Argentina · PENINSULA VALDES WILDLIFE TOURS
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High season fills the good peninsula valdes wildlife tours weeks ahead here. Below are the 15 best, with current prices and what separates them, so you can book before the calendar closes.
Cruise day trip to Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with A/C transport, box lunch, and wildlife sightings of penguins and seals.
“Probably 10 pingüinos, no sea lions - 2.5 hrs to see almost nothing 😡. Bag of lunch was terrible- really cheap.”
Full-day Valdés Peninsula trip from Puerto Madryn for whale watching, seal spotting, and big Patagonian wildlife views.
“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.”
Wildlife-packed day trip from Puerto Madryn to UNESCO Peninsula Valdes, with optional whale boat and guaranteed stops for seals and penguins.
“Really enjoyed this tour! Unfortunately the whale watching trip was cancelled, as the weather was really bad so windy!, but the rest was great. Our guide was personable and knowledgeable and it was a huge help that he spoke such good english. It was nice to have such a small group, with myself and another couple and the guide in a car rather than a big bus load. We saw plenty of wild life - elephant seals, sea lions, patagonian hares, burrowing owls, birdlife, heaps of guanacos and some southern right whales in their breeding ground at sunrise which was amazing. The Peninsula Valdes is an incredible place. I did…”
Full-day Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with bilingual guide, Puerto Pirámides beach time, elephant seals at Caleta Valdés, and optional whale watching.
“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.”
7-hour shore excursion from Puerto Madryn to Peninsula Valdes, San Lorenzo penguins, and Punta Norte seals, with lunch and small-group wildlife time.
“Absolutely fabulous time with Santiago who did everything to ensure we had the best day. We saw sea lions and elephant seals and spent a lot of time with Magellanic Penguins. An experience we’ll never forget. Thank you.”
Early day trip from Puerto Madryn to UNESCO Península Valdés. Walk among Magellanic penguins at San Lorenzo, then spot seals and coast wildlife.
“Surprisingly, it was a private tour! Martin, our guide, was great. The lunch break at San Lorenzo was very good at fair prices. You can pay there by card. The penguins were a unique experience.”
Full-day trip from Puerto Madryn to Punta Tombo penguin colony, with optional Toninas dolphin-like boat watching and Rawson port time.
“Although guide & Punta Tombo was great (no issues there) the tour was not as advertised and poorly planned. First of all there was no tonina dolphin watching option (we didn’t buy online cuz reviews said it was a ripoff). Instead we went to to Welsh tea which we had no interest in (town is quite boring), which in turn only gave us 90 minutes(!) with the penguins. 90 minutes for a full day tour for the main attraction is just terrible value considering the price. We literally travelled thousands of miles and spent $1000’s to get there and only got 90 minutes in a rushed atmosphere. Again no fault…”
Puerto Madryn shore trip with a bilingual guide: city views, Punta Loma trails, sea lions and cormorants, plus photo stops.
“The main theme of the tour is to see sea lions, but we can see the sea lions even at the pier”
From Puerto Madryn, tour UNESCO Peninsula Valdés, spot elephant seals at Caleta Valdés, and see 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....)”
Puerto Madryn city tour plus Punta Loma sea lion reserve from cliff balconies, with a Punta Cuevas viewpoint. Bilingual guide, 2 hours.
“Not the best on GYG, trip was short and the City HD tour was a bit blink you missed it !”
A 7-hour Peninsula Valdes shore excursion from Puerto Madryn with a guide, seals and penguins, big viewpoints, and possible orcas.
“Getting back to the ship was the highlight. 90 min via a derelict visitors centre to stop number one. Penguins of which there were 3. Reason given that the whole colony was out at sea fishing. Second stop the seal colony which numbered 20, these also at sea fishing. Stop at a dodgy restaurant for an hour. Basically this company knew there were no penguins, no seals and that the visitors centre was closed. It was very difficult to understand the guide who was unable to answer questions. So we spent 5 hours on a comfortable van, for no reason as the seal and Penguin colony were empty and they…”
Full-day Valdes Peninsula tour from Puerto Madryn with wildlife watching, geology lessons, and scenic stops like Punta Cantor and Puerto Piramides.
“It was a very nice experience. We saw a lot of animals, whales, orcas, guanacos, maras, foxes, rabbits... The guide was very nice and we used the whole day, we did not take much rest. It's nice.”
A 7-hour cruise shore trip to Peninsula Valdes for elephant seals, penguins, and sea lions, with a guided small-group van and box lunch.
“very pleasant guide and driver. much cheaper than cruise price. it would have been a higher score if they had provided a veggie option for packed lunch”
6-hour cruise shore excursion from Piedrabuena to UNESCO Peninsula Valdes, whale bones, elephant seals, sea lions and penguins.
“A lot of travel time but our guide and driver were great.”
Full-day Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn: Ameghino views, Puerto Pirámides port, steppe wildlife, and elephant seal lookouts.
