A boat and a crew for your group alone, shaped around what your people actually want to do. Fishing, snorkelling, a mix, or a slow day on the water. Most of the work happens before departure, in deciding what the day is for and who is coming. Get that right and the day runs itself.
On a shared trip the day is a compromise. On a private charter you set the priorities. If half the group wants to fish and half wants to swim, we can plan for both instead of picking one. If somebody needs to be back early, we build the day around that. If the point is a birthday, a family reunion or getting a team out of a conference room, we plan for a slower day with more shade and more stops. Trip length and departure time are still being confirmed.
Worth saying plainly, because it changes what you are actually buying. We almost never run split charters on anything, so a booking with us is already a private boat. Going private mainly buys you the planning and the shape of the day rather than the boat to yourselves, because you would have had that anyway.
We are based in El Pescadero, near Todos Santos on the Pacific side, and we run trips off both coasts, so the meeting point is set by the boat rather than by where our office is. The 35 foot El Wahoo King leaves from Cabo San Lucas Marina. The departure point for the 33 foot Don Pancho is still being confirmed. Whether the rest of the fleet, the 24 foot Punta Lobos panga off the beach at Punta Lobos in Todos Santos, the 27 foot super panga La Ruca and the 28 foot catamaran La Morita out of San Jose del Cabo, can be taken as a private charter is still being confirmed. Tell us where your group is staying and we will tell you honestly how long the drive is, because for a group that is often the part that decides the day.
The groups that have the best days have answered these in advance.
That last one matters more than people expect. Twelve people in a group chat cannot make a weather decision at six in the morning. One person can.
Numbers depend on the boat and on what the day is. Don Pancho takes three to six fishing and up to seven for whale watching. El Wahoo King takes up to six fishing and eight for whale watching or a day spent cruising. For reference, the rest of the fleet is smaller again. The Punta Lobos panga takes three. La Ruca takes two to four fishing and five for whale watching. La Morita takes three or four fishing and five for whale watching. Larger groups sometimes work better across two boats than crammed onto one, and that is worth thinking about early, because a crowded deck ruins fishing and makes everything else slower. If you are planning around a headcount that is still moving, tell us the range rather than a firm number and we will tell you what changes.
A company outing is not a fishing trip with a logo on it. In most corporate groups a few people are keen, most are indifferent and one or two would rather be anywhere else. Plan for that. Short days work better than long ones. A day with something to look at beats a day spent staring at a lure spread. Give people a way to opt out of the water without feeling awkward about it. And if the group includes clients or senior staff, decide in advance who is looking after the person who turns green in the first twenty minutes.
Water, ice and snacks are aboard on every trip we run. Whether lunch and alcohol come with a given trip is still being confirmed, and so is what catering we can arrange beyond that and whether you can bring your own. On alcohol we are straightforward. A few drinks on a slow day is normal here. Heavy drinking on a boat with hooks, gaffs, a swim ladder and a moving deck is not something we will run, and the crew will make that call on the day if it needs making. If your event is built around drinking, a bay cruise operator is a better fit than a working charter boat.
We will not fish inside Cabo Pulmo or any other protected area, whatever the group wants, because it is a national marine park and fishing there is prohibited. We will not chase whales or dolphins for a better photo. We will not overload a boat. We will not go out in conditions the port captain has closed, and we will not go out in conditions we personally do not like even when the port is open. And we will not promise your group a fish.
Peak weeks around the holidays and the tournament season book out early, so lock dates well ahead if your group is travelling for it. Storm season runs roughly June through November. A 50% deposit is normally required to hold a date. Payment schedules, cancellation, refunds and what happens if your headcount drops are still being confirmed. Invoicing and receipts for corporate bookings are still being confirmed.
Peak months in lagoon. Billfish are released; most of the rest goes in the box.
The short version of how a trip with Indigo Adventures works. Licences, deposits, boats and what happens to your catch. The full FAQ has the rest.
Read the full FAQ→Indigo Adventures is based in El Pescadero, on the Pacific side of Baja California Sur, a few minutes south of Todos Santos. Boats launch from three points: Punta Lobos beach in Todos Santos, San Jose del Cabo, and the Cabo San Lucas Marina. Which boat runs your trip decides where you meet us.
Custom fishing and spearfishing charters, freediving excursions, whale watching from mid December to April, and kayaking. Every trip is built around your group, your dates and the conditions rather than a fixed timetable, and almost every one goes out private.
Book online on the Book Now page, where availability is live and a 50 percent deposit holds the date. If you would rather we picked the trip, send an enquiry with who is coming, when you are here and what you want out of the day, and we will say which trip fits and which one does not.
No. Everyone fishing in Mexican waters needs a Mexican sportfishing licence, and each angler buys their own. We help you arrange it before the day so nobody is sorting paperwork on the dock. The same licence covers rod and spear.
Rarely. Almost every trip goes out as a private boat for you and your group. If a split makes sense for a small party we will say so when you enquire.
Three on the 24 foot Punta Lobos panga, up to four on La Ruca and La Morita, and up to six on Don Pancho and El Wahoo King. Whale watching numbers run a little higher because nobody is swinging a rod.
Yes. The catch goes home with you. Filleting at the dock, vacuum sealing and freezing are available, and most guests fly home with a cooler. Marlin are mostly released, with judgement on the day.
Yes, on fishing days. The crew rigs and handles the gear and hands you the rod when something eats. Guided spearfishing needs breath-hold experience and runs on a strict buddy system, which is the only legal way to spearfish in Mexico. Water, ice and snacks are normally aboard.
