Puerto Madryn: Peninsula Valdes National Park Day Trip
Description
The excursion begins early in the morning towards the Península Valdés Protected Natural Area. After an hour of travel, you will arrive at Puerto Pirámides, where you will embark for traditional regular whale watching between the months of June and December or sea lions and coastal birds between the months of January and March. The excursion will continue visiting the Punta Pirámides Seal Farm where you will be able to see the reproductive colony of one-hair sea lions along with the panoramic views from the viewpoints of the place. Then you will depart for Punta Cantor to observe the external coast of the peninsula, the incredible geographical feature that is Caleta Valdés, and of course you will retrace the different trails to be able to observe the colony of elephant seals and interpret the geological formations of the coast. Important information: The whale watching season is from June - December. The rest of the year, the observation cruise is closed.
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Itinerary
Is not only Puerto Madryn that is the main touristic center at patagonic coast. Península Valdés also is. Early in the morning we'll alocate at Puerto Pirámides, located only one hour outside Puerto Madryn city. The route until the national park is full of beautiful and exuberant landscapes. Arriving to the national park we are going to do a ride through all the península extention. We will get at Punta Delgada by noon, were we will enjoy a lunch (not included) at Complejo El Faro. At El Faro you will have the opportunity to go among the cliffs and walk between seals and sea lions. (El Faro closes after Easter until 31 August). When El Faro is closed, the lunch is at Pyramid Cove (without access to El Faro prívate beach). As the trip goes on, we will go until Punta Canor to see te peninsula outside coast and arrive at Punta Cantor (also known as the Valdes entrance) Here we will see imponents geologic formations before coming back to Istmo Ameghino. At Sunset we will arrive to Puerto Madryn.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Centrally located hotels in Puerto Madryn. It is not possible to program the pick-up or drop-off from or to the port.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that there are some hotels in the city that are not included in our pickup routes. If your hotel is not included, we will contact you to inform you of the closest pick up location. We ask that you wait for the guide in the lobby of the hotel indicated
Reviews(13)
Comfortable van, small group. Tour guide spoke very good English The animals are amazing! Worth the time and the money
The boat excursion for bird watching costs $46,000, if it is high season it is better to book in advance, in November you can do it there directly, the entrance to the park costs $3,000, the cheapest way to get there is with a bus $1,300, renting a car cost us $60,000 plus gas, a tour charges you $46,000 per person.
This tour is a must because after it you can consider done for Port Madryn as there is not much more to do there
Incredible and beautiful visit to Pla. de Valdez.- You can see sea lions, penguins, Pta. Pyramide, Caleta Valdez, All guided by Cesar the guide of ARRIEROS PATAGONNICOS who together with Miriam (who sold us the tour) are excellent. responsible, fulfilling on the schedule, helpful. Highly reliable Enterprise.-
We went to whale watching it's amazing... But it was a very windy day and there were very big waves. The whole decomposed vessel vomiting we had to become... conclusion before going a Dramamine I would have avoided such a situation.. amazing scenery something to do no doubt
Nice excursion, with expectations that are fulfilled after boarding. They provide lifeguards and information. On dry land, lots of stalls to buy, look at, have a drink. You admire the beauty of the surroundings and there are other points to visit. Recommended walk.
Beautiful place, is a park, which you pay entry, can pay in dollars, the change in the era I made was worth it.
The whale season is between July and October. If you don’t want to see them from afar and/or for ten seconds, you have to go during those months.
I loved the excursion, I did it with Bottazi, they are impeccable in every sense, I exceed my expectations
From Puerto Madryn to the peninsula, a very interesting trip looking at some of the fauna of the Patagonian steppe. Once there, visit the small penguin colony and elephant seal colony. And then, the golden clasp!! Sailing near whales that swim alongside their whales and offer a show that cheers the soul!!
