Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour
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Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour

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Ages 0-99, max of 45 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
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  • Port pick-up and drop-off
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Transfer in-out
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional driver specialized in tourism
  • Licensed guide
What's not included
  • Food or drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Admission tickets for the sea lions reserve
  • Entry/Admission - Reserva LoberĂ­a de Punta Loma


Start:Multiple meeting point options.
  • Option 1
    Terminal de Cruceros, U9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
  • Option 2
    Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
    Centrally located hotels
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Infant seats available
    • Near public transportation
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 109228P104

    • Most travellers can participate
    • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
    • This tour depends on the low tide of each day. Timetables may change according to this situation. You will be informed the start time as soon as you show up at port
    • If you are on board, we adapt the timetables according to your cruise ship schedule
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
    • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
    • If portuguese language is required, please advise it at time of booking
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 109228P104

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    • Private Tours
      4.5 of 5 bubbles379
      Buenos Aires, Argentina
      Joined in December 2018
    • jnshuang
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not worth joining this tour !!!!
      This tour is disappointing. It is nothibg but just a ferry ride and a two hours walking tour of the city centre. This is easily achieveable by just buying a ferry ticket and walk to the city by oneself. A waste of money. Dont consider this a tour at all. I actually say the ticket booth at a shopping centre selling ticket for the same tour for $90. Very DISAPPOINTED !!!!
      Written 13 March 2025
    • roberthW1087RV
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not worth the money. Take a cheaper tour and you’ll get the same
      Frankly it’s a cheat. The “premium tour” starts with only 12 people but then takes the same boat as all the other (cheaper) tours with 200 other people. It’s not the one on the photo! The old and uncomfortable bus without suspension on broke down on the way back from Tigre (what can happen) and it took more than an hour to get another one. No apology from the agency. All very disappointing. Our guide Martina in contrary did a great job (otherwise only one star)
      Written 8 March 2025
    • Thomas O
      0 contributions
      3.0 of 5 bubbles
      Performers amazing, everything else okay.
      The dancers and musicians were incredible, everything else was average. Expected better food and service for the price. The dancers made everything worth it, great show.
      Written 7 March 2025
    • scubaDave52
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      The 2 hour show flew by
      We had good food, more than we could eat. They kept our wine glasses filled. The show was extremely good. Money well spent.
      Written 7 March 2025
    • billandbens
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Perfect evening watching a great show
      First rate dinner and show, superb entertainment, a must see in Buenos Aires. Absolutely loved the evening, a lovely warm welcome, great food and excellent service, and a fantastic show. A smaller venue than what the big tours offer but that's what makes this place special, so personal, not a bad seat in the house. Came out wanting to go right back in and see it all again.
      Written 4 March 2025
    • musag2017
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Overall worth going
      Place is beautiful, the singing and dancing was superb, and the vibe great. There was an optional “class” before dinner, then dinner at 8:15 and show at 10 pm. It was great meeting other guests. Two areas could use improvement; it was very hot inside and although the servers were excellent and very pleasant, the steak was so so. Very generous with the wine and drinks.
      Written 24 February 2025
    • CaroJardine
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      So interesting , our guide ( Mr Piscatelli) was excellent and shared so much information. Well worth the trip.
      Very interesting tour , our guide Mr Piscatelli was well informed and shared his knowledge freely. Well worth the trip.
      Written 22 February 2025
    • Don_e_girl
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Not the place for an authentic experience
      If you’re looking for an experience which feels intimate and authentic, this is not it. It feels like a tourist trap. Think room jam packed with tourists, bright light and food which is hit and miss - my steak was good, my husband’s fish was inedible. Can’t fault the performance of the singers and dancers but the overall feel during the dinner for the almost 2 hours before the show felt very pedestrian and lacking atmosphere. Maybe tango is an outdated concept in contemporary Buenos Aires and it is unrealistic to expert an “authentic” experience?
      Written 20 February 2025
    • I3845WZpeterm
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fabulous evening
      There are so many tango performance options making it quite difficult to select one. We booked the El Querandi and enjoyed every aspect of the performance. The theatre is quite small but is a perfectly adequate venue. The dinner was excellent, in fact the food exceeded our expectations. Each course was delicious. Serving staff were helpful, friendly and efficient. The performance involved a band and five dancing couples and included a number of excellent singers. The dancers was just amazing. It was a high energy performance by obviously very skilled dancers. It was riveting. We highly recommend the El Querandi.
