| Peninsula Valdés is located in Chubut province on the Patagonian coast. The Valdés landscape unfolds itself towards the Southern Atlantic Ocean forming almost an island. Declared as a World Natural Heritage by UNESCO, it is home to an extensive variety of wildlife. Its biggest attraction is the Southern Right Whale that migrates here yearly for breeding and calving. |
Marine Life Peninsula Valdes

Trip Overview:
Location: Península Valdés, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina
Trip length: 7 days, beginning and finishing in Trelew or Puerto Madryn
Activity: Sea kayaking / Wilderness camping / Hiking / Wildlife viewing / Whale watching.
Other Activities: Road tour around the Peninsula Valdes / Classical whale watching trip from Puerto Piramides / Visit to San Lorenzo Magellanic Penguin Colony
Accommodation: Wilderness camp / Hosteria
Physical challenge: Moderate
Minimum group size: 2
Trip Features:
- 5 day’s kayaking / 4 night’s camping along the coast of Gulf of San Jose
- Daily hikes along the coast and in the steppe
- History and archeology
- Imposing cliffs and impressive landscape
- Marine fossils literally millions of years old
- Starry nights with the sounds of whales
- Marine and land bird watching
- Daily marine wildlife viewing especially Southern Right whales and sea lions
- Magellan penguins and Southern Elephant Seals


2012 Dates: Aug 22 to 28 / Sept 3 to 9 / Sept 17 to 23 / Oct 10 al 16 / Oct 24 to 30 / Nov 7 to 13 / Nov 21 to 27. 2012 Not included: |


Kayaking in Patagonia - Peninsula Valdes: Southern Right Whales; Sea lions; Southern Elephant Seals; Magellanic Penguin… Premium marine wildlife viewing and adventure kayaking trip!