Every austral winter, thousands of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) congregate in the relatively warmer and protected waters along the coast of Patagonia to mate, raise their young, and even relax and play. During this time, we have the opportunity for gentle, non-intrusive encounters with these intelligent, gregarious animals.

A Trip Like No Other

Picture Adventure is not an aggregator.  Each of our trips has been personally built and curated by our founders: we have scouted for the optimum specific locations; assessed the best dates; and selected the best boats, the right teams and services – and then it  is run by one of us.  You are traveling with experts, and in our experienced care beginning to end.   As always, we keep our trips very small, with 4 guests plus crew, to ensure that you get personal attention and the most and best encounters possible.  NOTE: The Patagonia Expedition is carried out under permit and is available only to serious photographers with underwater photography equipment.

The Location

We have selected several locations along the Patagonian coast, and may move according to weather and other conditions.  All of our locations will be within a few hour’s driving distance from the regional airport.  At each of our planned locales, we have high quality hotels to stay in, and excellent restaurants – no matter how remote the area, Argentines like great food, great wine and great coffee!

Local Expertise

Picture Adventure works with a local team of expert naturalists, boat drivers and coordinators to provide a seamless and safe experience.  From the moment you land until you fly home with a head and hard drive full of incredible memories, we are with you to make sure the trip goes smoothly and fulfills your dreams of a perfect whale experience.

Picture Adventure Expeditions

Picture Adventure hosts a very small number of guests on bold “expeditions of a lifetime”.  Each Picture Adventure expedition is highly customized and often requires working in close partnership with top researchers to ensure that we are on the vanguard of what the natural world has to offer.  We have built this custom expedition just for our guests – and invite you to be one of them.

NOTE: This trip is only open to serious photographers.  You must have:

• Professional underwater camera
• PADI/NAUI/Freediver
• Drone license (if using drone)