4 Hiking & Trekking Tours Worth the Early Start

1.Whales & Humboldt Penguins: Chañaral or Damas island hiking

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10 reviews · 10 hours · from $280Our pick

Travel from La Serena through fishing villages, desert valleys, and cactus country to Punta de Choros. A bilingual guide leads the road trip and boat cruise around Choros and Damas islands, where you may see Humboldt penguins, whales, dolphins, sea lions, otters, and seabirds.

“Martin nagyon kedves és segítőkész volt. Rengeteg információt elmondott nekünk. Ha valahol látott az úton valami érdekeset rögtön megállt és megosztotta velünk is az élményt.”

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2.Port Stephens, from Newcastle: Whales, hike & sand dunes!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8h 30m · from $184Best value

Join a small group of up to 11 for a Newcastle pickup, Mount Tomaree hike or flat coastal walk, a 2.5 to 3 hour whale cruise, seafood lunch, and a Birubi Point dune view. English-speaking guides provide local nature and history commentary.

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3.Valley of whale’s & Al Fayoum by jeep 4*4 – private Desert full Day Trek – Cairo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $298

Leave Cairo at 8:00 am for a private air-conditioned 4x4 journey to Fayoum. See Wadi El Rayan waterfalls, Mudawara Mountain, Tunis Village, Magic Lake, and Whale Valley, with lunch, bottled water, Wi-Fi, and an English-speaking Egyptologist guide included.

“My trip to Al Fayoum and the Valley of the whales was more than what I expected. Ahmed and everyone at Authentic Egypt and Pyramid Immersion Tours made my first day in Egypt special. Ahmed made me feel like we had known each otRead more”

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4.Port Stephens, departing Newcastle – Whales, hike & sand dunes!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $186

Travel with Newy Tour Co. from Newcastle to Port Stephens for a Tomaree Mountain hike, seafood lunch, and a 2.5 to 3-hour Moonshadow-TQC whale cruise. Keira leads the small-group day, with hotel pickup, whale sightings from May to November, and a sunset stop at Stockton Sand Dunes.

“I highly recommend Keira and Newy Tours. I did a day tour to Port Stephens with my Jake watching. Everything was very well organised. Picked up and dropped off on time. Great company and good friendly chats. Keira loads of great ideas for new tours and I would totally book in again. Very keen to find out about the new projects. Best of luck Keira.”

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