he owners, captains and guides of "Turismo Aventura Los Vikingos", with ten years of experience in the ecotourism activity and a deep knowledge of the region, will guarantee you an unforgettable experience… Together they will help you to interpret and live nature and just not be a simple spectator.

     is a marine biologist and researcher for Puerto Deseado's Investigation Center (C.I.P.D). Likewise, she is a high school teacher of different subjects of Natural Sciences such as Biology I & II, Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Issues and coordinator of the Natural Sciences Area at Colegio Provincial de Educación Polimodal Nº24, Santa Cruz Province.
On the other hand, she is one of the provincial naturalist bilingual guides (Spanish-English). She is a nature lover and enjoys explaining to the visitors all the characteristics, functions and meanings of nature. Her specialty are dolphins, the commerson´s dolphins, which she has been studying, in the wild, since 1994 assessing their habitat use and trying to establish their social structure, a long term study based upon the photo-identification technique.

     is a provincial naturalist guide, born and raised in Puerto Deseado, most skillful sailor since he was a child and lover of outdoors activities. In 1983, with just 16, he was the youngest boy of the team that crossed the Magellanic Strait on rubber boats which was known as the "Territorial Integration Crossing". Later on, he continued sailing aboard sailboats of different nationalities the Patagonian coasts like the Beagle Channel and the Le Maire Strait, among others.
At present, he sails the Deseado´s River and its surroundings, sharing with his wife, Chantal, his love for nature. For him, it is extremely important that every visitor takes the best of the memories of this small Patagonia sample, his place, and that of his people… He will show visitors every special corner, recalling the old times and narrating a list of funny and incredible anecdotes…

      ur guides are marine biologists and specialist naturalists, with whom you will be able to have personalized conversations of high level about all the species that can be sighted along the trips and their functions in the environment …

         , bilingual marine biologist (Spanish-English), is another researcher too of Puerto Deseado´s Investigation Center (C.I.P.D) and teaches Biology at Puerto Deseado´s Adults School.
At present, she is carrying along a study about Puerto Deseado´s sharks population with the aim of establishing management recommendations needed for their preservation.

     , Claudio’s brother, was also born and raised in Deseado, expert sailor since he was a child. In several opportunities he has sailed the Patagonian coasts and in 1989, he circumnavigated Cape Horn in kayak. However, his favorite sport is angling which he redeems with great easiness and enthusiasm. Therefore, he knows all the special places to practice it enjoying close contact with nature.

   

     he staff of "Turismo Aventura Los Vikingos" is strongly committed to the care and conservation of nature in all its manifestations. We respect international rules of animal watching and responsible approaching to the different animal species.
"Turismo Aventura Los Vikingos" supports investigation projects about commerson´s dolphins carried along by Chantal and her collaborators, as well as others such as shark marine biology projects and Puerto Deseado´s Ria biodiversity studies.

     n each trip, each of our boats/minibus carries a marine biologist or an educated naturalist. They'll answer all your questions and will provide you with wildlife and natural history interpretation. This will allow one-to-one conversations about the habits and habitat of all the magnificent creatures you'll encounter along the trip.

     e are the only company in Deseado offering this level of service on a vessel/minibus carrying 5-12 passengers plus a single operator who doubles as a guide. This extra crew member provides a safety guarantee we refuse to operate without. The naturalist can attend to your needs while the vessel operator's/driver full attention is given to running the boat or the minibus.