Whale watching paddling in Puerto Madryn
A privileged experience among whales, a casual whale watching paddling in Puerto Madryn, a lost corner in Argentine Patagonia Most whales are very gentle giants… and they are likely just as curious about us as we are of them. This woman had all her luck. Paddle boating on her birthday and out of nowhere aRead More
What is the best time to see whales in Puerto Piramides?
In September, October, and November, Puerto Piramides becomes the fundamental base for whale watching. Whales, depending on whether they are mothers with offspring, males or females without breeding, have different behaviors. The females that calved, they are observed with the calf, much more skinny than when they arrived and the bigger and daring pups, they beginRead More
Diving in “El Barco” Puerto Pirámides
One of the most recommended dives to do in Puerto Pirámides is El Barco ( The Boat ). The name of this submarine park does not owe its name to a wreck (sunken ship) on the seabed, but because the rock formations of a certain place of the submerged plain, create the sensation of being
Read MoreOur adventure in Kayak with Patagonia Explorers
Here I present one of the options for adventure in our Town. Sea Kayak day Trips to visit the Sea lion colony at Punta Piramide, during this past year this outing becomes obligatory in Valdes Peninsula, Argentine Patagonia. Pablo Passera with Sofia Benegas, her wife, own Patagonia Explorers a small Sea Kayak company who runsRead More
Snorkeling with sea lions
One of the most attractive adventure activities for travelers to the Valdes Peninsula is Scuba Diving. Scuba is a discipline that is enjoyed by more and more visitors every day and there are many ideal underwater formations in and around the coast of Puerto Madryn and Puerto Piramides. 15 different professional dive companies in theRead More
Mountain Bike in Peninsula Valdes
Mountain bike riding is an adventure sport practiced just about everywhere with Patagonia being no exception. In Puerto Piramides, long time resident Mario Gadda offers daily tours and other special excursions. The name of his business Traccion a Sangre and his tours will take you along paths, trails and old ranch roads are known only to him and veryRead More
Videos of Kayaks in Peninsula Valdes
A sequence of short but intense videos ... The adventure in a kayak is shared by many enthusiasts who practice this sport and have the fortune to do it in Peninsula Valdes. Many of them in whale season or sea lion season, either from Puerto Madryn or Puerto Piramides. The calm and transparent water allowsRead More
Adventure Tourism in Puerto Madryn
Tourism is a new industry, throughout the Argentine Patagonia. For 30 years, the citizens of Puerto Madryn have increasingly invested in facilities and places to receive visitors. Adventure activities and options to enjoy nature are consolidated. Mountainbike, coastal navigations, kayaking, 4x4 excursions, are ways to integrate and know the products and services that Puerto MadrynRead More
Among the 10 best places in the world to see whales
According to National Geographic, one of the best places in the world for whale watching is Peninsula Valdes. It is good to be told by someone from the outside because it maintains objectivity that we who live here have already lost. Precisely because every day we are surprised by the number of whales we seeRead More
San Pablo de Valdes Life Reserve
The Vida Silvestre foundation owns and manages a piece of land, just a few kilometers from Puerto Piramides, with 18.000 ac ( 7,360 ha ) and bordering the coast of the Golfo Nuevo, called San Pablo de Valdes. All of the activities offered on this land are financed by the Vida Silvestre Foundation, made possible through the support of thousands ofRead More
False Killer Whale in Puerto Piramides Bay
In May 2008 the Chilean Volcano Chaiten erupted, throwing a plume of gas and ash 15.5 mi ( 25km ) into the atmosphere. The predominant west winds dispersed and carried the ash east across Argentine Patagonia and eventually, as far east as the African Continent. The coast of Chubut, and more precisely the Bay of PuertoRead More
Roberto Bubas, Park Ranger and the Orcas
"It has been said that to obtain good scientific information one has to be coldly objective, register with precision the observations made, and above all, avoid all feelings of empathy towards the subject of study. It was by good fortune that I ignored these theories during the first few months in Gombe. A considerable partRead More
