Baja California Adventure  

Whales Sanctuary

 
 
 

Day 1 .- Arrival to La Paz.

Pick up the Jeep at the international airport 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 - Laguna San Ignacio. 203 miles. 

You will first travel to Loreto, the first capital of Californias.You will then parallel the enchanting Bahìa Concepciòn and its marvelous lace of white, sandy coves. Then you will visit Mulegè and its severe mission, on a river surrounded by thousands of palm trees and, after having explored a majestic cactus forest with the tallest specimens in all Baja, you will drive to Santa Rosalìa, 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.

After crossing the volcanic area of Las Virgenes and passing through the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, you will drive to San Ignacio. Nestled in one of the largest oasis of the region, this peaceful town will disclose for you one of the most beautiful missions of the XVIII century.

After a short visit to the Museum of the Cave Paintings, you will travel on dirt road to the Laguna San Ignacio, our base for the whale watching, where you will stay at a romantic camp, caressed by the breeze of the Pacific Ocean. After lunch you will sail  to the encounter with the giants of the sea. Full board and tent lodging.

 

 

 

 

Day 5: 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 6: Laguna San Ignacio – Bahìa 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 Purìsima, the agricolture fields of Ciudad Constituciòn, up to Puerto San Carlos, your second whale watching base, on the edge of the immense sand dunes of Bahìa Magdalena.

 

 

 

 

Day 7: Bahìa 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 8: Departure from La Paz.

You will drop the vehicle at the international airport and check into your flight.

 

 

 

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