Argentina · City Tours

City Tour and Sea Lions at Punta Loma from Puerto Madryn

2 Hours Round trip from Puerto Madryn Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Puerto Madryn’s historic and scenic landmarks
  • 02 Visit Punta Cuevas, home of the first Welsh settlers in Chubut
  • 03 Enjoy panoramic views over Golfo Nuevo, the beaches, and piers
  • 04 See the Tehuelche Indian Monument and Ecocentro area
  • 05 Pass key city sights including General San Martín square and Chalet Pujol
  • 06 Visit Punta Loma protected area
  • 07 Observe sea lions and cormorants from a cliffside viewpoint
  • 08 Hotel pickup and drop-off included

Discover Puerto Madryn through a short sightseeing tour that combines local history, coastal views, and wildlife. Explore key points around the city, including the historic Punta Cuevas Area, panoramic viewpoints over Golfo Nuevo, and landmarks that reflect the region’s Welsh and Indigenous heritage.

The experience continues to Punta Loma, a protected coastal area where you can observe a colony of sea lions and cormorants from a cliffside viewpoint. With hotel pickup and drop-off included, this is an easy way to experience both the cultural side of Puerto Madryn and one of its nearby natural highlights.

The tour finishes with the drop off at Puerto Madryn hotels.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
City Puerto Madryn
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Puerto Madryn

The tour starts with the pick up from Puerto Madryn hotels. Time will be arranged days before the excursion.

Punta Cuevas Area

Traveling towards the south of the city to the end of the Boulevard Alte. Brown, you can find the Punta Cuevas Area, a historical site and home of the first Welsh settlers in Chubut. The caves were the first dwelling in Puerto Madryn, which were dug by the settlers and one of the oldest in colonized Patagonia. The most ancient houses in Patagonia were built on this site. Today, an exhibition center stands and displays objects which would belong to the colonists to tell the history of the Indian and Welsh culture.

Puerto Madryn & surroundings

A few meters from there, you will find the Tehuelche Indian Monument. This place offers a panoramic view of golf Nuevo, the city with its beaches and its piers. 150 meters ahead, you will find Ecocentro, dedicated to the interpretation of marine ecosystems and the development of educational, scientific and cultural activities. You will be able to appreciate a beautiful panoramic view of the city, the beaches and the industrial park.
The ancient buildings and the church are assembled around the General San Martín square. As you advance around the last roundabout and leave the Luis Piedrabuena pier behind, you will head to Yrigoyen Street. Head up to Mosconi and reach Chalet Pujol where presently resides Oceanographic and Natural Sciences Provincial Museum.

Punta Loma

Continuing towards the south, 14 km over gravel road and head to the protected area of Punta Loma (pay your own entrance fee). Gain access from a view point on a cliff and head to Golf Nuevo where you will see a colony of sea-lions and colony cormorants. The area can be visited all years round, taking into account the low-tide time tables. The tour finishes with the drop off at Puerto Madryn hotels.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Puerto Madryn 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • Air-conditioned vehicle

What's Not Included

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Natural Reserve Entrance fee
  • Cruise Port pickup and drop-off

Know before you go

  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Cruise Passengers are not allowed to take this tour
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • We suggest you to confirm the booking details with us before travel, or upon arrival at your destination. Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly.
  • The pick up transfer is only from selected centrally located hotels. If your hotel is outside the geographic area, we will confirm you the closest meeting point. Indicate the name and address of your hotel.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Puerto Madryn, AR
Tour start
Puerto Madryn, AR
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Puerto Madryn.

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