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The 15 Best Puerto Madryn Tours & Wildlife Trips

40 tours  ·  from $50

Everything here is timed to an animal calendar: whales from June, penguins from September, sea lions all year. The 15 below cover Península Valdés and Punta Tombo, priced and honest about the long gravel roads.

Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes - Pto Madryn - Patagonia - Argentina - The interpretation center: your introduction to the reserve
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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

Travel from Puerto Madryn into Peninsula Valdes Protected Natural Area with an English-speaking guide such as Nora, Carolina, Mary, or Santiago. Expect a long ride, wildlife stops, Caleta Valdes, elephant seals, penguins, and possible sea lions, with port pickup and a box lunch included.

“To long drive for a few pinguïns far away, Same with sea elegant, Just a few. Guide and drivers were ok”

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Valdes Peninsula: Full Day with Whale Watching - Caleta Valdés and the Elephant Seals
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Valdes Peninsula: Full Day with Whale Watching

2.Valdes Peninsula: Full Day with Whale Watching

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

Spend 12 hours exploring UNESCO-listed Valdés Peninsula from Puerto Madryn with an English- and Spanish-speaking guide. Board a boat at Puerto Pirámides for southern right whale watching from mid-June to November, or a sea lion and cormorant cruise from December to March. Small groups are limited to 10.

“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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Puerto Madryn: Snorkeling Trip with Sea Lions - The boat ride toward Paraná Beach and Punta Loma
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Puerto Madryn: Snorkeling Trip with Sea Lions

3.Snorkeling Trip with Sea Lions

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

Join Madryn Buceo for a 150-minute boat and snorkeling trip from Puerto Madryn. Guides such as Mauro, Lucio, Saira, Julian, and Marcelo help you suit up, visit Punta Loma, and swim with curious wild sea lions. Hotel pickup is optional, and photos and videos may be available to buy afterward.

“Enjoyed it a lot, check in and suiting up was made easy and clear. Staff on the boat were fun but professional. Of course absolutely amazing to snorkel so close the sea lions, they came right up to us”

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Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn - The Interpretation Center Before the Penguins
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Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn

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

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

Travel from Puerto Madryn’s cruise pier to Punta Tombo, South America’s largest Magellanic penguin reserve. You’ll spend about two hours on the 1.5-kilometer path, with guides such as Mariana, Marcela, Roy, or Pitu sharing wildlife facts. A box lunch is included, but the park fee costs about $20 extra.

“March 2024 Tour was ok, but very disappointed as to the amount of penguins we saw! Expected to see the largest colony in the world! If this is not the time of year then this tour should not be sold!”

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3 hour 4x4 tour around Puerto Madryn - Punta Loma combines wildlife and a short walk
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3 hour 4×4 tour around Puerto Madryn

5.3 hour 4×4 tour around Puerto Madryn

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

Join Catalejo Travel for a 3 to 4 hour 4x4 outing from Puerto Madryn, led by guides such as Eduardo, Ed, Augusto, or Cynthia. Expect beach tracks, dunes, cliff views, Punta Loma sea lions, native plants, and coffee or tea beside the coast. The ride is exciting, dusty, and not designed for soft seats.

“Brilliant, started in the town, headed out to the sand dunes and along the coast on off road tracks . It was an amazing experience, Ed was great, chatted and very informative of the area. Great coffee stop with sweet bakes and a fabulous view. Could possibly have included a visit to one of the original Welsh settlements but not sure how far they were.”

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Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching - Puerto Piramides and the optional whale boat
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Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching

6.Peninsula Valdes Tour with Optional Whale Watching

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

Spend about 12 hours exploring Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn in a small group of up to 20. Guides such as Juan and Ignacio explain the area’s animals and geology, while the optional boat trip from Puerto Piramides brings you close to southern right whales when weather and season allow.

“Ignacio was wonderful! The food was delicious, the animals were plentiful, the park was clean and beautiful and Ignacio was very friendly and helpful. Overall we had a great time and recommend this tour to others.”

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Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience - optional Whale Watching - Ameghino Visitors Center and the first view
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Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience – optional Whale Watching

7.Full Day Peninsula Valdes Experience – optional Whale Watching

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

Travel from Puerto Madryn into Peninsula Valdes with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. See Puerto Piramides, Caleta Valdes, guanacos, rheas, sea lions, and elephant seals. The 8 to 10-hour outing includes hotel transport, with whale watching available from June to December at an extra cost.

“Great to see elephant seal, sea lions, orca, penguins and guanaco. There is lots of driving on gravel roads, they are in great shape and places to stop for snacks.”

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Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn - The two-hour ride from Puerto Madryn
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Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

8.Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

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

Travel from Puerto Madryn’s cruise pier in an air-conditioned vehicle to Punta Tombo, home to thousands of Magellanic penguins. You’ll walk near nesting birds, look for guanacos and Patagonian hares, enjoy a box lunch, and possibly stop at a giant dinosaur replica and in town.

