Which is the best park to see a Guanaco?
Península Valdés
In Península Valdés, Argentina, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Guanaco sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where to see
Guanaco
Lama guanicoe
Península Valdés leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Parks Ranked
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Guanaco during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Before you go
Where else can you see a Guanaco?
Torres del Paine National Park and more
After Península Valdés, the next-best odds of seeing a Guanaco are in Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, about 80%), Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 40%) and Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
When is the best time to see a Guanaco?
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August–September and December–January in Península Valdés (about 90%), June and October in Torres del Paine National Park (about 90%) and February in Nahuel Huapi National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Guanaco on a given day. Each park's Guanaco page has the full month-by-month chart.
