Month: November 2020

Whale shark is considered to be a endangered spice, therefore the Mexican Environmental Authority has issued regulations intended to preserve and protect it. The authorized season to swin with the whale shark on La Paz Bay officialy starts the 1st of October and terminates on May 31. However the announcement of the begining of the season depends that enough whale sharks are found on the Bay, previous a search carried out by the authority. Only authorized operators, captains and guides by Federal Environmental Authority are able to access to the whale shark area and provide the service. It is forbidden during the observation and swimming activity with the whale shark the following: Use sunscreen or suntan lotion that are not biodegradable, o Harassing, touching, riding or otherwise damaging the whale shark, Obstruct the course of the whale sharks, either with boats or with swimmers, use flash - artificial lighting in the water,  Throw or dispose of any type of waste, Introduce or release specimens of plants or animals of any species, Bring pets on the boat, or Feed marine species, among others. Snorkeling schedule is also controled by the Environmental Office. The entry to the whale shark zone starts at 9 am, on crowded season starts 8 am. Every boat is requested to approach to the check point previous the entry to the zone. Once the boat makes it to the check point, an environmental officer will let the captain know the waiting time to entry to the zone. Priority depends on the time that the boat makes it to the Check point. Only 14 boats are authorized to be at the zone at the same time. It is only allowed one boat for one whale shark. The snorkeling time period for a boat is of 30 minutes. If more

Due to Federal and State regulations all tours are limited to the half of the boat capacity. Such capacity might be increased or reduced by the Goverment in accordance with the disease evolution. Nature Protected Areas such as the Espiritu Santo Island and Balandra beach have issued their own preventive protocols against Covid-19. Port Authority has limited boats passengers capacity as well in accordance with the disease alarm that is issued on weekly basis by the Goverment For admission to the Marinas it is mandatory to wear face mask Our company has been evaluated and certificated with the preventive Protocols for Covid-19. All of our equipment, snorkeling gear and boat is constantly sanitized in order to guarantee passengers and crew health. As suggestion to our clients that have booked a tour is to be constantly in touch so any modification on the current status that might affect the trip is notified on time For more information about the current status of Covid-19 related to the tours, please feel free to reach us