Estancia San Lorenzo: Home of the Largest Penguin Colony

The Estancia San Lorenzo Natural Reserve is located within the Peninsula Valdés Protected Natural Area, 160 kilometers from the city of Puerto Madryn, in the province of Chubut, Patagonia Argentina. On its coasts is located a colony of more than 600,000 Magellanic penguins that can be visited between September 7 and March 31 of each year, making it the largest continental colony in the world. In addition to having the possibility of observing these wonderful animals in their natural habitat, in the area we can find marine fossils that emerge on the cliffs and ravines that drain into the sea. Thanks to the diversity of attractions, you can choose to travel different trails that vary according to the area to visit and their difficulty. You can enjoy the Penguin Land option, which consists of a mini trekking through the area with the highest concentration of animals. You can also enjoy the Penguin Experience in its classic and evening tour: Sunset Penguin Experience.

Itinerary

1. Penguin Experience: The trail runs through a nesting sector and has a panoramic point of the San Matías Gulf. You will see the ruins of the old factory. Penguins and more: Giant Oysters will be toured, crossing the Bajo de los Esqueletos and entering the Archaeological Zone. Visit the Historic Ruins and join the Penguin Experience trail. Penguin Adventure: We will go through the Penguin Experience trail and enter the “La Colmena” sector. Land of penguins: This tour is a mini trekking where you visit the sector of "La Colmena", the Cañadón Pingüinera and the area of Cliffs. Penguin Experience and Cañadón de losfossiles: It is a circuit where fossilized marine animals are observed. Some days you can see elephant seals on the beach. Piquillines Trekking: It is the most complete circuit regarding the observation of flora, fauna, fossils, archaeological sites, historical ruins and penguin colony. It ends by joining the Experience Penguins trail. Admission included