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Baja Ecotours

San Ignacio Lagoon, San Ignacio 23000, Mexico
619-819-2966
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Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Traveler Description: One of those trips of a lifetime!   BajaEcotours provided a most extraordinary experience - both in terms of being in the Lagoon - and experiencing... more »
Useful Information: Bathroom facilities, Activities for older children
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San Diego, California
1 review
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

Ok, don't take the bus if you can get there ANY other way, BUT--everything about the camp--the people--Paco, Rubi, Maldo, Roberto, the wonderful kids!!, the food, the cabins--just amazing. You have to experience the whales to believe it!! Beyond words. Can you imagine kissing a whale??? The other guests were all wonderful too! I can't wait to go back (hmmm,... More

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Hong Kong, null, Hong Kong
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

Thanks to all the staff especially Ruby & Maldo- what an amazing experience. Great food also. You are wonderful people sharing the most beautiful experience. We can't wait to come back !

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Bristol, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2013

We carefully researched and planned this once in a lifetime holiday, and we concur with the positive reviews posted by others. This was our first trip to Mexico and we were delighted with the experience and found it to be a safe and welcoming country. Camp Cortez is accurately described within their website. All the facilities are well designed, comfortable... More

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Central Coast of California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

This was my second year going to Baja Ecotour's whale camp at Campo Cortez at San Ignacio Lagoon. The up-close and physical contact with the Gray whales makes every time as exciting as the first time. I was there 3 days with 2 whale watches (each 2 hours) per day...so 6 whale watches. And each time, we were able to... More

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Bardstown
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013

I would have given this review 5 stars if it weren't for some holdups on the way to & from San Ignacio. One of these was unavoidable (weather) & one of them was completely avoidable (poor communication between tour staff.) On both occasions we tourists were not kept well enough apprised about what was going on. But after all what... More

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bajaecotours, Owner at Baja Ecotours, responded to this review
April 5, 2013

Adventure Travel: and off the beaten path and in a foreign land....Ok, This guest is 100% completely right about the "avoidable" mishap....as well as poor communication our guide had with our charter bus driver for the day (he was not our normal driver--and a stand in for the day). Much of what we do is try to navigate the normally... More

Wildwood, Fl
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

Sometimes you have to stretch your perceived capabilities to experience the memories of a lifetime. We are 'septugenarians' and set our minds to this adventure. Seeing, touching, kissing, observing the gray whales was something you only see on TV. Well, we've done it and it was food for the soul. I would say to anyone considering such a trip "GO... More

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Queens, NY
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 19, 2013

We booked our whale "watching" experience with Baja Ecotours. I say "watching" because it was so much more than that. Every trip we were lucky to be able to scratch, splash, and even kiss the calves!! It was truly amazing when the whale just looks into your eyes. We learned a lot as well and made great friends. Pack warm... More

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Newtown, Pennsylvania
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 18, 2013

What a thrill to have a close encounter with gray whales and their calves. The babies love to be scratched and made a fuss over!!! The huge Mom swims alongside checking up on her baby and you can feel a bump and slight rising of the boat. It was very windy and cold with the water about 50 degrees. That... More

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Zion, Illinois
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2013

We did the bus in, fly out option in early February 2013. Our group was compatible & we made the most of our long trek; we even played Farkle in the Tijuana bus station! Once we arrived @ Campo Cortez we were welcomed by Maldo then out into the boats for our first trip to the lagoon. We spotted a... More

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bajaecotours, Owner at Baja Ecotours, responded to this review
March 4, 2013

The bus-fly and fly-bus trips are our newest trips. They take advantage of our planes flying empty on the first and last trips.....and you get to then evaluate how pleasant it is to fly. Our Bus trips are of course a bit of a ride and can be strenuous--as if flying for 12 hours overseas....but they are also much more... More

Flagstaff, Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 1, 2013

Would you like to see a half-ton gray whale calf roll on her side and check you out eyeball-to-eyeball, inches from your boat? Would you like to rough it a bit and stay in a small, tidy cabin right on the shoreline at a “whale camp” powered entirely by wind and solar panels? If “yes” then go to Campo Cortez.... More

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bajaecotours, Owner at Baja Ecotours, responded to this review
March 5, 2013

True indeed.....thanks for the fantastic review. What is well said is that THIS is NOT a retreat of 5 star hotel. BUT, we offer the most we can for what we have available to us and by keeping our footprints as LIGHT as possible on the environment. ....but that said, what an off the grid experience---it's a bit of a... More

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