* Adventurequest
http://www.adventurequest.com
Oceanic Society Expeditions offers three tours that combine natural history and whale
watching around Baja California in Mexico. |
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* American Cetacean Society - Baja Whale
Adventures
http://www.starrsites.com/acsmb
he Baja California peninsula is one of the great wilderness areas in North America. Our
trips provide a unique combination of adventure and tranquility, with abundant
opportunities to see whales and other wildlife. Encounter curious gray whales in San
Ignacio Lagoon, lounging elephant seals on Islas San Benito, playful sea lions in the Sea
of Cortes |
* American Cetacean Society Home Page
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/graywhl.htm
ACS Gray Whale Fact Sheet: Everything you ever wanted to know about gray whales in one
place. |
* Among the Great Whales
http://www.netaxs.com/~chaz4/spexbaja.html
In recent years, there has been an increase in "friendly" whale behavior in the
lagoons, with curious whales actually approaching our Zodiacs, sometimes to within arm's
length.
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* Baja Discovery Tours:
http://www.bajadiscovery.com/
Whale watching and adventure tours of Baja California and Copper Canyon, Mexico, including
walking and photo tours. Baja Discovery has the longest-running whale camp on Laguna San
Ignacio and absolutely the best location for whale watching while you eat breakfast. Wanna
kiss a whale? This is the place to do it. Excellent staff and very professional operation. |
* Baja's friendly whales give
curious humans the personal touch.
http://www.seattle-pi.com/pi/getaways/070397/whal03.html
"You must be very careful to keep your hands away from their blow holes. And never --
ever -- touch their tails. They will let you know what is OK, and what is not OK." |
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* Among the Great Whales: A Voyage of
Discovery
http://www1.netaxs.com:8080/people/chaz4/spexbaj2.html
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* Ecological 4-Wheeling Adventures
http://www.4x4now.com/sf0896.htm
Clark and Linda Pate offer 4x4 tours, including the whales. |
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* Conservation & Development in the Gray
Whale Lagoons of Baja
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/z-serge.html
This report identifies activities that could have a negative impact
on two gray whale calving/breeding habitats, namely Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia
Magdalena. |
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* GORP - Great outdoors recreation page
http://www.gorp.com/
Sea Kayak Adventures: Sea of Cortez and Loreto area whale watching by sea kayak. |
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* Robyn Mellon Konstantin's
Whales 4 U Page
http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/Robyn.html
This Page will cover: My trips to Mexico in 1997, Overland Travel Distances, Tips for
people in American Waters, When is Gray Whale season? & Where are they going? |
* San Nicolas Hotel: Ensenada
http://www.sannicolas.com.mx/
Ensenada full service resort/whale adventure trip, convention center , in house tours, 2
pools, disco. Great adventure into nature. Includes. Transportation, 2 meals, 2 nites
motel, boat into lagoon, VERY AFFORDABLE, minimum 8 persons, maximum 10. |
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* ASUPMATOMA - the conservation effort of
endangered sea turtles
www.mexonline.com/tortuga.htm
ASUPMATOMA is a non profit organization found in 1980. Focuses on the conservation effort
of endangered sea turtles along the southern tip of Baja, Mexico. |
* Turtle News - Thought I'd list them here!
http://www.turtles.org/adelita.htm
The Remarkable Journey of Adelita, the Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Tracking the Migration of
Adelita [Loggerhead 7667]. |
* More Turtle News - It's worth checking out!
http://www.earthwatch.org
Sea Turtles of Baja, one of the rarest sea turtles is the black sea turtle, a close
relative of the green turtle and apparently as tasty... |
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* San Ignacio Bioreserve
www.mexonline.com/sanignacio.htm
Laguna San Ignacio is a protected bay of Baja California, a little more than half way down
the long peninsula's Pacific Coast. One of several such bays, Laguna San Ignacio is a
known nursing area for the California Gray Whale, and is famous among nursing grounds for
its "friendly encounters." Every season, hundreds of people... |
* Whales, Dolphins, & Kayaking, Oh my!
