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16/08/2026

There’s something pretty surreal about floating in the middle of the Pacific and realizing a humpback whale is the one coming closer to you.

Specially when it’s a curious juvenile humpback whale with absolutely no concept of personal space. 😂

We don’t chase whales, we get in the water, give them space and let them decide what happens next and sometimes, they decide that a group of humans in masks and fins is worth investigating. That’s what makes French Polynesia so special, you’re sharing the water with them, on their terms.

Seven days, a remote secret location, just eight guests and as much time in the water as conditions allow. Is there a better way to spend a week? 🐋

🎥 Jamie Lally

Join our Humpback Whale Expedition in French Polynesia this October and see it for yourself. 🐳

If you want more details, visit our website www.bajawildencounters.com or send us a message. Our team will be happy to answer any questions!

Some eyes look at you.
Porcupinefish eyes look like they’re looking through the universe. ✨🌌One of the things that alway...
14/08/2026

Some eyes look at you.
Porcupinefish eyes look like they’re looking through the universe. ✨🌌

One of the things that always stop us when photographing these little characters is their eyes. Up close, the pupil can be scattered with tiny iridescent blue-green specks, creating what looks almost like a miniature galaxy trapped inside the eye.

These fish are largely nocturnal. While we’re used to seeing their ridiculous little faces during the day, they do much of their hunting after dark, using those strange eyes to navigate a world where light is scarce. Even stranger, they seem to have some surprising adaptations for seeing in low light that scientists still don’t completely understand.

So while their faces make them look permanently curious, those galaxies might actually be part of a surprisingly sophisticated visual system.

We had the chance to get incredibly close to these animals during our Sea of Cortez Expedition and that’s is exactly why no two dives in Baja ever feel the same.

📸 Jamie Lally

10/08/2026

During our Sea of Cortez Safari Expedition, we had one of those encounters that makes you stop and ask: What exactly did we just see? 😂

Pilot whales are highly social animals, living in tightly connected pods where individuals constantly communicate and interact through movement, vocalisation and physical contact.

In this footage, one pilot whale delivers a head hit to two different individuals within the pod. We’ve spent a lot of time in the water with marine wildlife and this is something we’ve never witnessed anywhere before.

Exactly what this interaction means is difficult to determine from a single observation. It could be social play, communication, establishing boundaries or simply pilot whale business.

Even with extensive time spent observing marine life, the ocean still has a way of showing us behaviors we’ve never seen before.

A highlight recorded by Jamie Lally during our past Sea of Cortez Expedition.

Witness this and other incredible marine wildlife interactions with us. 🌊🐋

Join our team on an unforgettable expedition and experience these encounters in the wild. Visit our website or send us a message to learn more about our upcoming expeditions.

There are few things that make a long day cruising the waters of Baja California better than looking over the bow and su...
30/07/2026

There are few things that make a long day cruising the waters of Baja California better than looking over the bow and suddenly realising you have an es**rt.

Dolphins are notorious boat companions out here, often riding the bow wave and surfing the pressure wave created by a moving vessel. But they aren’t simply following the boat because they’re curious about us. Dolphins are incredibly efficient swimmers and bow-riding allows them to exploit the hydrodynamic pressure generated around the hull, potentially reducing the energetic cost of travelling while maintaining speed. In other words, we’re basically giving them a free underwater treadmill and they seem perfectly happy to use it.

Sometimes they join us for a few minutes, sometimes they disappear as quickly as they arrived and occasionally the ocean suddenly comes alive with hundreds of dolphins moving in every direction.

Dolphins are capable of forming some of the largest and most complex dolphin aggregations ever recorded. In places with exceptionally high prey concentrations, superpods can contain thousands and in rare historical observations, tens of thousands of individuals, temporarily bringing together multiple social groups that normally travel separately. Imagine trying to keep track of that many dolphins underwater. Jamie Lally struggle with six.

📸 Chris Crazz

You can experience the close presence of these incredible animals during our Striped Marlin & Sardine Run Expedition in Baja California, running throughout November and December. Only a few spots remain!

