Itinerary
North to South
Sea of Cortes |
Endemic Fauna |
The Arch, Cabo San Lucas |
Day One
After your journey to join the tour we will transfer you the short 68-mile distance down the spectacular Pacific coast to Ensenada, where you will enjoy an opportunity to relax in tranquil surroundings.
Day Two
We'll take you to the unique feature known as 'La Bufadora', one of the largest blowholes in the world, where water and trapped air explode from a cave below sea level. Then we'll move inland into the 'Valle de Guadalupe' to visit one of the vineyards in Mexico's most productive wine region.
Day Three
Today we head south along the coast past San Quintin, before the highway cuts inland near El Rosario. We overnight at Cataviña, in the heart of the spectacular Valle de Los Cirios.
Day Four
We continue south through the valley, before detouring for our first sight of the Sea of Cortes, at tranquil Bahía de los Ángeles, where we spend the night.
Day Five
From Bahia de Los Angeles we rejoin the transpeninsular route to cross into Baja California Sur at Guerrero Negro. After lunch, depending on the season, we have the option of a whale watching trip to Laguna Ojo de Liebre (late December to mid April) or a visit to the world's largest salt plains. Then we head inland through the Desierto de Vizcaíno (another World Heritage Site) to the idyllic oasis town of San Ignacio.
Day Six
Today travellers can head into the Sierra de San Francisco to view the huge cave paintings, or, again depending on the season, opt for a full day at the whale-watching site at the Laguna de San Ignacio (mid January to mid April).
Grey Whale, San Ignacio |
Mulege |
Day Seven
After two nights in San Ignacio we reacquaint ourselves with the Sea of Cortes at Santa Rosalía, a small town that owes its existence to French mining interest in the region. A museum commemorates this mining heritage, and the town also features a prefabricated metal church, said to have been designed by Gustave Eiffel. In the afternoon we move on to the oasis town of Mulegé, before staying the night in the beautiful Bahía Concepción.
Day Eight
After a leisurely day at Bahía Concepción, we make the short journey south to Loreto.
Day Nine
We take an inland excursion from Loreto to the Mission at San Javier and the nearby painted caves. On return there will plenty of time to explore Loreto.
Day Ten
After a half-day cruise in the Bahía de Loreto Marine Park, with the option to swim amongst dolphins, we make our way south to La Paz.
Day Eleven
We make our way to Playa Tecolote and take a boat excursion to Isla Espíritu Santo. On return you have plenty of time to explore the wonderful city of La Paz.
Day Twelve
We set off early to Los Cabos via Los Barriles and the Sierra La Laguna. We then take a boat trip to El Arco to complete the transpeninsular route. After lunch we return to La Paz via the 'Pueblo Mágico' Todos Santos, with time to explore its art galleries and a chance to verify whether or not the Hotel California here really is the Hotel California.
Day Thirteen
Our tour ends. We will transfer you to La Paz airport or the nearby port of Pichilingue, for you to start your return journey or continue your travels. Bon voyage!
South to North
Cactus |
Cave Paintings |
Missions in Baja |
Day One
We´ll pick you up from La Paz airport or the nearby ferryport of Pichilingue and transfer you to the hotel for your first night.
Day Two
We set off early to Los Cabos via Los Barriles and the Sierra La Laguna. We then take a boat trip to El Arco, the tip of the peninsula. After lunch we return to La Paz via the 'Pueblo Mágico' Todos Santos, with time to explore its art galleries and a chance to verify whether or not the Hotel California here really is the Hotel California.
Day Three
We make our way to Playa Tecolote and take a boat excursion to Isla Espíritu Santo. On return you have plenty of time to explore the wonderful city of La Paz.
Day Four
We head north after breakfast to Loreto. There we take a half-day cruise in the Bahía de Loreto Marine Park, with the option to swim amongst dolphins.
Day Five
We take an inland excursion from Loreto to the Mission at San Javier and the nearby painted caves. On return there will plenty of time to explore Loreto.
Day Six
In the morning we head to Bahía Concepción, where we spend a leisurely day, and overnight.
Sea Lions on the Sea of Cortes |
Day Seven
After a brief stopover in Mulegé we head to Santa Rosalía, a small town that owes its existence to French mining interest in the region. A museum commemorates this mining heritage, and the town also features a prefabricated metal church, said to have been designed by Gustave Eiffel. We head onwards inland, to spend our first night in the idyllic oasis town of San Ignacio.
Day Eight
Today travellers can head into the Sierra de San Francisco to view the huge cave paintings, or, again depending on the season, opt for a full day at the whale-watching site at the Laguna de San Ignacio (mid January to mid April).
Day Nine
We head inland towards the Pacific coast through the Desierto de Vizcaíno (a World Heritage Site) to Guerrero Negro where, we have the option of a whale watching trip to Laguna Ojo de Liebre (late December to mid April) or a visit to the world's largest salt plains. From there we head north to rejoin the Sea of Cortes at tranquil Bahia de Los Angeles.
Day Ten
After a relaxing day at Bahia de Los Angeles we head to Cataviña, in the heart of the spectacular Valle de Los Cirios.
Day Eleven
Today we head north to El Rosario, where the highway meets the Pacific coast again. We head up the coast past San Quintin, before reaching Ensenada in the afternoon.
Day Twelve
We'll take you to the unique feature known as 'La Bufadora', one of the largest blowholes in the world, where water and trapped air explode from a cave below sea level. Then we'll move inland into the 'Valle de Guadalupe' to visit one of the vineyards in Mexico's most productive wine region.
Day Thirteen
The northbound tour ends here. We will transfer you the short 68-mile distance up the spectacular Pacific coast to Tijuana, for you to start your return journey or continue your travels.. We´ll take you to the border crossing for San Diego, if required. Bon voyage!















