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Puerto Piramides
Zekeseven invites you to a once in a lifetime experience. Freeland Valdés combines sea kayaking with a road tour around Peninsula Valdes Nature Reserve. Visit the most attractive remote sanctuaries such as Punta Norte, Caleta Valdés and Punta Delgada and stay for a night in an exclusive Patagonian ranch. In an intimate contact with Patagonian nature, paddle the waters of Provincial Marine Park Golfo San Jose to discover the varied local marine and coastal wildlife. Day 1: Welcome at Trelew airport and transfer to the village of Puerto Piramides into Peninsula Valdes nature reserve. After lunch we head down to the beach to get on board a semi-rigid inflatable boat for our Southern right whale watching experience. Welcome dinner. |
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Punta Tehuelche
Day 2: Early in the morning we leave Puerto Piramides towards San José gulf within the Península Valdés Nature Reserve. After driving for about one hour we get to Punta Tehuelche, the place where our kayaking trip starts. We start our paddling journey Eastwards, taking pleasure in the view of the coastline where sand and stone beaches alternate with rocky formations and cliffs diving into the ocean, the selected nesting place of various coastal birds. We take delight at some small sea lion colonies and at the Southern right whales that look for San José’s sheltered gulf waters. After a stop for lunch, we resume the paddling in search of Cerro Montículo our first night campsite. Once in Montículo, time for relax has come to enjoy the beach and the breathtaking scenery. There is enough time for a trek to Playa Fracaso wetland, a sanctuary for neartic migratory shorebirds such as red knot, white rumped sandpiper and Hudsonian godwit among others. |
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Beach 39
Day 3: After breaking off camp, we continue our paddling towards El 39, a small beach where we set up our second night camp. Beach El 39 is a research area for Southern Right whales for which the ICB, a local whale conservation organization reporting to theWhale Conservation Institute & Ocean Alliance, is responsible.We pay a visit to the scientist that work there and to their field lab. A calm sunset will allow paddling in our kayaks to enjoy watching the sun go down. We feast on typical Patagonian lamb with the intimate mood of a small group and with the background sound of the whales in the gulf. |
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Punta Conos
Day 4: After breakfast, we leave our camp behind for a big kayaking day. Our paddling today is bound for Punta Conos, and El puente -the bridge- a maritime rock formation.Conos, named after the conelike hillocks in the area, boasts a huge concentration of marine fossils dating back million years and we are able to observe the fossils of the sea species that lived in this area embedded in the soil. The coastline here features low cliffs that dive into the ocean thus allowing us to paddle a few meters from the restingas inhabited by cormorants and black crowned night herons among other birds. Once we paddle through El Puente, we get to a small beach, perfect for a seaside lunch and a leg stretch. After lunch, we get back on our kayaks to visit a large Southern Sea lion colony that is close to our rest place. |
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Punta Norte
Day 5: Early in the morning, after breakfast, we break off camp and start touring Península Valdés. Our vehicle takes us to the most attractive spots such as Punta Norte where we will spot a Magellanic penguin colony. |
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Estancia Rincón Chico
Day 5. Afternoon: We tour to Caleta Valdés, observe penguins and Southern elephant seals. dropping us at Estancia Rincón Chico, located 3kms from Punta Delgada. Overnight and farewell dinner at Rincón Chico country Inn. |
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