"The comprehensiveness and generosity of all that was included in the trip was the best. Including airport transfers and the extra day at the hotel and my early pick up by Sergio were truly looking after the customer!! We all commented throughout the trip just how well organized etc. it all was. I have already commented on the pre-trip administration etc which was also top class! We will, or folks we tell, BE BACK!!"
--George Cuthbert, Combination trip, Feb 2010

Pre-Trip Reading List

Field Guides

*A Field Guide to the Common and Interesting Plants of Baja California - Jeanette Coyle
*Field Guide to the Birds of North America, by The National Geographic Society - Jon Dunn and Erik Blom
OR, Birds of North America, Golden Guide
*Sierra Club Handbook to Cetaceans - Steve Leatherwood
*Marine Animals (includes fish and invertebrates) of Baja California - Daniel Gotshall
*Fishes of the Pacific Coast - Gar Goodson

Natural History and Travel

Almost an Island, Travels in Baja California - Bruce Berger
A Desert Country Near the Sea - Ann Zwinger
The Log of the Sea of Cortez - John Steinbeck
Miraculous Air

Adventure

Baja Adventure Book - Walt Peterson
Into a Desert Place - Graham Mackintosh
*Sea Kayaking in Baja - Andromeda Romano-Lax

Sport Fishing

The Baja Catch - Neil Kelly and Gene Kira

Fiction

The Pearl - John Steinbeck
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez - Peter Benchley

Whale Watching

*Field Guide to the Gray Whale - The Oceanic Society
Friendly Whales - Roy Nickerson
Delicate Art of Whale Watching - Joan McIntyre
*Pod of Gray Whales - Francois Gohier
Eye of the Whale - Rick Russell

Maps

Baja Almanac - Detailed Topographic Maps
Sea of Cortez Paddling Charts - For ordering info call us at 1-800-355-7140

For Fun

Spanish Lingo for the Savvy Gringo - Reid
Mexican Slang Guide - Robinson

*Books included in the Mar Y Aventuras camp library.

NOTE: Several of these books can be ordered through "The Discover Baja Travel Club" at 1-800-727-2252 or through Amazon.com.