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Puerto Deseado

Tours and Activities

A Long Way to Bahía Laura
Bahía Laura Natural Reserve is an ideal tour for adventurous spirits who do not fear the Patagonian gravel roads and wish to observe sea wildlife from a close distance.

A Long Way to Bahía Laura

Chronicles of a Shipwreck
When touring around the Mario Brozoski Municipal Museum, we learned about the odyssey experienced by the English corvette Swift while it patrolled the Patagonian shores.

Chronicles of a Shipwreck

Cormorants and Sea Lions in Cabo Blanco
In a wild and desert space, a natural reserve protects South American fur seals and features a beautiful view of the sea, including an old lighthouse.

Cormorants and Sea Lions in Cabo Blanco

Discovering the Past
Puerto Deseado rises where the most ancient fort in Patagonia used to stand. Walking down the streets of town, we came across the traces of that part of history that has remained alive till our days.

Discovering the Past

Ecological Tourism on <i>Isla Pingüino</i>

Ecological Tourism on Isla Pingüino
The tour that provides access to Isla Pingüino promises adrenaline, as it involves navigating the sea and hiking across the boulders where strange sea species settle their nests.

Ecological Tourism on Isla Pingüino

Jaramillo Petrified Forest
The hillsides of two mountains -called Madre and Hija- shelter a great deal of fragments of large petrified logs and the ancient secrets of a forest that was destroyed by volcanoes.

Jaramillo Petrified Forest

Navigating Darwin's Route
An old chart laid out by Charles Darwin over a century ago is the start of a memorable experience with absolutely unique colors and textures.

Navigating Darwin's Route

Navigating the Deseado Ria
Navigating the Deseado Ria is the best way to appreciate the biodiversity of the sea fauna inhabiting these broken coastline. A classic and amusing vacation experience.

Navigating the Deseado Ria

The Rails of Memory
We visited the Train Museum. Inside the old railway station, we learned about the history of the Puerto Deseado – Nahuel Huapi branch line.

The Rails of Memory

Patagonia hot springs

Patagonia has a great deal of geographical faults with remarkable geothermal and volcanic activity. These features explain the existence of various sources with hot spring waters. The diversity existing in this area of South America ranges from warm water issuing from the ground, rich in minerals, to geysers with boiling water.