The Friendliest Whales on the Planet – San Ignacio Lagoon
Legendary gray whale encounters. Extraordinary interactions in this very special UNESCO national park and reserve. Mommas and babies. Mating and breeding behaviour. You will still be dreaming about these amazing whales long after you meet them.
There is no better way to experience this than with Baja Expeditions and Nautilus. Warm, authentic Baja staff who serve from the heart and instinctively want every guest to have the most perfect stay at our desert camp on the edge of the ocean. Expect glamping and luxury camping, private fly-in flightseeing flights, and combined with relentless focus on safety and excellence in guest experience.
The icing on the cake? Visiting local turtle conservation, on-site massages, cocktail hour, evening naturalist presentations at one of the camp bars, kayaking, nature walks, biking, and complimentary humpback whale watching in Cabo San Lucas.
4 Day / 3 Night
Glamping: $2,645
Luxury: $3,195
6 Day / 5 Night (Extended Stay)
Glamping: $3,395
Luxury: $3,595
Inquire about self-arrival!
Typical Itinerary
We recommend SJD Cabo San Lucas as your gateway airport with transfers to local hotels in Los Cabos, the jumping off point for additional pre-trip adventure and relaxation before flying out to San Ignacio Lagoon. Our concierge team is on standby to assist with arrangements, special requests, and answer any questions you may have.
Day Before Boarding
Sign up ahead of time for a complimentary afternoon humpback whale watching adventure with SeeCreatures Cabo.
Click for full itineraryDay 1 – Meet the Gray Whales!
Your adventure begins meeting at SeeCreatures Cabo between 6:30 and 7 am for a private 1 hour 50 minute flight to our airstrip at the Lagoon.
Our staff will be waiting to meet you at the airstrip with welcoming smiles, glasses of champagne, and hot apple cider, followed by a 5 minute ride to camp. Once there, enjoy brunch, a welcome briefing, and a naturalist introduction to the whales and what you might see and experience this afternoon. We recommend heading out for two afternoon whale-watching encounters, but of course, it’s always your option to stay and relax at camp or try some of our other activities. In the evening, enjoy cocktail hour and watch the sunset around one of our fire pits, followed by dinner and a presentation by one of our naturalists.
Days 2–3 – San Ignacio Lagoon
All operators in the lagoon work together to maximize guest experience while ensuring no negative impact on the whales. For this reason, all whale encounters are in a small defined area of the lagoon with pangas taking turns entering the restricted area for a maximum of 90 minutes. The timing on this is worked out between the operators which means that we abide by scheduled departure times. For this reason, unfortunately, we are not able to send pangas out “on demand”. The departure times are defined.
Option 1:
7 am breakfast after watching the sunrise over the sierras and then head out at 7:45 am for several whale watching encounters.
Option 2:
Sleep in and relax. Breakfast when you are ready. With a fixed departure time of 9:45 am, if you want to join the second whale watching session of the day. The second round is around 10 to 10:30 am, depending on the availability in the area for whale watching, and then back to camp for lunch.
After lunch, enjoy another whale-watching encounter in the afternoon. Or as long as the weather cooperates, enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding in the mangroves on the other side of the lagoon, or a leisurely walk, visit a local village to experience and learn about their turtle conservation efforts, mountain biking, hiking, and bird watching with one of our naturalists or just kicking back, and relax at camp. In the evening, enjoying cocktail hour, sunset viewing, making new friends around one of our fire pits, a game of billiards, or an evening presentation by a naturalist are all fine ways to finish off your day in camp.
Day 4 – Return to Cabo
Breakfast at 7 am. One more whale watching encounter (always weather dependent), and then the beautiful flight back to SJD Los Cabos, arriving by 1:30 pm. If you are flying home this day, we recommend booking a return flight after 3:30 pm. Otherwise transfer back to SeeCreatures Cabo for more adventure!
More days. More adventure. Options from 8 to 12 days in Baja.
San Ignacio + Whale Sharks
8 Day / 7 Night: $4,000
Humpback whale watching in Cabo, 4 nights in La Paz, and 2 full days of panga swim with whale sharks, sea lions, beach lunch, and UNESCO Isla Espíritu Santo.
San Ignacio + Sailing Adventure
8 Day / 7 Night: $4,000
4 nights onboard a crewed sailing yacht with captain, chef, and naturalist. Includes sea lion swims, kayaking, beach walks, and whale watching with observation airplane support.
San Ignacio + Expedition Yacht
8 Day / 7 Night: $5,095
3 nights onboard our 116 ft expedition yacht. Searching for blue and humpback whales + 1 nt boutique hotel La Paz + UNESCO Isla Espíritu Santo & more!
San Ignacio + Baja Blast
8 Day / 7 Night: $4,000
Humpback whale watching in Cabo, then enjoy 4 nights in La Paz with daily adventures. Isla Espíritu Santo and snorkelling with sea lions. Panga supported kayaking. Balandra Beach.
San Ignacio + Baja Blast
10 Day / 9 Night: $4,925
Everything in our 8-day Baja Blast. PLUS 2 ocean safari days searching blue, fin, and humpback whales with observation airplane support. Based in Loreto or La Paz, wherever whales lead.
San Ignacio + Baja Blast
12 Day / 11 Night: $5,825
All the adventure of our 10-day trip. PLUS your choice of 2 nights at a surf camp near Todos Santos or a beach camp on UNESCO Isla Espíritu Santo.
