Peninsula Valdes Tour from Puerto Madryn With optional Whale Watching
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62 Ratings
Puerto Madryn
Embark on a full-day tour from Puerto Madryn to explore the incredible Peninsula Valdes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its diverse wildlife. Optional whale watching available from June to December.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Centro De Visitantes Istmo Ameghino - The first stop is the interpretive center Carlos Ameghino Isthmus, where you’ll learn about the flora, fauna and geology of the peninsula. Also, you’ll enjoy the panoramic lookout point of Golfo Nuevo, San Jose and the Island of Birds. Don’t forget to bring your camera for unforgettable photo opportunities!
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Puerto Piramides - Once in the town of Puerto Piramides, the ones who chose the whale watching navigation will get on the boat. You will be guided by our specialized and bilingual personnel, who will provide you with more information about the exclusive ecosystems of the coast and the sea, while you sail to meet the whales.
Once you meet them, magic will start. The boat will stop the engines and silence will begin to reign, interrupted only by the sounds of the sea and the occasional bird. In this scenario, the whales will appear next to the boat and you will manage to live together in harmony in the same space for as long as they decide. It will be a unique moment where, if you are lucky, you will be able to see them very close. - Peninsula Valdes - The moment has arrived to enter the famous in Peninsula Valdes. On the road, look out for some of the wild Argentinean land animals including guanacos, rheas, foxes, maras (Patagonian hare), armadillos and skunks.
- Caleta Valdes - Depending on the season, weather and the tides, you’ll be visiting the following places in a different order or combined with other stops: Caleta Valdes, Punta Norte and Punta Cantor to observe elephant seals, penguins and sea lions.
At sunset, you’ll arrive back at Puerto Madryn and conclude the tour.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Whale watching navigation (if option selected)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Whale Watching Navigation (if option selected)
- Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Peninsula Valdes
Additional Information
Explore the amazing Peninsula Valdes, a world-heritage site, on this full-day tour from Puerto Madryn. The area is famous for unique animal species since it’s a suitable place for them to live and breed. On this day out, you’ll be accompanied by both bilingual guides and naturalists.
We highly recommend you to opt for a whale watching navigation, to observe whales in their natural habitat (from June to December).
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
- Entrance fees for the Valdes Peninsula are not included
Location
Puerto Madryn
Centrally located Puerto Madryn hotels.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mabrincat
Mar 15, 2024
Excellent day out - Great day and Juan the tour guide was excellent. We managed to see seals, sea lions and some penguins. Unfortunately no Orcas came out to play but that did not deter us. Was an excellent day
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Antoinette
Feb 3, 2024
Day trip in private car. - The driver and guide Pedro and Tuiago made sure we had an informed conversation about the vast area we traveled. The car was comfortable for our ride. We traveled quite a lot of miles. We kept on schedule covered all the viewing areas we wanted and made it back to ship at the time we were promised.
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75eugeniaz
Dec 17, 2023
AMAZING - do it with ARGENTINA VISION. EXCELLENT GUIDE, MARTIN. WE WERE TWO PEOPLE SPEAKING PERFECT ENGLISH, SUPER CORDIAL, WE VISITED ESTANCIA SAN LORENZO, SUPER RECOMMENDED
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Hector
Nov 20, 2023
Valdez Peninsula and whale watching. - Excellent service at the Tito Botazzi and Turismo Punta Tombo agencies.
A Patagonian experience, not to be missed, on a trip to Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina.
Special mention to our guide Mimà Abdala, very knowledgeable about her job, and very attentive to her passengers. To Enzo
, champion in driving on gravel roads and the crew of the boat.
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Daniela
Nov 20, 2023
100 points - The guide, Carolina, excellent, it couldn't be better, the excursion is wonderful, with the added bonus of Carolina's explanations, who is a great professional, it is clear that she loves what she does, in addition to having superlative preparation. It is worth paying what this experience is worth, the Captain of the boat and the guide, super committed, made it possible for us to see whales
Excellent 100!
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793marilenac
Mar 13, 2024
Valdes Peninsula Tour ARGENTINA - It's good in Puerto Madryn. At the Hotel Tolosa as well.
Here "our" Patagonia truly began.
The minibus that takes us to the Valdez Peninsula early in the morning immediately fills with the sounds of various languages. Clara who guides us is old and her hair is also rumpled, but she has her own charm.
She is German by origin. After all, who is not European in Argentina? Apart from the few descendants of the Theuelche or Ona, all are at least a little English (or rather Welsh), Italian, German. In this area the Welsh prevail who preserve the habit of tea, in beautiful rooms.
Leaving the industrial and mining landscape of Puerto Madryn, the boundless, very flat space of Patagonia begins. No human traces for kilometers. Only thorny bushes, tufts of grass, some contemptuous-looking guanacos (like their cousins llamas and camels), a few small groups of merino sheep swollen with wool and, over this almost nothing, the wind reigns supreme, the true master of these lands.
Far away and solitary, a few completely autonomous estancias.
At the information centre, among the panels that explain everything and the photos of Patagonian animals, the skeleton of a southern right whale stands out for a very long time, the other great protagonist of this historia naturalis at the edge of the world.
Along an escarpment we glimpse some penguins busy brooding or simply asleep in some crevice of the cliff.
At Caleta Valdes the foamy ocean opens up and the beach is teeming with sea lions, fat, clumsy, friendly, lying in complete idleness, apart from throwing piles of coarse-grained beach on themselves and calmly dragging themselves to the shore, to a little bath. You would want to go close to them, but you can't: this is their home and that of thousands of birds resting on the waves, not ours. Let's be content to observe them from the walkways and the long path.
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Graham_s
Nov 23, 2023
Viatour is too expensive - 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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Kim_j
Jan 18, 2024
Trip cut short with no warning - Peninsula Valdes was great but the tour operator was not. They didn’t warn us beforehand that they decided to cut the trip short because they had to bring back part of our group back to their cruise ship. They picked us up earlier than expected with no warning and seemed pissed that we didn’t have the good timing from the reservation.
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Osvaldojota
Nov 21, 2023
We paid much more than what it is worth for a standard excursion to Peninsula de Valdes - I took this excursion in pesos and they charged me in dollars, so it cost me almost fifty percent more. Furthermore, they came to pick us up more than an hour after the agreed time. Finally, they took us to eat at a very expensive place in Puerto Pirámides: they charged us for a simple meal more than double what we paid in better quality restaurants in Puerto Madryn. I don't recommend them at all
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Romand150
Jan 5, 2024
Overpriced, very poor value for money - The tour costs $150 per person, but in return you get a lot of time in the car, few animals and two unnecessary stops. You don't even get a bottle of water.
As for the process: Pick-up was late, the stops were not timed, so we had to wait for others in the hot car.
Not recommended!
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