Pure Patagonia route

DAY  01 Golfo Nuevo
Departure from Puerto Madryn at noon, sailing along Golfo Nuevo southern margin, seeing southern whales, dark dolphins, black collar cormorants, and seagulls. In the afternoon and depending on the weather, we will land in Cracker Bay or Punta Ninfas, one of the points formed by the Golfo Nuevo inlets.

From September to December, reproduction time, and from January to April, moulting time, Punta Ninfas beaches serve as the reproductive areas for sea elephants.

DAY 02 Bahía Camarones
Night Sailing and arrival in the Camarones town in the morning. Beach landing and journey across this small town of 1000 inhabitants which was founded in 1900. It retains the typical architecture and characteristics of the Patagonia of the early 20th century, which causes a special charm. An example of this can be found at the old Grocer’s, founded in 1908 and which is still open.

After lunch, the vessel will sail southwards passing the Dos Bahías Cape up to Leones Islands and Caleta Hornos. We will land on Leones Isles and visit an old lighthouse, which is currently out of use but which worked until the middle 50s.

During the journey we will encounter Magellan penguins, black oyster catchers, ducks, sea lions, sea elephants, rock cormorants, black collar cormorants, seagulls, and skúas.

DAY 03 Bahía Bustamante
The vessel will be in Bustamente Bay by the time we wake up, opposite a small algae town of the last century, which has only a few permanent inhabitants now. After breakfast, we will land and visit some of the old algae facilities and see the way they worked with them.

This place will be the departure point for several journeys: across the town, the coast up to Caleta Malaspina and to a Petrified Wood. During the journeys we will see a wide diversity of birds, sea mammals and steppe fauna such as guanacos, lesser rhea, maras and martinetas.

DAY 04 Puerto Madryn
After sailing for a whole night we return to Puerto Madryn, mooring at Luis Piedrabuena Quay at noon, which is 200 meters from the centre of the city.

The itinerary is published only as reference, and they are subject to change because of the weather conditions, the captain’s judgment, or any other reason beyond our reach, with no previous notice and without any right for the Passengers to demand any compensation whatsoever.