Puerto Madryn

Where should I stay?

Where should I eat?

• Cantina El Náutico · Costanera (Av. Roca) · Seafood: Long-running family cantina on the waterfront road, known for its seafood platters and Patagonian shrimp.

What should I do?

• Península Valdés · Península Valdés: UNESCO-listed nature reserve with southern right whales (June–December), elephant seals, sea lions and Magellanic penguins.
• Ecocentro · Punta Cuevas: Marine science and interpretation center on a cliff above the bay, with exhibits on whales and the Patagonian sea.
• Playa El Doradillo · Norte de Puerto Madryn: Beach north of town where southern right whales often come very close to shore in season, visible from the beach.
• Reserva Natural Punta Tombo · Punta Tombo: Large mainland Magellanic penguin colony (September–April), a long day trip south of town where you walk among the nests.
• Reserva Natural Punta Loma · Punta Loma: Small reserve a short drive from town with a sea lion colony viewed from a clifftop lookout.
• Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográfico · Centro: Natural history and oceanography museum in the historic Chalet Pujol, with a tower view over the bay.
• Whale-watching boat trip from Puerto Pirámides · Península Valdés: Licensed boats leave Puerto Pirámides to get close to southern right whales between June and December.
• Snorkeling with sea lions · Golfo Nuevo: Guided wetsuit outings from Puerto Madryn let you swim alongside curious young sea lions near their colony.