PURE WILDNESS
BAJA CALIFORNIA & THE SEA OF CORTEZ: AMONG THE GREAT WHALES 8 DAYS/7 NIGHTS | FROM $8,000 Visit expeditions.com for all categories, current rates, and details.
Aboard National Geographic Venture EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
• Explore along Baja’s Pacific Coast and the Sea of Cortez for opportunities to observe humpbacks and search for gigantic blue whales, sperm whales, pilot whales, and more. • Your floating base camp brings you into the breeding grounds of grey whales to observe cow and calf pairs on intimate water-level encounters, and from the ship’s bow along with expert naturalists. • Go snorkelling amid sea lions at Los Islotes, and observe schools of king angelfish in the Sea of Cortez and in the extraordinary Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park. • Investigate shorelines in the solitude of a kayak on the lookout for a variety of bird species including magnificent frigatebirds. • Hike or walk diverse landscapes, as naturalists introduce the diversity and complexities of sand dunes, desert landscapes, and uninhabited islands. • Celebrate the music, the dance, the colour of Mexico during our exquisite open-air dinner in vibrant La Paz. ITINERARY AT A GLANCE
EXPEDITION DETAILS
Day 7: Exploring the Sea of Cortez
Pacific Ocean
MEXICO Loreto Bahía Loreto
IA
Day 6: Los Islotes and La Paz
Bahía Magdalena
RN
Day 5: Gorda Banks and Cabo Pulmo
Boca de Soledad San Carlos
FO
Day 4: Magdalena Bay/Cruising
ALI
Day 3: Boca de Soledad
C JA
Day 2: Bahia Almejas/Rehusa Channel/ Isla Magdalena
Sea of Cortez
BA
Day 1: Loreto, Mexico/San Carlos/ Embark
Los Islotes
La Paz
DATES: 2022 Jan. 8*, 15, 22*, 29; Feb. 5*, 12, 19*, 26; Mar. 5* *These departures travel in the reverse. Note: The exact order of stops may vary in order to maximise your experience. Guests enjoy a close encounter with a grey whale in Magdalena Bay.
Cabo Pulmo Gorda Banks
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Day 8: Loreto/Disembark
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