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Puerto Madryn: Full Day Peninsula Valdes with Whale Watching

By Gray Line Argentina
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Features
Overview
  • Discover the Peninsula Valdés Protected Natural Area
  • Board in Puerto Pirámides
  • Explore the diversity of terrestrial and marine fauna
  • Native animals such as foxes, maras & armadillos
  • Unique geological formations at Caleta Valdés
Activity location
  • Puerto Piramides
    • U9122 Puerto Piramides, Chubut
    • Puerto Piramides, Argentina
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Puerto Madryn
    • Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina

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What's included, what's not

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    Whale observation from the boat
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    Hotel pick up/drop off - downtown hotels
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    Spanish/English speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Admission to the Nature Reserve
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    Lunch
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    Cruise Port pick-up and drop-off

Know before you book

  • The entrance fee to the Nature Reserve is not included. It is paid upon entry and costs approximately AR45,000 per person.
  • Please note that some hotels in the city are not included in our pickup itinerary. If this is the case, we will contact you to indicate the closest hotel to which you should go so that we can pick you up. You must wait for your guide in the lobby of the indicated hotel.
  • Please note that whale watching is subject to weather conditions. The pick-up time may var it will be confirmed close to the date of the excursion.

What you can expect

We will depart early in the morning towards the Peninsula Valdés Protected Natural Area, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. After an hour of travel we arrive at the picturesque ecological village Puerto Pirámides to embark and do the Regular Traditional Right Whale Watching.
Lunch (not included) will be scheduled in Puerto Pirámides or Caleta Valdés. We will travel through the southern part of the Peninsula, crossing vast landscapes of grasslands and undulations, passing through the Salinas Grande and Chica, and outside Punta Delgada, which constitutes the southern end of the peninsula.
We will continue towards Punta Cantor to admire the Atlantic coast and the fascinating geological formation known as Caleta Valdés. These beaches are usually inhabited depending on the time of year by southern elephant seals, the largest seals on the planet. Depending on the time of year and the disposition of the marine fauna, we can replace the southern area of Las Salinas and Caleta Valdés with Punta Norte.
From there we will begin the return making a stop at the Carlos Ameghino Interpretation Center, a compendium of the natural wealth of the peninsula. During the excursion we have great chances of observing terrestrial wildlife, such as guanacos, choiques, foxes, maras, armadillos and skunks.
Season: Land excursion All year round. Whale watching on board from mid-June to November. Nautical tour from December to the end of March. Between April and mid-June there will be no type of navigation.

Location

Activity location
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    Puerto Piramides
    • U9122 Puerto Piramides, Chubut
    • Puerto Piramides, Argentina
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Puerto Madryn
    • Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina