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Whale Shark Encounter

2024-02-12T13:28:52-08:00May 3rd, 2016|

We are thrilled to offer a special encounter with the whale sharks of Bahía La Paz, when conditions and reserve operations allow, during our 12-day Baja Whalewatching tours as an optional, add-on experience. (Not suitable for novice swimmers, though non-swimmers are welcome in the panga for photographing and observing.)

Whale shark @ Linda Janes

Searcher Natural History Tours has contracted with local, licensed tour operators and guides to provide this unique opportunity to our passengers.  A comfortable, shaded panga boat will arrive to collect groups of snorkelers and observers for an expertly piloted tour of the emerald waters near the entrance of La Paz bay in search of the biggest fish on the planet!  Snorkelers are permitted to actually swim alongside these massive, awe-inspiring creatures within the Whale Shark Reserve’s guidelines (six swimmers at a time, maintaining a distance away from the shark, and no touching).  And those who chose to remain on the boat are treated to up-close opportunities to observe and photograph the whale sharks as they swim and feed in the clear, warm, and plankton-rich waters. The accompanying local guide will share research, natural history, and behavior information about the impressive whale sharks with guests, and be in the water with snorkelers to model appropriate underwater observations.

Having a close encounter with a whale shark was an unexpected and unique event added to passengers’ many highlights of Searcher Natural History Tours’ Baja Whalewatching adventures. We will make this resoundingly popular experience available for future tours, weather and presence of sharks permitting. The price will be in addition to the tour fee since we can’t guarantee it until a day or two prior.  Those that choose to stay aboard Searcher do not need to pay, and still maybe able to observe the area’s sharks. Please contact our office in advance of your tour to find out the final arrangements. In the meantime, please enjoy the photos and imagine what it would be like to swim alongside a 25-foot long fish….

(Many thanks to Lee Morgan for use of his beautiful photo of shark and snorkeler.)

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NEW in 2016 – Whale Shark Encounters!

2020-07-15T16:34:42-07:00April 23rd, 2016|News, Tours|

2016 was full of surprises for our Baja Whalewatching adventurers, including one that most of our tour guests shared in common! (Many thanks to Lee Morgan for use of his beautiful cover photo.)

Following a day of birding, snorkeling, and beachcombing at Los Frailes, passengers received a delightful announcement: they would be experiencing a Whale Shark Encounter in Bahía La Paz the following day as part of Searcher‘s pilot program to include this new opportunity on our 12-day itinerary.

Searcher Natural History Tours contracted with local, licensed tour operators and guides to provide this unique experience to our passengers.  A comfortable, shaded panga boat would arrive the following morning to collect groups of snorkelers and observers for an expertly piloted tour of the emerald waters near the entrance of La Paz bay in search of the biggest fish on the planet!  Snorkelers would be permitted to actually swim alongside these massive, awe-inspiring creatures within the Whale Shark Reserve’s guidelines (six swimmers at a time, maintaining a distance away from the shark, and no touching).  Those who chose to remain on the boat were treated to multiple up-close opportunities to observe and photograph the whale sharks as they swam and fed in the clear, warm, and plankton-rich waters.

Having a close encounter with a whale shark was an unexpected and unique event, which was added to passengers’ many highlights of their Searcher Natural History Tours’ Baja Whalewatching adventure.  Our plan is to make this resoundingly popular experience available as an option for 2017 tours, weather permitting. We will keep you informed as details become available!  In the meantime, please enjoy the photos and imagine what it would be like to swim alongside a 25-foot long fish….

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2015 Pelagic Birding tour is off and running!

2020-07-15T16:34:53-07:00September 8th, 2015|Trip Reports|

The 25 birders and 4 leaders left around noon yesterday to head out for an afternoon of local birding, before heading north to the Channel Islands and offshore deep water. They are in search of pelagic birds, whales, dolphins and any other life they can find. The weather forecast looks terrific! Stay tuned for reports.

p.s. Brown boobies were spotted before they left San Diego Bay!

2015 bird departure

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2011 blog begins! Tour #1: Jan 24

2011-01-24T07:45:55-08:00January 24th, 2011|Trip Reports|

Our 2011 tour season is officially underway.The first tour left last night as passengers arrived during a San Diego 70-degree sunny day. This morning, Capt Art is reporting beautiful sea conditions and a pod of 500 or more common dolphins around the boat (thank you to Sally Walton for her photo here) as they leave Ensenada Harbor enroute to Islas Todos Santos and beyond to search for nesting seabirds and harbor seals, and then southward for migrating gray whales and more.

