Excursion
to Peninsula Valdes
Duration: Full Day
Available: All year round
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| Departure from Hotel in the
morning for an excursion to Valdés Peninsula. Entrance
to it by Itsmo Ameghino and stop in the Interpretation
centre.
Excursion goes on to Pirámides Port, where navigation
in small boats can be made to see Whale specimens between
June and December, or elephant seals or even Dolphins during
the rest of the year (optional.) Later, we will leave
for
Caleta Valdés where we will have lunch (optional)
and we will see sea elephants. After lunch, we will go
to
the southern portion of the Peninsula, known as Punta Delgada
to see the elephant seals. On our way back, we will go
past
the Salinas and we will have the chance to observe the
terrestrial fauna, and in case we fail to sail in the
morning for bad
weather, we will go past Pirámides Port for sighting.
Arrival late in the afternoon in Puerto Madryn. Within
October
and March an extension to North End of the Peninsula can
be made. There is a private Penguin colony there, smaller,
but more personalised than Punta Tombo (a good option for
that passenger who has little time available). More... |
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Excursion
to Punta Tombo penguin colony
Duration:
Full Day
Available: September to April |
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| Departure from hotel in the morning
for an excursion to Punta Tombo Penguin colony. After
a
200 km drive, we will get into this natural reserve
to walk near the nests of such a nice species. A big
group of penguins in the beach will be observed from
a cliff. In the afternoon we will arrive in Trelew
City
where we will make a short city tour to historical
and important places of this fully commercial town.
Stop
at the Paleontologic Museum and visit (optional). Then,
we will go to Gaiman Colony, where the exquisite Welsh
tea can be tasted (optional). Arrival in Puerto Madryn
late in the afternoon. More... |
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Excursion
to Punta Loma
Duration:
Half Day
Available: All
year round |
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| Departing from Puerto Madryn southwards,
and skirting the coast, we will pass different beaches.
The first of them is Kaiser Beach, which ends in a big
dune where sandboard is practised. After touring other
beaches we will reach Paraná Beach where the
top of sunken Folias Ship will be appreciated. It is
ideal for snorkelling or diving. After 20 km we will
arrive at Punta Loma where we will watch an elephant
seal colony from a watchtower. |
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Excursion
to El Doradillo beach
Duration:
Half Day
Available:
Julio to November |
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This beach is 20 km away from Puerto
Madryn. Every year, mother whales and their breeding
get here looking for peaceful waters and because of
the coast slope,
they can stay at 20 or 30 metres from them. Thus, we
can watch them from land. It works the same way than
June to November sighting. |
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Excursion
to the low valley
Duration:
Half Day
Available: All
year round |
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| It is a half-day excursion, usually departing
after 2.30 p.m. Locations from the Low Valley of Chubut
River are visited, starting from Rawson. Afterwards,
the excursion goes on to Rawson Port, where fishing
ships arriving at the pier can be seen. At this spot,
Rio Chubut’s aters meet the sea. Unión
Beach follows. Later, Trelew is passed and at 15 km
eastwards from it stands Gaiman, a typically Welsh colony
where, apart from appreciating its culture and landscape
it is possible to taste Welsh tea (tea served with a
variety of cakes and tarts as well as scones and home-made
bread). Return to Puerto Madryn at approximately 7 p.m. |
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Puerto Madryn is considered the capital of the Argentinean diving;
it is practiced the whole year and they favor it the transparency
of their waters and the varied and abundant marine fauna. There
are several traditional places for the practice of this sport in
the proximities of the city:
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CUEVAS - PLAYA PARANA - RIO DE ORO |
Punta Cuevas: you consent from the beach in the place where it is
the monument to the Indian Tehuelche. The ‘restingas’
(bars) begins to about 300 meters of the coast where they can be
observed mere, octopi, Turks and sea stars.
Playa Paraná: located beside Punta Etse. To 300 meters of
the coast they are the remains of the ship Folías and in
its suburbs they can be seen mere, Turks, old of sea and sea stars.
Río de Oro: to 800 meters of the coast of the city there
is a sunken ship of 30 length meters, of which are distinguished
the prow and the stern perfectly. That is to fifteen meters deep
and it is possible to sight mere, Turks, salmon and ‘cholgas’.
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| PLACES
TO VISIT IN THE CITY |
• The coastal avenue. From the old jetty (built in 1910) to
the north, to the beautiful beaches of the south.
• The Museum of Natural Sciences and of the Ocean. With impressive
collections of minerals, flora and fauna marine and terrestrial.
• The monument to the Indian Tehuelche. It was Inaugurated
for the centennial of the Welsh colonists. From this place one of
the best views in the city and of the Golfo Nuevo is obtained, to
the south of the peninsula Valdés.
• The jetty Admiral Storni that is introduced 1,500 meters
in the sea. It is in the area of the Industrial Park where they
can also visit one another the plants of fish prosecution and the
factory of aluminum Aluar.
• The National Patagonic Center and the Natural Patagonic
Foundation. That with important investigation works and conservation
they have achieved a notable advance in the protection of the regional
fauna and flora. |
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