On this five-day Baja California, Mexico trip, encounter gray whales as they approach your boat in Magdalena Bay. Snorkel with playful sea lions and visit the UNESCO World Site of Espiritu Santo Island. Explore La Paz, a friendly beach city with an array of adventure opportunities. Learn about the biodiversity of remarkable Baja California.

Enter the California gray whale birthing lagoons of Bahia Magdalena for close encounters with these gentle giants, a rare privilege in the natural world. Plus explore the islands dotting the azure Sea of Cortez, one of the best places to see marine mammals.

In the nursery waters of Magdalena Bay, live amid massive gray whale mothers and their calves. See them up close onboard the National Geographic Sea Bird and local pangas. Kayak and paddleboard through magnificent mangroves, or beachcomb boundless stretches of sand.