour company would have had some expenses due to the last minute change. We were…”

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3.Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $125

Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with lunch, wildlife stops, and cruise-port pickup.

“Super fun day! The van was nice and air conditioned, we got there before everyone else and spent time on the path without a lot of people around. Maria was awesome and told us about the area on the long drives. There were so many penguins!!”

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4.Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes – Patagonia – Argentina

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $159

See Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, sea lions, and Patagonia wildlife on a small-group Puerto Madryn shore excursion.

“Excellent excursion, everything was wonderful although a long drive, it didn’t feel like it with all the wildlife along the way. Our guide Nani was very knowledgable and enthusiastic, she answered all our questions.”

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5.Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 25 reviews · 6 hours · from $90Best value

Walk among Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a six-hour cruise excursion from Puerto Madryn with bilingual guides and ship-friendly timing.

“Unfortunately we were stuck in a traffic jam about 15 minutes from the penguin colony and instead of the one and a half hours there, we only had 45 minutes. We weren’t able to get to the beach where the majority of penguins were. Not the driver or the guide’s fault as we had to get back to the ship. The minibus was cramped, not much legroom. At least we managed to see penguins in the wild. The toilet facilities at the colony were disgusting. They had no mains water for 72 hours, so no hand washing or flushing toilets.”

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6.Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Box Lunch Included

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 14 reviews · 7 hours · from $105

Explore Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with sea lions, elephant seals, penguins, a box lunch, and a small English-speaking group.

“Started out bad. They had us coming in on the wrong ship. So, even though we were there very early, and did everything right, we were the last to board the van! Was told we were “lucky” there was two empty seats! Really? NOT our fault!”

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7.Peninsula Valdes: Shore excursion for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $150

Review of Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn: whale bones, penguins, sea lions, and elephant seals, with long drives and limited viewing time.

“A lot of travel time but our guide and driver were great.”

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8.Whale Watching Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 1h 30m · from $150

Watch Southern Right Whales from Puerto Pirámides on a 90-minute guided boat trip, with English and Spanish guides and daily June to December departures.

“Musste wegen zu viel Wind und hohem Wellengang abgebrochen werden. Warten noch immer auf den Refund!”

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9.Peninsula Valdes Shore Tour for Cruise Passengers + City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $105

Review of a six-hour Peninsula Valdés shore tour from Puerto Madryn, with elephant seals, sea lions, wildlife, Puerto Pirámides, and city views.

“The tour was great, we loved it. The tour guide was knowledgeable and fun, she knew when to give us time for photos or a nap in the van. The day was a long day but the things we saw were amazing. We would recommend the tour”

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10.Punta Loma + Ranch Shore Excursion for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $150

See Punta Loma sea lions, coastal birds, a Patagonian ranch, sheep shearing, and lamb lunch on a four-hour cruise shore excursion.

“Ferdinand met us arranged, took us around Puerto Madryn before seeing Sea lions the to ranch. Excellent tour.”

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11.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers + City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $105

See nearly one million Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, with wildlife, coastal views, bilingual guides, and a Puerto Madryn city stop.

“Excursión buenísima, gracias a Karen, la guía y a Hernán, el chofer. Los dos muy atentos. Karen con mucho conocimiento del área y explica muy bien. Punta Tombo, creo que es único lugar dónde se puede "caminar entre los pingüinos". No compramos el almuerzo, pues compramos un par de empanadas y un café en la parada del baño y gasolina, y nos fué bien. Tuvimos tiempo de ir a ver estatua del dinosaurio "Patagotita" y a tirarnos fotos. Y como era un tour de crucero, tuvimos suficiente tiempo de llegar al puerto y dar una vuelta por el área antes de entrar al barco. Recomiendo 100% a Sussanich Turismo.”

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12.Shore Tours Peninsula Valdes Puerto Madryn Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 4 reviews · 7 hours · from $120

Explore Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with local guides, wildlife stops, a box lunch, and small-group transport for $120.

“Your company really earned your name, Animal Travel! The guide, Verena, is super knowledgeable about biology of each of these animals on land and in water. Driver, Nabal is an excellent safe driver. All of the staff waiting for us at the port were very friendly and helpful. The tour was for 12 of us in a 15 passenger van, very comfortable. Verena was able to pay for our entrance tickets in a few minutes so we could spend more time touring - ran very efficiently. With the limited time, we were still able to visit Punta Pyramida at the end of the tour. Lunch box is a good way…”

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