Day 1 .-
Arrival
to La
Paz.
Pick up
the Jeep
and
lodging.
Day 2: Isla Espiritu Santo.
Almost a
full day
will be
spent
exploring
Isla
Espiritu
Santo,
an
enchanted
desert
island,embroided
with white,
sandy
coves,
where you
can swim
in its
crystal
clear
water. At
Los
Islotes,
snorkeling
among the
friendly
colony of
California
Brown
Sea Lions,
will be an
experience
of a
lifetime.
In the
afternoon
you will
return to
La Paz,
to enjoy
one more
beautiful
night.
Day 3: La
Paz
- Loreto. 267 miles.
Traveling
north, you
willl
ascend to
2000 feet,
in the
earth of
the
Sierra de
La Giganta,
to
contemplate
the
mission of
San Javier,
a true
architectural
jewell,
built by
Jesuits in
1699. In
the
magical
light of
the sunset
you will
arrive to
Loreto,
the first
capital of
Californias,
today a
fast
growing
development.
Lodging in
hotel.
Day 4: Loreto - Santa
Rosalia.
122 miles.
You will
parallel
the
enchanting
Bahěa
Concepciňn
and its
marvelous
lace of
white,
sandy
coves.
Then you
will visit
Mulegč
and its
severe
mission,
on a river
surrounded
by
thousands
of palm
trees and
finally,
after
having
explored a
majestic
cactus
forest
with the
tallest
specimens
in all
Baja, you
will drive
to
Santa
Rosalia,
whose
vestiges
of a rich
mining
past will
bring you
back into
time,
while you
will
stroll in
the
picturesque
streets of
the old
French
colony.
Day
5:
Santa
Rosalia
–
Laguna
San
Ignacio.
81
miles.
Breakfast
at the
hotel.
After
crossing
the
volcanic
area of
Las
Virgenes
and
passing
through
the
Vizcaino
Biosphere
Reserve,
we will
drive to
San
Ignacio.
Nestled
in one
of the
largest
oasis of
the
region,
this
peaceful
town
will
disclose
for us
one of
the most
beautiful
missions
of the
XVIII
century.
After a
short
visit to
the
Museum of
the Cave
Paintings,
we will
travel on
dirt road
to the
Laguna San
Ignacio,
our third
base for
the whale
watching,
where we
will stay
at a
romantic
camp,
caressed
by the
breeze of
the
Pacific
Ocean.
After
lunch we
will sail
again to
the
encounter
with the
giants of
the sea.
Full board
and tent
lodging.
Day 6 .-
Laguna
San Ignacio
Every
year, in
winter,
hundreds
of
Gray
Whales
migrate
from the
Artic
regions
to the
warm
waters
of Baja
California,
to give
birth
and
continue
the
magical
reproduction
cycle in
its
protected
lagoons.
Expert
“lancheros”
driving
powerful
boats,
will
enable
you to
enjoy
unforgettable
close
encounters
with
these
peaceful
giants.
Day 7 .-
Laguna
San Ignacio
– Bahěa
Magdalena.
256
miles.
Between
the
treacherous
mirages
of the
immense
Tide
Flats,
you will
cross
the
Laguna
on your
way to
the
splendid
bay of
San
Juanico,
the
green
orchards
of La
Purisima,
the
agricolture
fields
of
Ciudad
Constituciňn,
up to
Puerto
San
Carlos,
your
second
whale
watching
base, on
the edge
of the
immense
sand
dunes of
Bahěa
Magdalena.
Day 8 .-
Bahěa
Magdalena
– La Paz
. 170 miles.
Although
the Gray
Whale
rapresents
the main
attraction
to these
waters,
you will
also
sail to
observe
the huge
population
of this
practically
virgin
ecosystem,
like
Dolphins,
Sea
Lions,
Frigatebirds,
Cormorants,
Brown
Pelicans,
Heermann’s
Gulls,
Ospreys
and
Herons.
You will
go
ashore
the
barrier
island,
to
explore
the
immense
extension
of
moving
dunes
and, in
the
afternoon,
you will
drive to
La Paz,
the
charming
capital
of Baja
California
Sur.
Day 9: Departure
from La
Paz.
You will
drop the
vehicle
at the
international
airport
and
check
into
your
flight.