Valdés Península
Florentino Ameghino Dam
We will leave Puerto Madryn to arrive at the dyke, a dam that gives water and energy and a place of great tourist attractiveness of the chromatic contrast of the reddish rock with the green vegetation. We will lunch and then we can walk enjoying the microclimate on both sides of the Chubut River . We will then return to Puerto Madryn.
The Penguins of Punta Tombo We will leave for the penguin sanctuary where we can observe the life of the Magallanes Penguins that every year arrive during the period from September to April. They come from the Argentina waters and their colony is calculated to reach 300 to 500 thousands penguins. We will lunch and then we will continue toward Trelew in order to visit this city. Later we will go to Gaiman, the Welsh Colony located on the coast of the Chubut River . There you can enjoy the typical welsh tea (paid for by the passengers), and observe ancient buildings and welsh style chapels. Return to Puerto Madryn.
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Sea elephants, sea lions and whales on Valdés
Península
We will depart from our hotel in Puerto Madryn and head towards the north to Valdés Península. Our first stop will be in Port Pyramids where we will board a whaling launch that will allow us to visit the whaling zone where we can almost touch the whales that arrive here between July and December.
We will continue after lunch to Point Delgada where we will see the lighthouse of the sea hotel, the sea lions and the sea elephants on the shore. We will visit the coast until Port North, visiting various reserves of sea lions and sea elephants. On our return we will see the Isle of the Birds.
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