Argentina · SHORE EXCURSIONS
The 15 best shore excursions you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Review of Ushuaia’s Tierra del Fuego National Park tour, with scenic stops, cruise pickup, guide quality, group-size concerns, and value tips.
“The scenery in and around the park is not to be missed! Ushuaia is a city you want to explore. A great tour.”
Review of Ushuaia’s Tierra del Fuego National Park shore excursion, with scenic stops, city views, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Great tour. Guide was so knowledgeable. Very accommodating. Driver was excellent and a safe driver on rough roads.”
Explore Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn with expert guides, wild seals, penguins, guanacos, lunch, and port pickup for $95.
“Not good for visiting penguins, just wasted time, though the guider is not bad. The food is not good either”
Review of Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with penguins, lunch, transport, pricing, walking conditions, timing tips, and practical cruise advice.
“The tour company communicated with us prior to the tour letting us know what to expect and how to contact them, if necessary. They were visible at the end of the pier when we disembarked and we got started on our tour right away. Our guide was friendly and informative. The reserve is beautiful, and the opportunity to see so many penguins made the long drive well worth it!”
Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a small-group cruise excursion from Puerto Madryn, with lunch and wildlife stops.
“Trip to Punta Tombo to see the Megellanic penguins with a stop at dinosaur sculpture. While the drive was long, the tour guide Marianna made the trip enjoyable with information about the area, its history and and animal life.”
Walk among Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo on a cruise-friendly day trip from Puerto Madryn, with a bilingual guide and small-group transport.
“We really enjoyed the trip, our guide was very engaging and informative. Thanks!”
Walk among Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with a small group, guide, lunch, and a ship-safe return.
“Excellent. The box lunch can be improved with the sandwiches that are better tasting. The water can be stored in some iced chest to be cold. But overall, excellent.”
See Plaza de Mayo, La Boca, Recoleta, Puerto Madero, and more on a $40 small-group Buenos Aires shore tour.
“For a 3 hour tour this one was excellent. Our tour guide Alicia was not only very knowledgeable but managed to convey the information A history, culture etc in a most interesting way. We made several stops at the main sights and had time for photos etc. I thoroughly recommend the tour and Alicia.”
See Puerto Madryn’s coast, Punta Loma sea lions, cormorants, and native flora on a practical three-hour shore excursion.
“The main theme of the tour is to see sea lions, but we can see the sea lions even at the pier”
Cruise from Buenos Aires into the Tigre Delta, visit San Isidro, sample empanadas, and enjoy round-trip port transport in six hours.
“We liked this tour. We were picked up a few minutes early at our cruise port and taken to the boat. Had to wait a bit longer than we thought to actually get going on the boat but it was okay. The refreshment on the boat was strong coffee and a cookie. Then up on the top deck for the rest of the trip. Nice to see the coast of Buenos Aires from the water. Loved the cruise through the Tigre Delta. We stopped for empanadas in the town of Tigre then saw the cathedral before driving back to the city. Rather than being taken to the port in the…”
Review of the 7-hour Peninsula Valdés shore excursion from Puerto Madryn, with wildlife, scenery, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.
“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…”
Review of Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn, with sea lions, elephant seals, penguins, guide, box lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Started out bad. They had us coming in on the wrong ship. So, even though we were there very early, and did everything right, we were the last to board the van! Was told we were “lucky” there was two empty seats! Really? NOT our fault!”
Review of Peninsula Valdes from Puerto Madryn: wildlife, whales, penguins, transport, costs, timing, and whether this cruise tour is worth it.
“The tour guide was excellent and informative. The tour itself was rushed and was not worth the time spent in the bus. We drove for 2.5 hours to the peninsula to only spend 1 hour there. By the time we got in and out of the van, went to the toilet etc it was around 45 minutes at the peninsula before driving back. We arrived back with 1.5 hours to spare before our vessel departed, so we could have spend alot longer there. By the time you add in the par fees the tour was over £330 for two adults and a 5 year old. I would rate this as…”
Review of Buenos Aires’ 4.5-hour shore tour, covering La Boca, Recoleta, Plaza de Mayo, tango landmarks, port pickup, and practical tips.
“Guide needs to improve her English, wasted some time using both Portuguese and English. She was friendly and helpful.”
Review of Buenos Aires’ Tigre Delta shore excursion, with San Isidro, a 40-minute catamaran ride, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“I wasn't aware that guide would be speaking in 2 languages i.e. Spanish and English during the tour on the bus. We felt it was said much less in English than in Spanish. Visual and cultural value on land was minimal. I would've prefered to only English speaking group..”
From the ice field to the cellar door.
