Pachicos Eco Tours Gray Whale Watching Packages in San Ignacio Lagoon Baja Mexico

Pachico's EcoTours is a place where, after a day in the boats, you'll want to come back to camp and laugh, dance, and cry joyfully about what you have just experienced.

This may be as close to "heaven" as one gets on earth.

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Pachico, Carmen, and Jesus Mayoral at the Lagoon.

Extreme Close-Up

Pachico, Christopher Reeve, Jesus and Bruce Reitherman during the filming of In the Wild: Gray Whales with Christopher Reeve.

Gray Whales

Everyone feels welcome at Pachico's main dining tent and library. Sharing stories about the day's whale and wildlife encounters over a cold cerveza is one of the daily rituals at Pachicos.

Pachico's main tent houses a great kitchen and library. The main tent is a place where all of those staying at the camp can get together and socialize over breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

A few of Pachico’s wind proof wooden cabins. The cabins sleep 2 comfortably and include AC Power and plug in outlet.

Energy efficient solar panels power the camp.

The town of San Ignacio is one of Baja's most spectacular natural oasis.

The eighteenth-century Jesuit mission in the town of San Ignacio.

The museum and old mission in the town of San Ignacio.

The lush green San Ignacio "Oasis" is quite a contrast from the waterless desert surrounding it.

Spyhop next to boat

A baby Gray Whale resting on mother's back next to the boat.

Gray whale mother & calf

Gray Whale fluke in the distance

A baby gray whale

Gray whale raising fluke to dive

Gray whale raising fluke to dive 2

Fluke before dive

Pachico Mayoral

Ranulfo Mayoral taking measurements of a sea turtle.

Jesus Mayoral and El Capitan pose for a photo in front of one of Pachico's whale watching skiffs or "pangas."

Jesus and Pachico Mayoral making modifications to a panga as sunset approaches on this mid February day.

Boarding one of Pachico's boats en route to the permitted whale watching zone in Laguna San Ignacio.

El Capitan and a happy whale watcher.

Everyone gets excited when the friendly whales approach the boat.

A curious baby gray whale and mother swim over to the boat to the delight of the passengers.

A boatload of lucky visitors get the chance to caress a baby whale.

Four gray whales cruising along.

Spyhop

Two young boys make friends with a young gray whale.

A curious Sea Lion

One of hundreds of guitar fish prowling the shallow waters of a small bay on the western shore of the Laguna.

Osprey on cardon cactus.

Reddish egret

The church, completed in 1786, was constructed with 4 foot wide blocks of volcanic rock that came from the nearby volcanoes.

The dirt road from the town of San Ignacio to the Laguna makes for a classic Baja excusrion through gorgeous cactus gardens.

The smooth dirt roads along the perimeter of the lagoon make for a wonderful sight seeing tour.

From its perch on the bluffs along Laguna San Ignacio, Pachico's camp offers great views of the lagoon and surrounding desert flora and fauna.

Another view of the main gathering spot at Pachico's Eco Camp.

View of Pachico's Eco Tours camp from the lagoon.

Pachico's Eco Tours camp is located just north of Campo Pachico - the first village reached on the lagoon after leaving the town of San Ignacio.

Pachico's camp combines a wilderness setting with some nice comforts of home - clean bathrooms and showers.

Interacting with a mother and baby.

Petting one of the friendly Gray Whales in Laguna San Ignacio aboard one of Pachico's boats.

A few whales frolicking between boats.

Gray Whale Kiss

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E-Mail: pachicosecotours@hotmail.com