Pachicos encounter with a friendly gray whale, and his tours to. Another 15 minute ride brings you back to the camp where you can enjoy a meal of fresh regional sea food caught in laguna san ignacio. Our kuyimita dinning palapa offers reasonablypricedhighquality prepared meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but you can also bring your own cooking gear and use it at your campsite. If we are at the gorda banks offshore cabo san lucas, then most of the whales are humpbacks. With all that, we do get close to the whales on every whale watching tour.
Whale watching at laguna san ignacio, with baja discovery duration. Baja whale watching gray whales san ignacio lagoon baja mexico. A short 15 minute boat ride takes you to the whale watching area. Tourists petting grey whales in san ignacio lagoon. Grey whales, san ignacio lagoon, baja 2017 youtube. From kuyimita, guided whale watching tours departon 2325foot boats pangasfor 410 passengers, sailing from 8 am to 3. San ignacio lagoon laguna san ignacio is a lagoon located in mulege municipality of the mexican state of baja california sur, 59 kilometres 37 mi from san ignacio, mexico and highway 1. Kuyima offers you the thrill of knowing this majestic yet gentle giants in the natural beauty frame of san ignacio lagoon. Eastern pacific gray whales migrate to laguna san ignacio for mating and calving. Personal encounter with the whales in laguna san ignacio. Acoustic censusing study of gray whales in san ignacio.
Conducting whale watching tours in san ignacio lagoon for over 45 years. Since 2008 we have been recording the ambient noise environment during the gray whale breeding season at san ignacio lagoon, in collaboration with the laguna san ignacio ecosystem project lsiesp and uabcs. Each boat is allowed a maximum of 90 minutes inside the whale watching area. We also have done acoustic tagging research during some years. For this reason, some boats at san ignacio stay out longer 3 hrs and may incorporate birdwatching at the mangroves too. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Departing from san ignacio, youll journey deep into the jungles of belize to the chiquibul forest reserve home to one of the largest mayan sites in the country. San ignacio is on the western coast, the pacific ocean side of baja. Grey whales of san ignacio lagoon 2015 by carol irwin. Pachico mayoral was the first person to have an encounter with a friendly gray whale. Weve archived all of our reports by topic for easy browsing, and some of our publications are available in english andor spanish. San ignacio lagoon pachicos eco tours baja gray whale. Grey whales of san ignacio lagoon mexico wildlife holiday.
San ignacio lagoon whale watching trip march 2731, 2017 a private chartered flight from san diegotijuana delivers you to the remote and pristine laguna san ignacio in baja california sur. Baja whale watching in the san ignacio lagoon with air charter from the us to the lagoon. Baja discovery is a leading ecotourism company providing natural history trips and tours in baja california mexico, including gray whale watching at san ignacio lagoon, sea kayaking, pack trips to visit cave paintings, and custom tours and treks for birding and botany. Whale watching in laguna san ignacio baja california. To learn more about the gray whales and san ignacio lagoon, please check out the blog. Whale watching holiday to mexico san ignacio lagoon. Its baja californias friendly whales that first attract many of the people who come here from across the globe. The gray whales arrive in san ignacio lagoon every december and january to bear and raise their young before heading back north. All owoo video video humpbacks in tongabehind the scenes of humpback whales.
This wildlife refuge, the largest in mexico, protects 9,625 square miles of unique desert landscape. The friendliness of bajas whales has led to a booming ecotourism industry. Saving a baby gray whale in san ignacio lagoon duration. Baja whale watching starts in january and continues until mid april, during which the gray whales inhabit the three main lagoons on the pacific coast of baja california sur the south state of baja, mexico, to give birth, nurse, and prepare their calves for the journey back to alaska. San ignacio whale watching, mexico whale tours dive. Occasionally wed see a whale spyhop, pop its head out vertically to look around.
Whales migrate to the lagoon between january and april to mate and calve before the males continue their journey northwards around midmarch to distant feeding grounds. The gray whale spends summers in the waters off of alaska, and then heads 6,000 miles almost 10,000 km south to the warmer lagoons of baja in january, february and march. Bajanomad camping at san ignacio lagoon powered by xmb. Were honored to be granted permits from mexico to share this remarkable place with. The laguna san ignacio ecosystem science program has been publishing reports of its findings in baja california sur, mexico since the early 1980s. San ignacio lagoon has earned, quite rightly, the accolade of being one of the finest whale watching destinations for experiencing the full repertoire of pacific gray whale behaviour. Camping at san ignacio lagoon we always stay at a small hotel in san ignacio and just drive out to the lagoon to whale watch, but this year we are considering camping.
