Puerto Madryn Trip Overview
There are a few places in the world like Punta Tombo, here you will free the real contact with penguins, walking among them at their habitat.
Punta Tombo Penguin Experience it’s our most wanted tour, and the penguins are here from September to April each season.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 to 11 hours
Starts: Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina
There are a few places in the world like Punta Tombo, here you will free the real contact with penguins, walking among them at their habitat.
Punta Tombo Penguin Experience it’s our most wanted tour, and the penguins are here from September to April each season.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Punta Tombo, Ruta Provincial 1 approx 100 km from the cities of Rawson & Trelew, Dos Pozos Argentina
The Punta Tombo Protected Area was created as such in 1979, has a total extension of 210 ha and can be visited from September to April. The coast is considered an intangible area and during the month of February we will find it populated with youngsters practicing swimming especially in the small pools that the tide leaves when retiring. Leaving Puerto Madryn, to the south, on National Route No. 3, and after traveling about 190 km on pavement and gravel, we will arrive at Punta Tombo, the largest continental reserve of Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magallanicus). This incredible place is home to tens of thousands of Magellanic penguins, which every year since September arrive to nest and have their young. To observe the fauna it is important to respect the paths perfectly traced to travel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio, Avenida Fontana 140, Trelew U9100GYO Argentina
On the way back, there are still some interesting options to visit, such as:
Optional (it is not necessary to choose it at the time of hiring, it
you can opt up to 24 hours before the tour)
Option 1
– Trelew and the Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum (entrance not included)
– Gaiman and its traditional Welsh Tea houses. ( Welsh Tea service no
included in the rate)
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Puerto Rawson, Puerto Rawson, Province of Chubut, Patagonia
Optional (it is not necessary to choose it at the time of hiring, it
you can opt up to 24 hours before the tour)
Option 2
– On-board Toninas sighting: – duration 1½ hour.
(Rate not included in the excursion)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Rawson, Rawson, Province of Chubut, Patagonia
Optional (it is not necessary to choose it at the time of hiring, it
you can opt up to 24 hours before the tour)
Option 3
– Visit to Isla Escondida, for terrestrial sighting of elephants seals
Duration: 1 hour
