Perhaps the most extraordinary wildlife encounter on the planet is a visit to San Ignacio Lagoon to meet up close 40-ton Grey Whales and their newborn calves. Grey whale mothers often seek out human interaction as they approach our boats to present their newborn calves to us while encouraging visitors to scratch their heads, back, and baleen as they lounge around our boats. Over the years this behavior has become a regular occurrence only at San Ignacio Lagoon.
Three Trip Options
5 Day Air Trips
Our most popular trip – Our privately chartered aircraft takes you directly to San Ignacio Lagoon.
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8 Day Big Whale Trip
Best of Baja: Marine wildlife on the the Sea of Cortez to the breeding lagoon of San Ignacio on the Pacific Ocean.
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Self-Arrivals
Get to our eco-lodge by your own means of transportation and pay the all inclusive daily rate.
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2023 San Ignacio Lagoon Whale Census
2023 Whale Census for San Ignacio Lagoon. This is a an extremely positive outlook given there were so many newborn calves seen along with the high concentration of whales making the southbound journey. Over the past few years of 2021 & 2022 we had an unusual mortality event or UME…and it looks like we have... Continue reading→
Fred Greene’s 5 Day Air Trip to San Ignacio Lagoon
Thanks Fred for this great video of your trip on March 12-16. Fred shows us a full accounting of our 5 day air trip to San Ignacio Lagoon and Campo Cortez to see the Gray Whales. Private flight from Tijuana directly to San Ignacio Lagoon and then mother gray whales nursing and playing with their... Continue reading→
Whale Watching for Kids at Laguna San Ignacio
A day of up close whale encounters unique to Laguna San Ignacio. Campo Cortez Ecolodge on the shores of San Ignacio Lagoon is proud to bring our guests up close and personal with the Pacific Gray Whales that are born in this precious lagoon. Kids especially have the best of luck with newborn gray whale... Continue reading→
Fresh Oysters Served at Campo Cortez
It’s our last night of a group trip at Campo Cortez and we always have a fun treat with locally grown and harvested oysters from “SOL AZUL” oyster farms here at San Ignacio Lagoon. Since we are asked about the oysters and where they come from, how they are harvested and more….we thought why not... Continue reading→