Puerto Madryn Trip Overview
In this full-day tour, you can enjoy the wonderful wildlife that visits Puerto Madryn every year, making this area of the Patagonia, one of the most important for the reproduction and development of marine fauna. In addition, we will visit a typical Patagonian ranch, ideal to spend the day outdoors, where we will be delighted with a delicious barbecue of Patagonian lamb.
The Full Day tour to the countryside and visit to the Penguins Colony “El Pedral” is the perfect excursion for those who want to get a closer encounter with the wildlife that visit the peninsula without traveling many kilometers outside the city.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Nature & Wildlife
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What to Expect When Visiting Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
In this full-day tour, you can enjoy the wonderful wildlife that visits Puerto Madryn every year, making this area of the Patagonia, one of the most important for the reproduction and development of marine fauna. In addition, we will visit a typical Patagonian ranch, ideal to spend the day outdoors, where we will be delighted with a delicious barbecue of Patagonian lamb.
The Full Day tour to the countryside and visit to the Penguins Colony “El Pedral” is the perfect excursion for those who want to get a closer encounter with the wildlife that visit the peninsula without traveling many kilometers outside the city.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Puerto Madryn, Puerto Madryn, Province of Chubut, Patagonia
We’ll kick our trip off by picking you up from the meeting point in our comfortable tour bus. We’ll then travel around 75km through the Patagonian outback until we get to the southern end of the Gulf Nuevo – Punta Ninfas – and its pretty lighthouse.
Stop At: Punta Ninfas, Punta Ninfas, Province of Chubut, Patagonia
From here, you’ll get to see elephant seals and sea lions breeding and going about their daily lives on the surrounding beaches and rocks.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Estancia El Pedral, Chubut, Argentina
We’ll then head on to El Pedral, an old, authentic Patagonian ranch which now serves as a local museum. Further on, we’ll reach the Magallanes penguin colony, taking a guided tour through their nests to see how these curious little creatures live. In 2009, 14 initial pairs of Magallanes penguins made their home on the beaches of El Pedral, and after less than 10 years the colony is over 6,000 members strong.
During our exploring, the Asador (head of the barbeque) will be preparing some traditional Patagonian lamb for our lunch. This will be served along with homemade empanadas, a selection of salads, red wine, a fruit salad and plenty more.
After lunch, you can hop in the pool and enjoy the beauty of the area, sit in the shade or simply relax in the sun with a tea or coffee and typical torta galesa (Welsh cake).
Duration: 5 hours
Pass By: Puerto Madryn, Puerto Madryn, Province of Chubut, Patagonia
We’ll bring our tour to a close by dropping you back in Puerto Madryn at around 5pm.
