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Punta Tombo Tour 'Walking among Penguins'.
Walk among Magellanic Penguins in the World's Largest Continental Penguin Colony of this species. While enjoying a breathtaking view of the Patagonian Sea itself.
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Highlights
- Walking among Magellanic Penguins is possible.
- Live the experience of meeting animals in the wild in the middle of Patagonia.
- The sea and the Patagonian Steppe combined in this destination.
Description
We left early in the morning by RN3 towards Punta Tombo Natural Protected Area, about 180 km from the city of Puerto Madryn. This wildlife reserve is known for being the largest continental penguin colony of Magellanic penguins in the world, with more than 500 thousand specimens per breeding season. The first stop will be to visit its interpretation center, a space that provides information about the fauna and flora that characterize the place as well as its different environments. Here you can use the restrooms, walk along its interpretative trails such as 'El Domo de los Vientos' or enjoy its restaurant with a wide variety of services available. Once in the penguin colony, you will live the experience of literally walking among penguins, watching them enter and leave the water and go to their nests to care for and feed their chicks according to the time of year (see MAGALLANES PENGUIN REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE). The total distance is 3,500 meters, with the possibility of resting on the benches strategically located for this purpose. The guanacos, choiques, maras, hares and different species of birds, tend to be the additional spice to these postcards that undoubtedly will not fail to thrill you. This excursion can be combined with other attractions such as dolphin watching in the port of Rawson, a visit to ISLA ESCONDIDA to see the southern elephant seals, GALEANESE TEA IN GAIMAN or the EGIDIO FERUGLIO MUSEUM in the city of Trelew. In the case of being a cruise-ship passenger visiting our city, the tour will only go to the penguin colony without possible combinations, taking into account the distances and the time of return to the ship.Includes
Transfer to and from the hotel. Lodging. In case of arriving by cruise-ship passenger, the meeting point will be the access playon to Comandante Luis Piedra Buena Port, dock where the ships moor). Permanent accompaniment by a professional bilingual tour guide (Spanish-English; for other languages, please ask for availability in advance). Visit to Punta Tombo Natural Protected Area. Tour around the reserve. Optional Visit: Hidden Island, Trelew with Egidio Feriglio Paleontological Museum (entrance fee not included), Rawson Port with Toninas Sightseeing (navigation not included) or Gaiman (Welsh tea not included). OPTION NOT AVAILABLE FOR CRUISE-SHIP PASSENGERS. Return to the city of Puerto Madryn.Important Information
- This excursion is suitable for cruise-ship passengers visiting the city of Puerto Madryn, since distance and time are contemplated to optimize the duration of the tour.
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