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Peninsula Valdes

Puerto Madryn

An adventure touring Peninsula Valdes and Puerto Madryn. Walk with penguins, sail with whales, Patagonian dolphins and enjoy snorkeling with sea lions immersed in the impressive landscapes of Puerto Madryn.

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AT A GLANCE

Travel South to Puerto Madryn to enjoy a beautiful adventure through the incredible landscapes of Argentine Patagonia, discovering one of the best destinations for marine fauna watching in Argentina. Start your trip with a visit to the Punta Tombo penguin colony, where you can walk with Magellanic Penguins in their natural habitat, then continue sailing to watch the Southern Right Whale on its visit to Peninsula Valdes, and sailing with Patagonian Dolphins at Rawson. Finally enjoy a friendly close encounter with sea lions while snorkeling with them. All this within the framework of the beautiful landscapes of Puerto Madryn and Peninsula Valdes.

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Example Trip Itinerary

Peninsula Valdes and Puerto Madryn

DAYS 1 - 5

Puerto Madryn

Transfer

Private transfer Trelew airport to Puerto Madryn

Accommodation in Puerto Madryn

Dazzler Madryn

Located on the promenade of the city of Puerto Madryn, one of the most important tourist destinations in the country. The hotel has magnificent views of the gulf.

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Located in the Province of Chubut, around the Golfos Nuevo and San Jose and 50km from Peninsula Valdes, Puerto Madryn is one of the most thriving cities in Patagonia and a main destination in our Buenos Aires and Patagonia Argentina itinerary. With a beautiful Main Avenue, is also a port and industrial city.

This area has the greatest wildlife interest in Patagonia because is home to a variety of species of birds and marine mammals in a protected environment, like, elephants and sea lions, penguins, killer whales, tonines, and the right whales that are the main attraction for tourists visiting the area. The city is also the National Diving Capital because of its transparent waters of extraordinary color that allow you to discover the varied marine fauna. So let’s enjoy three days in this amazing natural environment.

Day 1: Arriving to Puerto Madryn and Penguins in Punta Tombo

Start your trip arriving to Trelew, your private guide will be waiting for you at the airpot to take you to Punta Tombo, the largest Magellanic Penguins Colony in the world. And after the visit the guide will take you to your hotel in Puerto Madryn so you can enjoy the rest of the day exploring the city by your own.

Day 2: Peninsula Valdés Navigation

Discover this UNESCO World Heritage site, 90km from Puerto Madryn city. To get there you will take an incredible way with sea on both sides. The first stop will be at Caleta Valdes to visit a colony of sea elephants., then you will continue along the path while suddenly falling over a crescent of rock cliffs overlooking a blue bay and the small town of Puerto Pirámides from where the navigations depart.

Most noteworthy the Right Whales visit the area from June to December, the Dolphins, orcas, sea lions, and other wildlife may also be viewed during your excursion. Animals visit the area at different times of the year. So let us know when you want to travel and we will tell you what you expect to see.

Day 3: Patagonia Dolphins Whatching in Rawson

The Patagonian dolphin or Commerson’s dolphin is one of the smallest cetaceans in the world. It has a small, robust and compact body, and black and white coloration pattern. It usually lives in small groups, generally made up of 2 to 8 individuals, although aggregations of up to a hundred specimens have been observed. They are very active animals that can move at high speeds and with changing directions, especially during dives. The maximum recorded length for females is 1.52 m long, and 60 kg in weight.

We begin from Puerto Madryn and travel 85 kilometres to the Port of Rawson, from where we ill start the navigation traveling the last stretch of the Chubut River, observing the beauty of thew landscapes and the richness of the marine fauna.

Day 8: Let's enjoy an Adventure with Sea Lions

Snorkeling with Sea Lions: The place where the activity is done is the Punta Loma, 16km from Puerto Madryn. The navigation to the snorkeling area takes approximately 25 minutes. Groups generally do not exceed 6 people out. Just arrived, we are ready for water which is cool, but with suits almost do not feel the cold.

The boat is approximately 20 meters from the animals and sea lions are curious and restless animals, they always approach groups, so gradually they go approaching and generating interaction with us. They les much attention people and like to play. The game is harmless and peaceful. The activity in the water takes about 45 minutes and the presence of sea lions is almost constant. Sometimes the sea lions accompany you to climb the boat. It is a fun and cute experience that generate interaction with animals in their natural habitat.

Transfer

Private transfer to Trelew Airport

Flight

Flight from Trelew to El Calafate

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How to Customize This Itinerary

To customize your itinerary, add a cuple of nights in Buenos Aires to discover this amazing city. You can also extend the itinerary by adding one more night in Puerto Madryn to spend one night in a typical Patagonian Estancia (Ranch).

Add some days in the Bariloche and the Lake Distric to ejoy this amazing region of lakes, rivers, mountains and pristine forest.

Include some time to relax! After a few days traveling you probably would enjoy some free time to relax or receive a massage that will you feel renew and energized for the rest of your trip. Most of the hotels have SPA services or wellness center.

All travel ideas are fully customizable. We make travel proposals adapted to your interests, activities you enjoy, travel dates and destinations you want to visit.