Peninsula Valdés, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999 for the extraordinary value of its biodiversity.
This portion of land joined by an isthmus to the South American continent is a breeding site for animals such as southern right whales, which come every year, from June to December, to the waters of the San Jose and Nuevo gulfs to mate, give birth to their pups and wean those from the previous year. Other animals that choose these coasts are elephant seals, which can be seen throughout the year, as well as reserves of fur seals, during different stages such as mating, breastfeeding, molting, etc. It is also the place that some families of orcas choose to feed and where they developed a unique hunting technique, intentional stranding, protruding a large part of their body over the shore in order to reach the pups of sea lions and elephant seals.
Its gravel roads are surrounded by nature, you can observe many species of sea and land birds such as cormorants, seagulls, petrels, penguins, jacks, harriers, calandrias, among others. And other species of native animals such as guanacos, ñandues, maras (Patagonian hare), furry animals, etc.
As long as time allows, when we return from Peninsula we will give you a city tour of Puerto Madryn before dropping you off back at the port.
To book the tour, please send us a WhatsApp to the following number: +54 9 280 419-2774 or you can send us an email: [email protected]
We look forward to your visit!
Staff of Sussanich Turismo
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General Details
DURATION: 7 hs 30 Min.
DIFICULTY: Medium
MIN/MAX: 1/140
TERRAIN – WALKING DISTANCE: Gravel road 300 mt.
RESTRICTIONS: Electric wheelchair limited circuit. Manual wheelchair limited circuit.
RECOMENDATIONS: Comfortable clothing and footwear, sunscreen, water.
DESCRIPTION
We leave the port towards Peninsula Valdés, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a privileged site for the fauna and flora it houses. We will transit the Carlos Ameghino Isthmus, the narrow strip of land that connects the peninsula to the continent, from where you can observe the Nuevo and San José Gulfs simultaneously. The first stop is the Interpretation Center, which gives us an introduction to what the visit to Peninsula Valdés will be like. From here we head to Caleta Valdés, an imposing geographical feature where you can see southern elephant seals. Then we moved to the picturesque Puerto Pirámides, where we took a City Tour and visited the Punta Pirámides sea lion farm to observe small sea lions from the cliffs. Finally we returned to the port. Possibility of seeing terrestrial fauna such as maras, guanacos and rheas throughout the tour.
