Interacting intimately with these gentle giants can be a life-changing experience.
Photo By: Gary Wescott/www.TurtleExpedition.com

This exhilarating 5 hour whale watching tour maximizes time in the lagoon and allows a group to really bond with the whales and the lagoon surroundings including spending 3 hours in the authorized gray whale observation area. You'll leave camp at approximately 10am; observe an incredible variety of seabirds and other marine life (including bottlenose dolphin and even endangered sea turtles) en route to the observation area. There you will spend 1.5 hours admiring the whales in their home while your English speaking naturalist guide helps you to understand what you are witnessing. Next you’ll be whisked off to a pristine sandy beach or mangrove estuary where you can explore and enjoy seeing whale bones, sand dunes with millions of sea shells (we enforce a no collecting rule) and take a break for a delicious Mexican lunch. Following lunch it will be time for more gray whale watching during a second 1.5 hours in the observation area where you’ll have another chance to interact with these gentle giants.


*Lunch and required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve Park daily fee are included.

A curious gray whale enjoying the sun while we admire her beauty.
Photo By: Gary Wescott/www.TurtleExpedition.com

The Spyhop
Meet the whales on our traditional tour.
($45.00 US)

You'll embark on a 2.5-3 hour boat ride where you’ll get a taste of the notorious friendly whales of San Ignacio Lagoon. Visit with the whales for 1.5 hours and enjoy an encounter that will make a lasting impression. Our boats allow us to be very close to the surface of the water and small group size (never more than 10) provides a personal experience.

*Morning Boats depart at 10am and reservations are highly recommended. Afternoon Spyhop tours are possible however we do not typically pre-reserve these spaces.

*Required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve Park daily fee is included.

Guests experience one of the friendly gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon aboard one of Pachico's boats.
Photo By: Faye Carter

Living Laguna Package
($185.00 US)

You’ve made the drive out to the Lagoon why not stay for the night! Our 24 hour package gives you the opportunity to befriend the whales of San Ignacio Lagoon on our guided Pachico Tour then come back to camp and enjoy the peaceful setting of the Lagoon. Spending the night in one of our 5 cabins gives you the opportunity to take in the beauty of the breathtaking scenery along the remote shores of San Ignacio Lagoon and enjoy endless bright stars before warming up for the night in your windproof cabin.

*You can choose to arrive in the morning, spend time with the whales and spend the night or you can arrive in the afternoon, spend the night with us and go whale watching the next morning.

*Price includes: The Pachico Tour, 3 meals, welcome drink, 1 night accommodation based on double occupancy, use of all camp facilities, and required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve daily park pass.

Osprey

Bird Watching
($20.00 US)
($15.00 US if you go whale watching the same day.)

Join us for a 1 hour bird watching tour around the Islands Pelicanos and Garza located close by our camp in San Ignacio Lagoon. These islands are a protected nesting sanctuary for: Pelicans, Cormorants, Egrets, Terns, Sea Gulls, Oyster Catchers & Osprey. Pachico Mayoral was named the Environmental Guard of these islands by the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in May 2002 and continues to protect them.

True whale watching
an experience every human should live.
Photo By: Gary Wescott/www.TurtleExpedition.com

Pachico's Specials

Contact us for Early Season Discounts
Early Season: January 15-February 1.

We offer special rates for groups of 10 or more.
School groups are welcome.

Kids 12 and under receive 40% discount on all tours.

Multi-day (3+) Living Laguna package discount.


 

A few of Pachico‘s cabins on the shore of
San Ignacio Lagoon.
Photo By: Sabrina Mayoral

Planning

Whale watching trips run January 15-April 15

Tours are offered 7 Days / week

Plan to be at our camp no later than 9 AM for The Pachico Tour and morning Spyhop Tour.

Reservations are highly recommended. Walkups are welcome when space is available, 2:30pm is the latest departure possible (Spyhop Tour only).

Choose Pachico's to guarantee yourself an unforgettable Baja experience hosted by the recognized pioneers of whale watching in San Igancio Lagoon.

Pachico's family roots in San Ignacio Lagoon date back to the 1800s. The Mayoral's family has grown up with the whales, dolphins, turtles, birds, and all other ocean and desert life that makes San Ignacio Lagoon one of Baja's most amazing destinations - and they want to share their profound knowledge and experiences with you.

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