Peninsula Valdes Tour from Puerto Madryn With optional Whale Watching
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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 learn more
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!
  • 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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Ilhan_k
Nov 8, 2023
Highly recommended! - A great day first seeing penguins and elephant seals and then shortly after going on the boat to see lots of beautiful whales. A great, well organized tour with a very nice and good guide!
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Ilhank554
Nov 4, 2023
An amazing experience! - An amazing experience, particularly the whale-watching! The whole tour was great, we got to see so many beautiful animals and nature. Can highly recommend! Also, our guide Juan filled me in perfectly on english.
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Alexis_s
Nov 1, 2023
This tour was definitely worth taking - Our guide, Juan was amazing at explaining the history and landscape to us as well as finding the wildlife for us to view. Unfortunately the winds were strong which made it impossible to go out and see the whales. But we were able to spot lots of other animals, stop at the interpretive center, wander the beaches, take lots of photos and be introduced to an incredible part of Argentina.
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Whitney_k
May 9, 2023
Great! - 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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873madalenap
Oct 28, 2023
Defintely take the boat tour - The experience was very nice and I definitely recommend taking the boat tour. The communication with the agency was not very good, I had to message them a couple of times to get a confirmation about the pick up and I didn't get an answer regarding if I needed to buy a ticket for for the park in advance or not and how much it was.
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Katy_l
Sep 10, 2023
Lovely tour to explore Valdes - Had a wonderful day at Peninsula Valdes, saw a lot of animals including guanacos, maras, elephant seals, armadillos. Our guide was knowledgeable about the fauna on the peninsula. We were the only couple that didn’t go whale watching so had to find things to do for 2 hours while other went out to sea. Communication could have been a little better, I had to chase the pick up details and we waited for over 30 minutes to be picked up worrying that we had been left behind.
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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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