What to do in Puerto Pirámides See map

This small town has a long history shared with the entire peninsula. It owes its name to a pyramid-shaped formation that helped sailors find the path to the natural harbor of calm waters.

View of the main street of Puerto Pirámides from the beach.

What is an advantage for the navigator is also a pleasure for all senses. The small beach of Puerto Pirámides is serene and invites long hours to enjoy nature.

The main street starts in the fall of the path and ends three blocks later in the waters of the sea. This road is surrounded by shops, companies that do whale watching, hotels and apartments for rent.

Most visitors come from Madryn, make their visit a few hours and return to that city. But if your spirit is different and wants to live Patagonia closely you has to stay a night or two in Puerto Pirámides.

Attention, shops close early and there is little place to stay. But a brief search will surely make you discover an option, from affordable to elegant to fit your budget. But they are all good ways to enjoy Puerto Pirámides, the starting point for a patient exploration of the Peninsula Valdés.

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Aerial view of the Bay of Puerto Pirámides. Photo courtesy of A. Bonetti.

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Whale Vigil in Puerto Pirámides The arrival of the whales to the cost of Patagonia is a unique experience. For four consecutive years, this is done through a live broadcast via the Internet and television called the Whale Vigil.

The Valdes Peninsula The Valdes Peninsula is home to the right whales and a great variety of Patagonian wild life.

The Southern Right Whale: giants in the southern seas Each year the Southern Right Whale arrive to the coast of Patagonia to mate and raise their calves. Puerto Pirámides is the ideal place for whale watching.

Valdes Peninsula: The Complete Circuit Valdés Peninsula offers many attractions along its coast and interior. A well-planned trip can result in a full day of enjoying the incomparable nature Patagonia offers.

What to do in Puerto Pirámides Pirámides offers many different activities, both on land and in the water, to get to know the marine fauna of Patagonia.

Enjoy sun and beaches of Puerto Pirámides Whales and seals are not the only attractions of Puerto Pirámides. Its long beaches, warm weather provided allow you to enjoy them all year.

Punta Norte in Peninsula Valdés 2At Punta Norte, the visitor can find a large population of sea elephants and sea lions of a hair, as well as orcas when they come in search of food.

Sea lions and sea elefantes in Puerto Pirámides Not only whales dominate the appeal of Peninsula Valdés. Sea lions and southern sea elephants have breeding colonies of large numbers of specimens, which certainly attract the eye of scientists and curious onlookers eager to discover the marine fauna.

De los Pájaros Island Natural Reserve Near Puerto Piramides is the De los Pájaros Island Reserve established in 1967 which aims to protect species of birds living in the Peninsula Valdpes. The island is 800 meters from the coast in the San José Gulf.

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