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, evening naturalist presentations in our bar tents, 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 Itineraries
We recommend SJD Cabo San Lucas as your gateway airport for seamless transfers from the arrivals hall to Cabo San Lucas.
Our concierges will be on standby to assist with arrangements, address special requests, and answer any questions you might have. We recommend flying into Cabo early to enjoy and partake in our Baja hospitality.
Day Before Boarding
For those who sign up ahead of time, we offer a complimentary afternoon humpback whale watching adventure.
Day 1 – Meet the Gray Whales!
Your adventure begins with a private 1 hour 50 minute flight from Cabo to our airstrip at the Lagoon.
On arrival, our staff will meet you at the airstrip with welcoming smiles, glasses of champagne and hot apple cider, and we will
travel to camp for brunch and welcome aboard briefing. After brunch, you have the option of two whale watching encounters or
enjoying camp. Cocktail hour. Watching the sunset around one of our fire pits. Dinner. 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 can’t just send a panga out to go whale watching whenever our guests want.
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. One more whale watching encounter at 2 pm.
After lunch, enjoy another whale watching encounter in the afternoon. Or as long as the weather cooperates, enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding the mangroves across the lagoon or a leisurely walk, mountain biking, hiking, and bird watching with one of our naturalists or just kicking back, and relaxing. Cocktail hour, sunset viewing, making new friends around one of our fire pits, pickle ball or a game of billiards and an evening presentation by a naturalist are all fine ways to finish off your day in camp.
Day 4 – Return to Cabo
Early breakfast. One more whale watching encounter (always weather dependent) and then the beautiful flight back to SJD Los Cabos. Arriving 12:30 pm. If you are flying home this day, we recommend not booking a flight departure before 2:45 pm. Otherwise transfer back to SeeCreatures Cabo and more adventure!
More days. More adventure. Options from 8 to 12 days in Baja.
Enhance Your San Ignacio Adventure!
Swimming with Whale Sharks + San Ignacio Lagoon Luxury Fly-In
8 Day / 7 Night – $4,000
Take advantage of the brief overlap of seasons. Whale shark season is much shorter than it used to be and the reserve will likely close at the end of January 25th.
Start with humpback whale watching in Cabo, a naturalist guide, and 4 nights at a boutique hotel in La Paz. 2 full days of whale shark adventure by panga, with bonus of swimming with sea lions and beach lunch. Then luxury fly-in to San Ignacio for the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet.
Combine San Ignacio Lagoon Luxury Glamping Fly-In with a Sailing Adventure on our 45 ft Sailing Catamaran
8 Day / 7 Night – $4,000
Start with humpback whale watching in Cabo, then set sail from La Paz for 5 days 4 nts on your yacht, compete with captain, chef and naturalist. 3 very full days of sailing during peak whale season, observation airplane supported.
Explore UNESCO-listed Isla Espíritu Santo & snorkelling with sea lions, kayaking, beach walks, and whale watching.
Top it all off with a glamping fly-in experience to San Ignacio Lagoon for the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet.
Combine San Ignacio Lagoon Luxury Fly-In with Baja Ultimate Whales Expedition
8 Day / 7 Night – $5,095
Enjoy humpback whale watching in Cabo, a stay at a boutique hotel in La Paz, UNESCO-listed Isla Espíritu Santo and snorkelling with sea lions, and a 3-nights expedition yacht with observation airplane and blue, fin, and humpback whales, and dolphins.
Top it all off with a luxury fly-in experience to San Ignacio Lagoon for the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet.
San Ignacio Lagoon with Baja Blast Expeditions
8 Day / 7 Night – $4,000
The ultimate combination of Baja animals, nature, and adventure including the legendary gray whale encounters of San Ignacio Lagoon, the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet.
Every adventure starts with your personal naturalist-guided humpback whale watching adventure in Cabo, followed by 4 nights hotel stay in the heart of La Paz with a different adventure every day.
- Explore UNESCO-listed Isla Espíritu Santo & snorkelling with sea lions
- Panga supported kayaking adventure suitable for all ages, fitness and experience levels, mangroves + beach lunch
- Balandra Beach day by panga (one of the most beautiful beach in Mexico) including paddleboards, kayaking, and more sea lions
- Top it all off with a glamping fly-in experience to San Ignacio Lagoon for the most extraordinary whale interaction on the planet
10 Day / 9 Night – $4,925
Add-on 2 days of ocean safari for blue, fin and humpback whales and dolphins. Observation airplane supported. Loreto early season otherwise La Paz based.
12 Day / 11 Night – $5,825
Also add-on 2 nights Todos Santos beach hotel and 1 day of surf camp or your option of 2 nights Espíritu Santo beach adventure camp.
Family pack
- 40% discount for kids up to 10 years old
- 20% discount for teens up to 15 years old
