SHORE EXCURSIONS · BY REGION
The best days ashore.
The 7 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“Interesting excursion- wished we had seen more, perhaps a 20 minute stop in town. Guide was good. Just wished there had been one more hour to see the actual town and get more of the history”
Small-group Ushuaia shore excursion with Tierra del Fuego highlights, Lago Roca walk, End of the World sign, and photo stops.
“Great tour— lots of information and you really get to see the park! Good at keeping things moving but plenty of time at each stop!”
See Patagonia wildlife on a 7-hour Peninsula Valdes tour from Puerto Madryn, with pier pickup, an English guide, and a boxed lunch.
“We enjoyed the trip through the park and seeing all of the guanacos. But the views of the penguins and seals were only available from a high cliff with binoculars - and even then, the animals were super sparse. There were 4 seals and maybe a dozen penguins. The saving stop was at a sea…”
A private Montevideo shore excursion hitting plazas, old city streets, the waterfront, and parks, with an optional Pizzorno tannat wine tasting.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of this beautiful city. Our guide Beatriz was knowledgeable friendly and clearly loved her home city, Montevideo. We saw the capital's main sights, visited 2 parks with impressive bronze statues and after photos outside the legislative building had a delicious steak meal at the inside market, with Beatriz securing a…”
Walk among thousands of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo from Puerto Madryn, with lunch included and a small-group ride in comfort.
“This was a great once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was early January and we saw penguins with their fuzzy babies everywhere as well as guanacos. A million penguins nest all over this area. Some nests were within a foot of the walkway. After a long ride we arrived later than the cruise ship busses (but we did…”
Peninsula Valdés and San Lorenzo in Patagonia: up-close Magellanic penguins, seals, and elephant seals, plus a hearty boxed lunch.
“This trip was amazing. We loved that it was only us 2 and a guide. Carlos answered all of our questions. Yes rough roads and very long drive to Punta Norte We had a short stop at a small museum - you can get a free passport stamp- to learn about the peninsula. At the…”
Private Tierra del Fuego hikes from Ushuaia with port pickup, scenic stops, and an optional End of the World Train ride.
“Absolutely fascinating with an extremely knowledgeable guide. We were lucky in that our family of 4 more or less had a private tour. would thoroughly recommend.”
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