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Mexico Whale watching
The west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula is regarded
as having some of the best whale-watching venues in the world.
Every year between December and March thousands of California Gray
whales migrate to the protected waters and warm lagoons to mate and
calve. Three lagoons on the Pacific Coast that offer the best
location for watching Gray Whales are Magdalena Bay, San Ignacio
Lagoon and Scammon's Lagoon, which sees the largest number of these
mammals each year. The lagoons are protected marine parks where
whale watching is controlled and allowed only in boats operated by
trained guides. Humpback and Blue whales breed in the Sea of
Cortez, and Bahia de Los Angeles is the centre for whale-watching
expeditions in the area. Although whales can be sighted from shore,
particularly from the Cabo San Lucas at the southern tip of the
peninsula, boat cruises are the most popular way to see them and
take passengers to where they can be observed up close.
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