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Whale-Watching Cruises
Península Valdés is one of the Buenos Aires and Ushuaia are
world’s most famous whale- favorite stopovers for the long-
watching locations. Operators haul luxury cruises that come
such as Jorge Schmid, Whales down from Brazil and the US.
Argentina, and Tito Bottazzi For smaller cruises around Canal
arrange transport and expert Beagle and around Cape Horn,
guides to help visitors spot try Rumbo Sur in Ushuaia and
dolphins, killer whales, and Mare Australis, which has
porpoises. Southern Right offices in the US. International
whales, however, are the star adventure tour operators, such
attraction. All major inter national as Peregrine Adventures and
tour operators that feature Explore, hire medium-sized
Argentina in their itineraries offer icebreaker and ice-proof ships
packages for whale-watching. during the summer to explore
Puerto Deseado (see p233) is an the South Atlantic and
excellent location for observing Antarctica. There are no longer
porpoises and many other any regular passenger services
marine species, and almost all Windsurfing off Playa El Doradillo beach in up Río Paraná, but cruises and
tours include the rockhopper Puerto Madryn fishing voyages around a stretch
penguin colony on Isla Pingüino Sailing and Windsurfing of this river in Corrientes can
(see p233). Darwin Expediciones also be organized. UK-based
is the main operator in the town. In Bariloche, Inter Patagonia luxury operator Exsus arranges
offers luxury sailing trips to a range of tailor-made river and
Fishing and Hunting Victoria Island in Lago Nahuel ocean cruises.
Huapi. Canal Beagle is popu lar
Fly-fishing for trout and salmon with sailors and Rumbo Sur in Diving and Snorkeling
is growing in popularity, Ushuaia can organize boats and
especially in Patagonia and the combine itineraries with land- There have been concerns
Lake District. Tiempo de Pesca based excursions. Wind surfing raised by environmen talists over
in San Martín de los Andes is gaining in popula rity in people swimming with whales,
arranges river trips. Patagonia Argentina, and Lago Traful on and it is important to check the
Golf offers a variety of fly-fishing the Seven Lakes road is a good cre den tials of any one offering
tours. Fly Fishing Patagonia choice; Dormis Costa Traful can whale-watching off the Puerto
specializes in trout, golden arrange windsurf gear as well Madryn coast.
dorado, and sea-run brown as kayaking and horse-riding However, there are many
trout fishing trips in Mendoza, excursions. Waterskiing or exciting diving oppor tuni ties off
Corrientes, and Patagonia. speedboating across Río the Atlantic coast, in Lago Traful,
Argentinian river fishing is also Plata, as well as fishing trips famous for its sub merged forest,
popular and Pira Lodge and com bined with visits to Lago Nahuel Huapi, and in the
Estancia San Alonso, both in Uruguay, can be arranged by Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
Esteros del Iberá, can arrange luxury tour agent, Fueguito. In Ushuaia, Ushuaia Divers
boats and guides. Hunting arranges snorkeling and
expeditions to exclu sive Rafting shipwreck dives.
hunting estates and estancias
can be organized by There are many grades of
Argentina Adventure. white-water rafting in the
Andean valleys, with the busy
rafting centers located in
Bariloche and Mendoza. In the
former, Extremo Sur and Aguas
Blancas can organize full-day
rafting adventures down Río
Manso (which has grades II to IV
white-water sections) as well as
gentle kayaking trips through
the chain of lakes that connects
Bariloche with Puerto Montt
in Chile. In Mendoza, Rios
Andinos – based in the main
rafting center, Potrerillos – offers
a range of river tours, from
Fly-fishing in Río Chimehuin, which flows moonlit rafting and kayaking Diver approaches a Southern Right whale
out of Lago Huechulafquen to hydrospeed trips. off Península Valdés

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