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Adventure
Where to take your family in South America
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Peninsula Valdes Trips & Tours
Peninsula Valdes
A chunk of rugged, mostly treeless land reaching into the South Atlantic Ocean, you might be surprised to find that Peninsula Valdes is a haven for wildlife. You just have to turn your eyes to the water! The peninsula is the meeting point of two currents, creating a nutrient-rich habitat for swathes of marine life including multiple whale species. From the craggy cliffs, beaches or bobbing along the coast, you could witness orcas beaching in the hopes of catching a sea lion for lunch, get incredibly close to colonies of elephant seals and Magellanic penguins, and watch southern right whales spouting just off shore. Its waters also hide a number of shipwrecks for fantastic diving excursions. Do a little exploring inland, meandering across the vast steppe and pink salt lakes, and keep a look out for pockets of guanacos, hairy armadillos and lesser rheas, or thousands of nesting seabirds and flamingos in the coastal wetlands.
Only just attached to the mainland, Peninsula Valdes is an impressive and rich conservation reserve. You'll do most of your exploring on foot, crossing salt flats and vast steppes, and walking in close proximity to colonies of southern elephant seals, sea lions and Magellanic penguins on the coast, and amazing seabirds nesting in the wetlands. In the right season, watch gargantuan orcas launch themselves onto the beach in search of lunch! Take to the water on a whale watching trip, kayak in the Golfo Nuevo or snorkel with curious sea lions.
Snorkelling with sea lions, kayaking in spraying distance of whales and pods of dolphin, and walking amongst penguins… What's not to love?
Putter across the bay where you'll disembark on a tiny private island, its beaches covered in whale fossils and penguin colonies.
If you have your heart set on seeing whales, June and December is the best time to visit, while the famous orca feeding season takes place between late September and early April.
Dry Season
Between December and March, you can see tens of thousands sea lions and elephant seals breeding on the coasts.
It's likely you may also spot dolphins jumping between the waves.
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
Dry Season
Sea lions and elephants seals breed between December and March.
It's likely you may also spot dolphins jumping between the waves.
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
Dry Season
Sea lion and elephant seal breeding seasons occurs between December and March.
It's likely you may also spot dolphins jumping between the waves.
Orca whales are known to beach themselves in shallow waters to hunt sea lion pups - quite a sight to witness!
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
Dry Season
Orca whales are known to beach themselves in shallow waters to hunt sea lion pups - quite a sight to witness!
Unique bird life is always on offer in the rich natural diversity of the region.
Wet Season
Wet Season
June heralds the start of whale season.
Dry Season
Dry Season
August is a great time to go whale watching and spot young calves with their mothers.
Dry Season
Keep an eye out for orca whales in the surrounding waters.
It is likely to spy penguins, sea lion, elephant seals, and whales during September.
September is a great time to sight Southern right whales breeding and birthing their young.
You may also see the beach attacks of orca whales hunting sea lion pups.
Dry Season
October is a popular month to spot wildlife of all shapes and sizes.
Southern right whales breed in the calm gulf waters.
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
High tides in October increase the likelihood of seeing an orca attack in the shallow waters close to shore.
Dry Season
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
Orca sighting are often reported in November - some will even come to shore to hunt young seal pups.
Dry Season
Sea lions and elephant seals breed between December and March.
Penguins abound in large colonies on the coasts during the warmer months.
