La Ventana Ocean Safari: Encounter Mobula Rays, Dolphins, Orcas & Whales
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La Ventana
Experience the thrill of encountering Mobula rays, dolphins, orcas, and whales on the La Ventana Ocean Safari. Discover the magical marine life of this renowned kite surfing destination. Book your adventure now!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 454R+GQ Cueva de León - The adventure begins in La Ventana and takes approximately 6 hours.

We will sail in our panga boat looking for all the marine life that the ocean want to gives us.

Get ready to swim with huge schools of mobulas, do snorkel with dolphins and killer whales, and see whales also. With some luck, you will enjoy an unforgettable day! Orca sightings have become more frequent but are not a daily common sighting.

This is an outdoor expedition focused on searching for marine life. Each day is unique and nature is nature, nothing can be guaranteed. Please note we don’t engage in harassment of wildlife.

As the activity has gained popularity, and since swimming with orcas is not regulated, there have been instances where the animals are being harrased for hours by many boats, and the activity done in an unsafe way.
Locals of the area have agreed on good practices:
Not swimming with orcas if:

  • they are eating
  • they are cruising at high speed
  • are being followed by many boats
  • unsafe weather conditions

Swimming with orcas if:

  • they are interested on us
  • moving slowly
  • not being evasive
  • safe weather conditions and few boats around

Swimming with whales is prohibited in Mexico.

What's Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

La Ventana is traditionally known as one of the best sites in the world for kite surfing. However, in recent years, this amazing place has become popular along with Cerralvo Island (also known as Jacques Cousteau Island), for its Mobula ray abundance during the months of March-June, and for its whales and dolphins transit. These conditions have resulted in frequent orca encounters, as they feed on Mobulas.

July to December is also a great time to do this adventure since water temperature and visibility will make this day an amazing adventure. During the winter, whales transit in between the coast and the island, which serves as another great opportunity to encounter amazing marine life.

To sum it up, La Ventana and Cerralvo Island are a magical place where anything can happen during our ocean safaris.

