Whale Watching in Baja
SEASONS
Mid-January – Mid-March
8 Days, 7 Nights
TYPES OF ADVENTURES
Liveaboard, Glamping & Luxury Camp
PRICING (Pp. dbl occ)
Glamping Camp: US$4,995
Luxury Camp: US$5,545
Destination Overview
Blue & Fin Whales of Loreto and the Mechudo Corridor to La Paz
4 Days / 3 nights onboard, with a specific emphasis on intimate encounters with blue whales and their new calves, as well as more humpbacks, huge pods of dolphins, giant fin-back whales, and fingers crossed, orcas or sperm whales. While onboard, guests are encouraged to take advantage of snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking, paddling, and shore expeditions.
New to our 2023 Baja Ultimate Whale trips, we are including our new spotter airplane! We will have pilot and naturalist on board guiding our boats to all of the action in the Mechudo Corridor.
San Ignacio Lagoon Gray Whales
Finishing with a private charter flight to San Ignacio Lagoon and meet the friendliest gray whales on the planet. Your choice of glamping or luxury camp. 4 Days/3 nights before returning to Cabo.
Sample Itinerary
Sample Itinerary
Fly into SJD.
Day 1
09:30 complimentary Backscatter photo and video workshop. 11:00 Transfer to the El Ganzo hotel for 5 hour whale watching with lunch onboard. Coach transfer to La Paz for an overnight stay in the Marea boutique hotel, a very funky repurposed cement plant located on a quiet sand beach.
Day 2
Breakfast and then board pangas right in front of the hotel to go swimming with whale sharks (weather permitting). Beach lunch and relax at Isla Espiritu Santo. Afternoon snorkel with sea lions and the board our 116-ft expedition yacht to head north towards Loreto to explore the Mechudo Corridor.
Days 3 – 4
At sea. Aerial support to maximize animal encounters. Meeting up with pangas in the Loreto National Park for blue whale encounters.
Day 5
Return to La Paz. Afternoon private charter flight to San Ignacio Lagoon. 1 Hour 35 minutes to the airstrip at camp. Greeted by camp manager and hostie with champagne on a silver tray. Orientation. Enjoy camp.
Days 6 – 7
Your choice of an early breakfast and 07:30 to get an early start on 2 whale watching encounters. Or sleep in for late breakfast and one leisurely encounter. Lunch. Relax. One more afternoon whale watching encounter. Go for a kayak or paddle board or walk in the desert. Cocktail hour around the fire pit as the sun goes down. Dinner (fine dining of course) and an evening presentation by one of our naturalists.
Day 8
Final day of whale encounters and then 1 hour 40 minute flight back to Cabo. Flight might arrive at the FBO at the airport as late as 6 pm.
