Ekam Wellness Baja Whale Retreat

San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico

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Baja Ecotours
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Jan 30 - Feb 5, 2025
Group size: 1 - 14
Ekam Wellness Baja Whale Retreat
San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico

Baja Ecotours
  • Email address verified

Jan 30 - Feb 5, 2025
Group size: 1 - 14

About this trip

 Come see for yourself: The friendly whales of the San Ignacio lagoon while unplugging from society...

The gray whales migrate to the San Ignacio Lagoon to mate and birth their calves.  This very special time offers retreat participants a high chance for remarkably close encounters with these gentle giants, in addition to up-close views of spyhopping and mating behavior, young calves, and sometimes breaching!

You will acquire tips for meditation practice during sunrise overlooking the lagoon, and practice daily yoga under the Baja sun.  The howling coyotes and lapping waves against the shore outside your quaint cabin will lull you to sleep at night.


As a bonus, Veterinarians and certified veterinary technicians earn official continuing education credit through Ekam Wellness, LLC due to the mental health crisis in the veterinary profession.


About Ekam Wellness Retreats

Our retreats encompass all aspects of One Health - human, animal, and environment - and incorporates them into a week-long, quintessentially unforgettable experience. They are designed to provide wellness tools to boost your overall well-being physically, mentally, and spiritually not only during the retreat but lasting long after you return home.


You will learn exercises to balance the nervous system while safely exploring the capabilities of your body. Prepare to see an exotic part of the world with like-minded people while encountering wild animals. 

Sample Daily Schedule

6:30am Coffee available in the palapa

7:00am Sunrise Meditation

7:30am Acroyoga

8:00am Breakfast

9:00am Morning Whale Watch

11:00am Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga

12:30pm Lunch

2:00pm Afternoon whale watch

4:00pm Down time- additional yoga, showering, photography, tidal pool walks

5:00pm Social Hour Fresh salsa, guacamole and chips with fresh hibiscus flower tea

6:00pm Dinner

7:30pm Evening activities include game night, time for reading, miscellaneous activities, constellation gazing, and closing ceremony on the last night


* Tidal pool walk pending the tide trends at the time of the trip


Ekam Wellness- Our Why

Animal professionals benefit from positive outlets and healthy interpersonal experiences.


Interpersonal Connectedness

We believe in the importance of providing opportunities for animal professionals to experience positive interpersonal experiences.

As children, if we are growing up in situations where we suffer difficulty feeling safe connecting with other humans, we will turn to connecting with animals.  Animals become our safe place.

The people that have difficulty feeling safe connecting with humans are usually the ones that enter animal professions, like the veterinary field.

When we, as animal professionals, experience mental, emotional, or physical adversity, we often struggle healthily communicating what we need to those we love.  We can even struggle to maintain long-term relationships with the people we love.

Two tools Ekam Wellness provides for animal professionals are group trips and partner yoga workshops.


Positive Outlets

Ekam Wellness retreats and workshops focus on circulation in the human body.

Healthy circulation is achieved by encouraging hydration, movement, and abstinence from alcohol.  All Ekam Wellness experiences are "dry."

Alcoholism is rampant in veterinary culture, often ingrained into our community members as a means of coping with stressful examinations during school.  This habit of negative escapism feeds dehydration, fatigue, and damages interpersonal relationships.

We provide "positive outlets" that move frustrated energy through the excitement travel, animal encounters, and the endorphin release that novel forms of exercise provide.

Travel Recommendations

We will help you with planning your travel, every step of the way. We can make flight recommendations, as well as hotel and restaurant recommendations. We want your travel to be independent and well supported. 


HOTEL- For your Stay in Loreto there are many nice options depending on your budget and interests. We recommend hotel 1697. It is a quaint, fmaily run hotel next to the main plaza. It is clean and has breakfast included. Contact us for more details.


FLIGHTS- We will send you an email with flight options and details after we receive your Reservation.

What’s included

  • 4 Days/ 3 Nights
    All-Inclusive stay at Campo Cortez Ecolodge - All meals, bevearges, snacks and activities included
  • Guided Whale Watching
    6 Up close whale watches in San Ignacio Lagoon
  • Yoga
    Enjoy classes led by Nicole, founder of Ekam Wellness. Connect with yourself and unwind.
  • Daily Meditation
    Guided Mindful Practices
  • Wellness Gift Package
    Complimentary wellness items to enhance your experience
  • Professional Photography
    Capture your adventure with complimentary professional photography
  • Ground Transportation
    Airport transfers to hotel and round-trip transportation to San Ignacio Lagoon
  • Continuing Ed. Credits
    Veterinarians and certified Veterinaraian technicians earn official continuing education credit through Ekam Wellness. LLC

What’s not included

  • Airfare
    Flights to and from Loreto, Baja Mexico
  • Staff Gratuity
    Optional gratuity for the staff at our Ecolodge
  • Hotel in Loreto
    Hotel in Loreto is not included, there are a variety of option.
  • Meals in Loreto
    Enjoy a variety of restaurants in Loreto. Our preferred hotel has a complimentary breakfast included. The rest of the meals are on your own.

Available Packages

Baja Whale Retreat
Deposit:$500

 Deposit of $500 is due to retain your spot.  Remainder of fee is due 3 months prior to trip start.   - Payment plans available on inquiry

 

*To Reduce Payment Processing fees we recommend choosing the ACH option which is 1% +.30. Credit card transactions have an additional 3% fee. 


CREDIT CARD FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. THE PROCESSING COMPANY RETAINS FEES EVEN WHEN A REFUND IS ISSUED.  ANY REFUND WILL BE LESS THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES. 


To pay with NO FEES, you can pay by check. Enter in discount code CHECK and then you can complete the Booking Process. Please mail a check to our office: 

Baja Ecotours 127 N. Commercial St. Suite 208 Trinidad, CO 81082 

$2,400
Deposit:$500

Itinerary

Pre-Trip: Explore Loreto
January 30-31, 2025 Travel Days and Arrival to Loreto

We recommend that you arrive to Loreto January 30 or 31st so that you will arrive in enough time to relax and get oriented before our early morning departure on Feb 1. Meet us in Loreto for the pre- trip first night. Enjoy this peaceful seaside historic town with a walk on the Malecon, catch the sunrise over the Sea of Cortez in the morning.

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Baja Ecotours
We are consistently rated the #1 Travelers’ Choice on Trip Advisor year after year for one reason, our Staff and Owners - who are residents and locals to San Ignacio Lagoon. We are four generations of family living and working in the lagoon since its settlement. We take pride in our efforts at our Ecolodge to have a low-impact environmentally and the responsibility that we carry as Ambassadors to the lagoon and its many wildlife residents.