Peninsula Valdes Full Day Tour
Description
Peninsula Valdes tour it's one of the most fascinating in our area, in one regular day you will be able to enjoy the southern right whales, magellan penguins and the magnificent Elephant Seals. Our full day tour it's ready to start every morning from June to March, we will pick you up at any place around Puerto Madryn, and also we will drop you off at the same location. Our guide will tell you about the wildlife, cultural heritage and our local economy. Be ready to enjoy Península Valdes.
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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.
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
entre los meses de Junio a Diciembre es posible realizar el avistaje embarcado de ballenas (opcional no incluido en la tarifa)
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.
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This tour it's not for cruise passengers, please check our Cruise Shore excursions.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
Reviews(31)
We had a wonderful day with a really nice guide who explained a lot. The tour was in English which was no problem. We could see all the animals they announced for our season except the orcas. Hint: Quickly check before if your reservation got in and the meeting point is communicated well
Great trip to Peninsula Valdes with our knowledgeable guide Max. Sadly no orcas today but lots of other wonderful wildlife.
I had the tour in Spanish. We were a small group of 3 people so the entire excursion was intimate. My guide Fernando was super informative and knowledgeable about the area and different aspects of it (geography, geology, history, zoology and more). We had a rainy, foggy day so we didn't see any orcas but nonetheless we did see many marine animals and got to learn about this amazing reserve.
The tour was done on Spanish and English which was sometimes confusing
Beautiful excursion to the Valdes peninsula which we went around starting with the punta our where a colony of sea lions rests.A little further, some elephant seals sleeping on a beach and towards the end of Caleta Valdes, a colony of penguins that we approach less than a meter.
Great tour, guide was very informative and saw lots of nature
Excellent guide, Clara and her driver Very good predisposition and helped us in everything Excellent information We'll be back.
This tour is good as long as all the animals you want to see are in season. The tour gives you the opportunity to see many animals in one day, which is wonderful, however make sure the animals you want to see are in high season. No sense in getting the whale experience anytime in December. The penguin colony is small (at least in early December), but you do get to see them up close. There is a chance to see Orcas from afar too, in case you are there during their high season. Our guide, Fernando, was knowledgeable and took care of the participants of the tour.
We booked the group tour but we ended up being only us, so that was very good. Our driver was very nice. A bit late in the morning, our pick up time was at 7.30 am and he arrived at 8 am. We managed to see a lot of animals: a lot of Guanacos, Patagonia rabbit, armadillos, sea elephants, penguins and orcas. I recommend this tour.
I booked onto the English tour. The tour guide refused to speak English so there was no tour. I requested a refund and it got rejected immediately. This company are a disgrace
Dear Iwan, I'm so sorry you made this review so poor, it's was other passenger at the same tour with you, also who speaks English, and I spoke with our tour guide, and she told me, she spoke with both of you in English, she has been working with us for the last 10 years, and she speaks fluent English. Maybe your frustration it´s because I denied your request for a full refund, because we pick you up 15 minutes later than our schedule. sorry again for our delay, but we are not will give you a full refund because we are late 15 minutes, and also we fulfill the whole service. kind regards Diego Allende (Owner) Sentir Patagonia Travel
