5 Night Sea of Cortez Getaway – Ocean Green.There is an excellent chance of also seeing California sea lions, dolphin, wahoo, pelicans, different species of gulls, boobie birds, frigate birds, shearwaters and even the awe inspiring albatross. This thrilling underwater action is spectacular. During October to January, a magical event happens in the nutrient rich swirling blue waters off Magdalena Bay where striped marlin gather to hunt on the second largest sardine run in the world.Mobula rays are present year-round and aggregate in enormous schools from March through July.

If we are lucky, we might also encounter spinner and Risso’s dolphins. Our guests encounter and interact year-round with friendly California sea lions and mega pods of bottlenose dolphins.

The Sea of Cortez is a magical and wonderful place teeming with marine creatures of all sizes.Imagine combining the amazing gray whale interaction at San Ignacio Lagoon into an 8 days / 7 nights adventure at sea with all these other animals of Baja and your own spotter plane to absolutely maximize your encounters. Lets not forget about the huge pods of dolphins. Meet the most majestic whales on the planet: Gray whales, humpbacks, blue whales, fin-back whales and whale sharks.Be ready to create a deeply personal connection that will stay with you for a lifetime. Mamas will even push their babies up against our pangas to be stroked. This is the most amazing and spectacular whale interaction with humans on the planet.And if you’re lucky, giant mantas swimming around La Reina and orcas. Lets not forget the huge pods of dolphins, turtles, mobulas, sperm whales, gobies, the hammerhead sharks around El Bajo & Los Animas, whales of all types of descriptions, shipwrecks and night dives. Meet the playful sea lions of Los Islotes, surround yourself in a tornado of big eye jacks and schools of skipjacks.On July trips, you can expect to swim with schooling mobula rays as well! The highlight of every trip is jumping in the water to swim and snorkel with the friendly whale sharks of Bahia de Los Angeles.

If a manta looks yo in the eye and feels that she can trust you, the most amazing interspecies interaction often follows. Socorro is all about Giant Mantas, not the number of manta but the amazing trust they have in us.

Giant oceanic manta ray eye