Cruise Ship Private Tour: Explore Punta Tombo Natural Penguin Colony
4.3
3 Ratings
Puerto Madryn
The Punta Tombo Reserve is a Natural Area that protects the colonies of Magellan penguins. The area is the place chosen by penguins to make their nests and have their chicks.
It is the largest Magellanic Penguin Colony, where we can see millions of penguins
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Punta Tombo - The Punta Tombo Reserve is a Natural Area that protects Magellan penguin colonies. The area is the place chosen by penguins to make their nests and have their chicks.
Penguins can be observed when they come to the coast to breed. In those months the Punta Tombo colony can host up to 400,000 penguins. During the winter months (from April to September) the penguins remain offshore. The penguins return to the same place every year to make their nests.
The penguin colony has a visitor center where the rangers give talks and explanations. From here begins a path of 3,500 meters along the beach that runs through the habitat of the penguins, the nests dug in the ground stand out and the specimens that with a firm and graceful march come and go from the sea seeking their food.
In addition to the penguins, rheas, guanacos and maras can be seen.
Here is included the time it will take to move
What's Included
- Entrance ticket to the reserve
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch included
- Guided by a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- tips
Location
Comandante Luis Piedra Buena Pier
Avenida Guillermo Rawson
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Charlotte_c
Jan 10, 2024
Great tour with a great guide! - Great private tour! We really enjoyed our tour guide, Dori. She really added a lot to our experience. The penguins are of course, adorable. We had plenty of time with them and a nice lunch on top of it. The cost was less than the huge bus groups off the ship and we had the benefit of a private tour. Highly recommend this tour and Dori as your guide!
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Robinbobomd
Jan 8, 2024
We were met at the ship... - We were met at the ship and were able to leave right away to Punto Tombo. We were ready to leave as the cruise ship buses arrived. And for an additional fee we were also able to go to Punto Loma.
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