Baja Charters has successfully operated the PREMIER giant manta encounter for ten years with a 100% track record for locating giant mantas during the legal season, PROVIDING the port was open and government regulations did not prevent access to the giant manta zone.

We provide a large and spacious sailing catamaran, or a 96’ Cruising Yacht, with one or more licensed and certified snorkel boats, licensed captains, and certified guides.

Ground transportation is included along with, wetsuits, snorkel gear, a choice of full-face or standard snorkel masks, snorkel vests, towels, private bathrooms, private fresh-water showers, and reef-friendly sunscreen.

An onboard chef prepares meals, which are also included. We provide an array of beverages, snacks, and an open bar. We typically provide a marine biologist as your teacher and instructor. There are excellent areas to lay-out on board and enjoy your cruise. For service quality reasons, we self-restrict on board guest count to well below our licensed capacity.

We are NOT a cattle-car style tour company!

Ground transportation is included. We pick up guests at the lobbies of all hotels in the greater Cabo and San Jose areas. On rare occasion, in the San Jose area during holidays, we need to meet San Jose guests at the central Starbucks at the main traffic circle.

The sailing catamaran is the largest, and certainly the nicest, of the vessels doing this activity. We have lots of space and are virtually never crowded. We provide a chef, meals, beverages, an open bar, a marine biologist as hostess and snorkel leader, certified guides as required with separate snorkel boats, depending on how many persons are on board.

For quality-of-service reasons we self-restrict the number of guests on board our large and spacious sailing catamaran to 2/3rds of our licensed capacity, but rarely reach that number, except during the weeks around Christmas and Spring break.
Government rules allow a maximum of five guests in the water with a certified whale shark guide at any given time. So, when we are permitted to enter the whale shark feeding zone, (entry is controlled by a federal agency), guests shift to a snorkel boat with a guide and licensed captain. As we have more guests than are permitted on a single snorkel boat, we add additional snorkel boats and guides. The snorkel boats come up to the steps of the sailing catamaran and take guests into the area to swim with whale sharks.

On average, during the whale shark season, we range from 6 to 12 guests onboard, during the Christmas period 16 to 20. The boat itself is large and comfortable with plenty of space to lie out and enjoy the cruise. The sailing catamaran is licensed for thirty, but as explained above, we self-restrict for both logistical and quality of service reasons. 

You may book at on this website by clicking on Book Now. It will take you through the process including date selection. If you need personal assistance, or prefer to book via email or by phone, contact us via ChartersBaja@gmail.com, or our local English Only line 612 152 9940, or our Spanish-German line at 624 128 5666. You may also reach us via our US line 214 974 0501.

The rate for everything, including ground transportation to the yacht, and our large and spacious sailing catamaran, with chef, two meals, beverages, an open bar, plus a marine biologist as your hostess and snorkel leader, along with all needed equipment, including towels, wetsuits, and reef-friendly sunscreen, for a five hour cruise, including swimming with whale sharks AND with sea lions, is US $315 per adult, and US $215 per child 12 and under, plus tax.