The lighthouse
On the cliff.
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Punta Delgada is the southeast tip of Península Valdés, about seventy kilometres from Puerto Pirámides, where a red-and-white lighthouse fourteen metres tall stands on a cliff some sixty-five metres above the water, among old buildings now run as a country hotel. Below the cliff are broad beaches where southern elephant seals come ashore each year from about August to March: huge males with their trunk-like noses, females and pups, with sea lions too. In some months organised walks go down close to beach level, and many seabirds circle overhead. Getting there is part of a Península Valdés trip, whose entry fee is paid at the gate: ARS 50,000 for foreigners in 2026, valid for two entries within seven days. The gravel roads are long, so plan a full day.
On the cliff.
On the beach.
Over the surf.
Southeast tip of Península Valdés, about 70 km from Puerto Pirámides, Chubut
Roughly August to March, when they come ashore on Península Valdés.