Baja 2013
February 24 - March 7, 2013
$3895 per person
For over 30 years we have offered annual trips to Baja to experience its wonders. Each year we have modified and improved on the itinerary and each year have been rewarded with expected and unexpected delights. After 30 years of improvements, it is hard to make more incrementally. So this year we are fundamentally altering the format.
The highlight of past years' trips has been a few days living with the friendly gray whales of San Ignacio Lagoon and a few more days in the incomparable Sea of Cortez. To improve on this we have arranged, in one trip, to spend an entire week cruising in the Sea of Cortez, from La Paz to Loreto, enjoying the wonders of this "Vermilion Sea" and then, in one afternoon, drive to the quaint village of San Ignacio. From this oasis in the desert, we will spend a day exploring the Baja mainland and a remote cave painting site, then devote three days to the friendly gray whales of San Ignacio lagoon. At the Lagoon instead of living aboard ship, we will be living in cabanas, or cabins, on shore. So the changes are simply to spend more time in the Sea of Cortez – a week – and more time in the lagoon, with the important difference that when you are not out with the whales – which is most of the day – you will be on land and can continue to explore.
The third element is to seamlessly connect these two pieces (land and sea) together in an additive way, and fit the whole into the time frame of 12 days. Connecting these pieces by traveling overland and hiking, viewing the cave paintings, and enjoying the village of San Ignacio and its oasis spring makes us more intimate with Baja itself.
The price is $3895/person based on double occupancy and includes all travel arrangements, lodging, and meals within Baja from dinner Feb 24 through lunch March 7.
Please contact us for more detailed information about this Baja adventure!