In the afternoon we drive to the national airport. Flight to Trelew. There
we have a Transfer in our Mini Van to Puerto Piramides where we check
into our hotel. The Paradise Hotel is the best in Puerto Piramides. The
small and cozy rooms have a bathroom with hot water. There is also a
restaurant where we will have our breakfast. Already from our Hotel
we can see the whales breaching in the Golfo Nuevo.


day 3 – day 9
During this days we will depart 5 times to observe whales. The crew will
look for social animals. We will see the animals from a close distance and
the entire behavior such as breaching, copula, and mother/calf intera-
ction, lobtailing, thermo regulation and much more.
Beside the whales we will look for Dusky Dolphins. They are attracted by
schools of Anchovy (small fishes) that visit the Golfo to lay the eggs.
While feeding the dolphins are accompanied by sea gulls, seals and
penguins. It is a very special encounter to be in such a bait ball.

On 1 day we have planed an excursions around Peninsula Valdez.
On this tour we the have giant see elephant seals and some Pampa
animals like fox Mara, Nandu, Guanako and birds.


day 10
Today we are leaving the kingdom of the whales to travel about 350 km
south. On our way south we wil stop to visit the paleantologic museum
in Trelew which gives excellent information about he Dinosaur histrory. Later we continue to the village of Camarones where we stay at a
small Hotel.


day 11
Today we spend the entire day in the cabo dos bahias reserve.
We will see our first big penguin colony and many Guanakos.


day 12
The transfer to Puerto Deseado will take about 7 hours. There we will
stay in cozy Chalets just beside the river. Each Chalet has 2 bedrooms,
1 kitchen, 1 livingroom, 1 bathroom / toilet. This is our base for
expeditions to observe the enormous wildlife along Ria Deseado.
This was for a long time a well kept treasure as it is far away from
tourism locations. Highlight is our boat trip to the Penguin island,
25 km off shore. There is a breading place for the most northern
colony of Rockhopper penguins as well as Magellanic Penguins.
This place is birdwatcher heaven. We have spotted already 136 species
along the river. The most exciting bird might be the endangered Grey
Cormorant, nesting in the cliffs of Ria Deseado.
Today we move in the wake of Charles Darwin who stopped in the river
with his Beagle. We will see marine birds; sea lions and we stop at a
breading island with penguins and many other species


day 13
A day trip to Penguin Island takes us to the world of the Rockhopper
Penguin. On our way in the river mouth we will see Commerson's
Dolphins, Skua and Albatross. New and very special in this trip is the
night at Penguin Island. We will slep in tents in the heart of nature.
There is an excellent chance to shoot penguins in best light situations.
This Island is located 20 km off the coast. Only animals do live here.
This is the home of the rockhopper penguin whereby In 2004 a total of
500 pairs came to breed on this island. Magelannic penguins are nesting
here as well.
Our camp is very close to the penguins and only a few meters from
there Skua and gulls nests.


day 14
Today we sail along the river looking for Commersons Dolphins. Also we
will look for nesting penguins and the famous grey cormorant.


day 15
Today we have a small safari by car along the river to observe birds.
Maybe we are lucky to meet some Flamingos. The rest of the day is
without programm and additional boat excursions are optional.


day 16
Transfer to the Airport.