      Written 19 February 2025
    • Voyager102189
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Interesting Day in Colonia
      It was very convenient to have the pre-arranged transportation to and from the boat to our Buenos Aires hotel. The included walking tour lasted about an hour and was interesting and informative. The remaining three hours weren't quite enough for all we'd have liked to have done, but a pleasant lunch on the square, accompanied by Uruguayan tannat wine was delightful. It would have been helpful to add to the posted information that a drivers license (not just passport) is mandatory to rent a golf cart, which we were disappointed not to be able to do. Shopping at the Made In Uruguay store was fun. This was a very nice day trip.
      Written 17 February 2025
    • pccNY
      0 contributions
      2.0 of 5 bubbles
      Hours & Hours of Waiting in Lines for Immigration and Ferries with Very Little Payoff When You Get There
      The driver and guide for the walking tour were excellent, courteous, and in all ways fine. They were not the problem. However, the trip to Colonia involves a lot of waiting in long lines in packed rooms for tedious immigration procedures each way, than a long wait for the ferry each way, then a longish ferry ride. When you finally get to Colonia, there is really not much there. The only tour available is a group tour, which had too many people in it. And there just is very little to see. All in all, it is a lot of waiting for hours in unpleasant circumstances for very little payoff. Our limited time in Buenos Aires could have been much better spent.
      Written 15 February 2025
    • E1115IGbarrys
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Whistle stop tour introduction to Buenos Aires
      A really good introduction to the city.The tour provided a whistle stop guide to the main attractions of the area covered.Our guide ,Natalie,was knowledgeable and informative.She kept the group together well ,was organised ,efficient and cheerful.Our driver ,Dina ,skilfully navigated the congested side streets and broad avenues alike.We felt that sufficient time was allocated to each stop along insights to the relevance and history of the various attractions.There were two stops during the 5 hour tour which provided bathroom facilities .Our bus was clean and a good size ,fitted with seat belts .
      Written 14 February 2025
    • O7352TTstevep
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great show pity about the service
      Great show with very experienced dancers singers and musicians . We did not have a meal, but found it hard to get a drink and it seems you can only get one! Then at the end we were asked for tips in a dark room with music blaring? Sorry tips for who? It somewhat dampened our overall experience. Show is worth seeing but serving staff seem rude and uncaring.
      Written 10 February 2025
    • 799shuy
      0 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very nice show.
      We purchased tickets for the Tango show and dinner. As our seating was premium, we had a good view of the stage. The tango show itself surpassed our expectations; both the male and female singers had beautiful voices, and the dancers were excellent. However, the dinner was merely so-so.
      Written 9 February 2025
    • NowhereTooFar
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Lovely evening and quintessentially Argentinian
      Show exceeds expectations . Musically good and nice dancing and a surprise singer who is well known at the end . no need to book expensive package . we got the basic ÂŁ52 tickets that include two drinks. Ubers are cheap and concierge said you can eat better elsewhere .
      Written 9 February 2025
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    rossenmilanov
    Philadelphia, PA9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2022 • Couples
    Unique place, close to amazing nature, beaches and wild life. The town is very charming; the restaurants get better the further south you walk from the pier. If you don’t feel like riding the tour buses for 2,5 hours each way to the penguin’s rookery, opt for renting bikes right off the pier and enjoy a beautiful bike ride south, passing some amazing viewing points, dunes, a nice museum with amazing coffee shop, as well as reaching a colony of sea lions and a nature walk that is not visited by horde of cruise passengers. The bike rental should cost you about $20 for the whole day. They will fit you with a helmet and a backpack if you need one. You can pay by credit card and chose a bike that you like from the many outside on the side walk. Take some bottled water because once you exit the town there are no services. The round trip ride to the sea lions colony is about 38km. Perfectly doable in 2-3 hours on a bike with stops for photos.
    Written 9 January 2023
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    Hi Rossen, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. Your opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. We are glad you enjoyed it. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 12 January 2023
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    Food&ArtLover
    Carlsbad, CA31 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2023 • Couples
    Very enjoyable experience. Tour guide Ana was very knowledgeable about the area. Beautiful landscape. Comfortable van, great driver (Pedro). Dress warm even in summer it was very windy. After all you are in the Patagonias.
    Written 12 January 2023
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    Hi Gloria, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. Your opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 12 January 2023
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    Joannegoo
    Pompano Beach, FL17 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2023
    Our driver was excellant and the sea lions were beautiful.

