La Ventana · Baja California Sur · Mexico

Swim with wild orcas in the world's aquarium.

Six full days on the Sea of Cortez chasing the rarest encounter on the ocean: wild orcas and vortexes of mobula rays, guided by the scout network that found orcas 14 of 16 weeks last season.

88%
of weeks found orca in 2025
1×
in the water with orcas in a typical week
7–12
hours at sea, every sea day
5–6
guests max per boat
The two-week advantage
Book two weeks back to back for a 95% chance of swimming with orcas.
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Why Orca Swims Baja

Built to find orcas. Honest about the odds.

You won't find a better company to do this expedition with.

01

A scout network, not luck

We put our full heart and soul into finding orcas. Our scout network sweeps hundreds of square miles daily so your boat is where they are.

100s of square miles scouted daily
02

Full days on the water

7–12 hours out at sea, no half-day tours. When the action is there, we go hard and stay with it.

7–12 hours out, every sea day
03

Fuel to chase the horizon

Every boat carries over 400 liters of fuel, the range to reach distant sightings and stay with the action while other operators turn back.

400L+ of fuel on board daily
"If a company is promising guaranteed orca swims, they are promising something the ocean cannot deliver. We offer the best possible chance there is."
Expectations: what the data says

Once a week in the water with orcas. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

We log every single sea day, and season after season the data says the same thing. That is the truth, and no operator on this ocean can honestly promise you better.

0×
Some weeks

Sometimes the ocean gives nothing. It's rare, but it's real, and we won't pretend otherwise.

1×
A typical week

One in-water orca encounter over six sea days, the honest average across two logged seasons.

5×
Our best week

Five orca days in a single week (Jun 1–7, 2025). When it's on, it's unforgettable.

2024 season14×average orca days per month (May–Aug)
2025 season13×average orca days per month (May–Aug)
2026 season11×average orca days per month (May–Aug)
Encounter quality10/10typical, logged on orca days
Largest group20+orcas, two pods, Jun 5, 2025
Always100%wild, on the orcas' terms. Never baited, never chased
Mobula rays gathered off La Ventana, Baja California Sur
Beyond the orca

It's not just about the orca. This is the world's aquarium.

Every day between orca encounters, the Sea of Cortez puts on a show of its own. All of this comes straight from our daily logs, seen by our guests.

24+
species documented
99%
of sea days with sightings
280+
species encounters in 2025
Mobula raysTornadoes of thousands, the planet's densest aggregations, May and June.
Pilot whalesLarge pods, sometimes 100+.
Sperm whalesSometimes large groups.
Humpback whalesMoms with calves, breachers and feeding groups.
False killer whalesSometimes a rare glimpse into a small pod.
Oceanic mantasHours-long encounters with rays the size of a boat.
Dolphin megapodsBottlenose and common dolphins by the thousands, riding the bow.
Sea lionsThe playful colony at La Reina, in crystal-clear water.
Baird's beaked whalesA deep-sea rarity few divers will ever see.
Mola mola2,000-lb ocean sunfish drifting up from the deep.
Fin whalesThe second-largest animal on earth.
Risso's dolphinsDeep-water squid hunters, often mixed in with bottlenose pods.
Bait ballsSea lions, dolphins and seabirds all feeding at once. Pure chaos, pure magic.
2027 and 2028 expeditions

Choose your base camp

Every expedition: 7 nights, 6 full sea days, expert local guides, and beachfront luxury between swims. The difference is group size. Fewer guests on the boat means more room in the water, and that is what sets the price.

Casa Ola beachfront house in La Ventana
Most private · 5 guests

Casa Ola · 2027

A luxury house on the beach, shared only by your group of five. Private pool, air conditioning and spectacular ocean views steps from the boat.

  • 7 nights, 6 sea days
  • Private pool and gym
  • Smallest group: more space in the water
From$6,750 USD
Dates and details
Palacio luxury beachfront apartments
Best value · 6 guests

Palacio · 2027

Luxury beachfront apartments, two rooms per apartment, with a shared pool and hot tub and the same full-throttle expedition program.

  • 7 nights, 6 sea days
  • Shared pool and hot tub
  • One more guest on board: a lower price per person
From$6,500 USD
Dates and details

Season runs May to August, peak mobula aggregation and our strongest orca weeks. When should you come?

Watch

Step into the world's aquarium

Watch the Orca Swims Baja film: swimming with wild orcas in La Ventana
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Guest stories

They came for orcas. They left speechless.

5.0182 verified reviews
Over six days, we swam with wild orcas on four different days. We also encountered enormous schools of mobula rays, sperm whales, pilot whales, dolphins…
Elise · La Ventana expedition
One of my favorite moments was watching a curious baby orca approach us. Those are the kinds of magical encounters that stay with you forever.
Jay · La Ventana expedition
Our first day was electric, filled with mobula rays, and a group of incredibly curious killer whales that ended up being the highlight.
Carly · Baja expedition
Groups · film crews · private charters

Bring your own pod

Traveling with friends, a dive club, or a production crew? Take over a full boat, or the whole house, and we'll build the expedition around you.

Plan a private group
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