An amazing video has emerged from Mexico of tourists experiencing a close encounter with grey whales.

The footage, captured on March 21, shows the huge marine mammals breaching the surface right next to the tourists boat.

''Grey whales have come to Baja California for centuries to mate, calve, and relax before heading north to their arctic feeding grounds,'' the filmer later wrote online.

''Seeing the whales blowing, sounding, mating, and calving in their natural habitat is an awesome and inspiring experience.''

''Often, they go right up to the boat, poke their heads out of the water, and allow people to pet them and even kiss them,'' he added.

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Laguna Ojo de Liebre (also known as Scammon's Lagoon) is located in the surroundings of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, México. Gray whales have come for centuries to mate, calve, and relax before heading north to their arctic feeding grounds. To see the whales blowing, sounding, mating, and calving in their natural habitat is an awesome and inspiring experience. It's quite common for mother whales to bring their babies right up to the boat for a closer look! Often, they go right up to the boat, poke their heads out of the water, and allow people to pet them and even kiss them!