Orca hunting
A rare sight.
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Punta Norte is the northern tip of Península Valdés, a shingle beach below a low cliff home to a colony of sea lions and elephant seals. It is world-famous for a rare sight: orcas surging deliberately onto the beach at high tide to snatch young sea lions from the water's edge before slipping back into the sea. Visitors watch from viewpoints and walkways above the beach and may not go down to it. Orcas are most often seen in March and April, when sea lion pups learn to swim, and sometimes in October and November, but sightings are never guaranteed and take patience and a high tide. The site is inside the Valdés reserve, whose fee is paid at the entrance. The gravel road from Puerto Pirámides is long, so allow a full day and fill the tank.
A rare sight.
And elephant seals.
The peninsula's tip.
Northern tip of Península Valdés, Chubut
Mostly in March and April and sometimes October and November, at high tide, but sightings are not guaranteed.