Baja California - Guided Tour
16 Days / 15 Nights
Seasons -
Spring, Winter
Temperature -
100° to 65° F /
38° to 18° C
Reservations must be booked and paid in advance
Day 1 : Los Angeles Arrival
After arrival your free hotel shuttle will be available outside the baggage claim area at LAX. The EagleRider Guided Tour Department will be available at the courtesy desk in the hotel lobby from 4:00 to 6:00pm
Day 2 : Los Angeles - Ensenada
After our welcome breakfast we pick up our motorcycles from EagleRider. Shortly after we are on the road cruising through Orange County’s beach cities Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach before we reach the interstate that gets us to San Diego and to the border. About an hour after we have entered Mexico we will reach our final destination for today. Ensenada offers good entertainment, restaurants, street cafes and bars along Avenida Lopez Mateos. Of course a visit to one of the oldest bars in Mexico, Hussong’s is also part of our evening schedule.
Day 3 : Ensenada - Catavina
Our road leaves the coast as we ride south and we dive deeper into the Baja where Cirio trees and giant cacti begin to appear alongside the road. We enter the Vizcaino Desert, one of the most fascinating desert regions on this continent, and experience expansive views of bolder formations, rugged hills and dense desert vegetation. We overnight in Catavina.
Day 4 : Catavina - San Ignacio
We continue through this fascinating country over several 3.000 feet summits, past flat topped volcanic cones and cactus covered hills into the charming pueblo San Ignacio, an authentic desert oasis located at the bottom of a wide arroyo with date palms and cool ponds where we overnight.
Day 5 : San Ignacio - Loreto
Ahead of us this morning is the massive ‘Volcan Las Tres Virgenes’ which tells us the origin of recent lava flows around us. We descend Devils Grade, seven miles of switchbacks that take us down to the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez. Past the beautiful Bahia Conception, one further scenic delight of Baja California, with deep-blue waters, volcanic islands and isolated beaches. In the afternoon we reach Loreto which is the oldest Spanish settlement along the West Coast. The town offers a picturesque central plaza.
Day 6 : Loreto - La Paz
We ride along the base of the Sierra de la Giganta mountains and then rapidly climb up to the summit past hat shaped mountain peaks. We reach the Santa Domingo Valley and move across the peninsula until we reach the edge of a large lagoon with the city of La Paz in sight in the distance. Take a walk along the waterfront and see for yourself that this is one of the prettiest cities in Mexico.
Day 7 : La Paz - Cabo San Lucas
Under the shadow of Cerro del Venado we roll into San Jose del Cabo and down the coast of the Bahia San Lucas which was a favourite hiding place for pirates who laid in wait for Spanish treasure ships in the 16th and 17th century. Today this is the international resort community called Cabo San Lucas and we are here to enjoy it all. Just before arriving in Cabo we get a view of ‘Land’s End’, the southern most tip of the Baja peninsula.
Day 8 : Cabo San Lucas
Today is at leisure to enjoy the stark and stunning scenery of Baja’s dramatically beautiful southern tip – rocks, water and big blue sky of this picture perfect destination. Los Cabos has a by-the-seaside feel that is distinctly Mexican, aided immeasurably by the unspoiled grandeur of its desert setting.
Day 9 : Cabo San Lucas - Los Barriles
It’s time to head back north again, and we take Hwy 1 to get back to Los Barriles, located at the Bahia Las Palmas. The scenery is simply magnificent: intensely blue water, a backdrop of mountains and rugged cliffs, stands of huge cacti.
Day 10 : Los Barriles - Loreto
Today we continue on Hwy 1 and ride north via San Antonio, Santa Rita, Ciudad Constitucion and Ciudad Insurgentes. Our ride will take us across the broad agricultural expanse over to the Coast of the Sea of Cortez. Loreto was the departure point from which Junipero Serra launched his northward quest in 1769 to establish a chain of missions in Alta California.
Day 11 : Loreto - Guerrero Negro
We stick with Hwy 1 and continue north, via Mulege - an old and traditional Mexican Town in an oasis in the middle of the Baja California desert. The Mission of Santa Rosalia Mulege is definitely worth a visit while in the area. Back on the road we ride via Santa Rosalia and San Ignacio over to Guerrero Negro, located within the barren Vizcaino Desert, just south of the Baja California Sur state border. The area around Guerrero Negro is part of the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. Encompassing bays, lagoons, vast expanses of the Sonoran Desert and the rugged Sierra Mountains, El Vizcaino is an important breeding and wintering site for the California gray whale.
Day 12 : Guerrero Negro - San Quintin
Our ride continues north on Hwy 1, through one of the most desolate portions on the entire peninsula, Vizcaino Desert– the Sierra Colombia on your left and Sierra La Assamblea to your right. En route to Catavina we will pass several dry lakes. We stick with Hwy 1 and we are heading to El Rosario, back to the Coast. From here it’s just a few miles to San Quintin, our base for tonight.
Day 13 : San Quintin - Ensenada
We leave the great beaches of San Quintin and are on our way to Ensenada, the city, which boasts a scenic setting, pleasant weather, duty free shopping, fine sport fishing and close proximity to the United States. Enjoy your last evening south of the border.
Day 14 : Ensenada - San Diego
Today your trip will take you back into the Unites States – we take Hwy 1 out of Ensenada and enjoy a scenic ride along the Coast. It’s a mere 20 miles from the Mexican border to San Diego, our stop for tonight. San Diego is a cultural oasis – and may well be your prototypical Southern California city. Visually, it brings to life the timeless images evoked by the Beach Boys’ 1965 pop classic, “California Girls”: sunshine, sand, and palm trees. The weather is close to ideal – sunny and mild to warm, practically year-round.
Day 15 : San Diego - Los Angeles
We continue riding along the Pacific Coast, and enjoy picture – perfect beach resorts, like Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach – Surf City USA Huntington Beach, and a few miles further north we will reach Long Beach, home of the Queen Mary. Once we are back in Los Angeles, it will be time to return our bikes at EagleRider ‘s LAX location and transfer back to the hotel where we can recap this great adventure at our farewell dinner.
Day 16 : Los Angeles Departure
Today it is time to say good-bye to your newly-made friends. We hope to see you again for a new adventure on two wheels.