Peninsula Valdes is a place of global significance for the conversation of aquatic mammals. Peninsula Valdes is located in Patagonia. For visitors who like marine life will be thrilled by this marine reserve. In spring, it serves as breeding land for huge number of whales, seals, and penguins. It is about 3,625 km square in size. Puerto Madryn is the nearest large town here.
It is dwelling to an important breeding population of the endangered southern right whale as well as important breeding populations of southern elephant seals and southern sea lions.
If you want to enjoy the wildlife, Peninsula Valdes is not to be missed, with its unique colonies of seals, sea lions, penguins and whales that can be seen from the shore.
The Southern right whales breed between September and November. Punta Delgada is the best place for viewing elephant seals. In between March and April, at less accessible Punta to Norte, the Killer Whales come to feed on sea lion pups.
This rich nature reserve was listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1999. To adapt to the local coastal conditions, the orcas in this area have developed a unique hunting strategy with an exceptional example.
