SHORE EXCURSIONS · BY REGION
The best days ashore.
The 10 most popular south america shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.
Pier pickup to Tierra del Fuego NP, Lake Roca, Beagle Channel viewpoints, and the Pan-American Highway end. Park fee included.
Most Popular“Despite the very short time we had, we were able to enjoy the wonderful scenery and beauty of Tierra del Fuego National Park.”
Small-group Ushuaia shore excursion with Tierra del Fuego highlights, Lago Roca walk, End of the World sign, and photo stops.
“Great guide, provided wonderful information about both Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego park. He took us on a short guided hike and mentioned local plants and animals and spoke about the lifestyle of the natives. We hit all the best photo spots, enjoyed being with a small group of 10 instead of a big tourist…”
See Patagonia wildlife on a 7-hour Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn, with pier pickup, an English guide, and a boxed lunch.
“Sentir Patagonia Travel is an Excellent Tour Group. I highly recommend them for any tour or cruise shore excursion you may choose. They were organized, communicated well, start to finish and the tour was exactly as I expected. Having said that, it is important that if you choose a tour to Peninsula Valdez, you understand…”
A private Montevideo shore excursion hitting plazas, old city streets, the waterfront, and parks, with an optional Pizzorno tannat wine tasting.
“The tour of the winery and wine tasting was fantastic. The city tour was minimal, not as comprehensive as the tour listing described. Empanadas were not provided. Tour was too expensive for what was provided.”
Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with lunch included and a small-group ride in comfort.
“Excellent tour, well organised. Great guide and driver. Great to see so much varied wildlife, but the penguins stole the show!”
Peninsula Valdés and San Lorenzo in Patagonia: up-close Magellanic penguins, seals, and elephant seals, plus a hearty boxed lunch.
“The tour was very good organised Our guide was friendly and took good care of us We really loved it that he offered us an extra place to visit because there was enough time!”
Private Tierra del Fuego hikes from Ushuaia with port pickup, scenic stops, and an optional End of the World Train ride.
“Our guide met us at the ship on time and was very easy to find. We had a mid-size van for the 6 of us that was very comfortable. On our way to the Park he told us about the area including its history, past and present and gave us a feel for what it…”
A 7-hour shore excursion from Puerto Madryn into Peninsula Valdés: seals, penguins, sea lions, viewpoints, and animal spotting with expert guiding.
“We went to the national park and had to pay a separate $30 pp fee to enter. We saw a few land animal on the way and the driver would slow down or stop so we could get pictures. Unfortunately where we went on the Valdes peninsula is not where the bulk of the sea…”
A 5-hour Tierra del Fuego shore trip from Ushuaia to Lapataia Bay and the southernmost post office, with guided park nature walks.
“Es könnte mehr Zeit an manchen Orten gegeben werden”
A 7-hour guided Lima shore tour from Callao with the Catacombs of San Francisco, key plazas, Miraflores sea views, and a market stop.
“The tour covered”
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