bajablue
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gray whales?
Heading down South this week for the first time past BOLA and I wanted to know if anyone knew if the gray whales will still be in GN and or San
Ignacio? Also, any tips on where to stay in Mulege? There will be 5 of us, so we would prefer a villa or casita, somewhere on the water. Gracias..
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bajajudy
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Yes they should still be in both places. GN is less painful to get to but San Ignacio is a better experience. If time is a factor, go to GN. Stay
at Malarrimo, eat dinner there(killer farmed oysters), go out the next day(see Victor) and be on your way. If time is not a factor, go to San
Ignacio, take a tour bus out to the lagoon. Probably a two night affair. as you will be tired when you return from the trip out and back and probably
not feel like jumping in the car for a drive.
Have fun.
Kiss one for me! Whale that is.
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mulege marv
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pics
the pictures in my post "the whales" were taken yesterday
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bajablue
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Awesome, thanks Judy and Marv..
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how is san ignacio
better than malarrimo's at guerrero negro? details please!! 
have never been to either, but had heard malarrimo's is awesome...
thanks in advance.
lili
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Both are awesome. Just a matter of how you want to do it. It has been beaten to death that the road to San Ignacio Lagoon is horrible. I personally
think that the whale experience is better there but you may have to wade through the water to get to the panga either going or coming...very seldom
both. If that bothers you go to GN. There you can get into the panga from the dock very easily.
Do a search....although I tried to find a thread about the road to no avail.
Just do it
Check out mulege marv's post on his trip. fabulous pix
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cymeryss
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I am planning a trip to GN at the end of march, but am not sure if the whales will still be there? Is sobody familiar with the times these guys leave
the lagoon? Would there be a big difference between the 25th of march or the 1st of april in terms of how many whales one can see?? Also, is there a
way to scuba around these guys? Any tips on which panga to take for best experience?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cymeryss
I am planning a trip to GN at the end of march, but am not sure if the whales will still be there? Is sobody familiar with the times these guys leave
the lagoon? Would there be a big difference between the 25th of march or the 1st of april in terms of how many whales one can see?? Also, is there a
way to scuba around these guys? Any tips on which panga to take for best experience? |
I was in Baja last year, the last week of March and we went to the whaling camp at GN and the morning group was just returning with no whales sighted.
So we just decided to do other stuff, but I heard later that San Ignacio still had whales that week. The later in the season you go the odds are
better in San Ignacio to see a whale. Just my opinion of course, only been whaling once and that was at San Ignacio, so I am biased for sure. If you
go I hope you get to see some, it is a life-changing experience!
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mulege marv
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whales
well this was my first trip, but there were no shortage of whales to see at san ignacio on saturday. im not familiar if they caravan or not, or just
filter out  ,
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cymeryss
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Can anybody else add the the comments and suggestions if it is worth driving down to GN/or San Ignacio for whales last weekend of march/first weekend
of april? Basically, I have a weekend trip to Big Bear set up on the 24th of march, and am willing to cancel it if my chances for seeing whales the
next weekend are slim to none. Any help appreciated.
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whales till april there, no problem.
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Yes it is worth going whale watching we just got back, there are still plenty of whales, particularly because they were late arriving this year. FYI,
the road to San Ignacio Lagoon from town is wide and recently graded. You need a sturdy vehicle like a pickup SUV or van and it takes 2 hours to go 70
km from town. However, the road is in pretty good shape, just some washboards. We just had an awesome friendly whale encounter there that left us all
in tears. If you don't want to drive yourself to the lagoon, Kuyima will take you out there for $120 a van. Guerrero Negro is easier, pavement on
highway all the way to town, delicious dinner at Malarrimo, then you can be taken out to the whales, but you are unlikely to have a friendly whale
encounter. It is HIGH whale watching season right now, I would make reservations for both the whale watch and lodging at either place. We saw quite a
few people turned away for lodging in San Ignacio. And Malarrimo fills up, too.
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a
speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David
Thoreau
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