Penguin colony in Punta Tombo (26 K)

Punta Tombo
Punta Tombo (open from September to April) is 182 km southwards of Puerto Madryn and it is the most important reservation of Magellanic Penguins in the world (in full season there are more than 1million penguins) to get there, it is necessary to take the Provincial Route 3 towards Rawson.
After traveling 70 km and having passed the city of Trelew, you arrive at the crossing of the Provincial Route 1 (gravelled road ) which leads to Punta Tombo. The penguins arrive for reproduction in September and they stay there until March. One can observe them here walking along their " streets " and one can see them fish on the coast. It is a narrow and stony fringe of land but which has very wide beaches and with a gentle slope towards the sea, this important characteristic is used by the penguins to build their nests.

Punta Tombo (26 K)

In 1979 the Province of Chubut created this reservation with the purpose of protecting Magellanic Penguins.
The Province receives more than 40.000 tourists a year. From Punta Tombo (Route 25), Rawson can be visited, (Capital of the Province), Playa Unión, Trelew or Gaiman.