Day 1:
Arrival to
La Paz.
Our
journey
begins in
La Paz,
the
enchanting
capital of
Baja
California
Sur.
Meeting at
the
airport
and
transfer
to the
hotel.
Day
2:
Espiritu
Santo
Island.
After
breakfast,
a
wonderful
boat
excursion
to
Espiritu
Santo
Island,
will
let us
explore
Los
Islotes,
undisputed
kingdom of
Boobies,
Frigate
birds
and the
friendliest
Sea
Lions
colony in
the world,
with whom
we can
swim and
play!
After the
box lunch
on a white
sandy
beach,
where we
can swim
and relax,
we shall
return in
the
afternoon
to La Paz.
Time for
shopping.
Free
dinner and
lodging in
hotel.
Day
3: La
Paz –
Loreto.
After
breakfast,
we will
travel
north, on
our way to
Loreto,
the first
capital of
Californias,
today a
fast
growing
development,
on the
shore of
the Sea
of Cortez.
After
lunch, we
will
ascend to
2000 feet,
in the
earth of
the
Sierra de
La Giganta,
to
contemplate
the
mission of
San Javier,
a true
architectural
jewel,
built by
Jesuits in
1699. In
the
magical
light of
the sunset
we will
arrive to
Loreto.
Hotel
lodging.
Day
4:
Loreto
– Laguna
San
Ignacio.
Breakfast
at the
hotel.
After
having
crossed
great
extent of
cactus, we
will
parallel
the
enchanting
Bahìa
Concepciòn
and its
marvelous
lace of
white,
sandy
coves.
Then we
will visit
Mulegè
and its
severe
mission,
on a river
surrounded
by
thousands
of palm
trees.
After
lunch in a
local
restaurant,
we will
explore a
majestic
cactus
forest
with the
tallest
specimens
in all
Baja and
finally we
will drive
to
Santa
Rosalia,
whose
vestiges
of a rich
mining
past will
bring you
back into
time,
while
strolling
in the
picturesque
streets of
the old
French
colony.
From there
we will
cross
the
volcanic
area of
Las
Virgenes
and
passing
through
part of
the
Vizcaino
Biosphere
Reserve,
we will
arrive
to
San
Ignacio.
Nestled in
one of the
largest
oasis of
the
region,
this
peaceful
town will
disclose
for us the
door to
its mythic
Laguna,
our first
base for
the whale
watching,
where we
will stay
at a
romantic
camp,
caressed
by the
breeze of
the
Pacific
Ocean.
Dinner at
the camp
restaurant.
Lodging in
tent.
Day
5:
Laguna San
Ignacio.
Full board
at the
camp.
Every
year, in
winter,
hundreds
of Gray
Whales
migrate
from the
Artic
regions to
the warm
waters of
Baja
California
Sur,
to give
birth and
continue
the magic
reproduction
cycle in
its
protected
lagoons.
Expert
"lancheros",
driving
powerful
boats,
will
enable us
to enjoy
unforgettable
close
encounters
with these
peaceful
giants.
In the
morning
first
outing by
boat in
the waters
of the
Laguna,
declared
by the
federal
government
“Natural
shelter of
the Gray
Whales”,
where the
big
cetaceans,
being very
protected,
are not
afraid of
man and
very often
approach
the boats
in order
to be pet.
After
lunch
second
whale
watching
expedition.
Lodging in
tent.
Day
6:
Laguna San
Ignacio –
Magdalena
Bay.
After
breakfast,
our route
will
follow now
the path
of the
Baja
1000,
the
legendary
off-road
race that
crosses
the
Peninsula
from north
to south.
Between
the
treacherous
mirages of
the
unbelievable
Tide
Flats,
we will
travel
south,
passing
through
San
Juanico,
the green
orchards
of La
Purisima,
up to
Bahìa
Magdalena,
our second
base for
whale
watching.
Lunch
during the
trip. Free
dinner.
Lodging in
hotel.
Day
7:
Magdalena
Bay – La
Paz.
Continental
breakfast
at the
hotel.
Although
the Gray
Whale
represents
the main
attraction
in these
waters, we
will also
sail to
observe
Dolphins,
Sea
Lions,
Frigate
bird,
Cormorants,
Brown
Pelicans,
Ospreys
and
Herons,
with
additional
opportunities
to explore
the
majestic
dunes of
Isla
Magdalena
and hike
for shells
along the
endless
beaches.
After
lunch in a
local
restaurant,
La Paz
is our
next stop.
It is the
capital of
Baja
California
Sur, a
tranquil
and
hospitable
town,
world
renowned
for its
fantastic
sunsets.
Free
dinner.
Lodging in
hotel.
Day 8:
Departure.
After
breakfast,
we shall
drive to
La Paz
International
Airport
for
the
departure.