San Ignacio Lagoon is the primary calving ground for eastern Pacific Gray whales and part of Mexico's El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve. The large concentration of gray whales that reside here each winter are extremely 'friendly,' and regularly approach our small whale watching pangas (skiffs) in a moving display that occurs nowhere else. These whales will steal your heart when they look you in the eye and swim over to interact.

The lagoon and surrounding desert are beautiful, and these trips are done in style. Perfect if you enjoy nature and the great outdoors but love the extra comfort. All our luxury camps are located in the peaceful El Vizcaíno desert, with tents positioned near the water, offering stunning views and endless starry skies at night.

A private flight will take you to the secluded beauty of San Ignacio Lagoon. Enjoy 3 nights of luxury camping along the lagoon and multiple daily excursions to observe and interact with the whales in the lagoon.

This trip can be booked as an add-on excursion to the Socorro Liveaboard trip

Arrive SJD Los Cabos International. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on your own.

Breakfast on your own

Morning complimentary photo workshop

Lunch on your own

Afternoon complimentary Ocean Safari whale watching excursion

Dinner on your own

Your adventure begins with a private 1 hour 50 minute flight from Cabo to our airstrip at the Lagoon. On arrival, our staff will meet you at the airstrip with welcoming smiles, glasses of champagne, and we will travel to camp for a welcome aboard briefing. Afternoon, you have the option of two whale watching encounters or enjoying camp. Cocktail hour. Watching the sunset around one of our fire pits. Presentation by one of our naturalists.

Dinner at camp

All operators in the lagoon work together to maximize guest experience while ensuring no negative impact on the whales. For this reason, all whale encounters are in a small defined area of the lagoon with pangas taking turns entering the restricted area for a maximum of 90 minutes.

You will have the opportunity to have 3-4 whale excursions/day, with meals dispersed in between.

Or as long as the weather cooperates, enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding the mangroves across the lagoon or a leisurely walk, mountain biking, walk along the shore, and bird watching with one of our naturalists or just kicking back, and relaxing. Cocktail hour, sunset viewing, making new friends around one of our fire pits, a game of billiards and an evening presentation by a naturalist are all fine ways to finish off your day in camp.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

Early breakfast. One more whale watching encounter (always weather dependent) and then the beautiful flight back to SJD Los Cabos. Arriving 1 pm.