Highlights
- We'll observe animals in the wild
- We'll discover the vastness of Patagonia's geography.
- Being just a few meters away from a southern right whale is truly awe-inspiring.
- We'll sail the Golfo Nuevo to spot southern right whales
Description
The Valdés Peninsula is a Natural World Heritage Site, declared as such by UNESCO in 1999. At the entrance is the El Desempeño checkpoint, where admission tickets are paid.
We'll make an essential stop at the Carlos Ameghino Interpretation Center and tour its various rooms, which invite us to learn about the history, geology, and characteristics of the local fauna and flora, as it is the gateway to the Valdés Peninsula. This site features a vantage point, where we can look down on the Gulfs Nuevo and San José, discovering the first glimpses of an unparalleled landscape that unfolds before our eyes.
We'll then continue to Puerto Pirámides, where we'll enjoy a boat trip to see the magnificent southern right whale, an activity carried out on rigid-hulled boats that lasts approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes (service available from June to December). At lunchtime, we'll be able to savor the haute cuisine that characterizes this picturesque resort town at one of its restaurants and cafés. The most sought-after dishes include paella, fried calamari, seafood casseroles, and various shellfish, among other traditional options.
We'll set off again and head into the heart of the Peninsula along its gravel roads toward Caleta Valdés, while sharpening our senses to spot guanacos, maras, tinamous, and rheas among the wild animals that blend in with the landscape.
Once at the Caleta, we can enjoy its trails and cliffs, from which we'll be amazed by the presence of southern elephant seals, which choose the eastern tip of the Peninsula over other places in the province. In addition to spotting cormorants and other bird species, we'll marvel at the blue sea and the sheer vastness of the Patagonian Sea stretching out before our eyes.
We'll start the return journey in the late afternoon.
Includes
Licensed transportation
Excursion and visit to the most important viewpoints along the route
English and Spanish-speaking tour guide
Time at your leisure to enjoy the places visited
Ongoing advice from our experienced nature guides
Bottled water
Boxed lunch (cruise ship customers only)
Excludes
Entrance fee to the reserve (approximately $30)
Other services not mentioned in the itinerary
Important Information
- We recommend bringing sunscreen, caps or hats, comfortable shoes and clothing, water, and a windbreaker jacket.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
