Paddling near Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires

Bahía Blanca sits on the edge of a vast estuarine system in southern Buenos Aires province. The Estuario de la Bahía Blanca — encompassing Bahía Blanca, Bahía Falsa, and Bahía Verde — forms a protected natural reserve of over 300,000 hectares, and its channels and islands are the marquee paddling destination in the area. Kayakers navigate among Isla Zuraitas, Isla Bermejo, Isla Trinidad, Isla Embudo, Isla Wood, and Isla Ariadna, threading through the Embudo and Bermejo channels in a wetland recognized for its biological and geographic uniqueness. The reserve lies roughly 15 km from the city center.