Península Valdés:
Land of Giants

Located in Argentine Patagonia, northeast of Chubut province, this peninsula hosts the region’s five most iconic marine species. Here they find calm waters and sheltered bays to breed and complete their life cycles. This full-day tour explores an area designated as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site due to its exceptional biodiversity and delicate ecosystems.

We will depart from Puerto Madryn towards the picturesque town of Puerto Pirámides, the only location offering boat-based Southern Right Whale watching.

We’ll continue our journey to Caleta Valdes, an outstanding wildlife reserve where beaches come alive with elephant seals born along cliffs and rocky shelves. A few kilometers away, pairs of Magellanic Penguins reunite, planning to spend the entire summer raising their chicks before leaving in late March.

The tour continues to Punta Norte, home to one of the largest breeding and nursery colonies of the South American Sea Lion. With some luck, we may witness a unique spectacle: the orcas’ intentional beach stranding, an ancestral hunting technique used to catch sea lions.

Finally, we will return through diverse landscapes such as grasslands, salt flats, and sand dunes, home to resident wildlife including Elegant Crested Tinamous, maras, Lesser Rheas, and guanacos.

Please check the wildlife calendar to see the specific season for each species.