Resting beneath sand-coloured cliffs on an azure bay, the beguiling hamlet of Puerto Piramides is the sole settlement of the Valdes Peninsula Nature Reserve in Argentina’s Chubut Province. Situating its visitors in the heart of coastal nature, Puerto Piramides is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the prime whale-watching spots on the planet between August and December when Southern Right Whales gather there to breed. At other times of the year, kayaking trips around the coast are a great way to take in the town’s exceptional scenery from a different angle and experience its wider coastal wildlife, including penguins, orcas, sea lions and myriad aquatic birds.