Ultimate Whales in Mexico

Arrive Los Cabos – Cabo San Lucas

We recommend you add a pre-night in Cabo San Lucas to ensure you arrive in plenty of time for your voyage. Take a taxi to Cabo San Lucas (there is an official taxi rank just outside the airport.) We can recommend the best hotels for your stay, depending on whether you’re looking for a beach resort or something close to the Marina. Enjoy a nights’ rest ready to start your adventures the next day.

Overnight: Ask your Destination Specialist for Recommendations

Day 1, Cabo San Lucas - Ocean Safari - La Paz

After breakfast at your hotel, join a photo and video workshop at 9.30am in the Marina so you can capture the best images from your trip. At midday you’ll head out on your first whale excursion, as you sail to the southern tip of Baja to search for humpback’s. In the late afternoon you’ll be transferred to La Paz where you’ll settle into your hotel and enjoy dinner.

Overnight: Marea La Paz or similar

Day 2, La Paz - Snorkelling & Whale Watching

You’ll have an early breakfast this morning to head out to swim with whale sharks (weather permitting.) For lunch you’ll head to Espiritu Santo where you’ll enjoy this UNESCO World Heritage Park, either relaxing on the beach, swimming with sea lions or hiking the coast. Late in the afternoon you’ll board your expedition yacht just in time for cocktail hour as the sun sets over the sea. Dinner will be served, and you’ll sail north towards Loreto where you’ll be looking for the nursing waters of the blue whales.

Overnight: Gallant Lady

Days 3-4, Exploring the Sea of Cortez

There is no set itinerary on your expedition as it will be weather and sighting dependent – however the Sea of Cortez is teeming with marine life at this time of year, so there will be plenty to see! The crew’s primary objective will be for you to observe blue whales and their calves, an awe -inspiring experience when these enormous mammals choose to approach the skiff to investigate. The Sea of Cortez is also seasonally home to large pods of dolphins, finback whales, mobula rays and sometimes sperm whales, orcas and false killer whales. Your expedition yacht is assisted by a spotter plane to ensure maximum marine life sightings.

Overnight: Gallant Lady

Day 5, La Paz to San Ignacio

Enjoy a final breakfast on your expedition yacht, you’ll disembark before being transferred to La Paz airport for your charter flight to San Ignacio Lagoon. Upon arrival at the airstrip you’ll be welcomed with bubbles and hot apple cider before being transferred to camp for lunch and a welcome briefing. There will be the option of two whale watching encounters in the afternoon, or just relaxing in camp. Watch the sun set with a cocktail around the firepit before dinner and a presentation by one of the camp’s naturalists.

Overnight: San Ignacio Luxury Camp

Days 6-7, San Ignacio Gray Whales

To ensure there is no negative impact on the whales there are allocated times for local operators to enter the lagoon – with a maximum of 90 minutes per encounter. The mothers and newborn calves stay in the time area until the babies are big enough to start their migration, they will often choose to approach the small boats (pangas). These interactions are entirely on the whales terms, so no two days at camp will ever be the same! After an early breakfast you’ll head out to the lagoon for one of two whale watching trips in the morning. Visit the grey whales again in the afternoon and enjoy a plethora of other activities such as kayaking, paddleboarding, mountain biking, bird watching – all weather dependent. Enjoy fireside cocktails beneath the Mexican stars and evening presentations by Marine Biologists.

Overnight: San Ignacio Luxury Camp

Day 8, San Ignacio – Depart Los Cabos

Enjoy a final early breakfast in camp and a final whale watching encounter (weather permitting.) You’ll be transferred back to the airport for your flight to Los Cabos arriving just after midday. Here you can meet your international flight home later that afternoon.