Argentina Shore Excursions: The 15 Worth Booking

1.Shore Excursion – National Park Tierra del Fuego

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 169 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Review of Ushuaia’s Tierra del Fuego National Park shore tour, with scenic stops, cruise pickup, price, group-size concerns, and practical advice.

“The tour bus was not in the best of shape. The windows were foggy for the first portion of the tour so we couldn't see much. The sound system was not working very well so we had trouble hearing the guide and her accent was very marked and combined with the broken sound system we had trouble understanding her. The park itself was very nice with some beautiful vistas.”

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2.Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia City Tour Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 154 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $119

Review of Ushuaia’s Tierra del Fuego National Park shore excursion, with scenic stops, city views, costs, transport tips, and honest advice.

“This was a long ride on a rainy day, so the experience would certainly have been different if the weather had been cooperative to enjoy the beautiful day in the woods. I was disappointed that we did not see the "end of the world Post Office", but I had been mistaken in my interpretation of the tour.”

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

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

Review of the Peninsula Valdes shore excursion from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, costs, travel time, guides, lunch, and booking advice.

“First thing you need to know is that the peninsula is BIG, really big. And covered with nothing but scrub and guanacos, so not too much to look at. It is a long drive to get anywhere, and you will spend most of this tour in a vehicle. That said, we got great views of penguins, seals and sea lions (didn't see anything else but that was just unlucky). Our guide Fernando was very helpful and accommodating and we had a nice day.”

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

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

Review of Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with penguins, box lunch, transport, timing, costs, walking conditions, and practical cruise tips.

“Although the distance is a bit far, I saw many penguins and baby penguins! It's a pity that there is no extra time to visit the city”

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5.Ushuaia Shore Excursions Tierra del Fuego National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $120

Review of Ushuaia’s small-group Tierra del Fuego tour, with park highlights, picnic details, costs, weather advice, and practical cruise-port tips.

“Gives you a good introduction to the national park, lovely scenery and wildlife. Excellent guide and driver!”

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6.Shore Excursion Punta Tombo cruise passengers Puerto Madryn

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

Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with lunch, wildlife sightings, and cruise-port pickup.

“The administrative department of this company provided excellent communication, even with a date change. Our tour was well run with Pablo as our driver and Hugo as our guide. Hugo gave us lots of information and answered the questions we had. The penguins were so fun to see up close and there were lots of them. We had a fantastic time!”

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7.Cruise Shore Excursion Ea San Lorenzo Peninsula Valdes – Patagonia – Argentina

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $159

Walk among Magellanic penguins, see sea lions and elephant seals, and enjoy a Patagonian lunch on this long but rewarding Puerto Madryn excursion.

“Excellent tour. Excellent tour guide. Excellent vehicle. Excellent penguins and sea lions and seals, looong ride 2 1/2 hours each way but worth it on paved and gravel roads 99% smooth, food mediocre at best—bring power bars, excellent toilets too. Just do it.”

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8.Buenos Aires City Tour with Pickup at Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $300

See Buenos Aires highlights with port pickup, luggage storage, a private guide, La Boca, Recoleta, Plaza de Mayo, and airport transfer.

“Flavia (guide) was great! She took us to fascinating sites! Pick up at cruise terminal was overwhelming too many people and much confusion”

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9.Tierra del Fuego Park & Train Tour for Cruisers (no tickets)

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 35 reviews · 5 hours · from $120

Review of Ushuaia’s Tierra del Fuego Park and End of the World Train tour, with practical advice on costs, timing, stops, and cruise-day value.

“Communication with the tour company was unsatisfactory. On the day of the tour we were told to meet near the tourist information centre, we were told to be there by 7am. We were there at around 6.50am, in the freezing cold and waited and waited but no one appeared (there was also another couple from another ship waiting). We then contacted the yellow penguin tour group and they said that they sent us a message saying they had moved our tour to 12pm, we did not get this message due to issues with wifi….so after waiting for 2hrs in the bitter cold, we had no choice but to wait until…”

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10.Punta Tombo Shore Excursion for Cruise Guests

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

Walk among Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a cruise-friendly Puerto Madryn tour with bilingual guides and small-group service.

“Unfortunately we were stuck in a traffic jam about 15 minutes from the penguin colony and instead of the one and a half hours there, we only had 45 minutes. We weren’t able to get to the beach where the majority of penguins were. Not the driver or the guide’s fault as we had to get back to the ship. The minibus was cramped, not much legroom. At least we managed to see penguins in the wild. The toilet facilities at the colony were disgusting. They had no mains water for 72 hours, so no hand washing or flushing toilets.”

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11.Punta Tombo Cruise Shore Excursion – Walk among penguins

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 24 reviews · 6 hours · from $120

Walk among Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with guides, lunch, transport, and a return-time guarantee for cruise passengers.

“We had a wonderful time on the trip. Mariana was our guide, and she made the trip very interesting and a lot of fun. Walter was our driver, and he was an excellent driver who assisted anyone who needed help when embarking or disembarking the bus. We had lots of time at Punta Tombo, and the penguins and the scenery were perfect. We would recommend this tour to anyone travelling there.”

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12.Punta Loma Shore Excursion

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

Review Punta Loma’s sea lions, coastal views, trails, and birdlife on this practical three-hour Puerto Madryn shore excursion.

“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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13.Peninsula Valdés Shore Excursion

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

Review of a Peninsula Valdés shore excursion from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, costs, itinerary details, seasonal tips, and booking advice.

“We went to the national park and had to pay a separate $30 pp fee to enter. We saw a few land animal on the way and the driver would slow down or stop so we could get pictures. Unfortunately where we went on the Valdes peninsula is not where the bulk of the sea animals nest or hang out. We stopped to see penguins: there were a few nests and perhaps this was home to maybe 1k penguins (being generous), but in early March there were none. Farther north where we didn’t go, there is purportedly a colony of 600k Magellanic penguins. No whales to see, no orcas. It’s…”

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14.Cruise Shore Excursion Peninsula Valdes – Box Lunch Included

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

Review of the 7-hour Peninsula Valdes shore excursion from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, box lunch, guide, small-group transport, and practical tips.

“non ho fatto l'escursione. avevo comprato escursione di 7 ore. non potevano fornirla e non mi hanno rimborsato. agenzia molto disonesta. In altri casi, agenzie serie che non avevano potuto dare il servizio acquistato hanno rimborsato. questa agenzia invece non si presenta e ruba i soldi. In questo caso, anche Get Tour Guide, che di solito è professionale, è stata complice di questo furto. Chissà perché? Chi sono costoro?”

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15.Peninsula Valdes: Shore excursion for cruise passengers

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

Review of Peninsula Valdes shore excursion from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, costs, long drives, itinerary details, and booking advice.

“Über 2,5 Stunden fahrt zur Hälfte Über Schotter Straßen für 10 min Pinguin gucken aus 200m Entfernung und danach 40 min seeelefanten auch aus sehr weiter Entfernung, danach das ganze wieder zurück... nervig”

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