Marlin & Bait Balls
Mexico Sardine Run
SEASONS
October – January
Sailing Yacht: 6 Days, 5 Nights
Luxury Liveaboard: 8 Days, 7 Nights
TYPES OF ADVENTURES
Liveaboard
PRICING (pp. dbl occ.)
Luxury Sailing Yacht: From US$3,300
Luxury Liveaboard: From US$2,995
Destination Overview
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena Bay is a gorgeous place to visit just for the pristine beauty, mangroves and giant sand dunes of the outer islands. We work closely with a group of local panga drivers who know these waters like the back of their hands. Captain G, for example, starting driving a fishing panga 42 years ago when he was 12 years old. He became captain at age 14. And by 18 he had saved up enough money to buy his own panga and stopped fishing to concentrate on eco-tourism. First with whale watching and then with crazy divers (like us!) who wanted to see sharks instead of fishing for them, and then in 2016, for the first time, putting divers in the water around the bait balls. We are very lucky and glad to be working side by side with Captain G and his family and friends in the local community.
We offer 2 equally excellent ways to experience the fall Mexico Sardine Run at Magdalena bay with special feature of striped marlin.
Either 5 nights aboard our 45-ft sailing yacht anchored in the calm waters of the bay with land transfers from Cabo. Or 7 nights full liveaboard boarding in Cabo with a 15 hour sail up the coast of Baja for Magdalena Bay.
Sample Itinerary
Sample Itinerary – Sailing Yacht – 6 Days, 5 Nights
Land transfer to yacht anchored at lagoon.
Day 1
Meets at SeeCreatures Cabo at 9:30 a.m. Scenic 5 hour ground transfer to San Carlos (Mag Bay) with a stop for lunch enroute. Late afternoon board of your yacht. Cocktail hour, sunset and dinner!
Days 2 – 5
4 days of adventure. We partner these trips with local fishermen turned eco-tourism experts. These guys know the local waters better than anyone and sold off their fishing gear to make their living from tourism. It’s the perfect partnership for us. You have the option to spend loads of time out in the pangas or as much time as you want relaxing onboard in our calm tranquil anchorage inside the entrance to the bay. Optional scuba and freediving on local wrecks and dive sites is available and included with your trip.
Day 6
Disembarks San Carlos 8:30 am. Return transfer 5 hours to Cabo or San Jose del Cabo.
Sample Itinerary – Luxury Liveaboard – 8 Days, 7 Nights
Day 1
Meet at SeeCreatures Cabo for 4:30 pm. Board and set sail up the beautiful coast of Baja California. Our destination, the sheltered waters and outer Islands of Magdalena Bay sardine run.
Day 2
Begin with 3 dives south end of Margarita Island, including sea lions and the remains of a steamship that sunk in the early 1900’s.
Days 3 – 6
Let’s find some bait balls and get in the water with striped marlin! This is a cooperative eco-tourism program with local pangas and highly knowledgeable captains. Nobody does a better job at finding bait balls than Captain G and his family and friends.
Spend as much or as little time as you want on the water each day. The more time, the more striped marlin encounters. Scuba diving is definitely on the agenda on this trip.
Magdalena Bay is loaded with life this time of year, and aside from the marlin, you might also spot whales, dolphins, turtles, sharks and sea lions. Don’t forget to check out the mangroves and gorgeous sand dunes. We will have kayaks and SUPs ready for you.
Day 7
Last day at Magdalena Bay. End with 3 more dives including the wreck of a WW1 submarine and more sea lions!
Day 8
8:30am, enjoy one more breakfast before disembarking at SeeCreatures Cabo.
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Operated For Safety
Operated For Safety
Safety is a very serious business. Mother Ocean can be capricious and unforgiving. We hold ourselves to the highest standards and you should expect and demand no less. In our view, every dive boat should be operated within a certified ISM safety management system, outfitted with sprinklers, emergency smoke hoods for everybody and the same safety, fire, life saving equipment and radios as the largest cruise ships. Captains, mates and engineers should have professional commercial mariner qualifications and all crew should have STCW professional mariner certification. Safety is not something to publish in a brochure. It’s part of our DNA. A cornerstone of our culture. Something that we have been living by for every day of the last 30 years.
