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Explore some of the most beautiful islands and beaches of the Sea of Cortez and snorkel among brilliant reef fishes and California sea lions. We ’ll search for blue, fin and sperms whales as well as bottlenose and common dolphins and sea lions. Explore and photograph Baja ’s beaches, tide pools, islands plants, and bird life. Passengers board the Searcher in San Diego and fly home from Cabo San Lucas.
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Photo by John Janovy
Searcher Natural History Tours 2009–2010 Schedule
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Frank S. Balthis
Photo by Frank S. Balthis
12 days in Baja: San Diego to Cabo San Lucas
Feb 7–18, 2010 $3,595   
Mar 9–20, 2010 $3,595   
Mar 25–April 5, 2010 $3,595
April 9-20, 2010 $3,450
Magnificent gray whales, frolicking dolphins, and vast numbers of seabirds welcome you to Baja. Explore the offshore islands of Islas Todos Santos and Islas San Benito looking for harbor seals, sea lions, elephant seals, and nesting birds. Hikes reward you with breathtaking vistas and glimpses of rare plant life. In Laguna San Ignacio, pangas bring us eye-to-eye with gray whales.
You’ll have time to explore pristine beaches and mangroves before we move south to spend more time at sea with gray whales and watch blue whales, common dolphins, and frigatebirds. offshore Cabo San Lucas, we’ll look for the acrobatic humpback whales of Gorda Banks.
Offshore Birding Adventure
September 7–11, 2009
This pelagic birding adventure is the only way to see some of our most elusive seabirds! We take you to the Cortez Bank and the 1,000-fathom curve near the offshore U.S./Mexico border in search of Cook's petrel, red-billed and red-tailed tropicbirds, Laysan and black-footed albatross, and other seabirds such as gulls, terns, and shearwaters. $1,015
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April 2009