http://www.vaportrails.com/Eco/EcoFeatures/MagBay/MagBay.html
Kayaking and Whale Watching in Baja California, Mexico |
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* Whale-Watching-Web
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/
World-wide Whale Watching Web: a virtual whale watch trip and whale related resources. An
awesome, award-winning site with sound, video and all the info on whales for kids and for
serious researchers. |
* Adventurequest
http://www.adventurequest.com/adven/htm/1023.htm
Oceanic Society Expeditions offers three tours that combine natural history and whale
watching around Baja California in Mexico. |
* Adventure in Baja California - New
Frontiers
http://www.zynet.co.uk/bovey/newfront/bajahome.html |
* Al & Jerry's Excellent Adventures
http://www.softcom.net/users/dorado/whales.htm
Winter Whale Watching San Ignacio . Fly into Loreto for a six day
eco-tour of middle Baja California. During the tour we will visit three stone missions,
the first built in 1697, go sea kayaking and snorkeling in Concepcion Bay, attend a
Mexican Fiesta complete with one of the most famous Marachi bands in all of Baja, visit
the site of 10,000 year old cave paintings, and of course, visit the whales. |
* American Cetacean Society - Baja Whale
Adventures
http://www.redshift.com/~estarr/acs/baja.htm
he Baja California peninsula is one of the great wilderness areas in North America. Our
trips provide a unique combination of adventure and tranquility, with abundant
opportunities to see whales and other wildlife. Encounter curious gray whales in San
Ignacio Lagoon, lounging elephant seals on Islas San Benito, playful sea lions in the Sea
of Cortez |
* American Cetacean Society Home Page
http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/graywhl.htm
ACS Gray Whale Fact Sheet: Everything you ever wanted to know about gray whales in one
place. |
* Among the Great Whales
http://www.netaxs.com/~chaz4/spexbaja.html
In recent years, there has been an increase in "friendly" whale behavior in the
lagoons, with curious whales actually approaching our Zodiacs, sometimes to within arm's
length.
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* Baja Discovery Tours:
http://www.bajadiscovery.com/
Whale watching and adventure tours of Baja California and Copper Canyon, Mexico, including
walking and photo tours. Baja Discovery has the longest-running whale camp on Laguna San
Ignacio and absolutely the best location for whale watching while you eat breakfast. Wanna
kiss a whale? This is the place to do it. Excellent staff and very professional operation. |
* Baja's friendly whales give
curious humans the personal touch.
http://www.seattle-pi.com/pi/getaways/070397/whal03.html
"You must be very careful to keep your hands away from their blow holes. And never --
ever -- touch their tails. They will let you know what is OK, and what is not OK." |
* Baja Whales - Links to other
information
http://www.netconnection.com/~lsaldana/links.html
Environmental Alerts, Actions & Scientific Reports |
* Betanzos Internacional - Whale watchin in
Baja
http://www.mexturismo.com.mx/MosComEn.htm
The Baja California coast line is known as the winter grounds of the largest mammal known
to man: the whale. We offer an exciting package to visit these magnificient creatures. |
* Among the Great Whales: A Voyage of
Discovery
http://www1.netaxs.com:8080/people/chaz4/spexbaj2.html
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* Ecological 4-Wheeling Adventures
http://www.4x4now.com/sf0896.htm
Clark and Linda Pate offer 4x4 tours, including the whales. |
* Magdalena Bay: Whale Watching and Sea
Kayaking
http://www.netpub.com/nichols/nichol15.htm
The barrier island, Isla Magdalena is found here and is where we will camp. A short walk
across the island reveals over 50 miles of uninhabited beaches, shells, driftwood, whale
bones and even a shipwreck. |
* Conservation & Development in the Gray
Whale Lagoons of Baja
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/z-serge.html
This report identifies activities that could have a negative impact
on two gray whale calving/breeding habitats, namely Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia
Magdalena. |
* The Friendly Whales of the San Ignacio
Lagoon
http://www.bajalife.com/V4pg38.htm
Hunted to near extinction, the friendlies seek human interaction, a story by Paula
McDonald |
* The Friendly Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon
http://www.netconnection.com/~lsaldana/bajawhales.html
San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur: The only place on earth where you can get close
enough to touch these friendly, curious animals in their own environment. A travellers
guide to whale watching in San Ignacio Lagoon: getting there, finding guides, what to
pack, camping, hotels, tour groups. |
* GORP - Great outdoors recreation page
http://www.gorp.com/
Sea Kayak Adventures: Sea of Cortez and Loreto area whale watching by sea kayak. |
* The Gray whale
http://www.rain.org/~inverts/WHALECORP/graywha1.htm
The Gray whale is among the best known of the large whales, because it is a
shore-frequenting species that makes an annual migration along some of the most highly
populated coasts in the world. This migration, from the Bering and Chukchi seas between
Alaska and Siberia to the warm lagoons of Baja California... |
* If you could touch a whale...
