- 7-11 Day Expeditions All Inclusive
- Family Friendly
- Farm to Table
- From Sea to Sierra
- Luxury Base Camps
- Sea Kayaking
- Whale Sharks
- Wildlife Abundance
Activities: Sea kayaking, snorkeling (including with sea lions and whale sharks, weather permitting), hiking, fishing, birding, cheese and wine tasting.
Duration: 9 days, 8 nights: 5 nights camping, 3 nights hotel
Begins in La Paz and ends in La Paz
Number of guides/crew: 2-6
Group Size: Minimum 4, Maximum 16
Minimum age: 16 – This is a generalization of age appropriateness for this trip, but please note we make exceptions depending upon your child’s personal experience.
Single supplement fee: $250 single hotel and canvas walk-in tent – Limit 2 per trip.* Shared hotel and single canvas walk-in tent $125 / single hotel and shared walk-in tent $150
Sea kayak rating: Easy to Moderate, hiking moderate to strenuous
Approximate min/max paddling distances per day: 1-8 miles
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Additional information
| Tour Dates | January 11 to 29, 2020, January 18 to 26, 2020, January 4 to 12, 2020 |
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Winter in Baja presents the perfect opportunity to combine spectacular paddling and snorkeling in wildlife abundant waters with hikes through towering cardon cactus to ancient pictographs on a remote eco-ranch set deep in a remote desert sierra.
On this adventure you’ll experience both the sea and mountains of wild Baja from two luxury camps. Three days of the trip include heading to the secluded Rancho Cacachilas, where goats, chickens and organic gardens provide a plethora of fresh, local ingredients for your meals. Activities on this private ranch include hiking through a boulder strewn mature desert filled with abundant bird life combined with amazing farm to table meals including hand-made artisan cheeses paired with fines wines and craft beers. Camp is comprised of large walk-in canvas tents placed in beautifully secluded locations, some with views of the beautiful blue Sea of Cortez. The night sky from this remote mountain desert is simply breathtaking.
After hiking and dining at the ranch for a couple of days, you’ll head back to La Paz for a lovely evening in this vibrant seaside town.
The other half of this adventure takes you to our luxury camp on a white sand beach in the spectacular national reserve of Espiritu Santo Island for 4 days. On the boat ride to the island we hope to visit the whale shark feeding area and snorkel with these gentle giants, weather permitting. Upon arrival at camp you’ll settle into your walk-in canvas tent only steps away from the turquoise waters of the Sea of Cortez. From this camp you’ll enjoy sea kayaking below volcanic cliffs and snorkeling with sea lions and tropical fish, interesting nature walks and/or trying your hand at fishing.
Join us this winter for the perfect escape combining land and sea activities with unique wildlife encounters in some of Baja’s most remote and beautiful wild places!
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B/L/D indicates meals included with trip cost.
Although we do our best to adhere to the above itinerary, it is subject to change for reasons beyond our control including wildlife unpredictability, weather and port closures. Please keep in mind this trip can start either at the ranch OR on the island depending on weather. The itinerary is flexible but will still spend 2 nights at the ranch and 3 nights on the island. Upon the chance the port is closed due to high winds and we can not get your group to the island on departure day we will provide a land based activity for this day. Snorkeling with whale sharks is completely weather dependent (calm seas are necessary) so this activity will depend on the winds on the day and time we have scheduled to do this.
Tour Calendar for From Sea to Sierra (9 days)
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What's Included
La Paz airport/hotel transfers, 3 nights hotel accommodations and 5 nights luxury camp accommodations (2 at the ranch and 3 at our Espiritu Santo Island kayak camp) complete with walk-in tents, cots (beds at the ranch), pads and pillows based on double occupancy, all meals as noted on the itinerary, purified drinking water with powder drink mixes and an evening cocktail while at the island camp. Wine and beer are included while at the ranch camp as well as foam top mattress beds in the tent accommodations. Community camp equipment including kayaks and associated equipment, tents, motorized skiffs, captains, guides and crew/cooks.What's Not Included
Airfare, meals on travel days to and from Baja, beer or soft drinks at the island camp (there will be an option to purchase these and we will provide coolers with ice for storing them at camp), personal gear such as sleeping bags, snorkel gear, wet suits (available for rent in Baja) and guide gratuities.
