ARGENTINA
Argentina's classics.
The 6 shore excursions tours worth your time in Argentina. The prices, the operators behind them, and what each day actually involves.
Tierra del Fuego shore excursion from Ushuaia: Lake Roca, wildlife, Beagle Channel views, Pan-American Highway photo stop.
“We lucked out with good weather which is rare. Enjoyed the tour immensely. Saw the rare woodpeckers and a great many wild horses. Scenery was stunning.”
Guided small-group shore excursion from Ushuaia to Tierra del Fuego National Park, the End of the World sign, and city photo stops.
“We were wanting to go to "The End of the World" but the tour offered from the cruise ship was very expensive. This one not only went to all the place offered by the cruise ship but to a couple of others (Ushuia sign, a lookout over harbour) they they didn't go to. Informative guide.…”
Peninsula Valdes wildlife tour from Puerto Madryn: A/C port pickup, penguins and elephant seals, box lunch; entrance ticket extra.
“Nora, the guide was excellent, friendly and a wealth of knowledge. We had a fun 7 hours. She entertained us the entire time especially on the long ride to and fro with our excellent driver.”
Puerto Madryn to Punta Tombo with Boxlunch: 2+ hours for penguin photos, cruise-port pickup, lunch included. Add park entrance fee.
“Tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, informative and answered all our questions. She made the long trip to apunta Tombo very interesting.”
Punta Tombo shore excursion from Puerto Madryn with lunch, a small bilingual group, and a walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins.
“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…”
Small-group 7-hour Peninsula Valdés and San Lorenzo penguins day from Puerto Madryn, with lamb lunch, elephant seals, and close wildlife viewing.
“First time being so close to penguins except in zoos. Our tour guide is nice and knowledgeable. We learned things about Magellan penguins and wild lives on the Peninsula Valdes. However, we're not much interested in the San Lorenzo sheep farm. There were not much to see and nothing to do there (we could only…”
