Picture yourself within arms reach of a 30 ton, 46 foot gentle giant.
No words can really describe your first “friendly” encounter, but “humbling” or “life-changing” might be a good start. Because these whales seem to be as curious about us as we are about them, close encounters are quite common on our Gray Whales of Baja adventure.
The migration of thousands of gray whales from Alaska’s Bering Sea to the warm, shallow waters of Baja where they breed and calve, is the longest mammal migration in the world – 11,000 miles.
The whales begin their migration from Alaska’s feeding grounds in October, arriving at San Ignacio Lagoon, Scammon’s Lagoon or Magdalena Bay, on the Baja peninsula, by January.
It is here at San Ignacio Lagoon, that we’ll have the rare privilege of watching these magnificent animals in small boats called “pangas.”
Our skilled panga drivers are experts at positioning the boats for maximum whale viewing and the greatest number of close encounters, without disturbing the whales.
We’ll see a lot of whale activity, including spy-hopping, fluking, breaching, males competing for females, mothers protecting their young, and behavior we can’t explain.
Our exclusive camp site lies adjacent to the largest concentration of gray whales in the San Ignacio Lagoon. So while we are not on the water, we are able to watch the whales from our unique vantage point on shore. This trip is a must for animal lovers, and our location alongside the San Ignacio Lagoon is the absolute best place on earth to see them. So if you’d like a close encounter of the whale kind, join us for a rare opportunity and an adventure of a lifetime!
Adventure Level: Easy