Argentina · PENINSULA VALDES
A long flat peninsula with sea lions at one end and elephant seals at the other, and right whales in the gulfs when the season is right. The 15 below make clear which include the boat, which are pure driving, and what each costs.
One-day Peninsula Valdés from Puerto Madryn: whale stops, penguins, sea elephants, and killer whale feeding chances, with a small group.
“Fantastic day. We were messaged ahead of pick up and everything on the itinerary was covered. Our guide, Hugo, was great company, really knowledgeable and interested in meeting new people, his company really made the day for us.”
Peninsula Valdes wildlife tour from Puerto Madryn with A/C transport, English guides, box lunch, and port pickup. See seals and penguins.
“Ok tour The weather sucked rain & wind over 3/4 of the tour was driving a dirt road to see 20 penguins & 10 seals we did not hit this tour at the right time of year. Check on when the best time to view the wild life then pick your tour we did not and sat in a van allay cold and wet”
Full-day Valdés Peninsula trip from Puerto Madryn with whale watching, seals, and land wildlife stops, small group, bilingual guide.
“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.”
Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn with optional whale watching, wildlife stops, and park viewpoints. Long day, big nature payoff.
“It is a great experience but requires a lot of time to travel along the bad roads in the area. Still worth it.Auto-translated”
Full day Peninsula Valdes trip from Puerto Madryn with Caleta Valdes elephant seals, Puerto Pirámides beach time, optional whale watching.
“Maravillosa experiencia. Fuimos tres personas junto con nuestro guía, Horacio, un guía y una persona espectacular, muy cercana, con la que, además de aconsejarnos e ilustrarnos sobre la zona, el entorno y la región, nos compartimos un poco la vida. Indudablemente lo aconsejó a cualquiera que se encuentre en la zona. Muchas gracias!”
Puerto Madryn day trip to Peninsula Valdés with whale watching, an expert bilingual guide, and stops for sea lions, seals, and seasonal wildlife.
“Tour completo muy recomendable. Tuvimos un guía, Cristian López, que en todo momento nos atendió y respondió a todas nuestras preguntas.”
Puerto Madryn wildlife tour to Valdes Peninsula and San Lorenzo penguins, with elephant seals and box lunch. Long but worth it.
“Our tour to see the Penguins was excellent. They were so cute. It’s a can’t miss if you’re in Patagonia. Our tour guide, Martin was excellent. He had excellent knowledge of everything about Puerto Madryn and knew everything about Patagonia, flora, fauna and penguins. Highly recommend. Great trip and great pictures for great memories.”
Puerto Madryn 10-hour day trip to Península Valdés: Magellanic penguins at San Lorenzo, Punta Norte wildlife, bilingual guide. $198.
“Everything was amazing. The guide really loves her job and explains very interestingly. The group was small, the dinner was VERY tasty. Definitely recommend.”
Shared day trip from Puerto Madryn to UNESCO Península Valdés for elephant seals and sea lions, with stops, guide, and box lunch.
“We thoroughly enjoyed the program and organization. Our guide was extremely well informed and interesting and added a lot of good stories and information to the visit. Both the guide and driver went to great lengths to find and fat wildlife throughout the visit which made it a very rich tour. Special shout out for an excellent organization before and throughout the tour. Highly recommended!”
A full day shore excursion from Puerto Madryn to Peninsula Valdés, with wildlife viewing from boardwalks, penguins, seals, and bird towers.
“This was a very well organized shore excursion from Puerto Madryn. We were met at the pier where we paid the $35 per person national park fee in U.S. dollars. The tour revolved around seeing wildlife, and our tour guide, Jorge, was excellent at explaining all the animals at the viewing points. Our driver, Victor, also helped by stopping on the road when there was land animals in site, including guanacos, merino sheep, and rheas. We were served a box lunch and 3 bottles of water. We were returned to the pier in time to board our cruise ship. We truly enjoyed this tour!”
Big wildlife day in Argentina Patagonia, from Puerto Madryn to Peninsula Valdes, penguins, seals, and optional whale watching.
“Saw so so many animals. Our guide worked hard so we could see everything. I would recommend doing the whale watching too! A must do!”
Cruise-only Peninsula Valdes wildlife day from Puerto Madryn, spotting elephant seals, penguins, and possible orcas, with lunch and a small group.
“Viatours gave the wrong ship name to their tour guide (NCL rather than Viking), & they did not respond to my ?? the night before tour, asking if 8a was ok to get off the ship, as we had come into port the prior evening. Where they didn't respond, we got off at 8a. We could not find their guide, called & they advised the tour had already left, could not come back nor provide another guide, admitted their 2 mistakes. We thankfully were able to get on a Viking tour, but if cost us $658 for 2, rather than the $300 we paid them. Yes, they refunded our $300,…”
Puerto Madryn shore excursion to UNESCO Peninsula Valdes, wildlife safari stops for penguins and sea elephants, plus lunch and water.
“We went to the visitors' centre which was informative before traveling on to see the penguins and seals. On the way we were fortunate to see a maras, the funny little dog like hare only found in this part of the world. We also saw a little burrow owl sitting at the front of its home, an armadillo and guanacos which are like llamas or alpacas. The Valdes Peninsular is extremely different from anything we have seen before...sort of green runnels in the low tide almost like looking at a newly planted vineyard...with seals popping up here and there.”
Puerto Madryn's Peninsula Valdés classic tour: early start, Caleta Valdés elephant seals, guanacos and other Patagonian wildlife, with hotel pickup.
“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....)”
Private orca vigil from Puerto Madryn to Punta Norte or Caleta Valdes. Expert guides, real tide talk, wild wildlife, and no guarantees.
“Una experiencia espectacular, Facu , el guía nos enseñó muchísimas cosas sobre la flora y fauna del lugar . Siempre atento a nuestras necesidades e hizo todo lo posible para lograr verlas. Y así fue gracias a sus conocimientos de las mareas , etc”
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