01 Apr 2025 - 05 Apr 2025 (5 days)
USD3,950 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Rockjumper Tour Leader TBC
Pricing notes : *prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): USD3,950 * GBP3,022 * EUR3,610 * AUD5,855
Single Supplement: USD450 * GBP344 * EUR411 * AUD667
Flight costs: USD490 * GBP375 * EUR448 * AUD726
Experience the wonders of Argentina's diverse wildlife and landscapes with the Valdés Peninsula Extension tour. Starting in Torres del Paine National Park, you’ll embark on thrilling puma tracking adventures and explore breathtaking mountain scenery. Continue your journey to Tierra del Fuego, where you'll encounter unique marine life and the spectacular King Penguin colony. The adventure culminates on Chiloé Island with unforgettable sightings of Blue Whales, otters, and penguins amidst the stunning backdrop of Valdivian Temperate Rainforest. This tour promises a rich blend of wildlife, dramatic landscapes, and cultural experiences in some of Argentina’s most iconic locations.
Puma; Darwin’s, Chilla & Culpeo Foxes; Kodkod; Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk; Marine & Southern River Otters; Guanaco; Huemul Deer; Pudu Deer; Hairy Armadillo; Blue Whale; Commerson’s & Peale’s dolphins ; South American Sea Lion and South American Fur Seal
Coastal and pelagic waters, glaciers, polar tundra, pack ice, historical town of Longyearbyen, spectacular Arctic scenery, nesting cliffs, whale graveyard, fjords.
The climate ranges from cold, icy conditions in the coastal and glacier regions to more temperate conditions in the tundra and fjords.
10 Participants, 1 Rockjumper Leader & 1 local guide
Moderate to active, with a mix of boat trips, wildlife tracking, and scenic drives.
Comfortable lodges and hotels are strategically located to provide easy access to key wildlife areas and scenic viewpoints.
Capture stunning images of Pumas, penguins, Blue Whales, otters, and dramatic landscapes throughout the tour.
Peter Kaestner was an excellent guide, combining outstanding bird-finding and identification abilities, capable and efficient logistical planning, and strong social and interpersonal skills. One especially commendable feature of Peter's bird guiding is his limiting of playback to the minimum needed for the bird to come out and be seen by the whole group (rather than for optimal photos or prolonged views), thereby minimizing disturbance to what are often localized or threatened bird species. We hope that other Rockjumper guides will adopt Peter's approach.
This was an excellent tour and Peter did a very good job. He made the transition from birder/lister to tour guide very well. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and personable. I also liked that he allowed the tour participants to provide input and vote on any potential itinerary modifications and provided us with the information needed to make decisions. All good.
This trip was excellent, the guide excellent, and the group experience was great.
Peter Kaestner was completely committed to getting every bird possible on both tours. He was sensitive to all the needs of the participants and worked tirelessly on what could have been potentially serious limitations to the logistics. Getting the chauffeur/vehicle company to recognize the needs of a birding tour was difficult. And because of lack of flexibility in overtime use of the driver and deviations from an original itinerary, Peter had to work hard to make sure we had opportunities for every bird regardless. He was uncommonly successful in achieving these results.
Bobby Wilcox was a very capable and congenial leader. Our group consisted of birders of all levels of expertise. Bobby did his very best to make certain everyone got the opportunities they needed to have a very positive experience.
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