Bahia Ballena

Our day started quite early. We woke up at 6, and headed to breakfast buffet at 7am. Right after, we left for Bahia Ballena, which was 45 min away. We went to Bahia Ballena for a whale watching tour. In Spanish, ballena means whale. It is really cool because an aerial view of the beach shows how the beach is shaped like the tail of a whale.

Dolphins right near our boat! 

Even though there are so many tourists that come to visit the beach, it was really clean and the waters were bright blue and green. Even though we visited Bhai Ballena off season, we were lucky to spot whales and dolphins from our boat. The whales were so close! They were only 3 feet away. Our tour guide said that the mother whale was teaching its child how to swim and flip.If we really wanted to, we could have thrown our hands outside and touched the dolphins. There were so many dolphins in one area.

 
The head of the baby whale shooting out of the water

After watching the whales and dolphins, we went snorkeling near a volcanic rock. There were not too much coral, but there were some blue fish underneath. 

Our last stop on the boat was a natural cave formed by the rocks. It was pretty big; a boat could easily pass through the cave. 

We arrived back at our hotel around 3 pm and spent the rest of the day enjoying the waters of Manuel Antonio beach.