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Interacting intimately with these gentle giants can be a life-changing experience.
Photo By: Gary Wescott/www.TurtleExpedition.com
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The Pachico Tour
Befriend the whales on our most popular tour.
Visit the whales in their winter breeding and nursing habitat. Learn about their annual migration, their historic comeback from the whaling days, and behaviors to watch for. This exhilarating 5 hour whale watching tour maximizes time in the lagoon and allows a group to bond with the whales and the lagoon surroundings. On this voyage you will spend 3 hours in the authorized gray whale observation area. Observe an incredible variety of seabirds and other marine life, including bottlenose dolphin and even endangered sea turtles, en route to the observation area. Once there you will spend 1 ½ hours admiring the whales in their home while your local guide helps you understand what you are witnessing. We’ll take a quick break for a delicious Mexican lunch on a pristine sandy beach or near a mangrove estuary where you can explore and take photos of whale bones, sand dunes and millions of sea shells. Following lunch we will reenter the gray whale observation area where you’ll have another chance to admire these gentle giants for 1 ½ hours of breathtaking whale watching. *Lunch and required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve visitor fee included.
10:00am - 3:00pm
7 days a week
January 15 – April 15
Adults: $85.00 USD
Kids 12 & under $50.00 USD
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A curious gray whale enjoying the sun while we admire her beauty.
Photo By: Gary Wescott/www.TurtleExpedition.com
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The Spyhop
Meet the whales on our traditional tour.
Join us for a 3 hour whale watching tour where you will visit with the whales in the authorized observation area for 1 ½ hours and enjoy an encounter that will make a lifelong impression. The boat ride along the lagoon shores gives you a perfect chance to bird watch. Make sure to stay on the lookout for bottlenose dolphin! *Required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve visitor fee is included.
10:00am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
7 days a week
January 15 – April 15
Adults: $45.00 USD
Kids 12 & under $30.00 USD
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The Tern Colony
One of the many species depending on the protection and preservation of this pristine bird habitat.
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Island Bird Watching
Cruise around the islands admiring seabirds
going about their daily life.
Join us for a 1 hour bird watching tour circling the Islands of Pelicanos and Garza located close by our camp in San Ignacio Lagoon. These islands are an important protected nesting sanctuary for: Pelicans, Cormorants, Egrets, Terns, Sea Gulls, Oyster Catchers, Peregrine Falcon and Osprey. These islands are considered a core zone, offered the highest level of protection in the Biosphere Reserve. Pachico Mayoral was named the Environmental Guard of these islands by the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve in May 2002 and continues to safeguard the islands and the birds nesting on them. Due to the sensitive nature of nesting birds to human disturbance this trip does not land on the island.
*Required El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve Park visitor fee is included.
High Tide
7 days a week
Year Round
Adults: $35.00 USD
Kids 12 & under $20.00 USD
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Konga: Cochimi word for Moon
Stay shoreside in San Ignacio Lagoon in one of our 5 solar powered Konga Shacks.
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Konga Shack
You made the drive out to the Lagoon!
Why not stay for the night?
Staying overnight lagoon-side gives you the opportunity to appreciate the wildlife of San Ignacio Lagoon on one of our guided tours then come back to shore and take a break from civilization in the peaceful setting of the Lagoon.
Staying in one of our five beach shacks is the perfect way to enjoy the natural surroundings of the Biosphere Reserve while staying away from the pack. Explore the remote shores of San Ignacio Lagoon by day then let the nightime stargazing fascinate you, until the coyotes signal it's time for bed.
All of our beach shacks provide our guests with spectacular lagoon views and photo defying sunsets. Each beach shack is solar powered and simply furnished. They offer their own outdoor sitting areas. Linens, pillows, Mexican blankets and purified water are provided. Clean showers and composting bathrooms are shared and are located close by. Our desalinated shower water is trucked in from the local village. We promote water conservation efforts as well as the use of biodegradable products.
*Arrive in the afternoon, spend the night with us and go journeying the next morning. OR
*Arrive in the morning, journey, then come back to camp and enjoy the rest of the day.
AM check in before 9am
PM check in after 4pm
7 days a week
Year-round
Konga Shack Rentals
Falcon $50.00/night $325.00/week USD
Accommodates 2 Guests *2 Single Beds
Osprey $60.00/night $395.00/week USD
Accommodates 3 Guests *1 Double, 1 Single Bed
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Swimming side by side, mother whales care for their babies while teaching them about life
in San Ignacio Lagoon.
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Living Laguna Package
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Get close to nature. Bring your tent or van for beautiful camping along the shore the lagoon. We are the perfect pit-stop on a surfing safari to San Juanico.
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Camping
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Our chefs use fresh seafood from the lagoon and fruit from the local ranches.
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Meals
Pachico’s Eco Tours serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner offering a simple menu in a casual family atmosphere. The chefs at Pachico's create tasty dishes utilizing local seafood and produce. Guests enjoy fresh scallops as large as hockey pucks, local sea bass and halibut as the season permits. Our restaurant is located in the camp center where you can spend time looking through our collection of Natural History books and articles or just sit back and enjoy the view. At meals, guests trade stories about whale encounters, desert surprises, and all things Baja. People you've known for years but never managed to meet share dinner tables and stories until the wind and coyotes signal that it's time for bed.
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