This is the amazing moment a group of snorkelers experiences a close encounter with a baby humpback whale.

The footage, captured on January 22 off the coast of Costa Rica, shows the snorkelers swimming right next to the baby whale as it surfaces.

One of the snorkelers can be seen touching the whale before it swims back into the ocean.

Writes the filmer: ''We had the privilege of snorkeling with a baby humpback whale.

''He kept coming so close to us and swam right up to one of our divers, Rob.

''He gently pushed it away and said it was really soft.

''We never saw the mother or the escorts but I can assure you that they were there close by and keeping an eye on that youngster.

''In all the twenty years that I have been diving in the Costa Rica Gulf of Papagayo I have never had this sort of experience before.

''I saw into the eye of a whale and he looked deep into my soul and I was blessed.''

The video was taken January 22, 2018
We had the privilege to snorkel with a baby humpback whale...He kept coming sooooo close to us. He swam right up to one of our divers, Rob, he could have kissed him. We could hear them during the dives and as we were heading back to Playas Del Coco they were just inside the Coco bay. We never saw the mother or the escorts but I can assure you that they were there... close by and keeping an eye on that youngster. In all the twenty years that I have been diving in the Costa Rica Gulf of Papagayo I have never had this sort of experience before...BLESSED! I saw into the eye of a whale and he looked deep into my soul and I was blessed! I still cant believe the experience we all had. Here is the video of the young humpback whale approaching our diver to have a better look and Rob actually ... gently pushed it away. He said it was really soft.