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Valdes Peninsula & Whale or Seal Watching in Piramides
Valdes Peninsula & Whale or Seal Watching in Piramides
Whale Watching in Puerto Piramides
Valdes Peninsula & Whale or Seal Watching in Piramides
Valdes Peninsula & Whale or Seal Watching in Piramides

Full Day Peninsula Valdes with Whale Watching in Port Piramides

By Gray Line Argentina
5 out of 5
Features
Overview
  • Piramide Port
  • Whale watching on boat
  • Elephants and sea lions
  • Native animals such as foxes, maras & armadillos
  • Unique geological formations at Caleta Valdés

Activity location

    • Puerto Piramides, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedWhale observation from the boat
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pick up/drop off - city centre hotels
  • What's includedWhat's includedSpanish/English speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdmission to the Punta Piramide Wildlife and Nature Reserve
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedCruise Port pick-up and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Whale watching is subject to weather conditions.
  • The whale-watching season lasts from June through December. From January through May, the cruise goes seal watching instead.
  • Hotel pickup is available for most centrally located Puerto Madryn hotels. Please arrange transport from your hotel or a nearby location when you confirm your reservation.
  • You will receive confirmation of your exact tour departure time when you confirm your reservation.
  • It is not possible to programme the pick-up or drop-off from or to the port.

What you can expect

The tour begins early in the morning towards the Valdés Peninsula Protected Natural Area, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO IN 1999.

After an hour of travel, you will arrive at the picturesque ecological village of Puerto Pirámides to embark and carry out the Regular Traditional Right Whale Watching between the months of June and November, or of South American Sea Lions and Cormorants between the months of December and March. Between April and mid-June no type of navigation is carried out.

Lunch (not included) will be scheduled in Puerto Pirámides or Caleta Valdés. You will have time to tour the southern part of the Peninsula, crossing wide landscapes of grasslands and undulations, passing through the Salinas Grande and Chica, and outside Punta Delgada, which constitutes the southern end of the peninsula.

At Punta Cantor you can admire the Atlantic coast and the fascinating geological formation known as Caleta Valdés. These beaches are usually inhabited, depending on the time of year, by southern elephant seals, the largest seals on the planet.

Depending on the time of year and the availability of marine fauna, you can replace the southern area of Las Salinas and Caleta Valdes with Punta Norte. From there you will start your return making a stop at the Carlos Ameghino Interpretation Centre, a compendium of the natural wealth of the peninsula.

During this excursion you will have great chances to observe terrestrial wildlife, such as guanacos, rheas, foxes, maras, armadillos and skunks.

Season: Land excursion All year. Whale watching on board mid-June to November. Nautical walk from December to the end of March. Between April and mid-June there will be no type of navigation.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travellers
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
  • Protective shields in place at main contact areas
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Temperature checks available
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitizer provided
  • Individually wrapped food options available
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Location

Activity location

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    • Puerto Piramides, Argentina

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina