Closest Whale Shark Encounters to U.S. Just a Short Flight from San Diego with Baja AirVentures

SAN DIEGO - Aug. 6, 2019 - PRLog -- The largest fish on Earth is the harmless whale shark. This gentle giant can grow to 60 feet long on a diet of algae, plankton and krill. There are only a handful of places on the planet where annually whale sharks make predictable appearances. One such site is just a two and a half hour plane ride from San Diego, CA, with Baja AirVentures (http://www.bajaairventures.com/).

Bahia de los Angeles, just 300 air miles from San Diego, offers the closest whale shark experience to North America. The spectacle of migrating whale sharks is the main attraction in late summer and fall when water temperatures off the eastern coast of Baja Peninsula hover between an inviting 80F and 82F. From August through October whale sharks migrate to the nutrient-rich waters of the Midriff Island region in the Sea of Cortez, home to Las Animas Wilderness Ecolodge (http://www.bajaairventures.com/WildernessRetreat.html).

Baja AirVentures flies its guests by private air carriage from Brown Field in San Diego to the remote Mexican fishing village of Bahia de los Angeles (population 800). Boats shuttle guests another hour south to Las Animas Lodge situated off the grid on a private, turquoise cove rimmed by a mile-long crescent beach.

The self-sustaining, solar-powered retreat offers eight well-appointed beachside yurts with in-room solar shower and composting toilet, twin and king-size beds with comforters and high thread-count linens, and covered patios with hammocks.

"There are people who travel the world over looking to snorkel with whale sharks," says Baja AirVentures founder and president Kevin Warren. "We've had folks who have gone on our trips who also have been to Australia, Philippines, and Thailand but they had not yet had the good fortune to swim with them. But here they accomplished that goal. Over the last 10 consecutive years, every one of our trips had successful whale shark encounters, sometimes up to as many as 6 sightings in one outing."

Operating year-round Las Animas (http://www.bajaairventures.com/WildernessRetreat.html) offers six-day whale shark programs departing San Diego on Monday and returning the following Saturday. All-inclusive programs run $2,995 per person, double. The rate includes round-trip flight from San Diego, accommodations, all meals, beverages, guides, equipment and land and boat transportation.

Weeks during the 2019 season that still have good availability include; Aug.19–24, 26–31; Sept. 2–7, 9–14, 24–30; Oct. 7–12, 14–19 and 21–26.

For questions, reservations and additional details on the whale shark program please call 1.800.221.9283 or visit: https://www.bajaairventures.com/bajawhaleshark/.

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Dave Wiggins: 720.301.3822 / dave@travelnewssource.com