HomeProtected Areas
Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre
Baja California and Baja California Sur
About Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre
Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre Biosphere Reserve. This protected area was established to conserve the most important gray whale breeding area in the world. Under a strictly ordered tourism s...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Guerrero Negro, Municipio de Mulegé, Baja California Sur.
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Airport
Tijuana International Airport 'General Abelardo L. Rodríguez' - B.C.
Guerrero Negro Airport - B.C.S. receives flights from Monterrey, Tijuana, Chihuahua, Durango , Hermosillo, Puerto Peñasco, Guaymas, Cd. Obregón, Culiacán and Guadalajara.
La Paz International Airport 'Manuel Márquez de León', Baja California Sur.
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
By air, arriving at the international airports of La Paz, Tijuana, Loreto or from the city of Hermosillo, Sonora to Guerrero Negro on two co...
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Transportation facilities
Private or rented car, ground transportation Autotransporte Aguila and ABC, and with service providers. By air by local airlines.
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Mobility within the protected area
In smaller vessels.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
By air, arriving at the international airports of La Paz, Tijuana, Loreto or from the city of Hermosillo, Sonora to Guerrero Negro on two commercial routes that fly only certain days of the week, although it also receives private traffic as well as San Ignacio and Santa Rosalía, by sea, exclusively to Santa Rosalía, however, by land, connecting the main cities of this one, being able to transit it from Tijuana, Baja California (856 Km.).
- Transportation facilities
Private or rented car, ground transportation Autotransporte Aguila and ABC, and with service providers. By air by local airlines.
- Mobility within the protected area
In smaller vessels.
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Schedules
Every day of the year.
Reserve Office from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Entrance fee
$108.66 MXN
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Average weather in the area
Arid and high temperature
In combination with the intensity of the winds, it produces high levels of evaporation. From November to March it has a boreal winter.
Protected Area map
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Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Bird watching
- Environmental education and interpretation
Recommendations
- The recommended months to visit are from January to March.
- Winter clothing is recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Handicrafts, sustainable products and souvenirs stores
Information modules
Internet connection
Signage
Toilets
Viewpoint...
Lodging near the PA
Bungalows
Cabins
Hotel
Food service near the PA
Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Restaurants
Street food
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services
Nearest locality to the PA
Guerrero Negro, Municipio de Mulegé, Baja California Sur.
Admission fee
Protected Area entrance fee
$108.66 MXN Entrance prices per person, per day, as collection of rights.
Senior citizens, pensioned and retired persons, disabled persons, and minors under 12 years of age will be exempt from the payment of fees, whose status will be accredited once they enter the Protected Area, if applicable, with the corresponding valid credential. A 50% discount will be applied to students and teachers with a valid credential, which must be presented upon entering the Protected Area.
More about Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre
Interesting facts
In the Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre Protected Area, 90% of the entire gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population reproduces, making it ...
Attractions
Gray whale and bird watching.
Representative species of PA
Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Brant goose (Branta berni...
You can see more representative species of Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Brant goose (Branta bernicla nigricans), Dwarf Glasswort (Salicornia Bigelovii), Eelgrass (Zostera marina y Spartina Foliosa), Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
Visitors who wish to enter the Reserve in order to develop low environmental impact tourism activities may, preferably, hire the services o...
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
Visitors who wish to enter the Reserve in order to develop low environmental impact tourism activities may, preferably, hire the services of local guides.
During the development of recreational activities of free and autonomous diving, users and visitors must be subject to the provisions of NOM-012-TUR-2016, For the provision of diving tourism services, as well as:
1. Maintain a distance of no less than two meters from rock formations.
2. The guide may carry a maximum of six users in autonomous daytime diving and two users in autonomous night diving.
3. No knives, razors, bang sticks, crossbows, harpoons, spear guns or any other device, weapon or artifact that may cause damage to the fauna or flora of the Reserve may be used.
4. The use of GPS may only be used on board the vessel.
5. The use of life jackets is obligatory for all users and guides. and,
6. The hours for diving in the Reserve will be divided into daytime, from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, and nighttime from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. It is important to note that this free and autonomous diving activity can only be done during the months of May to November, outside of the gray whale arrival season in the lagoon. during the months of December to April, gray whale watching can be done from boats of the companies authorized to carry out this activity.
Contact
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PA office address
Av. Domingo Carballo # 202 Poniente, Colonia Marcelo Rubio, Esq. Ruíz Cortines, Guerrero Negro, Municipio de Mulegé, Baja California Sur.
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Phone
+52 (612) 117 7737
