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 Join Baja Jones Adventures on an exciting snorkeling adventure.  We will spend hours on end gazing in wonder at the many  underwater creatures that inhabit the Sea of Cortez.  Our target species for this trip is the graceful and majestic Manta Ray.   We believe we are the only tour operator to offer a money back guarantee for sightings of Manta Rays.  Read below for trip details as well as for information about manta rays. manta silohette 3 wide.jpg (33456 bytes)
   Manta Ray Quick Facts

scientific name: Manta birostris
size: largest 30 feet wing span, average 20 feet wing span.
Largest about 3000 pounds.
Food: Plankton, small fish and crustaceans.  They have no teeth.
Stinger: Mantas don't have a stinging spine.
Babies:Born via aplacental viviparity.  This means eggs form and develop inside the mother.  The babies are born live and measure about 45" wide and weigh about 20 pounds.

 Trip details:

Price: $1,295.00 U.S.

5 days September 17-21

5 days October 22 - 26

 

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This trip takes place in La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.  Your adventure begins when we meet you at the La Paz airport.  La Paz is an interesting city with lots to do when we aren't on the ocean.  You'll enjoy 4 nights at a nice hotel.  Meals will be eaten at different restaurants. manta ray belly 3 wide.jpg (45070 bytes)
                      Taxonomy
Kingdom:    Animalia
Phylum:       Chordata
subphylum: Vertebrata
Class:           chondrichthyes
subclass:      elasmobranchii
superorder:  batoidea
Order:           myliobatiformes 
Family:         myliobatidae
Genus:          manta
Species:         birostris		 manta ray belly B 3 wide.jpg (35144 bytes)