Punta Tombo Reserve

Punta Tombo Reserve is located near Puerto Madrin and is the largest reserve in which Magellanic penguins live.

The park stretches in length for three kilometers, its width is six hundred meters. The territory of the reserve is a part of the coast covered with sand, clay and gravel. This is where Magellanic penguins gather each year to breed. Penguins are already used to the human presence, so it is easy to let visitors to a fairly close distance.

Perhaps it is the most visited nature reserve on the continent – the annual tourist flow is sixty-five thousand people who come here from all over the world.

When visiting the reserve, it is important to know and follow the main rule – it is necessary to strictly follow the developed hiking trails, so as not to harm the ecological system and not disturb the tranquility of Magellanic penguins.