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The 15 Best Península Valdés Tours from Puerto Madryn

25 tours  ·  from $90 a head

The peninsula is a long day of gravel road punctuated by wildlife, and the whale boat is almost always an extra. These 15 sort what is included from what is sold at Puerto Pirámides, with driving distances and the months each animal is actually there.

Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes - Pto Madryn - Patagonia - Argentina - Caleta Valdes and the elephant seal coast
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Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Pto Madryn – Patagonia – Argentina

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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Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn - Walking the penguin route
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Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn

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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Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching - The Carlos Ameghino Isthmus lookout
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Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching

3.Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $157

Review of the Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn, with penguins, sea lions, whales, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Was a fun trip with a ton of wildlife. I wouldn't book the whale watching through here though. You can pay for the whale watching part once you arrive for literally 1/3 of the price as offered through Viator.”

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Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience - optional Whale Watching - Starting at Ameghino Visitors Center
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Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience – optional Whale Watching

4.Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience – optional Whale Watching

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $115

Explore Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn, with sea lions, elephant seals, steppe wildlife, Puerto Piramides, and optional whale watching.

“It is a very long drive on dirt roads, but the wildlife was amazing, we saw llamas, a flock of rheas, penguins, mares, an armadillo, sea lions, elephant seals and orcas. We were blown away by the amount of wildlife, and in late January the wild flowers were all in bloom. Our guide Nicholas, was super enthusiastic and as excited as we were to see the wildlife, he was both knowledgeable and helpful. Would recommend, although I think we were very lucky to see as much as we did. Plenty of rest rooms and a good cafe for lunch.”

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Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn - Wildlife spotting before the penguins
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Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

5.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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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Walking Among Penguins Experience - Leaving Puerto Madryn early
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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Walking Among Penguins Experience

Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience - Wildlife beyond the penguin colony
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Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience

7.Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · 9 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $90Best value

Review of the Punta Tombo penguin tour from Puerto Madryn, with Magellanic penguins, wildlife, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Long trip but worth it to see penguin colony. Guide & drivers were lovely. Pick up from hotel was a bit late - so don't panic if this happens!”

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Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes - Patagonia - Argentina - Crossing Peninsula Valdés from Puerto Madryn
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Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes – Patagonia – Argentina

8.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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From Puerto Madryn: Penguin Tour & Península Valdés Day Trip - The early road to Península Valdés
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From Puerto Madryn: Penguin Tour & Península Valdés Day Trip

Punta Tombo Shore Excursion w/box Lunch(Shared tour for cruises) - Meeting the guide near the cruise port
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Punta Tombo Shore Excursion w/box Lunch(Shared tour for cruises)

10.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion w/box Lunch(Shared tour for cruises)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $135

See thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a cruise-friendly Puerto Madryn tour with guide, lunch, and port return.

“The tour guide was very knowledgeable, and she was careful to keep track of everyone in the group. We got off to a bad start. The instructions about how to find the tour vehicle were incorrect and we spent way too much time wandering around and asking people where they thought we should go. We were told to look for a sign CALA 1. There was no sign for CALA 1.”

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Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn with optional Toninas Watching - Wildlife beyond the penguin colony
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Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn with optional Toninas Watching

11.Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn with optional Toninas Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $158

See Punta Tombo’s Magellanic penguins, Patagonian wildlife, and optional Toninas dolphins on a long but memorable day from Puerto Madryn.

“This was an amazing tour! They were really flexible and helpful from the begining. They picked me up from Trelew airport, which was a huge help for me. It was only 2 of us in a small car and our tour operator was the best! He explained everything, was very nice and friendly and funny. We had a great day because of him. Also the tour and places we visites were amazing! The penguins were so quite and we could spend a lot of time there. The boat tour was also great, we could see some dolphins, though I think we were a bit bothering them after a while -…”

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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests - Meeting at Piedrabuena Pier
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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests

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

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

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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Punta Tombo Cruise Shore Excursion - Walk among penguins - Meeting your guide outside Puerto Madryn port
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Punta Tombo Cruise Shore Excursion – Walk among penguins

Puerto Madryn: Excursion to Peninsula Valdes Classic - Salinas Grande and Salinas Chica
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Puerto Madryn: Excursion to Peninsula Valdes Classic

14.Puerto Madryn: Excursion to Peninsula Valdes Classic

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 20 reviews · 10 hours · from $112

Review of the 10-hour Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn, with elephant seals, Patagonian wildlife, fees, transport, and practical tips.

“il veicolo utilizzato non è ideale per le strade sterrate. I vetri pieni di calco manie con su scritto uscita di emergenza non permettono ai passeggeri di avere una buona visuale. L'autista non era esperto per la guida su strade sterrate. Abbiamo trovato una strada chiusa che non ci ha permesso di arrivate al punto di osservazione dei leoni marini (È responsabilità dell'Agenzia di verificare che il circuito è le visite pattuito possano essere realizzate altrimenti si compra un'escursione immaginaria....)”

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From Puerto Madryn: Full Day Excursion to Punta Tombo - The morning drive across the Patagonian Steppe
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From Puerto Madryn: Full Day Excursion to Punta Tombo

15.From Puerto Madryn: Full Day Excursion to Punta Tombo

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 20 reviews · 8 hours · from $112

See thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, ride across Patagonia, and visit the reserve center on an 8-hour trip from Puerto Madryn.

“The visit to Punta Tombo was excellent, but it would not have happened had we not spoken up and questioned the guide. We booked Punta Tombo but were put on a group tour to La Caleta instead. We spoke up and the guide called and found one person in the tour office, who then picked us up and took us to Punta Tombo. Fortunately, the person who took us was also a guide, and in fact had been a park ranger at Punta Tombo, so he was excellent and very well-informed. But had we not spoken up, we would have been taken on another tour. The tour agency thought any…”

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