Cabo San Lucas Trip Overview
On this expedition, you will spend 5 full days of different marine life encounters. We will explore three different locations in the area where the Pacific ocean and Sea of Cortez meets. Let us guide you on this expedition and snorkel with mobula rays, whale sharks, dolphins, sea lions, blue, mako, bull, hammerhead sharks and many more.
You will be guided by professional animal behaviour specialists who will share their knowledge and passion for the ocean with you.
This expedition is organized by a marine conservation organization. Our conservation activities are funded by expeditions like this one. By joining us on this expedition, you can help us in our mission to protect the BLUE.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 days
Starts: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
On this expedition, you will spend 5 full days of different marine life encounters. We will explore three different locations in the area where the Pacific ocean and Sea of Cortez meets. Let us guide you on this expedition and snorkel with mobula rays, whale sharks, dolphins, sea lions, blue, mako, bull, hammerhead sharks and many more.
You will be guided by professional animal behaviour specialists who will share their knowledge and passion for the ocean with you.
This expedition is organized by a marine conservation organization. Our conservation activities are funded by expeditions like this one. By joining us on this expedition, you can help us in our mission to protect the BLUE.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cabo San Lucas – Meeting, Briefing and Accommodation
Stop At: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California
Our guides will pick you up in your current hotel or at the airport, accommodate you in a 4* hotel in Cabo San Lucas, give you a short briefing about what adventures are ahead of you and let you rest. The expedition will begin next day in the morning.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 4* hotel, Cabo San Lucas
Day 2: Cabo San Lucas – Snorkeling with Mobulas and Wild Dolphins
Stop At: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California
In the morning, we will pick you up in the hotel and we will all drive to the port. We will hop on a private boat with a local fisherman and spend our time searching for large aggregations of mobula rays. Once we find them, we will snorkel with these admirable, synchronously floating animals.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California
When we’re on a boat searching for mobula rays, we’ll watch and swim with wild dolphins we encounter.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at a 4* hotel, Cabo San Lucas
• Lunch: Lunch in a restaurant close to the port.
Accommodation included: 4* hotel, Cabo San Lucas
Day 3: Cabo San Lucas – Swimming with Sharks
Stop At: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California
This day you will have the amazing opportunity to swim with curious blue sharks, fast mako sharks and smooth hammerhead sharks just 35-minute boat ride from the marina. Our aim is to get in the water with respect to the animals and their natural environment and take maximum care of your safety at the same time. For the whole time of the trip, you will be guided by our certified instructors and shark behaviour specialists.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Cabo San Lucas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Baja California
After the shark experience, well deserved food and rest – our group will drive to the city of La Paz and we’ll accommodate you there in your next 4 star hotel. Next morning, our adventure will continue.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at a 4* hotel, Cabo San Lucas
• Lunch: Lunch in a restaurant close to the port.
Accommodation included: 4* hotel, La Paz
Day 4: La Paz – Sea of Cortez Animal encounters
Stop At: La Paz, La Paz, Baja California
We will spend this day on a boat near La Paz, the city located on the shore of Sea of Cortez. We will swim in a large sea lion colony and play with their curious cubs, then we will have a lunch on a white sandy beach in a beautiful blue lagoon and on our way back to the port, we will watch rare birds and other animals we’ll be lucky to encounter in this area full of marine life.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at a 4* hotel, La Paz
• Lunch: Lunch on a white beach in a beautiful blue lagoon.
Accommodation included: 4* hotel, La Paz
Day 5: La Paz – Sea of Cortez Animal encounters, Cabo Pulmo Star watching
Stop At: La Paz, La Paz, Baja California
Our second day on a boat in the Sea of Cortez. This day, we will search for more marine life this unbelievably lively area has to offer. Dolphins, rays, sea lions, huge schools of fish, turtles and many more. Huge whale sharks are passing through this location as well at this time of the year and if lucky you get to swim with them as well.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Cabo Pulmo, Cabo Pulmo, Los Cabos, Baja California
From La Paz we will move to Cabo Pulmo. We will drive to this destination through the desert full of cacti and amazing views. Cabo Pulmo is a romantically rustic and secluded village that is located near the Cabo Pulmo national marine park. When we arrive, we will watch the stars that are just unreal in this place at night as there is nearly zero light pollution.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at a 4* hotel, La Paz
• Lunch: Lunch in a restaurant close to the port
Accommodation included: Hotel close to the village of Cabo Pulmo
Day 6: Cabo Pulmo Marine Preserve
Stop At: Cabo Pulmo Marine Preserve, Cabo Pulmo Mexico
We will spend our last day in the waters of the Marine national park in Cabo Pulmo. First, we will watch the majestic humpback whales from our boat and then we will jump to the water for more animal encounter – thanks to the protection of this area, huge schools of jacks are appearing in these waters. The coral reef is beautiful and we might be lucky to meet more sharks and mobulas here as well.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: San Jose del Cabo, San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California
After our experience in Cabo Pulmo, we will drive back to San Jose del Cabo and accommodate you for your last night included in our expedition. Our last evening it is our tradition to have a dinner with our guests, share the pictures we took and talk about our extraordinary experience.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel
• Lunch: Lunch in a restaurant in Cabo Pulmo
Accommodation included: 4* hotel, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo
Day 7: Departure
Stop At: San Jose del Cabo, San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California
Transfer to SJD airport for your flight back home.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at a 4* hotel, San Jose del Cabo
No accommodation included on this day.
