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mag bay marlin bait ball swimming

It’s the time of year that’s hard not to love: Mag Bay trips to swim with and photograph striped marlin. We are blessed with the best guides, bait balls, and captains that have enabled us to get tremendous images of marlin in Mag Bay. These trips make November the best time of year to visit […]

spearo trips palapas ventnana

One of the activities we are most well-known for is spearfishing in the Sea of Cortez, which is situated right at our doorstep. We are lucky to have the famous Isla Cerralvo, or Jacques Cousteau Island, right across from our resort. This means that we can send boats out daily with divers from all over […]

kite cat or kite cerralvo

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kiteboarding pro in la ventana

Are you ready for kiteboard lessons this winter? Come to the wind capital: La Ventana, Baja! It’s our pleasure to announce an exciting partnership with ProKite South Padre as our resident kite instructors. Come get kiteboarding lessons and vacation packages with ProKite from South Padre, Texas and Palapas Ventana. This winter is looking like another […]

kissing a grey whale

One of our favorite times of year for the last 18 years has always been whale season! Join us for a Whale of a Tale educational adventure with this packed itinerary: Arrive and have dinner at the Palapas Ventana Resort. We take you snorkeling at Isla Cerralvo, right across from our resort. This is the […]

Come get kiteboarding lessons and vacation packages with Palapas Ventana. This winter is looking like another awesome wind season – and the best time and place to learn to kiteboard! We offer personal, professional, and customized instruction. We customize each lesson to adapt to each student’s level and needs. To help you succeed, we utilize […]

spearing a wahoo fish

  We take you to both sides of Baja: from our Magdalena Bay outpost to our resort. The goal is to create the most possible opportunities for holiday wahoo sashimi in November and December. Space is limited in Mag Bay, so our dates typically fill up quickly. Our caretakers, chefs, captains, and guides in Mag […]

swim with a whale shark

Amazing facts about the world’s largest fish and how YOU can swim alongside them with us.   Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about whale sharks, and how we can prepare the prefect trip for you this winter. Are they whales? Or are they sharks? They certainly can’t be both: one’s a mammal and the […]

mag bay petting grey whales

Palapas Ventana is your home for everything WHALE A hush fell over the panga. We knew they were nearby. I studied the surface of the water looking for any ripple, any sign of where the momma gray whale and her calf had gone. How could something so large disappear so quickly in the shallow, protected […]

sunrise in la ventana

We made the list. Now it’s up to you to get it done. We’ve put together the definitive list of can’t-miss, life-changing, adventurous and silly Palapas Ventana activities and traditions. We want to know if you’ve done them all, so share your pictures with us to @palapasventana on Facebook and Instagram, or let us know […]