The guide was very nice. But it’s not worth taking a tour, better just find a way to get to Punta Tombo as you basically just walk in the reserve by yourself. They take you to a tea house after, note that you can just not go and go for a walk as it’s the experience is so-so. 8k for tea + a (very very big) spread of butter toast, cakes and scones.

A wonderful tour seeing so many penguins so close! And the toninas as well. Our guide was a real pro, very knowledgeable and really loving his job! Highly recommended tour that I would love to do again some dayz

A great tour to absolutely do if you’re in Puerto Madryn. Very well-organized and our tour guide was super!

It is a 2 hour trip from Puerto Madryn to punta Tombo, but the reserve is very interesting, You are able to walk along the different trails , the Penguins are so noisy calling each other to nest, but they and also friendly to take pictures (but do not touch them)It is a 20 minutes walk to the shore where the colony is bigger and you can see them swimming. One comment there is no WIFI or internet so be prepared to pay lunch in cash

Although guide & Punta Tombo was great (no issues there) the tour was not as advertised and poorly planned. First of all there was no tonina dolphin watching option (we didn’t buy online cuz reviews said it was a ripoff). Instead we went to to Welsh tea which we had no interest in (town is quite boring), which in turn only gave us 90 minutes(!) with the penguins. 90 minutes for a full day tour for the main attraction is just terrible value considering the price. We literally travelled thousands of miles and spent $1000’s to get there and only got 90 minutes in a rushed atmosphere. Again no fault of the tour guide who was great. Just the agency who designs it. We also found out others had paid less than half the amount we did. We paid over $220 basically for a 3 hour bus ride and a rushed visit to Punta Tombo. I considered 1 star but bumped up to 2 cuz guide was nice and accomodating (name was Juan).

This was an amazing tour! They were really flexible and helpful from the begining. They picked me up from Trelew airport, which was a huge help for me. It was only 2 of us in a small car and our tour operator was the best! He explained everything, was very nice and friendly and funny. We had a great day because of him. Also the tour and places we visites were amazing! The penguins were so quite and we could spend a lot of time there. The boat tour was also great, we could see some dolphins, though I think we were a bit bothering them after a while - this is separately operated by another company. Be preapred to have local cash and buy or bring your own food and drinks. Thank you for the amazing day!!!

The boat ride to see the toninas was cheaper to book during the day trip (about a third of rhe online trip advisor option price) and well worth doing as the boat ride itself was comfortable and we saw many toninas. The penguin colony is a must see as this is the largest accessible colony anywhere. Our guide was very good but was let down by not having a working microphone which made listening to her difficult on the often bumpy and noisy minivan drive.

In November we saw many toninas y penguins, it is an excellent time of the year to see and observe the wild animals. The tour is best appreciated when also choosing the option to watch dolphins. Otherwise it can be a boring 1,5 hours to wait around for the return of those who chose the dolphin tour.

I visited penguin island in 22 March 2019 .The Beagle Channel is worth experience.Getting close to nature at the bottom of the world to Martillo Island from Ushuaia, and walk with the penguins in their natural colonies was the most interesting trip. visiting penguin island was incredible. This is the most amazing thing I have ever done in my life.

We actually signed up for this tour aboard the NCL Sun on our way from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Punta Tombo Penguin Sanctuary was one of the highlights of our trip. Learned all about penguins and other bird and animal life in this area.Traveled directly from the pier to the sanctuary and back. Petrels & orcas kill penguins in water, foxes and sea gulls on land. Most young are born end of November. Now month old. Lay two eggs and parents mate for life. Can live 30 years. Some tagged and have GPS tracker. Eat anchovies. Regurgitate fish for young. Trails run about a half mile from the parking area and are well marked. Five bridges allow penguins to move under the trail system so they are able to reach the sea unimpeded. Estimated one million penguins use this sanctuary. Guanacos, related to camels, also use this area. Allows up close and personal views of penguins and young in their home environment.

Punta Tombo was our favorite place in all of Argentina, so I highly recommend going there, but the tour itself was only so-so. The toninas watching was cancelled due to wind, which was very disappointing, and we received no refund for it. Instead we went to the paleontological museum in Trelew, which was fine, but no replacement for toninas, AND we paid for it out of pocket. The guide was the same we'd had for Peninsula Valdes, but he was barely trying for the English crowd this time, speaking for 10 mins in Spanish and then maybe two sentences in English. Worst of all, after Punta Tombo we were left for an hour in a town called Gaiman, a Welsh settlement where the only thing to do is pay for incredibly overpriced and according to those who got suckered, BAD tea service. So we ended up wandering a one-street town for an hour, where the most happening place in town was the gas station. Clearly the tour company is getting kickbacks for stopping here. We would have preferred just going back to Puerto Madryn an hour early.

En la costa de la provincia de Chubut y en la época del año correspondiente, no hay nada que se compare con la experiencia de ir a ver pingüinos en su hábitat. La pingüinera es la actividad principal que deben realizar en esta región. También hay Guanacos y un pequeño museo. (La entrada solo puede abonarse en efectivo).

Einmal Pinguine sehen in der freien Wildbahn, das war unser Wunsch. Die Gegend ist eindrucksvoll und es gibt viele Pinguine, die von hübsch angelegten Pfaden aus in unmittelbarer Nähe beobachtet werden können. Allerdings mussten wir nach 2,5 Stunden Anfahrt dieses Erlebnis mit vielen hundert anderen Touristen teilen, die in grossen Bussen herangekarrt werden und das Naturerlebnis doch recht schmälern. Es empfiehlt sich wenn möglich füh am Morgen oder am späteren Nachmittag zu kommen.

Es un lugar que merece la vista, es hermoso muy tranquilo y ver la cantidad de pingüinos que hay es impresionante.volveria mil veces más.

Saber como es la naturaleza de los animales que viven en ese lugar fue una experiencia maravillosa, muy recomendable para todo tipo de personas.

Lleno de pinguinos, el viaje desde Madryn se hace un poco largo, son unas 3 hs y la ultima parte que es de ripio, seran unos 20 km, se tarda bastante pero vale totalmente la pena, hermosos paisajes! no se lo pierdan, nosotros fuimos por nuestra cuenta

Lange Reise und irgendwie mühsam, aber wir sind der Meinung, dass es sich lohnt. Zumindest für die Tierfreunde. Man könnte auch als Bonus noch Seelöwen (wer auch die Toniñas gebucht hat), Guanacos und Choiques (Nandus) sehen. Ich würde die Reise auf jeden Fall mit den Toniñas empfehlen.

Atendimento cordial, passeio muito legal. Para ser excelente, poderiam estender o horário de atendimento, até porque demora a escurecer na região. Mas o passeio vale a pena.

Hermoso lugar. Increible ver a los pinguinos tan cerca. Los senderos estan muy bien marcados. Les recomiendo si van dias de mucho calor llevar agua para hacer mas llevadera la caminata. Sin duda recomiendo hacer este paseo,vale la pena.

Hermoso paseo realmente vale la pena ir hasta alli. No imaginaba ver tantos pinguinos, tan cerca y q no le tengan miedo al hombre. El sendero esta muy bien preparado. Como fuimos en enero tuvimos la suerte de ver los pichones y algunos de ellos ya mudando las plumas. La gente muy respetuosa, por mas q los pinguinos estaban al alcance de la mano y se cruzaban en el camino, nadie los tocaba ni se acercaba demasiado. Hay un mirador donde se los puede ver yendo del mar a la costa y al reves. Nos encanto