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GENERAL
INFORMATION:
Sandbays,
cliffs and ancient rock formations give place to the beautiful
beaches of Puerto Piramides where Las Restingas Hotel Boutique
is located. Declares a World Heritage site by the UNESCO
in 1999, Peninsula Valdés receives the southern right whale
year after year and invites you to meet an axtraordinary nature
experience, lodged in an unforgetable hotel.
Las Restingas Hotel has 12 hotel rooms, all equipped
with Queen and King Size beds and other facilities such as
TV, DVD, mini-bar and laundry service. The 4 rooms located
upstairs have a spacious balcony; whereas the rooms downstairs
have a private terrace with access to the beach. The sea view
makes each sunset unforgettable and each stay magical.
In the restaurant with its sea view, breakfast, lunch, dinner
and cocktails are served both indoor and outdoor on the spectacular
terrace. It accommodates a total number of 100 people, 50
indoor and 50 outdoor.
The Spa has a wide glass roof which allows natural light in,
which reflected onto the indoor swimming-pool with its sea
view turns this relaxing area into one of the most peaceful
and harmonious places, thus preferred by all the people visiting
Las Restingas. With hydrotherapy, sauna, a cute deck, and
independent dressing-rooms, the fitness centre is fully equipped
for guests to do any type of activity. The Solarium, situated
on the 3rd floor, is the ideal place to spend a wonderful
day in contact with the enchanting beauty of the natural surroundings.
LOCATION:
Leaving Puerto Madryn and heading towards the north, take
motorway 1 and then take motorway 2. After a 77km-drive, you
will arrive at Istmo Carlos Ameghino, you will be able to
distinguish the San Jose and Nuevo Gulfs. From there up to
Puerto Pirádmides, it is about 25km from the west to the east
of the peninsula.
Distance from Puerto Pirámides to:
- Buenos Aires 1430 km
- Com. Rivadavia 490 km
- El Calafate 1418 km
- Esquel 694 km
- Gaiman 185 km
- Puerto Madryn 104 km
- Punta Tombo 221 km
- Rawson 152 km
- Santa Cruz 1022 km
- Trelew 171 km
- Ushuaia 1829 km
NATURE:
On
the Patagonian Litoral there is a wide range of natural reserves
protecting different species of sea fauna. However, none of
them offers such spectacular colonies of animals as the one
in the Valdes Peninsula. Located 1400 km to the south of Buenos
Aires, the Valdes Peninsula penetrates into the sea forming
two gulfs where the Southern Right Whales harbour and meet
every year to complete their reproductive cycle between May
and December. There are more than 180 species, like the "gaviota
Cocinera" (kind of gull), "Cisnes de cuello negro" (blanck
neck swan), the "Garza Blanca" (White heron), or the "Pinguino
de Magallanes" (Magallanes penguin). The "Isla de los Pajaros"
(Bird Island) is an exceptional place for the conservation
of all of these species.
Fauna season:
- Whales: From May up to December.
- Penguins: From September up to April.
- Sea Wolf: All the year.
- Sea Elephants: All the year.
- Birds: all the year.
Ballena Franca Austral (Franca Austral Whale)
Every year, between winter and spring, in the water of the
San Jose and Nuevo Gulfs, at Peninsula de Valdes, the principal
group of whales gets together and concentrates searching safe
places to mate and breed their young. Once the spring is over,
in November, they leave this place to go deep into the ocean
seeking krill, their principal food. This 12 meter long mammal
can weight between 30 and 40 tons, it has been searched for
hunting for a long time up to the year 1935. It was then when
the International Convention for the Whales gave them total
protection, and since then their recovery was slow. In 1934,
Argentina declared them Natural Monument. Its head represents
a quarter of its body and its big curved mouth stands out.
They also have parts of their skin that are hardened and have
different shapes and sizes, and are used by professionals
to recognize one animal from the other.
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