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Patagonia Travel: Puerto Madryn Tour
Tour to Marine Wildlife (3 days / 2 nights )
Tour Highlights
- Punta Delgada
- Puerto Piramides
- Peninsula Valdes Tour
Trip Style
- Adventure
- Nature
Physical Difficulty
- 1-Easy
- Tour package to Puerto Madryn & the Valdes Peninsula
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No Patagonia tour can be complete without a stopover in Puerto Madryn, a haven for exotic wildlife, and the perfect destination for animal lovers. This area’s rugged coastline boasts an array of stunning cliffs, rocky reefs, and hidden coves. Enhance your Argentina travel adventure with a visit to the 1,400-acre Valdes Peninsula reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, rich in marine life, including a colony of more than 800 seals and the largest population of southern right whales. These are just a couple of the fascinating animals you’re likely to see during your Puerto Madryn tour.
Day 1 : Arrival to Puerto Madryn
Day 2 : Peninsula Valdes Tour
Day 3 : Departure from Puerto Madryn
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Day 1 : Arrival to Puerto Madryn
- Upon arrival in Puerto Madryn, you will be greeted at the airport and taken to your confirmed Puerto Madryn hotel by an Argentina For Less representative.
- You will have the afternoon and the evening to enjoy Puerto Madryn at your leisure.
Day 2 : Peninsula Valdes Tour
- Today you’ll enjoy an exciting nature tour on your Patagonia travel adventure with a visit to the wildlife-filled Peninsula Valdes. On this tour, you will get the chance to admire a large variety of land and marine fauna that are very rarely seen together in the same place. The tour will include visit to the Center of Interpretation of Istmo Ameghino, a sea lion colony on Punto Pirámides, as well as salt lakes and sea elephant colonies in Punta Delgada.
- Other highlights of this tour include Caleta Valdes and Punta Cantor, where you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Lighthouse of Punta Norte.
- If you visit between June and December, you can also take an optional whale watching tour (ask your travel advisor to customize your tour).
- If you visit between June and December, you can also take an optional whale watching tour.
- After your tour of Peninsula Valdes, you will be taken back to your Puerto Madryn hotel and have the remainder of the day to relax and explore the city on your own.
Day 3 : Departure from Puerto Madryn
- Check out our additional Puerto Madryn tours to keep exploring this amazing area, or meet your transfer to the airport for your flight home or on to your next destination.
- Browse our full range of Argentina travel destinations for additional Argentina vacation ideas.
Top Pick Puerto Madryn Hotels
Hotel Territorio 5*
Bv. Almirante Brown 3251
Hotel Territorio in Punta Cuevas, Puerto Madryn, is a top-notch boutique hotel with splendid views of the Gulfo Nuevo. The hotel’s prime location and opulent amenities are well complimented by the attentive, friendly staff. 36 guest rooms are carefully decorated with modern touches, and all have views of the sea, plus mini-bars, dressing rooms, TV, telephone, safe-deposit boxes, energy controls, and card key door locks. There is also a gym and spa with Jacuzzi, Scottish shower, massages, and special treatments available. The hotel’s restaurant serves exquisite Patagonian cuisine and the wine cellar is well stocked with Argentina’s best wines.
Hotel Peninsula Valdes 4*
Julio A. Roca 151, Puerto Madryn
Located right on the beach in Puerto Madryn, Hotel Peninsula Valdes is a warm and inviting beach house hotel, where each and every detail is carefully considered to make your Argentina vacation as comfortable as it can be. The 76 ample rooms offer gorgeous sea views, air conditioning, cable TV, telephone, internet access, and spacious bathrooms with hair dryers. The hotel also features 24 hour room service, a full service bar, a laundry service, safe-deposit boxes, computers with internet access, and a spa with a gym, sauna, Jacuzzi tubs, and health care professionals to help you relax and enjoy your vacation to the fullest.
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Hotel Tolosa 3*
Roque Saenz Pena 253, Puerto Madryn
The stylish Hotel Tolosa is ideally located a mere two blocks from the waterfront. It features comfortable guest rooms of varying sizes, including triple and quadruple rooms. Some of these rooms include hydro-massage, mini bars, and many more great amenities. Standard services include buffet breakfast, internet, and even a bicycle to take self-guided tours around the waterfront or the city. The hotel’s cafeteria serves delicious light snacks, and other amenities include 24 hour room service, parking, dry cleaning and laundry, babysitting, safe-deposit boxes, and luggage storage.
