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The possibilities of adventure sports in Puerto Pirámides and the rest of the Valdés Peninsula are many and among them are:
1) Each year the area surrounding Peninsula Valdes, from May to December, is occupied by the presence of hundreds of Southern Right Whales. Puerto Piramides is the only port in Argentina where you can embark on a whale watching tours. Aboard Zodiac style RIBs, Catamarans and Cruises, a unique and unforgettable encounter with these giants in there natural habitat can be experienced like no other place in the world.
2) When you lean towards adventure and direct contact with nature, remember that in Puerto Piramides we have activities that will keep your mind, body, and soul young. Excursions in a sea kayak, coastal trekking, and mountain bike are organized by local, experienced guides who will get you off the beaten track, back into nature and make you feel alive.
3) With sea lions is an unbelievable, safe and funny experience! They are sea mammals and you can find them in “sea lions colonies” ( natural places where many of them stay all together during the certain time) usually small islands near the coasts or pieces of the coasts over the sea called “restingas”. The basic equipment consists of a wetsuit, snorkel, swim fins, and diving mask which is enough to swim in those places and share the sea lions curiosity…it seems like they dance around you!! Is common to see them doing “acrobatics”. They are really friendly while they are swimming” Dive with sea lions is the main attraction. Puerto Piramides and its surrounding waters are considered a temple for diving in Argentina.
4) Personalized wildlife tours are offered. Excursions and transportation in Peninsula Valdes a with guided interpretation of the local and unique eco-systems. Visit the South American Elephant Seal, Sea Lion and Magellanic Penguin colonies and see Guanacos, Darwin’s Rhea and the Elegant Crested Tinomon alongside the dirt roads. To visit the three most important geographic regions and the animals that habitat these areas you will travel some 300km over dirt and gravel roads. Due to local conditions and difficult access it is recommended that someone who knows the area drives, and in any case, drive slowly.
