Where to see
Eubalaena australis
Península Valdés leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Right Whale during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| 4 | Falkland Islands | 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands |
Península Valdés
In Península Valdés, Argentina, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Right Whale sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
De Hoop Nature Reserve and more
After Península Valdés, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern Right Whale are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 60%), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, about 20%) and Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is De Hoop Nature Reserve in Africa (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July to September in Península Valdés (about 90%), August and September in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 80%) and March in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Right Whale on a given day. Each park's Southern Right Whale page has the full month-by-month chart.