Have you ever wondered how we choose the Argentina For Less Top Hotel Picks? Well, this is the job of our Destination Manager, one that is envied by all the staff at LAFL. Throughout the year our Destination Manager travels to all our destinations to check out our hotels and make sure they are up to par. His role is to help us get the best rates at the best value hotels so we can, in turn, offer them to you.
- 2 nights in Puerto Madryn hotels based on US standards
- All tours stated in the itinerary with English-speaking guides
- All transfers and entrance fees
- All breakfasts
As of 1 January 2010, an entrance fee (Reciprocity Fee) is chargeable for citizens of the United States, Canada, and Australia flying into Argentina. The tax does not apply to travelers arriving by road or sea. Travelers who have an American, Canadian, Australian, Albanian, and Mexican passport must pay an reciprocity fee before arriving at immigration control: United States - USD 160, Canada - USD 132, Australia - USD 61, Albania - USD 30, Mexico - USD 26.
Additional Services Puerto Madryn
- Whale Watching Cruise (June to December)
- Punta Tombo Tour (September to April)
- Half Day Chubut River Valley Tour
- Half Day Sea Kayak Expedition
- Puerto Madryn Scuba Diving Baptism
Whale Watching Cruise (June to December)
This 1-hour long whale watching cruise departs from Puerto Pirámides and is an excellent complement to the Peninsula Valdes excursion. The tour begins along the coast, giving you an opportunity to spot sea lions, elephant seals, and penguins. Then, you’ll head out to sea where you may see dolphins, orcas, and of course, the highlight of the tour, southern right whales. If you’re lucky, you’ll glimpse whales cavorting, breaching, lobtailing, and spyhopping. Peninsula Valdes has the largest population of southern right whales and they often come within 700 feet of the shore. Price does not include transfers.
| Price per Person | $ 139 |
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Punta Tombo Tour (September to April)
This full-day Punta Tombo tour takes you to the largest reserve of Magellan penguins in the continent. You’ll leave early in the morning and drive 75 miles (120 km). You’ll arrive at the Punto Tombo Provincial Reserve, where you’ll spend the day surrounded by more than 200,000 penguins. During your two-hour walking tour, your guide will explain the behavior of these fascinating flightless birds, including their mating and migratory patterns.
You will end the day by visiting the Welsh-influenced town of Gaiman, where you can taste typical Welsh tea and choose from the delicious variety of cakes and homemade candies. You may also visit the city of Trelew, where you can tour the interesting Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Museum.
Tours of Punto Tombo Provincial Reserve are available from September to April. Prices do not include entrance fees or food.
| Price per Person | $ 129 |
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Half Day Chubut River Valley Tour
This half day tour along the Chubut river valley takes you along the path Welsh settlers once took, making it an ideal way to learn about the influence of these pioneers. Departing from Puerto Madryn mid-day, you will first head to Florentino Ameguino Dam to explore this feat of engineering that produces much of the region’s energy.
You’ll visit Dolavon, the quaint village that grew around the Chubut valley’s first flour mill. Learn all about the mill and the nearby observation point, which the indigenous Tehuelche people may have used for astronomical observations. Passing small, family-owned ostrich and sheep farms, you’ll stop to see the highlights of the area, including the Welsh church of Saint David Anglican, and a small typical farm.
| Price per Person | $ 109 |
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Half Day Sea Kayak Expedition
This half day sea kayak expedition takes you approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) along the beautiful coastline of Gulfo Nuevo. Geared toward nature lovers, this excursion includes an in-depth discussion about all the flora and fauna of the land and sea around Gulfo Nuevo. For those who have never been kayaking, including children, this is a terrific experience. The waters of Gulfo Nuevo are calm, and the wildlife watching is superb. Glide along the gulf, and enjoy the sun, sights, and sea. This tour is available year-round and includes the kayak and oars, gloves, life jacket, waterproof bags, and lunch.
| Price per Person | $ 199 |
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Puerto Madryn Scuba Diving Baptism
Puerto Madryn is considered the diving capital of Argentina and is visited year-round by local and international divers attracted to its clear waters and varied sea-fauna. On this Puerto Madryn tour, you will meet your professional scuba diving instructor who will brief you on scuba diving safety measures. You will travel to the Golfo Nuevo where your instructor will give you a scuba diving baptism, a beginner’s plunge into the water. You’ll submerge about 16 feet (5 meters) with your instructor and discover the colorful and diverse submarine flora and fauna such as snails, starfish, seaweed, coral, and sea anemones. The length of the tour is about two hours. No previous experience is needed and beginner swimmers are welcome.
| Price per Person | $ 179 |
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