“Fun and pleasant for all ages and physical capacities. Ride to rookery is long and monotonous but bus was comfortable enough to nap or read and penguin payoff was worth it”

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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Walking Among Penguins Experience - The early pickup from Puerto Madryn
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Puerto Madryn: Punta Tombo Walking Among Penguins Experience

9.Punta Tombo Walking Among Penguins Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 46 reviews · 10 hours · from $120

From Puerto Madryn, you travel 180 km to Punta Tombo and follow a 3 km path through a breeding colony of Magellanic penguins. English and Spanish guides, hotel pickup, and air-conditioned transport are included. Choose a Trelew museum, Gaiman, or Playa Union dolphin watching as your optional extra.

“it was great. both guide and driver were passionate about the tour”

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Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience - Walking among Magellanic penguins
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Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience

10.Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience

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

Spend a full day traveling from Puerto Madryn to Punta Tombo, where Magellanic penguins nest from September to April. Your guide explains Patagonia’s wildlife, while the reserve’s marked paths bring you close to penguins, elephant seals, foxes, and ostriches. Optional stops may include Gaiman or a dolphin boat ride.

“Expérience incroyable ! Au plus proche pour observer les pingouins et les guanacos. Je recommande ! :)”

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Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes - Patagonia - Argentina - The long road from Puerto Madryn
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Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes – Patagonia – Argentina

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

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

Travel from Puerto Madryn to Peninsula Valdes with a small group of up to 17 people, stopping at San Lorenzo’s huge Magellanic penguin colony and Punta Norte’s sea lions and elephant seals. Guides such as Beto, Martin, Fernando, and Lucia add wildlife insight. Expect about seven hours, rough roads, and extra entrance fees.

“This trip was amazing. We loved that it was only us 2 and a guide. Carlos answered all of our questions. Yes rough roads and very long drive to Punta Norte We had a short stop at a small museum - you can get a free passport stamp- to learn about the peninsula. At the northern most point we saw young elephant seals, and adult sea lions and babies. They were on the beach below a cliff The coast line was beautiful. We then stopped at Estancia San Lorenzo. There is a Magelenic penguin rookery. There were so many all different ages. Just incredible seeing them walk down to the…”

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From Puerto Madryn: Penguin Tour & Península Valdés Day Trip - The early ride from Puerto Madryn
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From Puerto Madryn: Penguin Tour & Península Valdés Day Trip

12.Penguin Tour & Península Valdés Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 41 reviews · 10 hours · from $198

Travel from Puerto Madryn with a bilingual guide such as Alex, Esteban, or Martin to see Magellanic penguins at San Lorenzo, sea lions at Punta Norte, and wildlife across Península Valdés. Small groups, hotel pickup, and a ranch lunch option make this a full but rewarding day.

“Everything was amazing. The guide really loves her job and explains very interestingly. The group was small, the dinner was VERY tasty. Definitely recommend.”

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Punta Tombo Shore Excursion w/box Lunch(Shared tour for cruises) - A two-hour visit with room to explore
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Punta Tombo Shore Excursion w/box Lunch(Shared tour for cruises)

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

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

Travel from Puerto Madryn to Punta Tombo in a small shared vehicle, guided by local experts such as Mariana, Claudia, or Nico. Walk the reserve’s marked paths among nesting Magellanic penguins, watch adults and chicks, enjoy a basic box lunch, and return to your cruise pier on schedule.

“Punta Tombo was a great experience. We loved seeing all the penguins. I would not miss it. It is a very long ride from the port. The bus we were on was old and not all that comfortable. The guide spoke good English and the box lunch was fine.”

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Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn with optional Toninas Watching - Three hours through Patagonian country
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Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn with optional Toninas Watching

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

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

Leave Puerto Madryn at 7:15 am for Punta Tombo, where Magellanic penguins share the coast with guanacos, rheas, cormorants, and foxes. You’ll have about 90 minutes at the colony, then stop at Puerto Rawson for optional Toninas watching. Transport, guide, and hotel transfers are included.

“Punta Tombo was our favorite place in all of Argentina, so I highly recommend going there, but the tour itself was only so-so. The toninas watching was cancelled due to wind, which was very disappointing, and we received no refund for it. Instead we went to the paleontological museum in Trelew, which was fine, but no replacement for toninas, AND we paid for it out of pocket. The guide was the same we'd had for Peninsula Valdes, but he was barely trying for the English crowd this time, speaking for 10 mins in Spanish and then maybe two sentences in English. Worst of all, after Punta Tombo we were left…”

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

15.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests

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

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide outside Piedrabuena Pier, then ride 180 km south to Punta Tombo. Spend about 90 minutes walking among wild Magellanic penguins before returning to Puerto Madryn. Small groups, air conditioning, and cruise-adjusted timing make this a practical wildlife outing.

“We really enjoyed the trip, our guide was very engaging and informative. Thanks!”

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