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“Our tour to Ushuaia is an awesome experience! It’s unique adventure to be able to reach the southern most part of the world! Very nice sceneries and excellent narration of our guide about this place. I highly recommend this tour♥️”
Small-group Ushuaia shore excursion with Tierra del Fuego highlights, Lago Roca walk, End of the World sign, and photo stops.
“Fabulous trip with Viator and their excellent guide . Small party . 11 , made it so much better than the cruise ship excursion with 50= people who were not impressed with their day like we were .”
See Patagonia wildlife on a 7-hour Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn, with pier pickup, an English guide, and a boxed lunch.
“Our tour guide was amazing. He had a tremendous amount of knowledge about the wildlife, landforms, and plant life in the is area of the world. Learning about the different animals that are indigenous to this area of the world was greatly appreciated. Many stops were made so that we could observe them in their…”
A private Montevideo shore excursion hitting plazas, old city streets, the waterfront, and parks, with an optional Pizzorno tannat wine tasting.
“The guide took us to the same places as the your buses, but did not provide as much information as what our friends on the bus tour got. Overall, was disappointed as we did not get the guidance or any extra site seeing for being private.”
Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with lunch included and a small-group ride in comfort.
“Trip to Punta Tombo to see the Megellanic penguins with a stop at dinosaur sculpture. While the drive was long, the tour guide Marianna made the trip enjoyable with information about the area, its history and and animal life.”
Peninsula Valdés and San Lorenzo in Patagonia: up-close Magellanic penguins, seals, and elephant seals, plus a hearty boxed lunch.
“Fernando was prompt, very knowledgeable, and very helpful. The drive is pretty long, and partially on gravel roads, but well worth it. Viewing of sea lions and elephant seals was nice, but the penguins were the highlight. Viewing is completely intimate, they literally walk at your feet. This is where Fernando was especially helpful...... Sharing…”
Private Tierra del Fuego hikes from Ushuaia with port pickup, scenic stops, and an optional End of the World Train ride.
“The guide and tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park were fantastic. We got out well ahead of the mass of folks from the ship so had much of the Park to ourselves for most of the morning. The Park is beautiful and our guide was quite adaptable to our needs - hiking, photography or…”
A 7-hour shore excursion from Puerto Madryn into Peninsula Valdés: seals, penguins, sea lions, viewpoints, and animal spotting with expert guiding.
“Getting back to the ship was the highlight. 90 min via a derelict visitors centre to stop number one. Penguins of which there were 3. Reason given that the whole colony was out at sea fishing. Second stop the seal colony which numbered 20, these also at sea fishing. Stop at a dodgy restaurant for…”
A 5-hour Tierra del Fuego shore trip from Ushuaia to Lapataia Bay and the southernmost post office, with guided park nature walks.
“Pünktlich, höflich, sauber, alles bestens. Empfehlenswert.”
A 7-hour guided Lima shore tour from Callao with the Catacombs of San Francisco, key plazas, Miraflores sea views, and a market stop.
“Excellent tour, very happy with both guides. The young lady filled us in on the fascinating history and the guy took us to all the fabulous tourist spots but away from the crowds. The catacombs, Francisco church, the plazas. Even the fruit market was something we all enjoyed and tasting the different fruit was a…”
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