On your next vacation, spend some time with the largest animals to have ever existed– whales. Every winter, these majestic creatures migrate to Mexico like so many tourists seeking an escape to a warmer climate. Mexico is home to 3 Natural World Heritage sites, two of which are located in the Baja California Peninsula. So if you’re headed to Cabo San Lucas, be sure to carve out some time in your itinerary for whale watching.

Cabo is ideal for whale watching due to its proximity to the Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino and the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, where pods of Gray Whales, Blue Whales, and Humpback Whales congregate during the winter months. They come here from their Arctic feeding grounds 10,000 kilometers away to give birth and nurture their young in the shallow and warm waters of these sheltered lagoons.

If you’re a nature nut & animal lover, a whale watching excursion is an experience not to be missed. This week’s Milestone Vacation collection revolves around destination weddings and honeymoons, so why not consider it a non-traditional pre- wedding activity, as is a way to do something different with your wedding guests of all ages and activity levels. Forget scuba diving; this is a chance for you to get up close and personal with the world’s biggest mammals as they lounge around the carribean waters playing with their calves.  From the restaurant at the Capella Pedregal, you can even watch them over lunch. This is truly mother nature up close and personal!

Capella Pedregal is part of our Milestone Vacations collection as a prime spot to get married or have a honeymoon. Learn more about this hotel and check out the special offers available only when you book through FROSCH!

You go on safari to see the Big Five: the lions, the African elephants, the cape buffalo, the leopards, and the rhinoceroses. Then there are the birds, the giraffes, the zebras, the warthogs, the wildebeest, and all the other birds and beasts that teem across the plains. But what’s bigger than the big five? What dwarfs even elephants?

Whales, of course: the sometimes-forgotten giant of the deep. Now, you can quite feasibly see all of these magnificent creatures on a single journey. & Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is perfectly situated to offer wildlife viewing on both land and water. Now, in addition to morning and afternoon game drives and a plethora of other adventures, guests to the reserve can also enjoy two to five-hour, boat-based whale viewing expeditions at nearby Sodwana Bay in South Africa.

Travelers to this part of the world might spot acrobatic humpback whales or graceful Bryde’s whales as they breach above the surface of the water. Viewing is best from June to October, as these gentle sea giants bask in the warm Indian Ocean waters as part of their migration.

We love that &Beyond has added this incredible experience to their portfolio of activities. This would be a great way for people who have already been on safari to add a new dimension to their next African adventure.

(Photo: Encyclopedia Brittanica Advocate for Animals)