Whale Watching Tours in Cabo San Lucas

Either a morning snorkeling and whale watching tour or a beautiful afternoon sunset and whales watching tour departs daily during winter months of December thru March. you will have an excellent opportunity to view the largest creatures on earth. Cabo Sailing provides a fun and safe way to experience a close encounter with these incredible mammals.

• A public three hour Snorkelling & Whale Watching cruise
• A public (shared) two hour Sunset Sail & Whale watching cruise.

Both cruises departs Cabo San Lucas, IGY marina toward the main points of interest in Cabo San Lucas bay. Then, we hoist the sails for whale watching till after sunset. Cabo Whale watching is not to be missed. This cruise is a MUST!

All 75 species of whale are carnivores.

A mature whale can reach up to 50 feet in length and weigh up to 30 tons.

While humpbacks feed from suspended plankton, gray whales are bottom feeders. They turn to their right side and scoop the sand, filtering organic matters.

Both Humpback and Gray whales have two blowholes.

The blowhole, the whale’s nostril, makes it easy for whales to breathe in air without fully surfacing. Since they can only breathe at the surface, whales have had to develop conscious breathing.

The “spout” or “blow” seen is caused by exhaled air (not water). Since the exhaled air is typically warmer than the surrounding air at the water’s surface, the humid air immediately condensed into a mist, appearing as a spout of spraying water.

While the human body uses only 15% of oxygen inhaled, whales can use up to 90 percent of the oxygen they inhale.

Whales survive in sub-zero water temperatures, due to a fat layer called “blubber”, under their skin, which insulates them from their frigid environment,.

While spending time in Cabo San Lucas waters, humpback whales rarely feed. Instead they survive by utilizing the blubber as stored energy.

Whales cannot sleep fully, as they must maintain their breathing. They overcome this by allowing one-half of their brain to sleep at a time.

Whales can travel thousands of miles in only a few weeks. They travel the Pacific Ocean up and down the U.S. and Canadian coastline and as far west as Hawaii, returning to the same food-rich cold water areas year after year. They migrate with the change of seasons, enjoying the warmer waters at the southern tip of Baja California during the colder months, and the abundance of food in the Arctic during the warmer months. Whales have wide tail flanks, extended flippers and, in some species, dorsal fins. Swimming forward is done, like other marine mammals, by flexing their tails up and down. To change direction, they steer their flippers creating a side movement. Dorsal fins, if present, serve to stabilize the whale’s body as it swims

Gray Whales and Humpback whales can produce a wide range of sounds, which they use to communicate with each other over long distances. Whale’s songs can last as long as 30 minutes. Only males sing!! suggesting one purpose is to attract females With no vocal cords, whales generate their songs by forcing air through their nasal cavities.

Humpback and Gray whale breeding occurs mostly during winter to early spring, near the water’s surface, and in warm waters. Pregnancy lasts up to one year. The calf is born tail first near the surface in warm and safe shallow waters. The newborn instinctively swims to the surface for its first breath; helped by its mother, using her body and flippers. Within 30 minutes after birth, the baby whale can swim. The mother and calf may stay together for a year or longer. Calves drink 100 pounds of milk each day. Humpback whales reach puberty at 4-7 years old and maturity at 15 years.

If not conducted considerately, Whale watching can be harassment for the whales. We are committed to respecting the whales’ territorial freedom by following few basic “rules of engagement”. We will be sure to best position you for observing this living magic up close. Please, do not forget that these are wild animals swimming in their natural habitat. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.