July is not only our national month, it also means the beginning of a unique tourist season that every Peruvian must do at least once in their life. We are talking about the whale watching season on the beaches of northern Peru, an exciting experience in which you will be able to see and feel the presence of these huge mammals that gather in groups to start their mating and reproduction process. On the tour you will enjoy its turns, jumps and spectacular sounds that will bring you closer to marine nature like never before. And you know what’s best? that this 2021 you will be able to do it with total safety because the northern beach destination has the international Safe Travels seal, which guarantees that in these destinations the health of visitors will be ensured as well as compliance with biosecurity measures against covid -19.
So would you like to do it? Here we leave you some basic information as well as an infographic so that you can include this activity in your next trip to the north. Attention, traveler!
When is the season to go whale watching?
The season begins in the fortnight of July and lasts until the end of October each year.
Where do you do whale watching in Peru?
On the beaches of the Piura and Tumbes regions: El Ñuro, Máncora, Cabo Blanco, Los Órganos and Punta Sal.
How is the whale watching tour in the north?
Although you can do whale watching from the coast, it is best to see them on the boat tours that private companies offer. It consists of a 3 and a half hour walk (including round trip time) that starts early in the morning and in which you must have a little patience to see these mammals in the water, but it is worth it! ! On the tour you will be enchanted by the imposing pirouettes and jumps of the humpback whales, movements that are associated with mating rituals.
It is estimated that more than 5 thousand specimens of humpback whales arrive from Antarctica, to offer us a beautiful marine spectacle on the beaches of Piura and Tumbes. And in addition to whales, you will be able to see sea lions, dolphins and sea turtles, who often approach the boats.