Guillermo was an excellent guide, so knowledgeable and friendly and his English was very good. The rookery was amazing and beautiful. One of our favorite excursions from this trip.

Nico was a great guide - giving us lots of insight and information into the area and Magellan penguins. His timing was also great as we arrived well before the large tour buses and were able to visit with the penguins before the big crowds. This is a great tour and I would highly recommend it.

This tour was very well organized and executed. Guide did a wonderful job of commentary and kept company throughout of the tour. Lots of penguin all over the property. Best was at the end if walk. Trail was mix of boardwalk and gravel but very easy to walk on. So some wheelchair also on the trail.

The ride from the cruise terminal was very long, but not too bad until the very end, when the road is gravel. The rookery is amazing. Although you could see it alone, our guide Nico had a wealth of information about the penguins which made it much more enjoyable. I could have stayed longer, but the travel time makes that difficult. The ride is 2 hours each way.

convenient and far better than those huge bus loads of people...we did it on our time table and the guide was perfect!

I was very well impressed with Puerto Madryn potential for marine life lovers to enjoy. The penguins were a delight but the time was short as I was on a cruise. Next time I will go to stay for some time and go all around to observe the whales, sea lions, etc.

Amazing and very enjoyable trip! Well worth the price. We got there before the crowds and were back in plenty of time before the ship sailed. Our driver spoke english and was able to tell us all about the areas we passed through on our way to Punta Tombo.

Five hours in a bus, two and a half each direction, should have a payoff worth the time spent. This wasn't it for us. Bring sunscreen, a head covering and water for the very long, hot trek to the end of the boardwalk. There you'll see the penguins swimming in the distance. Binoculars will help. Otherwise you may see a few penguins up close as they make their way to the welcome shade of the boardwalk. These will be surrounded by tourists taking pictures. In the words of Roseanne Rosannadanna, "I thought I was gonna die!"

We had decided we saw enough penguins and asked our tour guide if he could alter our private trip for us. He happily agreed and made our day enjoyable for us!

The travel agency was very accommodating. We would highly recommend them.
The is not much to in terms of scenery on the long, very long, drive from Puerto Madryn to Punta Tombo. If you've seen penguins on another shore excursion already then going to Punta Tombo is not a must at all. Having said that, the proximity to which you can see the penguins is wonderful and the colony is very large. Take some time to explore the area where you buy the ticket.

The tour guide Facundo was courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. On route, he pointed out the wild life and unique features of the landscape. Because we started out far earlier than those from the cruise excursions, we got there almost as the first group of visitors. We got plenty of time and space to see and photograph the penguins before the crowd poured in. We were amazed to observe how the penguins live, interact and play. It was a fantastic experience. It was a worth while trip.

The Punta Tombo penguin rookery was amazing. Getting to see so many penguins up close and personal was a fabulous experience. Communication was difficult which limited the educational side. The driver seemed to be very knowledgeable but didn’t speak English, and the interpreter was not very good.

The Good: Going to Punta Tombo in a private car is much easier/faster than going on a bus. We got there earlier and before the tourists and were able to enjoy it with less people rather than loads of crowds. The penguins are the cutest!! We saw a lot of their chicks that were in the nests waiting for the parents to bring them food. Our driver took us to another private beach to see the Seals that you don't normally see with a bus tour, or you see them from afar, not up close. Just note it is a bit of a drive from Puerto Madryn to the Penguin Colony about 2.5 hrs so can image it's must longer with a bus
What can be improved: Our tour guide forgot about us : there was definitely a misunderstanding about the scheduled tour even though we had email confirmation including pick-up time. It was quite frustrating and scary when they told us there is no tour but the guy was able to get a drive in 20 min so he came through and we were able to have our tour. Perhaps just double-check with the company a week before to ensure it's confirmed :

Well worth the effort to go to see thousands of penguins.

Being only two in the private tour with a guide/driver that was little or no help during the tour. You would think for the money paid the touring group who would have made more of effort for the 600 plus invested.

This tour is quite expensive, however, if you can afford it, definitely go PRIVATE!
We were part of the Celebrity cruise stopping at Punta Tombo. With the private tour, we were able to beat all the buses 10 bus load at least of people going to the Pneguin Colony. We had the freedom of arriving before anyone - the place was practically empty when we arrived and as we were leaving, some of the folks on the bus were just arriving.
This is an amazing place with million of penguin! It was not at all as I expected - I thought they would all be gathered on the beach, but in actually, there were bushes and trees every where and families of penguins have their own homes disbursed around the entire area.
Definitely a must see!

Well worth the drive to see penguins living in such an unlikely habitat.

Great excursion to a must see sight. If on a South America cruise rounding Cape Horn and do only one penguin excursion, it has to be this one. very satisfied with Viator's reliability and service

Tour listed with English speaking guide and driver. We only got a friendly driver who acknowledged he did not speak English. We managed to get through the tour with our minimal Spanish and his minimal English and no Vistor phone number to resolve the situation. Very disappointed considering cost

Brilliant trip, really enjoyed being able to get so close to the penguins. An very good tour, definitely recommend

Three of us went on a private tour with our guide Maria and her driver.
There was a little confusion on the pick up at the port but we eventually got under way.
It's about 180 km to the colony and the scenery is consistently boring but unique to this part of the world. Our guide spoke excellent English and was friendly, knowledgeable and engaging, which made the long trip pass quickly.
Our driver drove fast but safe and being in a private party we decided to skip the long line of tour buses at the service stations and hot foot it straight through to the colony. Because of this we were there ahead of the bulk of visitors which we were grateful for.
The colony is well organised with a museum, toilets, gift shop and snack bars.
You follow a one way track across land to the main colony at the ocean. There are penguins all along the track and although you can't wander from this path the photo opportunities are continual without other tourists getting in the way of your subjects.
It's a long journey but worth it to see the penguins, having been I wouldn't want to go again however I would recommend the trip to anyone who loves penguins.
Without doubt our trip was made by the friendliness of our young guide and her willingness to chat about anything we were interested in on the long journey.