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 Jutting
out into the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Patagonia, two hours
by plane, south of Buenos Aires, this large semi-arid peninsula
has been declared a special nature reserve and World Heritage
by UNESCO. This is due to the large number of sea mammals and
birds which use its protected water and beaches to mate and bring
up their off-spring. From September to March, you find elephant
seals, sea lions, orcas, penguins, various species of cormorants,
skuas, gulls, an occasional Antarctic pigeon. And on land, rheas,
guanacos, maras (Patagonian hares), armadillos, herons and birds
of prey. In Punta Tombo you will see the largest penguin rookery
outside of Antarctica. The southern right whales are in these
waters from August to November. Not to be missed by nature lovers.
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South of
the peninsula is the main town in the area, Trelew, (town
of Lewis, in Gaelic), in the valley of the river Chubut
The first Europeans to settle here were Welsh, in 1865.
There is a very interesting paleontological museum with
an excellent collection of dinosaur fossils. Northern Patagonia
is one of the three most important sources of dinosaur fossils
in the World, comparable to USA/Canada and China/Mongolia.
South of
Trelew, one and a half hours by car, is Peninsula Tombo,
on the Atlantic coast. It is the largest penguin colony
outside of Antarctica. Magallanic penguins come here to
mate and breed their chicks, from October to March. At times,
there are nearly one million penguins! Many other birds
nest here too, various species of cormorants, skuas, gulls
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“BIRDS
AND WHALES IN PENINSULA VALDES” |
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Day 1
Arrive at airport,
transfer to your hotel, in Puerto Madryn. Rest of day
free.
Day 2
Full day tour
to visit peninsula Valdes, visiting Puerto Piramides and
Punta Delgada.
Day 3
Full
day tour to visit Punta Tombo, Trelew with visit to museum,
ending with transfer to airport. |
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