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Peninsula Valdes Tour: Wildlife and Whale Watching
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69 Ratings
Puerto Madryn
Embark on a full-day tour from Puerto Madryn to explore the incredible Peninsula Valdes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its diverse wildlife. Optional whale watching available from June to December.
Embark on a full-day tour from Puerto Madryn to explore the incredible Peninsula Valdes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its diverse wildlife. Optional whale watching available from June to December.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Centro De Visitantes Istmo Ameghino - Begin your journey at the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus interpretive center, where youâll discover the peninsulaâs flora, fauna, and geology. Enjoy the panoramic views of Golfo Nuevo, San Jose, and the Island of Birds from the lookout point. Be sure to bring your camera for some unforgettable photos!
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- Centro De Visitantes Istmo Ameghino - Begin your journey at the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus interpretive center, where youâll discover the peninsulaâs flora, fauna, and geology. Enjoy the panoramic views of Golfo Nuevo, San Jose, and the Island of Birds from the lookout point. Be sure to bring your camera for some unforgettable photos!
- Puerto Piramides - In the town of Puerto Piramides, those opting for whale watching will board a boat. Our specialized and bilingual staff will guide you, providing insights into the unique coastal and marine ecosystems as you sail to encounter the whales. Once you meet them, the magic begins. The boat will stop its engines, and silence will prevail, broken only by the sounds of the sea and occasional birds. In this serene setting, whales will approach the boat, allowing you to share the same space in harmony for as long as they choose. Itâs a unique moment where, if youâre lucky, you might see them up close.
- Peninsula Valdes - Next, explore the renowned Peninsula Valdes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, famous for its abundant marine life and diverse terrestrial ecosystems. Keep an eye out for wild Argentinean animals like guanacos, rheas, foxes, maras (Patagonian hare), armadillos, and skunks along the way.
- Caleta Valdes - Depending on the season, weather, and tides, youâll visit places like Caleta Valdes, Punta Norte, and Punta Cantor in varying orders or combined with other stops to observe elephant seals, penguins, and sea lions.
As the sun sets, youâll return to Puerto Madryn, concluding the tour.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Whale watching navigation (if option selected)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Whale watching navigation (if option selected)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Whale Watching Navigation (if option selected)
- Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Peninsula Valdes
- Food and drinks
- Whale Watching Navigation (if option selected)
- Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Peninsula Valdes
Additional Information
Explore the amazing Peninsula Valdes, a world-heritage site, on this full-day tour from Puerto Madryn. The area is famous for unique animal species since itâs a suitable place for them to live and breed. On this day out, youâll be accompanied by both bilingual guides and naturalists.
We highly recommend you to opt for a whale watching navigation, toâŠ
Explore the amazing Peninsula Valdes, a world-heritage site, on this full-day tour from Puerto Madryn. The area is famous for unique animal species since itâs a suitable place for them to live and breed. On this day out, youâll be accompanied by both bilingual guides and naturalists.
We highly recommend you to opt for a whale watching navigation, to observe whales in their natural habitat (from June to December).
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
- Entrance fees for the Valdes Peninsula are not included
Location
Centro De Visitantes Istmo Ameghino
Ruta Provincial 2
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(69 Ratings)
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P6898aekarinav
Feb 3, 2025
All đ - The place is really beautiful!!!
The Kai team excellent, very friendly and professional!
We hope to come back soon!!!
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U2681kmluisp
Feb 3, 2025
Visit to Puerto Madryn - We were recommended by friends to hire the tour with KAI TRAVEL. We were received and advised very kindly. We will be back to see whales in October!
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Nicolaspl697fx
Feb 3, 2025
Excellent - My experience was excellent
We take a lot of pictures and shoot fantastic videos
The attention of the girls was excellent
Super friendly
We would re-engage your services
Highly recommended
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Texsteve
Dec 15, 2024
Fantastic Way to See Patagonian Wildlife - On this tour we got to see so much wildlife.
After we were picked up it took about an hour for Juan, our tour guide, to drive our group to the shore. The drive was largely through scrubland. Juan was very observant along the drive, stopping to point out guanacos, rheas, maras, and a rarely seen tinamou. He also answered questions we had along the way.
When we arrived at Caleta Valdes we saw many elephant seals laying out on the beach and penguins along various parts of the beach and in the brushy areas. Juan scanned the shoreline with his binoculars and kept track on his phone with other people there to know where to go/look for orcas. Sure enough, we saw several orcas (killer whales) prowling along the shore looking for seals. It was amazing.
Then we drove again and arrived at Puerto Piramides where we hopped on a large boat and found a few pairs of mother/baby Southern right whales. (The males had already migrated away by early November.) The whales were near our boat, swam around together, occasionally spouted, and also dove down and showed their flukes.
The drive was very comfortable car-wise and temperature-wise. We also enjoyed getting to know the other tourists in the car on our drives. Juan was very focused on identifying as many animals as possible on our trip and his English was perfect.
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Sandraraquelp
Nov 3, 2024
MINI HOLIDAYS IN PUERTO MADRYN - Fantastic!! Excellent accommodation, food (the nautical ) and excursions (whale watching, the doradillo, peninsula de valdes, pyramid port, Gaiman and lobster reserve in Punta Loma.
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Rosbeba15
Jun 28, 2024
Unique and amazing experience - A unique experience. The closeness of the whales amazing!! The peace that comes to the boats... and the respect that is generated is admirable. Unforgettable.
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Mabrincat
Mar 15, 2024
Excellent day out - Great day and Juan the tour guide was excellent. We managed to see seals, sea lions and some penguins. Unfortunately no Orcas came out to play but that did not deter us. Was an excellent day
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Antoinette
Feb 3, 2024
Day trip in private car. - The driver and guide Pedro and Tuiago made sure we had an informed conversation about the vast area we traveled. The car was comfortable for our ride. We traveled quite a lot of miles. We kept on schedule covered all the viewing areas we wanted and made it back to ship at the time we were promised.
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Marialaura_12
Oct 13, 2024
Wonderful. - Must-see experience! Beyond the walk and getting to know the wildlife in its natural habitat, enjoying the company of whales playing around the boat is simply wonderful.
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793marilenac
Mar 13, 2024
Valdes Peninsula Tour ARGENTINA - It's good in Puerto Madryn. At the Hotel Tolosa as well.
Here "our" Patagonia truly began.
The minibus that takes us to the Valdez Peninsula early in the morning immediately fills with the sounds of various languages. Clara who guides us is old and her hair is also rumpled, but she has her own charm.
She is German by origin. After all, who is not European in Argentina? Apart from the few descendants of the Theuelche or Ona, all are at least a little English (or rather Welsh), Italian, German. In this area the Welsh prevail who preserve the habit of tea, in beautiful rooms.
Leaving the industrial and mining landscape of Puerto Madryn, the boundless, very flat space of Patagonia begins. No human traces for kilometers. Only thorny bushes, tufts of grass, some contemptuous-looking guanacos (like their cousins llamas and camels), a few small groups of merino sheep swollen with wool and, over this almost nothing, the wind reigns supreme, the true master of these lands.
Far away and solitary, a few completely autonomous estancias.
At the information centre, among the panels that explain everything and the photos of Patagonian animals, the skeleton of a southern right whale stands out for a very long time, the other great protagonist of this historia naturalis at the edge of the world.
Along an escarpment we glimpse some penguins busy brooding or simply asleep in some crevice of the cliff.
At Caleta Valdes the foamy ocean opens up and the beach is teeming with sea lions, fat, clumsy, friendly, lying in complete idleness, apart from throwing piles of coarse-grained beach on themselves and calmly dragging themselves to the shore, to a little bath. You would want to go close to them, but you can't: this is their home and that of thousands of birds resting on the waves, not ours. Let's be content to observe them from the walkways and the long path.
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