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Baja - Whale Watching Magdalena Bay tours – Catered Base Camp
Includes kayaking trips, bird watching the mangroves of Magdalena Bay

"Magdalena Bay" is a Baja whale watching & kayaking tour, offering four days at our comfortable, fully catered base camp on the Pacific side of Baja California Sur (the South state of Baja Mexico). View map.

    Our Baja whale watching base camp is situated on a secluded beach on Magdalena Bay, and equipped with every amenity from over-sized walk-in tents with cots, to solar heated showers.
     Open for all ages and abilities, this tour's primary activity is whale watching by motorboat, accompanied by our biologist guide, as well as exploring the warm & protected waters of Magdalena Bay and the labyrinth of mangroves with over 100 species of marine birds.
     Hiking trips over giant sand dunes, the finest beach combing, and swimming in the sun-warmed, clear-blue waters of Magdalena Bay, are a bonus in these exceptional Baja whale watching tours.

Curious whale in Magdalena Bay, whale watching Baja

A Gray whale spyhopping in Magdalena Bay, Baja - Mexico

Your Safari Tent in Magdalena Bay, whale watching Baja

2013 TRIP DATES & PRICE:

$995 (5 Days, including travel)

Jan. 25 - 29 / Feb. 1 - 5 / Feb. 8 - 12
Feb. 15 - 19 / Feb. 22 - 26 / Mar. 1 - 5
Mar. 8 - 12

$1050 (6 Days, including travel)

Jan. 27 - Feb. 1 / Feb. 3 - 8 / Feb. 10 - 15
Feb. 17 - 22 / Feb. 24 - Mar. 1 / Mar. 3 - 8

Single Supplement $120

INCLUDES: Two hotel nights in Loreto (double ocp.). All meals & beverages while camping.
     Cabin-style tents with cots & bedding, pillow and liner, sleeping bag (or you may bring your own).
    Also includes, table & chairs, lantern, kayaks and all related equipment,
Separate structures with clean toilets and solar heated showers.
    Twice-daily whale watching tours with guides, in Magdalena Bay (each lasting up to two hours) on full days in camp and one excursion on arrival and departure days (depending on arrival and departure times and weather permitting).

EXCLUDES: Airfare to Loreto, ground transportation from the airport to your hotel, meals in town (to allow for individual choice), insurance of any kind, personal items, gratuities to the crew.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY: All you need for this adventure is a positive attitude and good health. Casual kayaking trips into the mangroves will be accompanied by our guides.

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: Hotel and tent accommodations are based on double occupancy. If you are traveling alone and wish to share accommodations, we will match you with a room/tent mate of the same sex if one is available. If there is no one with whom you can share, or if you prefer single hotel accommodations, you are requested to pay the single supplement fee listed.

LOCATION: The Magdalena Bay whale watching & kayaking tours start in the old town of Loreto, on the eastern coast of Baja, on the Sea of Cortez, an hour and a half flight from Los Angeles USA. Click here to see a map of Baja
From Loreto we will transfer by van across the peninsula (approx. two hour trip), to the town of Puerto San Carlos on the Pacific side of Baja, our launching point for Magdalena Bay (Bahia Magdalena).

TRIP DESCRIPTION: At Puerto San Carlos we will board motor boats for transfer to our base camp. A short boat ride delivers us to our secluded base camp, where you'll have an orientation, assignment of tents and a safety briefing. Tonight you’ll enjoy a beautiful sunset over the Bay while the staff prepares a delicious welcome dinner.
    Over the following days, accompanied by our biologist guide, we will observe the Gray whales in a variety of locations along the eastern shore of Magdalena Island which protects the bay from the open Pacific.
Map of Baja
    Daily whale watching incursions by motorboat, allowing us to cover more remote areas of the lagoon and to stay closer to the mothers & baby whales, will be supplemented by exploring the rich mangroves to see herons, egrets and ibis, as well as hiking and beach explorations.
    This sheltered world of sand dunes, labyrinth mangroves and clear blue water is one of the main breeding and calving area for the Gray whales and home to an amazing array of colorful fish and over 100 species of birds.
    For much of our trip, beach-combing is only a short walk across the dunes. Magdalena Bay is filled by tidal action from the Pacific but the sun warms the shallow water making swimming a pleasure. Hiking trips on the Magdalena island offer views of bay and ocean and unexpected delights such as the pungent scent of wild oregano or colorful tide pools teeming with life. Blending natural history, wildlife servation and cultural interaction, our Magdalena Bay expeditions are a wonderful way to explore the Pacific side of Baja.

Click here to see the MAGDALENA BAY kayak & whale watch itinerary

GETTING TO LA PAZ: For assistance with air travel arrangements, please contact our agent, Robert Sulens at Kahala Travel, 800-852-8338.
Alaska Airlines From Los Angeles and currently CalJet Airlines from San Diego services Loreto airport.