PAIPAI Conservation Center

PAIPAI Conservation Center · Ensenada, Baja California

Love to conserve · Nature · Adventure · Conservation

Today at PAIPAI
  • Giraffe feeding · seats
  • No cruise ships in port today
  • 19°C · Sunny
Build my day
Jaguar negro (Panthera onca, variante melánica) mirando fijamente hacia cámara en PAIPAI Conservation Center.

Melanistic Jaguar

Panthera onca · melanistic variant

Not everyone got here the same way.

Who lives here

Every one with a name. Every name with a story.

Some have theirs. Others are earning it. You'll meet them one by one.

Center map

All of PAIPAI in one view.

Locate the zipline, habitats, restaurants, store and every meeting point. The full center before you arrive. So you don't miss a moment.

Tándem-bike en tirolesa cruzando el centro contra cielo abierto

Adventure

Fly over the habitats.

Zipline, tandem sky-bike, eurobungee and climbing wall. Four ways to experience the center from another perspective. With proper gear and staff.

  • 01Classic zipline
  • 02Tandem sky-bike
  • 03Eurobungee
  • 04Climbing wall
PAIPAI Conservation CenterRescuing Lives

They arrive when there's nowhere else to go.

Rescues, seizures, and conservation programs with allied jurisdictions. Each animal has a file, a veterinary team, and a story. We don't buy specimens.

León blanco · Panthera leo

Case 01

León blanco

Panthera leo

Uno de los pocos leones blancos en México, resultado de una variante genética rara. Vive en hábitat abierto con separación acuática para descanso.

Jaguar melánico · Panthera onca

Case 02

Jaguar melánico

Panthera onca

Cachorro nacido en el programa. La variante melánica —conocida como pantera negra— es resultado de la misma especie: el jaguar.

Cocodrilo de pantano · Crocodylus moreletii

Case 03

Cocodrilo de pantano

Crocodylus moreletii

Especie nativa mexicana bajo protección federal. Nuestro ejemplar llegó al programa y hoy vive en hábitat de agua acondicionado por biólogos.

Meet the full program

Open documentation. Updated by the veterinary team.

Visitors

What people who came say.

We don't sell it: they speak. Verified reviews on Tripadvisor.

Tripadvisor

4.8

563 reviews · average

Familia local · Ensenada

«Los niños no querían irse. El personal se tomó tiempo con cada uno para explicar el rescate de cada animal.»

Familia local · Ensenada

Visitante · Tripadvisor

«Not just friendly — genuinely engaging. We interacted with seven species.»

Visitante · Tripadvisor

Familia de crucero

«PAIPAI was the highlight of our cruise.»

Familia de crucero

Cruise passenger

«Pickup at El Caracol was exactly on time. Back at the ship two hours before all-aboard, no stress.»

Cruise passenger

All quotes are verified excerpts from Tripadvisor.

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Familia con arnés de tirolesa frente a las alas monumentales PAIPAI al atardecer

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