Peninsula Valdes Tour (full day)

In the morning, we will depart from the hotel and go on an excursion to Peninsula Valdés. We will enter the peninsula through the Ameghino Isthmus and stop at the Interpretation Centre. We will move on to Puerto Pirámides, where it is possible to go sailing in small boats to watch Whales from June to December, or Sea Lions, and sometimes Dolphins, the rest of the year (both sailing trips are optional). Then we will depart towards Caleta Valdés, where we will have lunch (optional) and take a look at the colony of elephant seals. After lunch, we will head for the southern part of the Peninsula, known as Punta Delgada, to watch Sea Lions. On our way back, we will pass by the Salt Flats and take a close look at the ground fauna and, if we have not been able to go sailing in the morning, we will have the chance to do that in Puerto Pirámides.

No trip to Puerto Madryn is complete without visiting Peninsula Valdes. This natural reserve is home to many incredible species of marine life and other fauna and flora. This Peninsula Valdes tour is perfect for wildlife enthusiasts and travellers looking for an extensive day tour of Patagonia's landscapes, great wildlife spotting and an opportunity to learn about conservation in this region.

Available: All the year, from Monday to Sunday in Whale Season*
Departure time: 08.00am
Tour duration: 10 hours
Includes: Transfers in/out from Puerto Madryn Hotel; bilingual speaking guide (spanish/english); entrance to visitor centre museam; Whale watching boat tour (optional)

Very Important:
*Whale Watching Tour available from June 15th to December.15th , however the "The Peninsula Valdes Tours operates all the year round.

Not Included:
- The whale watching boat cruise is not automatically included in the tour. If you wish to do this activity, please indicate so by checking the appropriate attribute above.
- Entrance to Peninsula Valdes is not included and has to be paid during the tour service (AR$ 270.- estimated rate in Pesos)

Whale Watching Tour:

This exciting whale watching boat tour will give you a rare opportunity to sightsee whales off the Patagonian coast while enjoying the calm, idyllic water of Golfo Nuevo bay.

You will navigate across the Golfo Nuevo in semi-rigid boats to catch a sight of these beautiful giants of the sea whilst enjoying the tranquillity of the Puerto Madryn coast. This comfortable Whale Watching day tour’s boat will take you to the spot where Puerto Madryn whales come to have their offspring between July and December. Seeing the whales in their natural habitat is an incredible, once in a lifetime experience and this Puerto Madryn Whale watching tour is sure to be an unforgettable experience on your vacation in Argentina!

Optional: Before starting this excursion it is possible to connect this  "Whale Watching Tour" with the "Peninsula Valdes Tour" to experience more of the fascinating and unique Antarctic wildlife of Patagonia!

Available: From June 15th to December 15th, every day.
Duration: 2 hours and 30  minutes
Departures times: 10hs /  12hs / 14hs / 16hs
Includes: Boat ride to Whale Watching

Not included: Transfers in/out from Puerto Madryn Hotel (optional)

Important:
- You can arrive by yourself or add a private transportation from the attributes above.
- The "Tour Peninsula Valdes", includes the transfers in/out hotel, sightseeing and you can combine with the Whale Watching boat trip.
- English guide available upon request (contact us for further info)
- Passengers arriving by cruise ship which stays for only 1 day will have to take a private tour for all activities.

Recommendations: It is recommended to wear waterproof and warm clothes to protect you from the Patagonian coastal winds and the waves.

Punta Tombo Tour "Penguins" (full day)

In the morning, we will depart from the hotel and go on an excursion to Punta Tombo, an area that is full of penguins. After travelling 200 km, we will enter this natural reserve to go near the nests of these nice animals. From a cliff, we will watch the large group of penguins on the beach. In the afternoon, we will arrive at the City of Trelew, where we will go on a short sightseeing tour to the historic attractions and important areas of this city, which is strictly commercial. We will stop at the Paleontological Museum and go inside (optional). By midafternoon, we will go to the Colony of Gaiman, where it is possible to have the tasty Welsh Tea (optional). Late afternoon arrival at Puerto Madryn.

This Punta Tombo Day Tour is a great chance to observe the behaviour of penguins up close in their natural habitat. The Punto Tombo day tour is a unique Puerto Madryn day tour experience that is both fascinating and hugely enjoyable!

