Cruise Shore Excursion Pta Tombo (penguins)
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Enjoy a shore excursion to Punta Tombo. See the city's highlights, including the main square and the cathedral, on a guided tour with a local expert.
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Highlights
- See the best of Punta Tombo on a guided tour with a local expert
- Walk among penguins
- Benefit from a tour that is tailored to your cruise ship's docking time
Description
This Protected Natural Area was created as such, in 1979, has a total extension of 210 hectareas, and can be visited from September to April. The beach is considered intangible area, and in February you will find it, full of Penguins Chicks practicing swimming, especially in the small pools leave it from the tides.
Leaving Puerto Madryn, toward the south, by the Nº 3 national route, and after traveling through 120 miles of pavement and gravel, we will arrive at Punta Tombo, the greater continental reserve of Magellan Penguins (Spheniscus Magallanicus).
This incredible place its home of thousands of Magellan Penguins, and every year since October, they arrive to nest and to have their chicks. To watch and protected the place is important to respect the perfectly designed walking paths. Returning to Puerto Madryn we will have more than enough time to catch your cruise ship, so you can continue enjoying Patagonia
Length: 6 hours
Includes: Vehicule with A/C, English Speaking Tour Guide
Includes
Vehicle with A/C
English speaking tour guide
Box lunch (1 Meat Empanada, 1 Chicken / Grill Vegetables sandwich, 1 Argentinean alfajor, 1 brownie and 1 bottle of water)
Important Information
- Tour start time depends on the ship's docking schedule
Disembark as soon as the ship docks for an early start, we wait for you at the Pier Entrance, holding a BLUE BALLOON
Wait for the guide at the pier
Tour waits for no more than 45 minutes after the ship docks to start
Full refund if the ship doesn’t dock or if you prepaid and the tour is canceled
100% charge if you do not show up within 45 minutes of docking
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund