Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, sea lions, dolphins and albatross also inhabit these icy waters. On the day of the tour, you must bring your valid passport with you. In antarctic waters you may find many whale species, such as. Pdf rediscovery of a humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae. The city of punta arenas is the starting point for an outing leading to francisco coloane sea park. We joined a very nice 3 day, 2 night tour and saw many wildlife whales, seals, dolphins.
Heres everything you should know before visiting punta arenas. Guaranteed day tour departures in punta arenas by local guides. Explore the eighth wonder of the world, torres del paine national park. Sightings of 128 humpback whales observed between december and june from 19972001 were analysed. Coloane marine park whalewatching boat trip from punta. These large and harmless cetaceans usually show off their moves and surprising immersions in a rhythmic dance in the water to the passengers delight. Our patagonia wildlife safari tour ends this morning in punta arenas. A 10 hour sailing trip around cape froward in which you will see glaciers, various.
Whale watching in samana by plane we wanted to do a short video to talk a little about our whale w. Whale watching tour from punta arenas punta arenas, chile. Once there, the humpback whales and other species may be observed. The excursion will involve a long time on board a fastspeed covered zodiac into the marine park located to the west of punta arenas. The state of whale watching in latin america whale and dolphin. We start the navigation through magellan strait observing the amazing sunrise by tierra del fuego and fuerte bulnes first settlement of punta arenas. Whale watching in patagonia, punta arenas civitatis. Punta arenas private tour create your own punta arenas.
A 10hour sailing trip around cape froward in which you will see glaciers, various. Warm clothing, comfortable shoes, warm hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water and gloves. In addition, we will have the possibility to see some glaciers in tierra del fuego. Whales can be so plentiful that we move between individuals simply to encounter. Then, we will have time to enjoy the box lunch, before returning to the city of punta arenas. While it is true that the season goes from december to march, the start and end of the whale watching is subject to change every year. The whale watching tour in the strait of magellan is subject to the weather conditions. Before your trip, you must have in mind the clothing that youre going to pack. But whale watching tours arent just about whales in this part of the world. See humpback whales in francisco coloane marine park on a naturefilled day trip from punta arenas. Whales and fauna of the magellan strait autograph safaris. If this activity is cancelled, we will offer you an alternative. Youll cruise through the strait of magellan and pass glaciers for an encounter with these majestic giants. How to get what to do where to start plan your trip downloads tips faqs.