Our camp resembles a tent city. Development is allowed along the banks of the protected lagoon. The camp is perched on a rocky precipice overlooking the lagoon and can accommodate about 20 people. It features such amenities as flushing toilets and a full service mess tent. But folks don't come to San Ignacio Lagoon for the accommodations.
People come for the experience of a lifetime.
And that is no exaggeration. We can see the whales offshore from our camp, but it's when we climb into the small motorboats with the local guides that the real adventure begins. The San Ignacio Lagoon is 17 miles long, but we are only permitted in the upper third, and only 16 boats at any one time are allowed to observe these magnificent mammals in their natural habitat. The gray whales come here to be protected. It's calmer, shallower, and warmer.