A video has captured the moment a woman was slapped in the face by a whale's tail. The woman, Chelsea, was one of a boatload of people who went on a whale watching trip off the coast of Baja California in Mexico over the weekend. The footage shows the boat get very close to the whale, who was splashing near the surface of the water. Scroll down for video . Unexpected twist: A whale watching trip went awry when the whale breached near the boat and slapped a woman, Chelsea, in the head with its tail . At one point the whale's tail careens out of the water and slaps the boat, hitting the woman who looks visibly shocked. Jordyn Rivet, who uploaded the video to LiveLeak, wrote that Chelsea was unharmed. Baja California, which is on the Pacific coast of Mexico, is a famously good site for whale watching. Visitors to the area can see sperm whales, fin whales, elusive Peruvian beaked whales, humpback whales, friendly grey whales, as well as the giant blue whales. The region has a 3,000 kilometre shoreline and there are not many whale watching boats in the region, so visitors can get close to the beautiful marine life. The whale was very close to the boat, which was on a whale watching expedition off the coast of Baja California, Mexico . The region is home to many varieties of whale and is a popular destination for whale watching . Whales often get very close to whale watching boats in Baja California, as this one did . Doesn't know what hit her: The whale breached and hit Chelsea in the head with its tail . Chelsea was unharmed by the whale encounter, said Jordyn Rivet, who posted the video online .
Video shot during whale watching trip off the coast of Baja California, Mexico .
Shows moment that whale breaches and hits the girl in the face with its tail .
A video has captured the moment a woman was slapped in the face by a whale's tail. The woman, Chelsea, was one of a boatload of people who went on a whale watching trip off the coast of Baja California in Mexico over the weekend. The footage shows the boat get very close to the whale, who was splashing near the surface of the water. Scroll down for video . Unexpected twist: A whale watching trip went awry when the whale breached near the boat and slapped a woman, Chelsea, in the head with its tail . At one point the whale's tail careens out of the water and slaps the boat, hitting the woman who looks visibly shocked. Jordyn Rivet, who uploaded the video to LiveLeak, wrote that Chelsea was unharmed. Baja California, which is on the Pacific coast of Mexico, is a famously good site for whale watching. Visitors to the area can see sperm whales, fin whales, elusive Peruvian beaked whales, humpback whales, friendly grey whales, as well as the giant blue whales. The region has a 3,000 kilometre shoreline and there are not many whale watching boats in the region, so visitors can get close to the beautiful marine life. The whale was very close to the boat, which was on a whale watching expedition off the coast of Baja California, Mexico . The region is home to many varieties of whale and is a popular destination for whale watching . Whales often get very close to whale watching boats in Baja California, as this one did . Doesn't know what hit her: The whale breached and hit Chelsea in the head with its tail . Chelsea was unharmed by the whale encounter, said Jordyn Rivet, who posted the video online .
on a whale watching trip off the coast of Baja Chelsea, in the head with its tail . At one point