Whale Watching Tours Around the Valdes Peninsula
Valdes Peninsula
The Valdes Peninsula lies on the Atlantic coast of the Chubut Province in Argentina. A protected area, the peninsula’s arcing coastline is home to large populations of seals and sea lions, which attract orca whales during the spring. Although they’re actually a member of the dolphin family, orcas are commonly referred to as killer whales. Whale-watchers can sometimes spot orcas riding the waves to the beach to snatch sea lion pups. Southern right whales are plentiful from July to November, and they can often be seen raising their flukes in the air. They mate and give birth in the calm waters stretching between the peninsula and the mainland.
