Punta Tombo Penguin Colony Excursion from Puerto Madryn

Embark on an unforgettable excursion to the Punta Tombo Penguin Colony from Puerto Madryn. Experience outstanding wildlife encounters and enjoy a delicious box lunch. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Punta Tombo - Punta Tombo Protected Natural Area
    This Protected Natural Area was created as such, in 1979, has a total extension of 210 hectares, and can be visited from September to April. The beach is considered intangible area, and in February you will find it, full of Penguins Chicks practicing swimming, especially in the small pools leave it…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Professional Tourism Guide
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Park entrance USD 20.-
  • Tips
Additional Information

At the Puerto Madryn region, Peninsula Valdes, Trelew valley, and Punta Tombo, we provide tours and tourism services. Our primary goal is to provide exceptional experiences involving wildlife encounters. Apart from our headquarters in downtown Puerto Madryn, we’ve established desks at both of the city’s piers. Over the past 17 seasons, we’ve been…

Location
Punta Tombo
Ruta Provincial Nro.1
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Randy
Mar 3, 2026
Excellent Patagonia - Fun, interesting...beautiful. Sol and Eddie were the best! We highly recommend.
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Einid2020
Mar 3, 2026
Day to Punta Tombo - Both the guide and driver were excellent. Well informed and everything on time.
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D166syirenel
Mar 1, 2026
Penguins everywhere you look! - We did this tour through Shore Excursions and Costco. Instructions to meet guide and driver at the end of the pier were clear and guide and driver were waiting for us as expected. The vehicle was fairly comfortable and fit 13 passengers, mostly 3 to a seat. Board the vehicle early if you need a seat at the end of an aisle. The drive is 2 hours long with a brief bathroom break at the giant dinosaur stop about 40 minutes away. Nice, clean bathrooms. Another bathroom stop at the final location. About 20 minute walk to lookout on an uneven boardwalk. Some care required as a lady behind us suddenly tripped and fell. Penguins are everywhere along the boardwalk, so recommend to get to the lookout first and take pictures of all the penguins on the way back to the bus. Lunch was served at the bus or on the bus, if you took too many pictures and got back in the nick of time. It was a tasty sandwich, bottle of water, a brownie and a yummy alfajores. Our guide Claudio was very nice and shared some interesting information but did not speak the entire way. We felt very safe with our driver Renee.
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Anna201805
Feb 25, 2026
Loved this tour - Interesting tour, Claudio was a knowledgeable guide and Rene a great driver. We saw lots of penguins!
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Z9554psdavidb
Feb 14, 2026
We saw the penguins and the tour was on time - Our driver and guide,Sol were excellent Sol spoke for two hours informing us about the penguins and the history of puerto madryn
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Brent
Feb 11, 2026
Great tour - Wonderful day. Mery and Reuben were fantastic. They collected us and returned us on time. Great tour. The penguins were numerous and entertaining.
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Travelling_greg
Feb 4, 2026
Thar be penguins!!!!! - Absolutely great tour. Pick up at pier was easy and convenient once we got off the ship. Our guide Mary was wonderful. Very friendly and informative. We could tell she was passionate about the penguins. Diego was a wonderful and careful driver. He got to and from the rookery safely and in plenty of time. The box lunch provided was plentiful and quite good. It fills the hole after being away from the cruise ship so long. Even with my limited eyesight and some mobility issues I was able to traverse the walkways. I’m so glad I did this tour.
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Carol_c
Feb 2, 2026
Punta Tombo Tour. - Absolutely loved this tour, very well organised from beginning to the end. Mary our guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. Seeing the penguins was fabulous we would definitely recommend this tour.
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Johnjv3238qg
Jan 26, 2026
Excellent Magellan Penguin tour - Mary was an excellent host. Superb English and lots of advice on everything to get the best experience. Driver Carlos seemed very safe and courteous. Mary had a wealth of knowledge about the flora and fauna. Lots of unperturbed penguins close up and were pretty close to guanacos as well. Highly recommend 🥳
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Icyairboi
Jan 28, 2026
Penguins guaranteed - Long drive in a very cramped Mercedes sprinter . Driver and guide mary were excellent lots of Penquins to see on a long walkway
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From $119
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).