Welcome!
Today, you will tour through the seaweed village: the church, the old school, the square, etc.
In the afternoon, you will visit GRAVINA PENINSULA -by bike or Jeep- with its beaches and archaeological sites. you will walk along the beaches “Toboganes” and “Playa del Amor”, identify different types of algae, and visit Baliza Ulloa, the highest peak in the peninsula, from where you can get a good look at the region’s topography. After that, you will make a brief stop at the small village museum so that you can get acquainted with the history of the region: Malaspina Expedition, the arrival of Lorenzo Soriano, the early years of algae industry and the flora and fauna of the area.
After the tour ends, you will be transfered back to your Hotel where you will rest and enjoy a delicious dinner.
* Accommodation with afternoon snack and dinner (lunch depends on your arrival time at the lodge)
* Activities at Bahia Bustamante
* Flight tickets
* Transfer In
* Extras at hotel
* Extras not mentioned
MALASPINA COVE & PENGUIN ISLAND
After a tasty breakfast, you will go on a tour –by bike or jeep- to Penguin’s Island where land access is only possible during low tide. You will explore the different islands to watch and take pictures of the beautiful penguins in their nests. After lunch, and after the tide has risen, you will set off to the estuary, for the exclusive sailing tour around Malaspina Cove, also visiting Vernacci Island, one of the richest areas in marine fauna biodiversity in the entire Patagonian coast. There you can find approximately 100.000 penguins, 4000 sea-lions, and 13 of the 16 different kinds of marine bird species that nest on the argentine coast. During summer, with the arrival of the migratory species, bird population is almost of 1.000.000. Among these species, two of them can only be found in this area: the Olrog Seagull, and the non-flying Vapour Duck.
After the tour, you will be transfered back to your Hotel to rest and enjoy dinner.
* Activities at Bahia Bustamante
* Accommodation with full board
* Extras at the Hotel
* Extras not mentioned
HISTORIC TOUR & SEAWEED INDUSTRY
In the morning, you will visit the working place where the seaweed harvest is carried out. There you will get to know a varied number of species being marketed by our company, their processes and uses. Later, you will walk around the Lodge to learn about its history, its founder, inhabitants, the buildings, everything!
We hope to see you back soon!
* Breakfast
* Activities at Bahia Bustamante
* Extras at hotel
* Extras not mentioned
* Domestic or international flights
* Transfer out