The natualists for this tour are Tom Jefferson and Rob Nawojchik.

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Tour #1: Bahia Agua Verde

2012-02-17T07:12:55-08:00February 16th, 2012|Uncategorized|

Hello whale watchers:
We had another great day with a early walk on the peninsula at Bahia Agua Verde. The weather is still good with a few clouds and a light breeze. The temperature dropped quite a bit with a frontal passage today.
A few snorkellers went in the water at this great spot and then we headed out to look for whales. We found six different blue whales just east of Agua Verde, one of which was a fluking whale. We enjoyed some great looks, then we headed south in search of a toothed whale. We found a group of 30 or 40 bottlenose dolphin that gave us a good show.
We continued south with not much luck on whales but we did see 5 or 6 redbilled tropic birds up close. They are such pretty birds. We also found a few boobies and lots of pelicans.
As we travelled further south towards the south end of Isla San Jose, there was a little bioluminescence and good star gazing in the dark.
Looking forward to tomorrow, as usual.
Capt Art
p.s. Team Searcher is proud to announce a new member to the team. Capt Aaron Remy and his wife Ali had a 9 pound, 9 ounce baby boy today–Channing Mitchell Remy. Congratulations to them and we can’t wait for Channing to come aboard!

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Tour #2 Isla Santa Catalina and blue whales

2011-03-02T19:23:44-08:00March 2nd, 2011|Trip Reports|

Hello whalewatchers,
Well, we are certainly living right! We expected to have good weather for the morning and then possibly have some more wind in the afternoon. Not only did we get great weather this morning, but this afternoon it is even better, with the sea glassing off completely and the swell diminishing to where the boat is barely moving. We are liking it!
We had a great walk this morning at Bahia Tambobiche with good birding. We left there to look for whales and we saw a pair of blue whales not too far from there. We had excellent looks at these whales with perfect lighting and we were able to keep track of them so everyone had a good look. We stayed for over two hours and then we left to look for something different.

We came across a big herd of common dolphin that gave us a great show. There were at least 1000 dolphin in the herd. We left them in search of something different and we found an area of birds feedin,g with balls of krill on the surface and then two Bryde’s whales showed up. We had a great show with Brydes whales feeding on the balls of krill and small bait fish. It was spectacular!
Headed to Isla Santa Catalina tonight for another calm spot and a good night’s rest.

Looking forward to tomorrow,
Capt Art

p.s. Thanks to Chef Charles for the dolphin photo!

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Tour #1 Jan 30 Isla San Jose

2011-01-30T20:20:20-08:00January 30th, 2011|Trip Reports|

Hello whalewatchers,

Well, another remarkable day in Baja! We started with calm weather, sunny skies and a glorious sunrise at Punta Colorado, Isla San Jose. Then we had a Krazy Koastal Kruise for everyone, a walk on the island and a snorkel all before noon. There was good visabilty and lots of fish. We left in search of whales and found a Brydes whale with a calf. We followed it for a while and decided that we had great looks and would look for something else. As we were departing, the calf started breaching and that is something we haven’t ever seen before–it was incredible! After that we saw pilot whales, common dolphin, and to top it off, a big male sperm whale. We also deployed the hydrophone and heard the sonar of the sperm whale, a very distinctive clicking that varied in speed and intensity. We haven’t heard that in the past so we had two firsts today. In addition we added three species of whales to our list. We still have three days left in our trip and we have already seen 13 different species of whales .
More tomorrow,
Capt Art

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2017 Tour #4 Laguna San Ignacio, Day 2

2020-07-15T16:34:33-07:00March 29th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Hello Whalewatchers!

We enjoyed a leisurely morning aboard the Searcher, and then headed off in two pangas before lunch. The first panga headed out to the mangroves, while the other went off in search of whales. In the mangroves, guests

In addition to the other sea life, we had a visit from some friendly bottlenose dolphins!

saw all sorts of shore birds; and our whalewatchers had two pairs of mother and calf whales. The weather was ideal for both excursions.

The weather held up nicely for our afternoon outings. While some of the group went whale watching, others enjoyed a beautiful walk on the beach. Again, our whalewatchers got the chance to get close enough to touch a whale while out on the pangas. We are headed out of Laguna San Ignacio, and are headed south to Bahia Magdalena Bay tomorrow to enjoy some offshore whale and sea life watching. The weather forecast looks great for tomorrow, and we are excited for another day of fun!

-Team Searcher

 

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