Location
Corredor Isla Cerralvo s/n
Corredor Isla Cerralvo
The meeting point will be the La Ventana pier, right in front of the yellow building "Playa Central". If we input "Playa Central, La Ventana" in the GPS, we will arrive right there.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Diane_e
May 25, 2024
Mobula rays and a blue whale! - We had an amazing day on this safari! We snorkeled above the thousands of mobula rays and saw a blue whale (largest animal to ever live on earth!). Mexico Travel Adventure is an excellent operation -- very professional, safety focused, and clearly cared about the animals and about being good stewards of the environment. Our guide -- Andrea-- was superb. She was super knowledgeable, friendly, and fun. We liked it so much we did another tour with them a few days later.
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918teys
May 22, 2024
Amazing!!! - What an incredible experience we had with Paco and Andrea, it was hands down the best tour I’ve ever taken ( in several countries) the experience of seeing the Mobula school in its natural environment just unbelievable, it brought tears to my eyes. We also saw dolphins and and beautiful coral reef with tropical fish- she answer two millions questions and shared all her experiences in this profession with us. Andrea is very knowledgeable and friendly and just a wonderful guide- took videos and pictures of us and share them after the trip without us asking for it or asking for extra payment. I will book trips with this company anytime I’m in Baja DO IT, it’s worth every penny. Mexico Travel Adventures is top notch! Que experiencia tan maravillosa pasamos en este tour, Paco (capitán) y Andrea guía nos regalaron una experiencia inolvidable. Este tour ha sido el mejor que tomado y créanme que he tomado muchísimos en varios países. Ver las Mobula a en su hábitat natural fue una experiencia increíble, tanto que hasta me hiso llorar. Vimos delfines y muchos peces tropicales. Andréa es conocedora y experimentada, respondió a un sin fin de preguntas y compartió sus experiencias en la profesión. Si están en duda por el tour - no duden más, vale la pena cada peso del costo. Recuerden son México Travel Adventures!
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Andreasma2284hn
Feb 18, 2024
Unforgettable experience - An unforgettable experience! Valeria and Clara were amazing guides who explained us everything in detail and took perfectly care of us. We got to see Humpbackwhales, Mobula rays, sea lions and amazing corals. We can 100% recommend them!!
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Joshua
Dec 12, 2023
Amazing Ocean Safari! - We went on the Ocean Safari out of La Ventana and could not have been more impressed with Mexico Travel Adventures. We had previously booked a "snorkel with whale sharks" tour with another company but had to cancel because the season had not opened yet. Looking for something else to do during our two days in La Paz, I found MTA's Ocean Safari, and am so glad that I did! The online booking process was easy, and Karen (the owner, I believe) was communicative during the days leading up to the trip. I had some questions about dietary restrictions and picking a good weather window for our trip, and she was quick to respond to all of my concerns. Some of the pictures on Tripadvisor show people snorkeling with orcas, and obviously that would have been incredible. But anyone who goes into this experience with that expectation is being unrealistic. Nothing can be guaranteed on a wildlife tour - the animals will go where they want to. That said, we were fortunate enough to see two sperm whales, lots of bow-riding dolphins, a couple of mobula rays, and sea lions. We also had the opportunity to snorkel at two beautiful reefs off of Cerralvo Island. Jorge was an excellent captain. He kept the boat steady even when the afternoon winds came up and made the seas choppy. Our guide, Lorenza, was fantastic. I have spent many years guiding kayak and wildlife tours, from Alaska to Hawaii, and worked with lots of guides along the way. Lorenza was a natural guide and educator. She was friendly, enthusiastic, and attentive to our needs, always checking to make sure we had enough to eat drink, that our snorkel gear fit properly, that we were warm and comfortable enough on the boat, etc. She has a background in marine biology, so she was passionate and knowledgeable about everything we saw, but more than that she was able to explain things in a way that was fun and easy to understand without a science background. She also didn't try to make something up if she didn't know the answer but said "That's a good question" and looked up the answer. She was conscientious of the wildlife we encountered, and we left the area when the sperm whales became agitated by all of the other boats dropping snorkelers into the water around them. Even more impressive, she did all of the above in English. I can't imagine how hard it is to guide a tour in a language that's not your first one. Anyone can take you out on a boat to look for whales. But it's the people that make the difference between a good day and an unforgettable day. Jorge and Lorenza both went out of their way to go above and beyond what we expected. On a ten-day trip to Baja, this was the best thing we did. We'll happily book another tour with MTA when we return.
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Màrius
Dec 4, 2023
INCREDIBLE - One of my best days underwater!! A super complete safari, we saw countless very friendly dolphins, schools of mobulas and the most spectacular of all: we were able to swim with a family of Sperm Whales accompanied by a couple of babies, an unforgettable experience 😍 The boat is very comfortable and fast. We had lunch on a small deserted beach, a red ceviche to die for. An experience to repeat again without a doubt!!!!
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Makairo
Dec 4, 2023
It was an unforgettable trip where we were able to see a lot of marine life thanks to the guides and the captain of the boat. - Excellent experience, we saw humpback whales, snorkeled with sea lions, dorado, marlins and sardines. Guille and Andrea super guides
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558ferranc
Dec 4, 2023
Exceptional Window - Without a doubt let yourself be carried away by the experience of Mexico Travel Adventure, with Andrea and Guille by the hand I assure you that the experience will be as complete as possible. Andrea is a Marine encyclopedia available to very few, and thanks to her you better understand where you are and what you are going to see. For me, a trip honestly changes you when the experience marks you. And he marked me, and I tabto if he did. A lot of professionalism but with a smile always in front of you, and the mix, if I may, is on par with Mezcal! We were able to see the big ball of Sardina with an immense life giving it Hunt, and from the departure, to the boat, to the attention, to the food, to the guides, to the panguero... it was 11. It changes a lot to do a tour like this, I say this from experience and I am very glad to have shared such an experience with them. We will repeat for sure
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R6858gkemilyc
Nov 22, 2023
Wonderful day out - Perfectly coordinated by the team, and a wonderful day out - we were lucky to see and snorkel with dolphins on our safari!! Would definitely recommend 😁 Lunch was lovely, and had the beach to ourselves before heading back to shore. Thank you MTA!
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Mauricio
Nov 19, 2023
A dream come true. - A different and unforgettable experience. The task of finding the sardines is very difficult and the crew is expert. They made my dreams come true!
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689eliam
Nov 16, 2023
Sperm whales, dolphins and whales - Both the site and the activity were spectacular. We saw many dolphins and I had the opportunity to swim with them. We also saw sperm whales, impressive. Afterwards we ate on the boat on one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen (sandy beach). Words fall short for what I experienced on this outing.
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