We joined Princess excursion of 'Penguin at Punta Tombo Reserve'. Punta Tombo Reserve is the world’s largest nesting colony for Magellanic penguins. On the way to Punta Tombo Reserve, our guide shown us a replicate of a giant dinosaur next to the main road. She told us this is to mark the world largest dinosaur ever found nearby. It was a photo opportunity for us.
After 2 1/2 hours drive, we arrived at the reserve. From the starting point, it takes about 30 minutes to walk all the way to the sea shore where the largest congregation of Magellanic penguins reside. Our tour guide suggested to us not to spend too much time on the first penguin we see. So we walked all the way to the sea shore first and then take our time to enjoy these wonderful penguins. However, we could not help but stop to take some of the photos on the way. When we finally reached to the sea shore, we realized why this is the world's largest nesting colony for Magellanic penguins. We were like kids in a candy store, we took many photos non-stop. Due to the hot weather, these penguins have to hide either under bushes or wherever they can find shade such as under the walking bridge or even next to a bench. At sea shore, we witnessed these penguins surf along the wave and the scene was just wonderful. This was our first encounter of vast amount of penguins and it was a very exciting experience.
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