Whale Shark Tours
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow filter feeding shark that is the largest known living fish species. The species was first identified in April 1828 following the harpooning of a 4.6 metre (15.1 ft) specimen in Table Bay, South Africa. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology; that is, a shark as large as a whale that shares a similar filter feeder eating mode. The whale shark inhabits the world's tropical and warm-temperate oceans. While thought to be primarily pelagic, seasonal feeding aggregations of the sharks occur at several coastal sites such as Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, Utila in Honduras, Donsol and Batangas in the Philippines and the Tanzanian Islands of Pemba and Zanzibar AND the Sea of Cortez.
Click for more about the Whale Shark in our blog + a link to additional whale shark research sources.
Click for more about the Whale Shark in our blog + a link to additional whale shark research sources.
We got a great Special going right now for the upcoming tours. 30% discount on Whale Sharks! Well, not on Baja Whale Sharks but on our Whale Shark expeditions. (Same special as on Google Base). Another additon to the Baja Whale Shark stories here on Baja Expeditions: got a great video on the blog: Scuba diving with Whale Sharks! Thanks to Rick Farrell View it here
Are you now curious about this animal? The picture does show a scuba diver with a whale shark to display the enormous dimensions of this fish. Yet, setting up your scuba rig to have a close encounter with the whale shark is not always necessary. Pending on the presence of plankton, the whale shark sieve's zoo plankton as small as 1mm in diameter through the fine mesh of his gill-rakers while swimming at a slow speed. Paired with that the whale sharks seem to favour encounters with curiosity and much tolerance. This gives plenty of opportunities for very close encounters!!
Whale Shark Tours Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive at La Paz
Transfer to one of the expeditions vessel we contracting. You on your own for the evening what gives you excellent opportunity to see some of La Paz, walk along the "Malecon". The Malecón has been extended last year, the downtown segment of the Malecón, particularly evenings and nights, becomes the place to see and be seen for locals. It is also the favorite place for La Paz visitors to stroll.
Day 2-6 :
Morning departure from the marina in La Paz planned. The next few days will be spend searching for whale sharks by spotter plane. Group wishes and weather permitting we will also visit many famous scuba dive locations as "El Bajo", Las Animas and Los Islotes. This locations are world famous for scuba dive excellence.
Day 7
Morning dive and the time is come to say "good bye" to this treasure of nature. The expeditions vessel steams back to La Paz and your night in the hotel. Again you on your own for the evening and can get same taste of the excellent mexican cuisine in La Paz, reminisce about the whale shark and may get you a souvenir to remember Baja Eco Expeditions Whale Shark trip when you back home.....
Day 8
Depart back home - have a safe trip and come back for more whale shark next year or check on the other Eco Expeditions adventures.
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS, PRICING AND TRIP DATES
US$ 1.595 pp dbl occ standard room
Dates: »May 27 to June 3th 2008 - »June 3th to 10th 2007 - »June 10th to 17th 2008.
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