Puerto Madryn: Vacation packages withWhales and Penguins

Puerto Madryn is a starting point forvacation packages including whales, penguins and Welsh traditions.

Puerto Madryn amazed from the first sight. One of the most vibrant cities in Patagonia, with a beautiful Costanera Avenue overlooking the huge natural amphitheater of the Golfo Nuevo.

Madryn is a port city with a major deepwater port. But it is also an industrial city, with emphasis on aluminum production, fishing and tourism.
The foundation of Madryn commemorates the July 28, 1865, when 150 Welsh arriving aboard a ship named “Mimosa”. They called this natural harbor “Puerto Madryn” in honor of Loves Jones Parry, who was Baron of Madryn in Wales.
The real settlement began in 1886 when Welsh immigrants, Italian and Spanish built the railway that connects Madryn with the City of Trelew. In the old railway station (from1889), which was recycled conserving the original structure, the bus station works nowadays.
Punta Cuevas is the place of first settlement. Today you can visit the ruins of the excavations for housing.

Vacation Packages in Puerto Madryn

The most amazing Vacation Packages in Puerto Madryn is Valdes Peninsula from where the whale watching trips depart. Then, you can take a tour to the Natural Protected Area of Punta Tombo, where the largest colony of Magellanic penguins can be seen. And finally no one can leave the city without trying the famous Madryn Welsh tea in Gaiman.

Note that in order to take vacation packages in Puerto Madryn the whale season in Puerto Madryn is from June to December and the penguin season from September to March.