Puerto Madryn: Peninsula Valdes National Park Day Trip

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11 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

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.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bilingual guide, English and Spanish
Lunch
Natural Reserve Fee
Gratuities
Cruise Port pick-up and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Centrally located hotels in Puerto Madryn. It is not possible to program the pick-up or drop-off from or to the port.

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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 11 hours (approximately)
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    Peninsula Valdes

    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.

    6 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • 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
Supplied by Gray Line Argentina

Tags

Nature and Wildlife Tours
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Audio Guides
Small Group
Involves Animals
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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