Available: From September to April
Departure time: 09.00am
Tour duration: 8 hours
Includes: Transfers in/out from hotel; Bilingual Guide (spanish and english)

Not Included:
The entrance to Punta Tombo Natural Reserve it's not included.

Recommendations:
It is recommended to wear warm waterproof clothing and multiple layers to protect you from the Patagonian coastal winds.

Important: 
This Punta Tombo tour is only available from September until March, but the best time to see penguins is in October.

El Doradillo Beach Tour (half day)

Year after year, this remote beach, which is just 20 km away from Puerto Madryn, is home to mother whales and their babies that go there in search of calm water. As they are usually 20-30 metres away from the coastal slope, it is possible to watch them from there and there is no need to go sailing.

This is the place that these marine mammals year after year chooses for copulating and later on for the labor of their calves.

Before returning to Puerto Madryn we will go by the observation point of the Patagonia Natural foundation located in Punta Flecha cliff, where you can observe a complete perspective of the area and, if interested, you can talk with the scientists that observe it.

Available: From June to September
Duration: 3 hours
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Recommendations: We suggest comfortable clothes, hat, sun screen and a great will to enjoy the day.

Punta Loma Tour with Sea Lions (half day)

Departing from Puerto Madryn to the south along the coast, we will pass by various beaches. The first is Kaiser Beach, which leads to a large sand dune where people do sandboarding. After passing by other beaches, we will pass by Paraná Beach, where the top of Polias Ship, a sunken ship, can be appreciated, and it is ideal for snorkelling or scuba diving. Afterwards, we will arrive at Punta Loma, which is 20 km away, where we will watch a colony of sea lions from a lookout point.

Available: All the year, from Monday to Sunday
Duration: 3 hours
Departure time: will be set the day before, according to the instructions given by the port authorities regarding the sea tides.
Includes: Transfers in/out from Hotel in Puerto Madryn; Bilingual Guide.
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Important: This tour departs with a minimum of 2 persons. If there are no other passengers, a single booking is treated as a private tour and carries an extra cost. Should you wish to make an individual reservation, please contact our support team to enquire about availability.

Snorkeling with Sea Lions (half day)

This tour is the new attraction for our visitors, as it is something that can be experienced only in 3 places in the World!
Puerto Madryn is one of them. The area chosen for snorkelling with Sea Lions is Punta Loma, a natural reserve located approximately 15 km away from the city of Puerto Madryn, and getting there will take us 25 minutes by ship.

All passengers will receive a Snorkelling training course that includes previous practice of snorkelling. It will be carried out at the FOLIAS shipwreck. Once it has been completed and the skills have been learnt, we will approach the protected area of Punta Loma to enjoy this exciting activity.

Existing regulations allow us to spend an hour in the area with a maximum of 18 people, apart from the Instructor.

It is not necessary to know how to swim !

Available: All the year round, from Monday to Sunday
Departute time: 09.00hs (The departure time corresponds to the environmental cycles and habits of the sea lions)
Tour duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Included: Boat trip from Puerto Piramides to Punta Loma; Professional Instructor; Scuba Equipment; Theory Class.

Recommendations: We recommend you bring a change of clothes in case the weather changes.

Important:
- Current regulations in the reserve control the amount of time visitors spend in the protected area, allowing up to an hour and a half. Thus the water activity lasts for 50min.
- If you have a diving certificate, you will have the option to do the same tour with scuba equipment. You can immerse yourself in the water for 45min.
- The tour may be cancelled or the hours adjusted if weather conditions are not suitable.

4x4 Adventure & Minitrekking Cerro Avanzado:

This expedition takes us through beaches near the city of Puerto Madryn, as well as different points Panoramic unique as it is the Advanced Cerro with 105mts height above sea level beauty.

During the tour, specialized guides will show you an ecosystem rich in flora and fauna and undertake with them performing to know in depth the environment around us.

Before finalizing our expedition 4x4, we will take a hike to observe and interpret the various marine ingressions that covered much of Patagonia million years ago and we will do an interpretation of marine fossils that can be observed in the area.

Available: All the year, from Monday to Sunday
Tour duration: 3 hours
Departure time: To be arranged
Includes: Transfers in/out from Puerto Madryn hotel; bilingual Guides; Snack with beverages and desert..

