The 10 Best Puerto Madryn Tours & Wildlife Trips

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.Valdes Peninsula: Full Day with Whale Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · from $298

Spend 12 hours exploring Valdes Peninsula from Puerto Madryn, with whale watching, sea lions, elephant seals, and Patagonian wildlife.

“It was amazing! We saw so many whales, rabbits, penguines and sea lions 😍 The tour is very expensive but worth the money when you can see all the animals from Valdez.”

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3.Puerto Madryn: Snorkeling Trip with Sea Lions

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 81 reviews · 2h 30m · from $150

Snorkel with wild sea lions near Puerto Madryn, spot marine life and a shipwreck, and enjoy a guided 150-minute boat trip.

“Overall, this was a great tour experience. We loved the family environment and how helpful they were in getting our family ready. The weather was great and guides were very informative - and included photos! It would have been great if there were souvenirs that we could have purchased from this tour. The port didn’t have a lot of options and it would be a great option.”

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4.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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5.3 hour 4×4 tour around Puerto Madryn

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $100

Review of Puerto Madryn’s 4x4 coastal tour, with dunes, beaches, sea lions at Punta Loma, guides, costs, comfort, and booking advice.

“4x4 offroad ride in the wonderful Patagonian nature. See the wildlife. Explore the desert xith a very friendly guide.”

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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.Puerto Madryn: Península Valdes with optional Whale Watching

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 8 reviews · 10 hours · from $133

Review of a 10-hour Península Valdés tour from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife stops, optional whale watching, practical costs, and honest advice.

“Nos encantó la excursión. Nuestro guía Miguel súper profesional y sabe muchísimo! Nos encantó toda la información que nos brindó. De verdad Excelente. Sin desperdicio!!!!”

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