Punta Tombo Tour, the Penguin Experience
Description
There are a few places in the world like Punta Tombo, here you will free the real contact with penguins, walking among them at their habitat. Punta Tombo Penguin Experience it's our most wanted tour, and the penguins are here from September to April each season. Depending on availability, tours to Punta Tombo can be combined with other exciting destinations: Isla Escondida: A pristine beach where you can walk among southern elephant seals. Trelew and Gaiman: Explore the fascinating Paleontological Museum and enjoy a traditional Welsh tea experience. Puerto Rawson: Embark on an unforgettable dolphin-watching adventure with the playful Commerson’s dolphins.
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The Punta Tombo Protected Area was created as such in 1979, has a total extension of 210 ha and can be visited from September to April. The coast is considered an intangible area and during the month of February we will find it populated with youngsters practicing swimming especially in the small pools that the tide leaves when retiring. Leaving Puerto Madryn, to the south, on National Route No. 3, and after traveling about 190 km on pavement and gravel, we will arrive at Punta Tombo, the largest continental reserve of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magallanicus). This incredible place is home to tens of thousands of Magellanic penguins, which every year since September arrive to nest and have their young. To observe the fauna it is important to respect the paths perfectly traced to travel.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(54)
What an amazing day! We were at the end of the season so pretty much had the penguin reserve to ourselves. Still hundreds of penguins getting ready to migrate. Also loved the tour of Gaiman, particularly the tea! Our guide was super friendly and knowledgeable, with impeccable English
A highlight of my trip to Argentina! Our tour guide Pier was extremely courteous and knowledgeable!
My guide Daniel was completely fluent in English and was super informative and knowledgeable, I don't think I ever met a person that knows so much about penguins. The excursion was perfect, just me and another fellow. Afterwards Daniel took us to Gaiman to experience welsh culture which is popular in the area.
It's been a great experience. Being able to be so close to penguins has been great. Pier, the guide, a tenner. He explained everything very well and you can tell that he knows what he talks about, and that he likes what he does.
The experience was phenomenal, we saw several penguins, Pier our Guide explained quite well the tour and answered our doubts. Amazing!
Well worth the 2 1/2 hr van ride to see over 400,000 Megellanic penguins up very very close. We were so happy we booked with Shore Excursion Group rather than through the ship. Not only was it significantly cheaper, but we were in a van of 12 people that left long before the 6 full size buses from the ship. We arrived as the Rookery opened and got great up close pictures before the crowds arrived and were able to spend a full extra hour there. Our guide, Sol, used the transfer time to give us lots of information on Argentina
We had a wonderful day to Punto Tombo and Gaiman. Our guide Max was very knowledgeable about the first Welsh settlers, the history of the area and lots of historical facts and wildlife facts. We had an amazing time!
Very good tour, really the experience with the penguins is fantastic! Our guide Fabian, was very friendly and knew many interesting facts. Our son really enjoyed the whole trip, and we could see some elephant seals. Super rexomended
Great experience. It was amazing to see the amount of wildlife that we did. Guide was excellent and knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
Great experience and the penguins are so close to you! So many penguins! Stunning scenery, and ANP manages the wild life reserves very well. Our guide was knowledgeable and very helpful.