Recommendations: Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, comfortable footwear and protection for camera equipment and film

Important: Minimun of 2 participants

Sea Kayaking (full day)

There are a few adventure expeditions that can be compared to this one!

This is the adventure if you are looking  to do an activity purely related to Nature in a conservationist framework and you are looking for full and direct contact with nature.

Costas de Patagonia will take you along the coast of Peninsula Valdés, for you to see and observe the area from a standpoint that only a few privileged people can have.

From the sea and next to our guides, you will discover a fascinating world longing to be explored and interpreted. A great variety of marine and ground fauna will accompany us the whole time during our Sea Kayak expedition.

Available: All year long
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Difficulty: Low, approximately 20 km paddling.
Minimun: 2 participants
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Kayaking and Horseback Riding (full day)

This expedition arises from the combination of two activities totally related to Eco Adventures.
Sailing across Nuevo Gulf, on a sea Kayak and with specialized guides, you will get to know the natural beauty that the Patagoniancoast has; colonies of cormorants and terns, will be just the beginning, before we visit one of the biggest Sea Lions rookeries in the Gulf.

But this is not the end, after a delicious and nutritious lunch on the beach, the horseback riding begins.

Our guide will lead us through cliffs and gullies in order to know the local flora and fauna. After visiting different panoramic spots we will arrive at San Guillermo Country Estate, where we will be welcomed with Fried Cakes and Mate.

Available: All year long
Tour duration: 7 hours
Difficuty: Low (suitable for all ages, no previous experience is required)
Minimun: 2 participants

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Recommendations: sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, comfortable shoes and protection for cameras.

Underwater Baptism (half day)

The underwater experience is developed in a natural reef no more than 10 meters deep. In the diving area, you will receive instructions on how the equipment works and basic knowledge that you need in order to dive, such as signs, compensation and swimming in the water.

Once you have the equipment, you will start the adaptation in a personalized way, always hand in hand with the Instructor, who will accompany you throughout the experience. Once adapted, you will start going down and make a dive of approximately 20/25 min., exploring the sea bed (Maximum depth: 9 metres) and discovering the flora and fauna of the area.

At the end of the dive, you will have your snorkelling gear included to continue enjoying the activity near the park until we return to the shore. Once back on the shore, you will receive a diploma that certifies your immersion.

Available: All year long
Duration: 2 hours
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Scuba Diver & Diving with Sea Lions (full day)

All those people who have not attended a diving course and wish to dive (with a tank) with sea lions, have this chance!

They can take a short training course in open water, required to get to Punta Loma with all the necessary knowledge to do this activity. The Scuba Diver is a course that consists of a theoretical lesson + one dive, before the diving experience with Sea Lions in Punta Loma.

The course lasts 3 hours + the excursion to Punta Loma and diving with sea lions

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Gaiman Town Tour (half day)

Gaiman, a small village located at the Lower Valley of Chubut River, is the symbol of Welsh colonization in Patagonia.

The first settlers arrived in 1865, aboard the Mimosa sailboat. They were looking for a virgin territory to be able to found the “New Wales” and follow their own rules and customs without being molested. This way, Gaiman, the first district of the old Chubut Territory, was born. A place full of history, undoubtedly.

At present, you can still discover the attitude that characterized these first inhabitants of the town by walking around the streets of Gaiman, which still keeps its village essence, sprinkled with farms, typical chapels and Welsh-style houses.

It is a half day excursion, usually starting after 2.30 pm. We will visit the lower valley of Chubut River, starting at Rawson, (capital of the Province of Chubut), 17km away from Trelew. Then we will visit Rawson Port, where we will see the fishing boats arriving at the dock. In this area, the Chubut River meets the sea. Next, we will visit Unión Beach, a bathing place with a boulder beach that is 2 km long. Unlike Puerto Madryn and Puerto Pirámide, these beaches are located in the open sea and are part of Engaño Bay.

Later on, we will pass by Trelew up to Gaiman, which is 15 km away to the east. It is a typical Welsh colony where, apart from appreciating the special characteristics of the culture and landscape, it is possible to taste the Welsh tea (loose-leaf tea and a wide variety of cakes and tarts, as well as scones and homemade bread). Return to Puerto Madryn at about 7.00 pm.

Available: All year long
Departure time: 14.30hs
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
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