Peninsula Valdes Full Day Tour: Discover Whales, Penguins, and Elephant Seals

Embark on a thrilling full-day tour of Peninsula Valdes and encounter majestic whales, adorable penguins, and magnificent elephant seals. Explore the rich wildlife, cultural heritage, and local economy of this captivating destination.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Peninsula Valdes - This Protected Natural Area, declared “Mankind’s Natural Heritage”, has one of the most fascinating ecosystem in the entire world, Whales, Orcas, Sea Lions, Elephants Seals, Magellan Penguins, Maras, Guanacos, and Choiques live all in the same habitat. About 35 miles away from Puerto Madryn, we arrive to El Desempeño, main access to Peninsula Valdes, and after another 30 miles we arrive to Puerto Piramides, where, from June to December is possible to get a boat and watch the Right Southern Whales, and the rest of the year there’re nautical trips to watch Sea Lions and enjoy the landscape. From Puerto Piramides we will head to Caleta Valdes, 47 miles away, and there you’ll enjoy the magnificent Elephant Seals and Penguins. And from there we continue to Punta Norte, and there we find Sea Lions, Sea Elephants, and occasionally Orcas. And coming back to Puerto Madryn we will stop at Los Pajaros Island, home of a great variety of sea birds, where we will finish our visit to this incredible Protected Natural Area. - Centro De Visitantes Istmo Ameghino - El centro de visitantes, nos da una imagen general de Peninsula Valdes y sus Atractivos ademas el mirador nos deleita con la vista de ambos golfos (Golfo Nuevo yGolfo San Jose) asi como la Isla de los Pajaros - Puerto Piramides - entre los meses de Junio a Diciembre es posible realizar el avistaje embarcado de ballenas (opcional no incluido en la tarifa) - Caleta Valdes - entre los meses de Septiembre hasta Abril podremos observar una pequeña colonia de Pinguinos de Magallanes sobre la caleta propiamente dicha. Ya en la boca de la caleta durante casi todo el año podemos observar Elefantes Marinos del Sur.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • English Speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Park entrance fee
  • Tips
  • Lunch
  • Whales Watching it’s optional not included
Additional Information

The Peninsula Valdes excursion is among the most captivating in our region. On a typical day, you’d marvel at the southern right whales, Magellan penguins, and awe-inspiring Elephant Seals. Our full-day trip operates every day from June through March. We offer pick-up and drop-off services anywhere in Puerto Madryn. Our guide will enlighten you about the wildlife, cultural heritage, and the local economy of the area. Prepare to be enchanted by Peninsula Valdes.

Location
Peninsula Valdes
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Christineru6516yz
Jul 31, 2024
Great tour, good value, and the best whale watching! - This was an excellent tour, and reasonably priced. The tour guide really knew all about the area and explained everything very well. The driver also kept a keen eye for wildlife so we didn’t miss a thing. The group size was small and the van was comfortable. I was picked up exactly on time. The whale watching trip was AMAZING! Hundreds of whales and the best boat captain. He was passionate about his job and obviously loved the whales. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Lilianasu2543am
Jul 27, 2024
Collection in dollars - All nice, but if you pay by card, they charge you in dollars, so if you're Argentine it's expensive. Be careful not to let you know.
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Cintiagq3571ia
Feb 8, 2024
Patagonian safari - It was a beautiful excursion!!!! We met different animals of the Patagonian fauna, different passages. The guide and driver were super cool, we really had a great time. I am very satisfied.
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Noeller238
Feb 8, 2024
Wonderful Tour - Had a great time saw sea lions and elephant seals and penguins and Lamas Guide was wonderful and spoke English so made it a lot better for us. Thank you had a great time.
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Carterb372
Jan 30, 2024
Great experience and Excellent guide! - Had a really great day out. The guide was extremely friendly and gave so much insight into the area and the animals. The trip was free flowing and we were given the choice if the group wanted to stop at extra points. The timing was not strict at all and the guide really allowed the group to decide what we wanted to see. Highly recommend this trip with this exact company! You won't be disappointed!
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Kpsmith94
Jan 24, 2024
Beautiful day in Valdes - A great day with our guide Amelia. We saw elephant seals and penguins. A delicious lunch was provided. Our family had a great time.
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Z6086gltime
Jan 18, 2024
Penguins, elephant seals, armadillo, llamas - Fabulous trip, Emilia was a superb guide, fun, fascinating knowledgeable and Gustavo a fine driver, good at spotting animals on route. Avoided the worst of the crowds through their sensible planning. The one down side was our trip was delayed owing to Floridians ignoring the time instructions to suit them rather than the other 11 on the bus. Waited half an hour then set off then received a call 7 mins in that we had to go back to pick them up. They didn't even have the courtesy to apologise. So rude. The world life was fantastic.
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Sebasti_nr917
Jan 17, 2024
Always recommended - Although the whales are not there on this date, the views of the animals and the spectacular landscape are very good.
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Sophienw8784of
Jan 5, 2024
Fantastic day trip - We had an amazing day trip on Peninsula Valdes, with many sightings of penguins, sea lions, elephant seals, and various birds. Many thanks to Emilia and Nelson, our amazing guide and driver!
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Bibianne_b
Dec 2, 2023
Peninsula Valdes is worth visiting, guide could be more informative - Visiting the Peninsula itself is a wondrous experience. I found the tour guide however did not provide a lot of information or interesting facts. Some things we found out in private conversations by asking questions but these should be part of the tour. It’s a long day (it’s a big peninsula!) but we did see all the highlights: whale tour, penguins, sea lions, and elephant seals. And there were plenty of breaks for restrooms etc.
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