Baja Tour Guides

Your Guide - Pancho Mayoral After working for many years with his father, Pancho is now partnering with Blue Waters Kayaking, offering Whale Tours on his native San Ignacio Lagoon.

Pancho grew up in the whale watching industry in Baja. He started as a boat driver in 1988, and in 1995 graduated as a nature guide from the RARE Guide Training Program. He is a sea kayak instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and has taught sea kayaking courses in Baja and Alaska. He leads sea kayaking expeditions in the Sea of Cortez, and also runs kayak surfing base camps in the Pacific coast. He still gets excited about taking people whale watching, which is one of his biggest passions. He believes in outdoor activities as a way to educate people about preserving nature.