The total boat ride was only 10 minutes or so before we were in the thick of the pod. You would have to stay in a hotel in san ignacio and make arrangements to go to the lagoon the next day. Located in mexicos rugged desert peninsula of baja california, san ignacio lagoon provides a perfect habitat for a grey whale s life cycle. Whales, whales, whales san ignacio lagoon darkling plain. The pacific gray whales of san ignacio lagoon is a whale watching holiday like no other. Acoustic censusing study of gray whales in san ignacio lagoon, baja mexico. There are 8 adults in the group, and well be travelling in an rv from san diego with the main purpose of whale watching at scammons lagoon, san ignacio, and. In upcoming blogs we will examine the various whale species and compare field characteristics to help identify them. Laguna san ignacio is known for its friendly whales. Whale watching in san ignacio lagoon, 2015 duration.
Hi there, i am travelling with my family to baja california from 29th march 15th april 2015. Gray whale, zimmerman, baja california, whale watching, framed artwork, find art, mexico, san, grey. Baja ecotours san ignacio 2020 all you need to know. We were very impressed with how the local communities operate and regulate the whale watching ecotourism in san ignacio lagoon, and feel it is an incredible model for sustainable whale watching and tourism in a remote and pristine area.
It was february, the peak season for grey whales in laguna san ignacio. In our official whalewatching season from december 16 april 30 we offer. Baja is well known as a great place to whale watch. San ignacio lagoon is the place with the highest percentage of friendly encounters and it is up to all of us to make sure we do everything we can to continue the tradition. Ecoturismo kuyima san ignacio 2020 all you need to. Our destination for the day was the whale watch zone in laguna san ignacio. For example if we are in laguna san ignacio, then we are looking at gray whales. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. The whales of san ignacio tv movie 1998 plot summary. Its during this time that the mothers who have swum down from alaska arrive to give birth to their calves.
Enjoy three full days of intimate encounters with the friendly gray whales and learn from local experts about the history of the region, all from the. Theres a church from the mid1700s, a zocalo, some basic shops and restaurants, and the whalewatching office of ecoturismo kuyima, which was running our trip. San ignacio lagoon, baja california sur where gray whales roam gray whale nursery cradled, safe in the lagoon surface glimpses only twenty of us flew out of ensenada at the end of february on two 10 person planes to san ignacio lagoon, on the pacific coast of baja california. The giants of san ignacio lagoon turtle expedition. Baja discovery san ignacio 2020 all you need to know. We found out about an awesome side trip to see whales up close from our friends john, cindy and journey on sv namaste. This video is about a three day visit to the lagoon where the mother whales bring their calves to the boats to interact with the people on board. We also visit the beautiful sea of cortez for whale watching on this weeklong. The whale watching in san ignacio lagoon is unlike any other whale watching.
Each winter, hundreds of gray whales eschrichtius robustus migrate about 6,000 miles 10,000 km from their alaskan feeding grounds to the warm, shallow water of san ignacio lagoon, to give birth and mate between january and april. Foodies and firsttime visitors wont want to miss this comprehensive food walking tour of downtown cabo san lucas led by a local guide. We know there are the expensive packages for camping at the lagoon, but does any one know if it is possible to just drive out and camp out there for a reasonable fee. Experience magical, close encounters with the friendly gray whale mothers and calves of san ignacio lagoon, a unesco world heritage site. Thousands of them gather between late january and midapril. It is one of the winter sanctuaries of the eastern pacific gray whales eschrichtius robustus. Whale watching at magdalena bay, mexico audley travel. That way, if weather is an issue, or the whales just do not feel like coming up to the boats during a session in the observation area, you wont be disappointed. Antonios ecotours whale watching at laguna san ignacio. Baja california whale watching day trips to book or not. We were in the middle of the emerald green san ignacio. Pachicos eco tours is internationally known for being the whale watching pioneers of san ignacio lagoon and baja.
San ignacio lagoon and sea of cortez oceanic society. Baja unbounds san ignacio whale watching excursion situates you right in the heart of gray whale territory, with our basecamp set up right off the shore where the pass. The video was filmed during a 3 day stop over at san ignacio aboard spirit of adventure as part of a fantastic 10 day whale watching voyage from san diego to the sea of cortez on an exclusive uk. San ignacio lagoon baja california 2020 all you need. The giants of san ignacio lagoon close encounters with the pacific gray whale author. San ignacio lagoon is one of our sheltered lagoons that are connected to the migratory path of the gray whales as they travel the pacific coast of north america from alaska to mexico, where they arrive every december and january to calve. San ignacio lagoon is a sheltered lagoon that is connected to the migratory path of the gray whales as they travel the pacific coast of. Browse our publications to learn how the lagoon ecosystem and the local community have evolved and changed. Your expert guide will illuminate the fascinating history of caracol, which was once a mighty city and a rival of neighboring tikal in. Miguel hidalgo zona centro, san ignacio 23930 mexico. Fortunately, due to the good recon of the other camps, we were at a camp that was in very close proximity to the area. The crew films a green turtle as it returns to the ocean after tagging. Government regulations permit only two boats around one friendly whale, so we might see other boats with a friendly whale, but we might not necessarily have access to it. The laguna san ignacio ecosystem science program has published its findings in annual reports and publications since the early 1980s.
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