Puerto Madryn: Explore Peninsula Valdes National Park with Wildlife Watching Day Trip
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Puerto Madryn
Embark on a wildlife watching day trip to Peninsula Valdes National Park in Puerto Madryn. Experience whale watching from June to December and observe sea lions and coastal birds from January to March.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Peninsula Valdes - Is not only Puerto Madryn that is the main touristic center at patagonic coast. Penísula Valdés also is. Early in the morning we’ll alocate at Puerto Pirámides, located only one hour outside Puerto Madryn city. The route until the national park is full of beautiful and exuberant landscapes. Arriving to the national park we are going to do a ride through all the penísula extention.

We will get at Punta Delgada by noon, were we will enjoy a lunch (not included) at Complejo El Faro.

At El Faro you will have the opportunity to go among the cliffs and walk between seals and sea lions. (El Faro closes after Easter until 31 August).

When El Faro is closed, the lunch is at Pyramid Cove (without access to El Faro prívate beach).

As the trip goes on, we will go until Punta Canor to see te peninsula outside coast and arrive at Punta Cantor (also known as the Valdes entrance) Here we will see imponents geologic formations before coming back to Istmo Ameghino.

At Sunset we will arrive to Puerto Madryn.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bilingual guide, English and Spanish
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Natural Reserve Fee
  • Gratuities
  • Cruise Port pick-up and drop-off
Additional Information

The adventure commences early in the day, heading towards the Península Valdés Preserve. After an hour’s journey, you’ll reach Puerto Pirámides, where you’ll set sail for regular whale spotting from June to December, or sea lions and coastal birds from January to March.

Our explorations will persist, stopping at the Punta Pirámides Seal Farm. Here, you can observe a breeding colony of single-haired sea lions, all the while taking in the landscape from the local lookout spots.

Your trip will then set course for Punta Cantor, allowing you to survey the peninsular’s outer coast, the awe-inspiring natural landmark of Caleta Valdés, and naturally, you’ll traverse various pathways to perceive the grouping of elephant seals and understand the coastal geological formations.

Key note: Whale spotting season runs from June to December. For the remainder of the year, the observational cruise is not operational.

  • Please note that there are some hotels in the city that are not included in our pickup routes. If your hotel is not included, we will contact you to inform you of the closest pick up location. We ask that you wait for the guide in the lobby of the hotel indicated
Location
Puerto Madryn
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Josey234
Aug 19, 2023
Make sure you visit during whales season - This tour is a must because after it you can consider done for Port Madryn as there is not much more to do there
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Atticus
Jun 14, 2016
Good experience. Excellent flexible... - <p>Good experience. Excellent flexible guide in Diana and very helpful. Will definitely try and return at a more active time of year</p>
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Brianna
Mar 31, 2016
Our guide was fantastic. We were... - <p>Our guide was fantastic. We were picked up on time and our tour guide shared a ton of information about Peninsula Valdes throughout the trip. The stops we made had a ton of wildlife. My friends and I really enjoyed the tour!</p>
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