http://www.sandiego-online.com/baja/features/whale.stm
Paula McDonalds first-hand account of encounters with the friendly whales of Laguna San
Ignacio. |
* Insearch Of Giants Baja & Beyond
http://www.scubatimes.com/scubatim/baj496.html
Scuba Times Magazine |
* Outdoor Adventure River Specialists
http://oars.com/Adventures/Baja/baja.html
Whale Watching in Baja, Mexico 6, 7 Days, February-March Each year Pacific Gray Whales
migrate 5,000 miles from the harsh Arctic winter to the warmth of Baja's Pacific shore in
order to breed or give birth to their calves. Our whale watching trip offers friendly,
gentle contact with these playful whales and their newborns. Sometimes, these intelligent
and curious whales will actually venture close enough to our motorized skiffs to allow
guests to stroke and exchange eye contact with them. |
* Robyn Mellon Konstantin's
Whales 4 U Page
http://members.tripod.com/~RobynMellon/index.html
This Page will cover: My trips to Mexico in 1997, Overland Travel Distances, Tips for
people in American Waters, When is Gray Whale season? & Where are they going? |
* San Nicolas Hotel: Ensenada
http://www.sannicolas.com.mx/
Ensenada full service resort/whale adventure trip, convention center , in house tours, 2
pools, disco. Great adventure into nature. Includes. Transportation, 2 meals, 2 nites
motel, boat into lagoon, VERY AFFORDABLE, minimum 8 persons, maximum 10. |
* Searcher Natural History Tours
http://www5.electriciti.com/searcher/
Searcher Natural History Tours: Pacific coast of Baja and Sea of Cortez whale-watching
trips out of San Diego.
SEE ALSO: http://www.bajawhale.com/searcher/schedule.html
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TURTLES |
* ASUPMATOMA - the conservation effort of
endangered sea turtles
www.mexonline.com/tortuga.htm
ASUPMATOMA is a non profit organization found in 1980. Focuses on the conservation effort
of endangered sea turtles along the southern tip of Baja, Mexico. |
* Turtle News - Thought I'd list them here!
http://www.turtles.org/adelita.htm
The Remarkable Journey of Adelita, the Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Tracking the Migration of
Adelita [Loggerhead 7667]. |
* More Turtle News - It's worth checking out!
http://www.earthwatch.org/x/Xseminoff.html
Sea Turtles of Baja, one of the rarest sea turtles is the black sea turtle, a close
relative of the green turtle and apparently as tasty... |
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* San Ignacio Bioreserve
www.mexonline.com/sanignacio.htm
Laguna San Ignacio is a protected bay of Baja California, a little more than half way down
the long peninsula's Pacific Coast. One of several such bays, Laguna San Ignacio is a
known nursing area for the California Gray Whale, and is famous among nursing grounds for
its "friendly encounters." Every season, hundreds of people... |
* Whales, Dolphins, & Kayaking, Oh my!
http://www.vaportrails.com/Eco/EcoFeatures/MagBay/MagBay.html
Kayaking and Whale Watching in Baja California, Mexico |
* Whale watching
http://www.bajaex.com/whale.htm
Few places in the world offer such concentration and diversity of marine animals and birds
as the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific lagoons. Join us on an adventure of hiking, swimming,
and photographing wildlife in a place that time has forgotten. |
* Whale-Watching-Web
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/
World-wide Whale Watching Web: a virtual whale watch trip and whale related resources. An
awesome, award-winning site with sound, video and all the info on whales for kids and for
serious researchers. |
* Whales! Whales! Whales!
http://www.bajaex.com/whlwhl.htm
Activities on this trip are as diverse as the area itself. Daily discussions, slide shows,
whale-watching and bird-watching, will be led by trip naturalists to enhance your
understanding and interest in this exciting area. |
* Whale watching tours - Betanzos
http://www.mexturismo.com.mx/MosComEn.htm
The Baja California coast line is known as the winter grounds of the largest mammal known
to man: the Whale. We recommend La Paz, capital of southern Baja, as your whale-watching
expedition.
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