The whale watching tour in the strait of magellan is subject to the weather conditions. Whale watching in patagonia, punta arenas civitatis. Our patagonia wildlife safari tour ends this morning in punta arenas. Explore the eighth wonder of the world, torres del paine national park. Observe humpback whales, magellan penguins, sea elephants, sea lions, toninas, austral dolphins, cormorants, albatros and a great diversity of sea. In antarctic waters you may find many whale species, such as.
Whales and fauna of the magellan strait autograph safaris. Francisco coloane marine park, which is about 7 hours from punta arenas. Youll cruise through the strait of magellan and pass glaciers for an encounter with these majestic giants. Whales can be so plentiful that we move between individuals simply to encounter. These large and harmless cetaceans usually show off their moves and surprising immersions in a rhythmic dance in the water to the passengers delight. The excursion will involve a long time on board a fastspeed covered zodiac into the marine park located to the west of punta arenas. See humpback whales in francisco coloane marine park on a naturefilled day trip from punta arenas. Once there, the humpback whales and other species may be observed. Sightings of 128 humpback whales observed between december and june from 19972001 were analysed.
The state of whale watching in latin america whale and dolphin. 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 city of punta arenas is the starting point for an outing leading to francisco coloane sea park. But whale watching tours arent just about whales in this part of the world. Whale watching tour from punta arenas punta arenas.
We start the navigation through magellan strait observing the amazing sunrise by tierra del fuego and fuerte bulnes first settlement of punta arenas. If this activity is cancelled, we will offer you an alternative. Coloane marine park whalewatching boat trip from punta. Warm clothing, comfortable shoes, warm hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, water and gloves. Before your trip, you must have in mind the clothing that youre going to pack. Whale watching tour from punta arenas punta arenas, chile. How to get what to do where to start plan your trip downloads tips faqs. A 10 hour sailing trip around cape froward in which you will see glaciers, various. Pdf rediscovery of a humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae.
Then, we will have time to enjoy the box lunch, before returning to the city of punta arenas. We joined a very nice 3 day, 2 night tour and saw many wildlife whales, seals, dolphins. A 10hour sailing trip around cape froward in which you will see glaciers, various. Guaranteed day tour departures in punta arenas by local guides. Whale watching in samana by plane we wanted to do a short video to talk a little about our whale w. In addition, we will have the possibility to see some glaciers in tierra del fuego.
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