Guadalupe Island
Great White Sharks
Guadalupe Island or Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island 250 km² and located 241 kilometres (150 mi) off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and some 400 kilometres (250 mi) southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean. The two other Mexican island groups in the Pacific Ocean that are not on the continental shelf are Revillagigedo Islands and Rocas Alijos. Guadalupe Island and its islets are the westernmost region of Mexico.
WHAT YOU COULD SEE.
Our groups see an average of 34 sharks per trip. With over 425 individually identified white sharks at Isla Guadalupe, chances are you’ll see at least one.
White sharks aren’t the only unique creatures at Guadalupe Island. You’ll see and hear the Guadalupe Fur Seal and Northern Elephant Seal colonies on the island. Dolphins and turtles are frequently spotted. On rare occasions, keen-eyed guests have seen fin whales, a blue shark, a blue whale and, outside Ensenada in 2019, a family of orcas. In 2021 a whale shark circled the submersible cage for thirty minutes.
