15 Shore Excursions in Puerto Madryn Worth the Day

1.Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Pto Madryn – Patagonia – Argentina

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 111 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Explore Peninsula Valdés from Puerto Madryn with expert guides, wild penguins, elephant seals, guanacos, a box lunch, and port pickup.

“Our guide on this tour, Carolina, is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She competently explained, in both English and Spanish what to look for and provided a great description of the background and a little history of the places we visited. She made the tour most enjoyable.”

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2.Cruise Shore Excursion Punta Tombo with Boxlunch from Pto Madryn

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $120Top rated

See thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a cruise-friendly day trip from Puerto Madryn with lunch, transport, and guide included.

“Roy was a very knowledgeable guide. He gave us the history of the area, explained where we were going and took great care of us. The experience was great.”

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3.Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $125

Review of Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with penguins, guanacos, lunch, cruise timing advice, price details, and practical tips.

“Excellent tour, well organised. Great guide and driver. Great to see so much varied wildlife, but the penguins stole the show!”

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4.Puerto Madryn Shore Excursion: Private Day Trip to Punta Tombo Penguin Colony

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $339

Review of Puerto Madryn’s private Punta Tombo penguin trip, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, transport, and what to expect.

“Amazing and very enjoyable trip! Well worth the price. We got there before the crowds and were back in plenty of time before the ship sailed. Our driver spoke english and was able to tell us all about the areas we passed through on our way to Punta Tombo.”

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5.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 25 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

Review of Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn: see Magellanic penguins, compare value, transport, timing, comfort, and cruise-day planning.

“We really enjoyed the trip, our guide was very engaging and informative. Thanks!”

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6.Punta Loma Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 22 reviews · 3 hours · from $50Best value

Explore Puerto Madryn and Punta Loma on a three-hour shore tour with sea lions, cormorants, coastal views, and bilingual guides.

“The main theme of the tour is to see sea lions, but we can see the sea lions even at the pier”

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7.Peninsula Valdés Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 19 reviews · 7 hours · from $112

Review of Peninsula Valdés from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, scenic stops, seasonal tips, costs, transport, and advice for cruise passengers.

“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…”

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8.Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 17 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $105

See sea lions at Punta Loma, tour Puerto Madryn, and learn about Patagonia on this short, cruise-friendly shore excursion.

“We were a small group of 6 and received very special attention. Our guide, Sylvia was terrific. We did get to view sea lions from the cliffs but it was high tides so the lions were bunched up together.”

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9.Puerto Madryn Shore Excursion: Private Tour of Trelew and Gaiman

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $230

Explore Trelew fossils and Welsh Gaiman on a private Puerto Madryn shore tour with port pickup, museum visit, and optional Welsh tea.

“My friend and I booked a personal tour of Gaiman for the day and it couldn't have been a better experience. Our guide was thorough, engaging, knowledgeable, friendly, and an absolute pleasure to spend the day with. I highly recommend this tour, given the chance.”

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10.Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Box Lunch Included

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 14 reviews · 7 hours · from $105

Review of the 7-hour Peninsula Valdes shore trip from Puerto Madryn, with sea lions, elephant seals, penguins, guide, lunch, and practical tips.

“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”

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11.Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes or Punta Tombo – Private Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $580

Compare Peninsula Valdes and Punta Tombo on a private Puerto Madryn tour with penguins, marine wildlife, flexible routing, and practical cruise tips.

“Max, our guide was great, but our tour was greatly shortened & altered because of a 3 1/2 hr late docking because of high winds. Max did a good job with what he was given. We did not make to Point Valdes because of time constraints.”

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12.Peninsula Valdes: Shore excursion for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $150

Review of Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife stops, cruise timing, costs, long drives, and practical booking advice.

“A lot of travel time but our guide and driver were great.”

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13.Punta Loma + Ranch Shore Excursion for cruise passengers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $150

See sea lions at Punta Loma, visit San Guillermo Ranch, watch sheep shearing, and enjoy a Patagonian lamb lunch from Puerto Madryn.

“Ferdinand met us arranged, took us around Puerto Madryn before seeing Sea lions the to ranch. Excellent tour.”

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14.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers + City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 6 hours · from $105

See Punta Tombo’s Magellanic penguins, Patagonian wildlife, and Puerto Madryn on a practical six-hour cruise excursion.

“Excursión buenísima, gracias a Karen, la guía y a Hernán, el chofer. Los dos muy atentos. Karen con mucho conocimiento del área y explica muy bien. Punta Tombo, creo que es único lugar dónde se puede "caminar entre los pingüinos". No compramos el almuerzo, pues compramos un par de empanadas y un café en la parada del baño y gasolina, y nos fué bien. Tuvimos tiempo de ir a ver estatua del dinosaurio "Patagotita" y a tirarnos fotos. Y como era un tour de crucero, tuvimos suficiente tiempo de llegar al puerto y dar una vuelta por el área antes de entrar al barco. Recomiendo 100% a Sussanich Turismo.”

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15.Punta Loma Shore Excursion with City tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $60

See Puerto Madryn, Welsh settlement sites, Playa Paraná, and Punta Loma’s sea lions on a practical two-hour shore excursion.

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