long_shot45 Posted February 14, 2008 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Has anyone done the whale watching in Cobo? Any recomendations? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advocado Posted February 14, 2008 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I was in Cabo last week. While I didn't do a whale watching thing, I can say that I have never seen so many whales in one polace at one time. Dozens and dozens of them could be seen from the ship, just a short way from shore. Any of the whale watching excursions should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 14, 2008 #3 Share Posted February 14, 2008 longshot 45- when are you going to be there? The whales are plentiful, but only from about Dec to later March. The shore excursions list isn't always clear about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted February 14, 2008 #4 Share Posted February 14, 2008 CruiseBruce is right, they will only be plentiful for another few weeks, then they start their journey north. We did the Whale Watching last month in Cabo, it rates among my 5 or 6 best tours in 20 plus cruises. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long_shot45 Posted February 15, 2008 Author #5 Share Posted February 15, 2008 We will be there March 10th. Is that too late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 15, 2008 #6 Share Posted February 15, 2008 No, we were last there about that time, and they were plentiful. You almost didn't have to take an excursion, as the whales were around the ship. But an excursion will find lots more to look at. We pulled in about 10 am. I was working out as the ship (Statendam) moved down the coast towards Cabo. There were regular spouts, and dolphins as well. You will enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini cruiser Posted February 15, 2008 #7 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I was on the Oosterdam Jan 12th, and took the Ocean Riders whale watching on a zodiac . It was a cool ( temp wise) trip, but worth it for the whales,sea lions, dolphins and marlin that we saw. This was not a HAL tour, because we had a group of 15 and HAL could not insure that we would all be on the same boat. With Ocean Riders we had our own boat, so that we could do as we pleased. On the way past Cabo on the return we saw a whale shark from the ship! Overall the whale watching was not as good as Alaska, but still great! Martini Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsipes Posted February 15, 2008 #8 Share Posted February 15, 2008 In Dec we saw Whales completely breach all the way out of the water....I was surprised they could jump that far ......you will have a great tour if you do Whale Watching in the Winter...there are lot of Wahales, you won't be disapointed. In the summer...they migrate north...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaga112 Posted February 15, 2008 #9 Share Posted February 15, 2008 We took the Deluxe Coastal Cruise with Whale Watching excursion last week on our Maasdam cruise and really enjoyed it. We saw at least a dozen whales; lots of spouts and flukes. The boat got pretty close to a group of 3 which gave us all a treat, too. We also saw a number of smaller boats in the area having the same experience. There are plenty of boats for hire in the port, so you can easily see the whales (I also counted 20 spouts, etc. from our veranda as the ship left port). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat rancher Posted February 15, 2008 #10 Share Posted February 15, 2008 We just got back from a 10 day cruise on the Ryndam....saw LOTS of whales.... For those of you that aren't quite up to a zodiac, the pirate ship was a fine alternative....can't exactly race after those whales, but we did see PLENTY :) and it was a very relaxing way to spend the morning..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user8 Posted February 16, 2008 #11 Share Posted February 16, 2008 A few years back, I was sitting in the Lido aboard the Volendam while we were anchored at the dock in Cabo. I was watching two young men on water jets having a ball zipping back and forth sending the water flying. After watching for three or four minutes, I nearly fell out of my chair when a whale surfaced right in the middle of where the two guys were. I guess the moral of the story is you don't have to go on an excursion to see whales in Cabo. They are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage Posted February 16, 2008 #12 Share Posted February 16, 2008 If the pirate ship is available, you must try it. They turn off the engines and unfurl the sails, and it is the most wonderful experience. We saw so many whales on our tour, and DH got a photo of a double breech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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