Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn is located on the eastern cost of Chubut Province. It faces the blue waters of the Golfo Nuevo, which is formed by Península Valdés and Punta Ninfas.

The city is surrounded by dunes and hills and has a long boulevard cost and a beautiful avenue that make it a modern city.

You can walk along the coast avenue and visit the port facilities and admire the calm and quiet waters of the gulf. These features, along with the variety of fauna, make this place an ideal center for subaquatic sports enthusiasts, specially the scuba divers. Because of this characteristic, Puerto Madryn is considered to be the Argentine capital of subaquatic activities.

Valdes Peninsula

The Valdes Peninsula is along the Atlantic cost in Chubut Province.

The major part of the peninsula is infertile land with some salt lakes.

The peninsula is an important natural reserve and was named a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. In the coast you can sea lions, marine mammals, fur seals and elephant seals. In Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San José you may find southern right whales that come to the peninsula between May and December for mating and giving birth, due to the fact that the water in the gulf is quieter and warmer than in the open sea. There can be found orcas off the coast, in the open sea off the peninsula. You can hire a boat ride to be nearer the whales.

In the peninsula interior you can find ñandúes, maras and guanacos and a wide diversity of birds: 181 bird species, including the Antarctic Pigeon.

One of the main attractions is the Caleta Valdés, composed of a particular environment and a variety of fauna. It’s a quiet and calm long natural pond of water that reaches a depth of 13 meters and has an opening that shapes a canal where the water enters. There are a number of species including Sea Elephants, Magellan Penguins and Sea Wolves.