Where can you see the South American Sea Lion?
Some of the best places to see the South American Sea Lion in the wild include Parque Nacional de Galápagos (Ecuador), Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands) and Volunteer Point (Falkland Islands) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across Falkland Islands, Chile, Ecuador and Argentina. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Cabo de Hornos National Park
Cape Horn, Chile
+88 birds+9 mammals
Where the Andes plunge into the Southern Ocean and the Drake Passage churns between two continents, Cabo de Hornos National Park sprawls across one of Earth's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCape Dolphin
falskland islands, Falkland Islands
+54 birds+1 mammals
Where windswept grasslands meet dramatic coastal cliffs, the Falkland Islands' northern reaches reveal one of the Southern Hemisphere's most compelling seabird sanctuaries. The terrain here is…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEMonte León National Park
Argentina
+100 birds+4 mammals
Where the Patagonian steppe meets the Atlantic, Monte León National Park protects a landscape of windswept coastal cliffs, rocky outcrops, and semi-arid grassland spanning over 1,200…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPan de Azúcar National Park
Chañaral, Chile
+74 birds+4 mammals
Where the Atacama Desert plunges toward the Pacific, Pan de Azúcar National Park sprawls across 727 square kilometres of one of Earth's most extreme transitions—a landscape…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParque Nacional de Galápagos
Santo Tomás, Ecuador
+139 birds+23 mammals
Volcanic peaks and weathered lava fields dominate this remote archipelago in the Pacific, where the interplay of cold ocean currents and tropical latitude creates an ecological…
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGOSea Lion Island
Sealion Island Settlement, Falkland Islands
+74 birds+3 mammals
Windswept tussock grasslands roll across volcanic terrain where Southern Ocean swells crash against rocky shores, creating one of the Falkland Islands' most dramatic wildlife theatres. This…
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGOVolunteer Point
Stanley, Falkland Islands
+70 birds+3 mammals
Windswept grasslands meet volcanic black sand beaches where three penguin species converge in the South Atlantic's most theatrical wildlife theatre. This remote peninsula on East Falkland…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEWest Point Island
West Point, Falkland Islands
+67 birds+3 mammals
Windswept cliffs plunge dramatically into the South Atlantic, their rust-coloured rock faces sculpted by millennia of gales and spray. This northwestern outpost of the Falkland Islands…
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGO