HOW TO GET TO PENINSULA VALDES

By plane: From Buenos Aires to Esquel, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia. Regional flights from Comodoro Rivadavia to Esquel and to Puerto Madryn.

By bus: From Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn.

By train: From Ingeniero Jacobacci to Esquel.

By car: Take the national route 3. During the journey you may visit facinating places because of its diversity. Museums, holiday resorts, forests, fishing,etc.

DISTANCES

From Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn: 1382 km.

From Buenos Aires to Esquel: 2050 km.

From Buenos Aires to Comodoro Rivadavia: 1853 km.

For more information: Contact with Secretaría Municipal de Turismo y Medio Ambiente,
Avenida Julio A. Roca 223, TE (0965)73-029, Puerto Madryn or in Buenos Aires, Casa de Chubut, Sarmiento 1172, TE (01) 312-2340.

PLACES TO VISIT DURING THE JOURNEY

Carmen de Patagones. You may find colonial big houses, a tower of the antique Fort and a Museum of regional archaelogy.

Viedma. Provincial capital over Negro river. Beautiful bank suitable practising nautical sports, such as yatching, canoeing, waterskiing,etc. It is at 34 km travelling along the provincial route 300.

El Condor resort. Large beach with slight slope, and at a distance of 29 km from La Lobería.

La Lobería. An attractive beach with cliffs, natural swimming pools. There is also a seal colony and a nice place to practise fishing.

Creek Bay. Resort. Bank of mussels. Abundant crabs.

Las Grutas resort. Beautiful resort. Suitable place for fishing.

Isla de los Pájaros. From this place there is a view of whales and sea birds.

Punta Norte. It is the only continental colony of sea elephants around the world.

Caleta Valdés. It is a place frequently visited by sea elephants.

Punta Delgada. Lighthouse. Excursions.

Puerto Pirámide. Another place suitable for seeing whales, killer whales, aquatic and underwater sports, fishing.  Lobería de Punta Pirámide.

Punta Loma. Fauna reserve. It is about 12 km of winding road. From the view point it is possible to see the seals.

Puerto Madryn. Underwater sports in Golfo Nuevo. Submarine photography. Fishing. Oceanographic museum. Beach. Fossil site of Cerro Dulce.

FACILITIES ALONG THE ROAD

Campsite. Along the whole region there are places to camp in. The main ones are in Viedma   (route 3, near Villarino bridge and Sol de Mayo Club, in the riverside); Las Grutas resort (on the access of this town); Puerto Madryn (ACA of Punta Cuevas, Almirante Brown and the access to Punta Loma and Acuario resort; Almirante Brown and Acorazado Belgrano), Puerto Pirámide, Trelew (Huracán Club, on route 25); Gaiman (over Chubut river) and Camarones (near the beach).

EXCURSIONS

On the road. A full tank. Before visiting Peninsula Valdes by car, it is convenient to fill the tank of your car because there is no petrol station in the road. The only place where there is one is Puerto Madryn.

Be careful with the animals. If you are travelling by car, drive carefully because there are animals hidden behind the bushes and sometimes they cross the road.

Spanish Fort. The Fort La Candelaria was built on the bank of Golfo San Jose in 1779. In 1810 it was destroyed. One of the cannons of this fort can be observed in the Naval del Tigre Museum.

Caleta Valdés. At this place it is possible to see sea elephants lying over the pebbles. In October you can also see right ( franca) whales. If you practise fishing, be careful with the tides which change violently.

Welsh air in Dolavon. It is situated 35 km from Trelew, on the provincial route 25. There is an antique mill, still in use. where the typical black cakes are sold. Welsh chapels such as Carmel, Betheseda, Glan Alaw and Ebenezer are interesting places to visit.

One million penguins. Punta Tombo is located 83 km from Rawson, on the route 1 and 24 km on a side road. This place is one of the largest bank of penguins in the world. From September to March, one million of Magallanes penguins are gathered.

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