San Ignacio Gray Whales
Extraordinary Interaction & Experience
Only on the Sea of Cortez is so easy and accessible. They play, pinch, and hang around like puppies. Time flies with these wonderful interactions. All this is possible in calm, shallow, warm water and with incredible visibility. Better impossible.
Read MoreOn our first morning of this trip, we woke up by La Ventana bay in front of Cerralvo Island. Soon we spotted two fin whales and we were watching them from the flying bridge when suddenly we saw 5 to 10 different spouts! Our hearts started to beat faster when we saw those whales were sperm whales! A big pod of at least 20 individuals. Some adults, some young, and a few babies. It was incredible to see these whales from so close.
Read MoreWe have had several close encounters with humpback, fin and minke, and blue whales. Yes! Blue whales are the biggest animal ever on earth. We had other encounters that have blown my mind many times! Seen and swimming with orcas and saw a migration of sperm whales! These giants were gentle and chill in groups of 10 to 20 but were all together probably one hundred individuals.
Read MoreThese unexpected trips to the Sea of Cortez (because of the unexpected closure of Guadalupe National park) are an amazing surprise! We have been seeing amazing wildlife, ranging from the biggest animals to the sperm whales!!! to the smallest with seahorses, jawfish, and all the colorful reef fishes.
Read MoreThe accommodations and food were five-star. Good to see that the same standards from Nautilus trips in Canada remain on the trips in Mexico.
The crew did an excellent job helping with gear and were overall very helpful. I have a special dietary need and the chef did an excellent job accommodating my diet – I am very appreciative.
Read MoreYesterday after we finished with our night dive at the Corralito, we departed to Las Animas, everything was good but in the middle of the early morning around 0430 am started raining, the wind speed increased, gusts were around 25 kts SE and the sea rise around 5 ft SE, so I decided to find shelter in the San Jose Island at W and we are in la Lobera. We started diving at 0900 hrs, the dive was good, we could see a couple of sea lions, and many reef fish. When we picked up our guests the sea lions who were resting on the rock started jumping into the water very close to our guests so we snorkeled with them.
Read MoreThis was my first trip with the Nautilus group & I have to admit that it exceeded all expectations that I had! The diving was incredible! Our divemasters made all the dives very rewarding! They made us feel very safe, the sites rewarded us with amazing sea life & memories I will never forget. What […]
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