Meet 40-ton Gray Whales up close and personal as they make their annual migration to Baja, Mexico’s last remote and untamed breeding lagoon. San Ignacio Lagoon offers the most amazing of whale watching encounters on the planet. Mother Gray Whales give birth to fifteen foot long Gray Whale Calves and proudly show off their newborns to visitors on our boats only in the safety of the Gray Whale breeding lagoon. This behavior has been a growing and natural encounter at San Ignacio Lagoon and is one of those life changing experiences that planet earth has to offer.

Our remotely located solar-powered Ecolodge offers spectacular views of San Ignacio Lagoon from comfortable beach-front cabins at one of the lagoon’s remotest and scenic locations. We offer our own fleet of whale watching boats, and a local year-round resident staff that are some of the most knowledgeable caring residents that have a deep wealth of knowledge of the flora and fauna of this special region known as the Vizcaino Reserve.

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7 DAY GRAY WHALE TRIPS TO SAN IGNACIO LAGOON

Beginning with a night in Loreto, our trip takes you from this quaint coastal town crossing the most picturesque part of the Baja peninsula to the shores of San Ignacio Lagoon, the sanctuary for the Pacific Gray Whales.

Trip fee: $3,999.00 to $4,300.00 pp; dbl. occ. | Single fee: $500.00

Trip Includes:

6 up close whale watching trips
2 nights in Loreto at seaside luxury hotel, La Mision
4 days and 4 nights at our private Ecolodge, Campo Cortez
Guide-led activities at Ecolodge
Nightly presentations
Daily happy hour and drinks at Campo Cortez Ecolodge
Beer, Soda, Margaritas all inclusive at Campo Cortez Ecolodge
All meals and snacks at Campo Cortez Ecolodge
Hiking, birding, tide pooling
Cabins with electricity and comfortable beds

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Over a period of approximately three months, Gray Whales travel along the coast of North America to the shallow breeding lagoons of Baja California, Mexico. Gray Whales average 80 miles a day at an approximate speed of 5mph. It is believed that Cetaceans are able to shut down half of their brain to sleep while they continue swimming. Considering they are conscious breathers, they need to think about every breath. While one half of their brain is resting, the other half is aware enough to breathe. In this case, the whales are able to continue swimming on their migration route and take short naps along the way.

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Tour	Dates	Days	Status	Booking Links	Whale Watches	Trip Fee
BW1	Feb 1 – 7	Mon – Sun	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW1	4 + 2	$4,250
BW2	Feb 4 – 10	Thu – Wed	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW2	4 + 2	$4,400
BW3	Feb 7 – 13	Sun – Sat	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW3	4 + 2	$4,400
BW4	Feb 10 – 17	Wed – Wed	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW4	6 + 2	$5,550
BW5	Feb 13 – 20	Sat – Sat	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW5	7 + 3	$5,800
GM1	Feb 16 – 24	Tue – Wed	Private Group	Great Migrations of Mexico Monarch Butterflies and Gray Whales	6	$8,300
P1	Feb 20 – 24	Sat – Wed	Private Group	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P2	Feb 24 – 28	Wed – Sun	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P3	Feb 28 – Mar 04	Sun – Thur	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P4	Mar 04 – 08	Thur – Mon	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P5	Mar 08 – 12	Mon – Fri	Booking	5 Day Author Trip James Dorsey "The Lagoon"	6	$5,150
P6	Mar 12 – 16	Fri – Tue	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
BW6	Mar 16 – 23	Tue – Tue	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW6	6 + 3	$5,950
BW7	Mar 17 – 25	Wed – Thur	SOLD OUT	Custom Itinerary for Private Group	–	–
BW8	Mar 23 – 29	Tue – Mon	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW8	4 + 2	$4,250

Tour	Dates	Days	Status	Booking Links	Whale Watches	Trip Fee
BW1	Feb 1 – 7	Mon – Sun	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW1	4 + 2	$4,250
BW2	Feb 4 – 10	Thu – Wed	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW2	4 + 2	$4,400
BW3	Feb 7 – 13	Sun – Sat	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW3	4 + 2	$4,400
BW4	Feb 10 – 17	Wed – Wed	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW4	6 + 2	$5,550
BW5	Feb 13 – 20	Sat – Sat	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW5	7 + 3	$5,800
BW6	Mar 16 – 23	Tue – Tue	Booking	8 Day Big Whale Trip - Deluxe BW6	6 + 3	$5,950
BW7	Mar 17 – 25	Wed – Thur	SOLD OUT	Custom Itinerary for Private Group	–	–
BW8	Mar 23 – 29	Tue – Mon	Booking	7 Day Big Whale Trip BW8	4 + 2	$4,250

Tour	Dates	Days	Status	Booking Links	Whale Watches	Trip Fee
L1	Jan 30 – Feb 05	Fri – Thu	Waitlist	7 Day Gray Whale Trip	6	$3,999
L2	Feb 03 – 09	Tue – Mon	Waitlist	7 Day Gray Whale Trip	6	$4,300
L3	Feb 07 – 13	Sat – Fri	Waitlist	7 Day Gray Whale Trip	6	$4,300
L4	Feb 11 – 17	Wed – Tue	Booking	7 Day Gray Whale Trip	6	$4,300
L5	Mar 23 – 29	Mon – Sun	FULL	7 Day Gray Whale Trip	6	$4,300

Tour	Dates	Days	Status	Booking Links	Whale Watches	Trip Fee
P1	Feb 20 – 24	Sat – Wed	Private Group	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P2	Feb 24 – 28	Wed – Sun	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P3	Feb 28 – Mar 04	Sun – Thur	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P4	Mar 04 – 08	Thur – Mon	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999
P5	Mar 08 – 12	Mon – Fri	Booking	5 Day Author Trip James Dorsey "The Lagoon"	6	$5,150
P6	Mar 12 – 16	Fri – Tue	Booking	5 Day Private Air Trip	6	$4,999

Tour	Dates	Days	Status	Booking Links	Whale Watches	Trip Fee
GM1	Feb 16 – 24	Tue – Wed	Private Group	Booking Link for GM1	6	$8,300

Options	Dates	Booking Link	Fee
Self-Arrivals: January and February	Jan 25 – Feb 12	Self Arrival Booking Link	$535.00 USD pp daily
Self-Arrivals: March and April	Mar 24 – Apr 4	Self Arrival Booking Link	$535.00 USD pp daily