Mexico Sardine Run in Magdalena Bay
Six nights snorkelling and freediving the sardine run off Magdalena Bay, the second largest in the world, from mid-October to January. Board at SeeCreatures Cabo at 4:30 pm and sail up the Pacific coast of Baja overnight; a warm-up day at the south end of Margarita Island, then four days out on fast boats and pangas with the bait balls, working alongside local captains who have moved from fishing to tourism. Afternoons can be spent scuba diving or ashore on the dunes; disembark in Cabo at 8 am on the last day.
- Operated by: Nautilus Liveaboards
- Ship: Nautilus Gallant Lady / Mango Wind / Nautilus Belle Amie / Nautilus UnderSea
- Length: 6 nights
- Regions: Mexico, North America
- Wildlife: Striped marlin cutting through bait balls, Bryde's and humpback whales lunge feeding, sea lions, sharks, mahi mahi and seabirds, with turtles, mola mola and mobula rays around the bay and orcas some y
- From: $3,195 per person
- Season: Mid Oct-Jan · six-night departures across four hulls, mostly the Gallant Lady (50 of 61 in the live schedule); on the Mango Wind the coastal cruise is replaced by an overland transfer to Puerto Chale and the catamaran is boarded off Isla Margarita
- Next departures: 2026-10-16, 2026-10-17, 2026-10-17, 2026-10-22, 2026-10-23, 2026-10-23
- Route: Cabo San Lucas → Isla Margarita → Magdalena Bay → Cabo San Lucas
The ship
- Nautilus Belle Amie: 32 guests, built 2015
- Nautilus UnderSea: 19 guests, built 1968
- Nautilus Gallant Lady: 12 guests, built 1984
- Mango Wind: 6 guests
Departures
- 2026-10-16: $3,195
- 2026-10-17: $3,195
- 2026-10-17: $3,195
- 2026-10-22: $3,195
- 2026-10-23: $3,195
- 2026-10-23: $3,195
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