Humpback whales in Colombia.

3 places in Colombia to see humpback whales in the Pacific:

Between July and November of each year, the Colombian Pacific coast is the scene of an unparalleled spectacle: the visit of humpback or humpback whales, which travel around 8,500 kilometers from Antarctica to the warm waters of this area of the country to mate. and give birth to their young.

Bahía Solano and Nuquí, in Chocó, Isla de Gorgona in the Colombian Pacific and Bahía Málaga, in Valle del Cauca, are the favorite places for hundreds of Colombian and foreign tourists who seek to enjoy this unique experience, in the midst of landscapes that take your breath away for its beauty and biodiversity. In addition, due to the characteristics of this region, you can practice different ecotourism and adventure activities such as diving in natural parks, bird watching, entering sea caves where different species of fish, dolphins and turtles hide, ecological walks and enjoy the versatile landscape that has a variety of fauna and flora.

A spectacle worth experiencing at least once in a lifetime, one of the main activities that annually attracts all kinds of adventurers is whale watching in the Pacific Ocean. Between mid-June and until the end of October, beginning of November, this coast of the country is fortunate to be one of the stops for humpback whales, or humpback whales, where they reproduce and have their young. After swimming nearly 8,500 kilometers from Antarctica, where they feed during the summer in the polar regions, the whales remain for some time in this part of the country thanks to its tropical waters.

The Colombian Pacific has in its favor not only the quality, temperature and depth of the water, but also the fact that the area is characterized by its tranquility both on land and in water. This is ideal for people to observe how the whales rise from the sea, sing to communicate with each other over great distances and observe how they teach their calves to take the first leaps out of the water.