Argentina · Wildlife

11-Hour Punta Tombo Wildlife Tour with Playa Unión Dolphin Watching

11 Hours Round trip from Punta Tombo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Punta Tombo, the most important penguin reserve in Latin America
02 Observe Magellanic penguins in their natural habitat on Argentina's central coast
03 Enjoy Commerson's dolphin watching at Playa Unión
04 Spot Patagonian wildlife such as guanacos, choiques, maras, and foxes
05 See coastal birdlife including gulls, skuas, giant petrels, cormorants, oystercatchers, and steamer ducks

Sign up for this excursion to visit Punta Tombo, the most important penguin reserve in Latin America, a long, narrow peninsula on Argentina's central coast and home to Magellanic penguins. Enjoy the magnificent experience of Commerson's dolphin watching at Playa Unión in their natural habitat. You may also spot several other species of animals and birds, such as guanacos, choiques, Patagonian maras, foxes, gulls, skuas, giant petrels, cormorants, oystercatchers, and steamer ducks.

There, you will have time to observe from the coast how gulls, skuas, giant petrels, cormorants, oystercatchers, and steamer ducks coexist and, given the extension of the area, characteristic species such as guanacos, choiques, Patagonian maras, and foxes.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 11 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Yes

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Punta Tombo and Playa Unión Wildlife Excursion

Our excursion starts at 7:30 AM, with passengers picked up from their accommodation.
The first stop is Puerto Rawson, Playa Unión, at 9:00 AM - optional. Here, you may join a Commerson's dolphin watching navigation to look for the smallest dolphin in the world. These animals are friendly and playful and live freely in their natural habitat, so the navigation crew will do everything possible to find them. The duration of this excursion is approximately 1 hour.
After that, we continue to Punta Tombo, a geographical formation that serves as a habitat for Magellanic penguins. The estimated time at the reserve is about 1:30 to 2:00 hours.
There, you will have time to observe from the coast how gulls, skuas, giant petrels, cormorants, oystercatchers, and steamer ducks coexist and, given the extension of the area, characteristic species such as guanacos, choiques, Patagonian maras, and foxes.
The estimated return to the city is at 18:30. For cruise passengers, return times are adapted for each group.