Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Banco Cormorán
PENGUIN TOUR
(admision per person AR$150)
The last census found 130,000 penguins inhabiting this
stretch of Bahía San Julián, which you can visit by boat. The penguins stick around from
September to April; when conditions permit, you'll be able to step off the boat and walk
around an island where penguins swim, doze and guard their eggs. The tour also stops at
Banco Justicia to see the cormorant rookeries and other seabirds. From December to
March there's a good chance you'll see the Commerson's dolphin, known as the world's
smallest dolphin.
Expediciones Pinocho
TOUR
( 454600; cnr Mitre & 9 de Julio; 2hr excursion per person AR$220 ; 9am-9pm Jan-Feb)
Two-hour excursions on Bahía San Julián are run by a marine biologist-led team at Ex-
pediciones Pinocho.
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel Ocean
HOTEL $
( 452350; San Martín 959; s/d/tr AR$310/370/430; )
This remodeled brick building has
attractive, well-scrubbed rooms with firm beds and a backdrop of tropical tones. Friendly
staff are happy to assist travelers - when you're tired and hungry and the bus has
dropped you off in town around midnight (as it probably will), they'll help you find an
open restaurant.
Camping Municipal
CAMPGROUND $
( 454506; Magallanes 650; tent AR$50, RV AR$70-100)
On the waterfront at the north end
of Vélez Sarsfield, this full-service campground has hot showers, laundry and wind-
breaks.
Hostería Miramar
GUESTHOUSE $$$
( 454626; hosteriamiramar@uvc.com.ar; San Martín 210; s/d AR$350/420; )
Natural
light fills this cheerful waterfront option run by a local family. Eleven rooms, including a
family-sized apartment, are super-clean with TV, carpeted floors and somewhat dated
mint-green decor.
Hotel Bahía
HOTEL $$$