For more details, send us a message and our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have or visit our website:
www.bajawildencounters.com

There are few things that make a long day cruising the waters of Baja California better than looking over the bow and su...
30/07/2026

There are few things that make a long day cruising the waters of Baja California better than looking over the bow and suddenly realising you have an es**rt.

Dolphins are notorious boat companions out here, often riding the bow wave and surfing the pressure wave created by a moving vessel. But they aren’t simply following the boat because they’re curious about us. Dolphins are incredibly efficient swimmers and bow-riding allows them to exploit the hydrodynamic pressure generated around the hull, potentially reducing the energetic cost of travelling while maintaining speed. In other words, we’re basically giving them a free underwater treadmill and they seem perfectly happy to use it.

Sometimes they join us for a few minutes, sometimes they disappear as quickly as they arrived and occasionally the ocean suddenly comes alive with hundreds of dolphins moving in every direction.

Dolphins are capable of forming some of the largest and most complex dolphin aggregations ever recorded. In places with exceptionally high prey concentrations, superpods can contain thousands and in rare historical observations, tens of thousands of individuals, temporarily bringing together multiple social groups that normally travel separately. Imagine trying to keep track of that many dolphins underwater. Jamie Lally struggle with six.

📸 Chris Crazz

You can experience the close presence of these incredible animals during our Striped Marlin & Sardine Run Expedition in Baja California, running throughout November and December. Only a few spots remain!

For more details, send us a message and our team will be happy to answer any questions you may have or visit our website: www.bajawildencounters.com

There are still places in the ocean where the experience feels truly wild. This October, you can join us on a 7-day expe...
28/07/2026

There are still places in the ocean where the experience feels truly wild. This October, you can join us on a 7-day expedition to a remote, secret location in French Polynesia, far from the crowds and only accessible by boat.

We’ll spend our days in the water with humpback whales during their annual migration through the warm South Pacific,  with time between encounters to explore untouched lagoons, hike, kayak and simply disconnect from the outside world.

This isn’t a resort holiday or a crowded whale tour. It’s an off-the-grid expedition built around the ocean, the whales and the privilege of experiencing them in a place few people ever reach.

The humpback whales visiting French Polynesia are part of the Oceania population that migrates between tropical breeding grounds and Antarctic feeding areas,  but what makes this region especially fascinating is that researchers have documented individual whales moving between different breeding islands across French Polynesia, showing that these animals may have a much more complex social and spatial network across the South Pacific than the idea of a single, isolated breeding ground suggests.

📸 Jamie Lally

Join our Humpback Whale Expedition in French Polynesia this October and see it for yourself. 🐳

If you want more details, visit our website www.bajawildencounters.com or send us a message. Our team will be happy to answer any questions!

26/07/2026

When everything is out to eat.
For a few weeks each year, the waters of Baja California Sur come alive in a way that’s almost impossible to describe. Here are a few examples of the encounters that we can have: humpback whales, blue whales, pilot whales and of course striped marlins and bait balls.

Thousands of striped marlin hunting at full speed. Bait balls collapsing under pure chaos. Whales passing by in the middle of the action and you as an observer of all the action.

But what truly makes this experience different… is how you live it. We don’t follow crowds. We don’t chase moments blindly. We read the ocean, we understand the behaviour and we position you where everything happens safely, respectfully and at the right time.

Small groups and local knowledge. Years of experience in these exact waters it’s what makes this experience once in a lifetime. Some days you’ll witness 30+ marlin tearing through sardines right in front of you. On other days the ocean surprises you with humpbacks, blue whales, pilot whales or something you never expected.

This is Baja, “El acuario del mundo” and here, anything can happen.

Last spots available to join us this year. If you want more details about our Striped Marlin and Sardine Run expedition or you want to know how you can join us, visit our website www.bajawildencounters.com or send us a DM and we’ll send you all the information!

🎥 Chris Crazz during our Striped Marlin & Sardine Run Expedition.

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