    however I was disspointed that we did see the Penguins I beleive it was my fault and not noticing that in my booking
    Written 10 April 2023
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    Hi Joanne, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. Your opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. In order to see pinguins, you need to visit Punta Tombo or as a second option, Peninsula Valdes which are much farther than Punta Loma, which main attraction is to see the sea lions in their natural enviroment. Best regards, Carlos.
    Written 10 April 2023
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    Nolan99
    San Antonio, TX21 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2023
    Our tour guide did not speak English. She seemed knowledgeable, but 10 of the 12 participants did not speak Spanish and learned very little. There was an interpreter who accompanied the guide. However, the interpreter's English was limited - and she knew very little about the area.
    Written 16 January 2023
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    Hi Nolan, thank you for posting your review. We regret to hear your experience was not good. Did you book the tour through our agency?. It is unusual our guides do not speak english well and do not know the area. Our guides are locals and have a experience of more than 10 years touring the area. Anyway, please send us your booking reference so we can ckeck it. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 18 January 2023
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    Wendy G
    2 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2023 • Couples
    Bus broke down after 30 min. Waited 30 for substitute. Had to run to see penguins 15 there 15 back and back on bus. Very unsatisfactory
    Written 13 March 2023
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    Hi, thank you for posting a review. We regret to hear that your experience with us was not as good as expected. This situations may happen and the most important is that we could solve it at once and you could see the pinguins. We apologize for any inconvinience. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 14 March 2023
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    Lexi350
    Bohemia, NY14 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our tour guide was amazing. She was excellent,knowledgeable and made the trip. Driver Franco was very safety concious. It was great! It was a beautiful day so we were able to walk around after and enjoy the city!
    Written 4 February 2023
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    Hi, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. Your opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. We will forward your comments to Franco. Thanks for trusting our agency. Best regards, Carlos Booking Dept.
    Written 5 February 2023
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    Shannon
    Denver, CO2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2023
    I arrived on a Norwegian cruise with my two kids. It was a fantastic tour for all of us. The guide was excellent and even took pictures of us whenever we stopped.
    Written 3 February 2023
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    Hi, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. You opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 14 February 2023
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    californiatraveler86
    Sacramento, CA64 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2023 • Couples
    We booked weeks ahead of time for the morning tour of this excursion while our cruise ship was in port in Puerto Madryn. These same tour operators were right outside the cruise ship with a pad of 3” X 6” papers, trying to book as many last minute people from the cruise ship onto the same excursion that we’d booked. OK, fine. But by the time we had walked to the meeting point, the tour operators there told us, “Sorry, your tour has been postponed until later because of the tides”. The later time they rescheduled us for created a situation where we would have to skip lunch that day, which wasn’t ideal. Meanwhile, we watched as all the cruise passengers who’d just (minutes before) bought the same excursion, jump onto the bus that we were supposed to be on, holding their little 3”X6” vouchers. Turns out that they were filling up the tour bus with the last-minute purchasers, and then re-scheduling all the people who had already booked ahead on Viator (and who now couldn’t cancel without losing their money because we were inside the 24 hour no-cancellation window) for later at an unfavorable time. We insisted on going at the originally scheduled time and, after pushing back a LOT, they eventually allowed us to go on the bus we’d originally scheduled for. And it turned out that when we got there that it was low tide, which was actually the MOST favorable conditions for seeing the sea lions! They had straight up lied to us about why we supposedly “needed” to be rescheduled - just so they could make more money by putting last minute passengers into our spaces!!!
    The second problem was that, although the tour was promoted as being in English (or at least in English and Spanish), none of the guides spoke much English. There was a middle-aged very nice lady who spoke only Spanish, who told the Spanish-speaking folks all about the history of the areas we were passing through, with a lot of interesting anecdotes, based on her audience’s reactions. There were also 3 young women (late teens to early 20’s) who were supposed to be telling the other half of the tour group the same information in English. Unfortunately, only one of the three spoke any English; the other two presented themselves as English speakers but spoke basically no English. And even the one who did speak a bit of English would give only a one or two sentence summary of what the Spanish speaking lady had spent 15 minutes describing and explaining….all of the English speaking audience were left feeling like we were basically missing out on all the information, except for obvious things like “Now we are driving towards the sea lions”. A total waste of our time and money!
    Written 31 January 2023
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    Hi, we regret to hear your experience was not good. We inform travelers that this tour depends on the tide. It is also stated in our product. Regarding the last minutes bookings, there are many operators waiting at the main entrance, and it is not only this tour but also, to other destinations such as Punta Tombo. Maybe be you saw other people taking this tour that requires an earlier start. We can just tell that we only take bookings that are previously confirmed. All our guides speak english well. Are you sure you took the tour with our agency?. Please inform your booking reference so we can check it. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 31 January 2023
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    Kathleen S
    4 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our tour guide was awesome. We had no trouble finding her once we got off the ship
    It was a very personalized tour.
    Our translator did a good job.
    When possible it would be nice to have an English only tour
    Written 31 January 2023
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    Hi Kathleen, thank you for posting a review about our Shore Excursion Punta Loma Sea Lions Reserve Including Puerto Madryn City Tour. Your opinion is important to us and will certainly help other travelers. Best regards, Carlos
    Written 31 January 2023
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    Mukunda B
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2025 • Business
    The resort is beautiful. Great breakfast. Including toast. The temperature of the room 👌🏽 I would stay again without hesitation.
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    Written 17 February 2025
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    Hola, gracias por enviarnos tu opinión. Con certeza, ayudará a otros viajeros. Cordialmente, Carlos
    Written 17 February 2025
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    *Likely to sell out: Based on Viator’s booking data and information from the provider from the past 30 days, it seems likely this experience will sell out through Viator, a Tripadvisor company.

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