Sea Trek Baja

Round-trip flights from/to Los Angeles can cost $450 – $750. Flying from San Francisco are an
additional $150.

These trips are fine for beginners. Our guides are experienced kayak instructors in the off-season who enjoy teaching and sharing all the skills and safety techniques that you need and want to know.  Many clients tell us that the time spent with them in the afternoons often is the richest part of their trip, with many folks advancing several levels during the course of their week with us!

That said, participants should be in reasonable physical shape and be ready to paddle for 2 – 3 hours each day.  If you are on either our Loreto to La Paz trip or our Mulege to Loreto trip you may be paddling as much as 5 hours per day.  More importantly, you should enjoy the experience of camping and “roughing it” outdoors. Signing up for a Baja trip lets you take our Intro to Sea Kayaking Class in Sausalito for half price.

Daily mileage varies depending on the trip. On Classic Islands or Whale Watching trips, our longest stretch between campsites is 6 – 7 miles. On the Family Base Camp trips, we paddle and use the panga; distance will depend on the age and energy level of the kids.

The mileage listed is when we move as a group. Often afternoons are free for those who want more paddling time or you are welcome to take a boat out early and greet the sunrise. It’s the best seat in the house!

We offer trips between October and early May, when Baja is mostly sunny and daytime temperatures are in the 70s – 80s. In February and early March, evening temperatures can cool down into the 50s.

Loreto has a water treatment facility and the town’s water is drinkable, but to be extra safe we recommend drinking bottled water when in town. Local hotels provide bottled water. Water provided on the kayak trip comes directly from a water purification plant.

Delicious and healthy backcountry cuisine is our specialty, and clients are consistently amazed by the variety and quality of our meals. After hors d’oeuvres and a cold beverage for happy hour, you will be treated nightly to original Mexican platters, seafood, local vegetables and fruits, and dessert. A nice hot drink like coffee and Kahlua (or perhaps herbal tea) is perfect for watching the nightly star show!

Breakfasts and lunches are likewise healthy and tasty, with local fare alongside familiar foods from the States. If you ever want a snack, energy bars, fruit juices, cold mineral waters, and local nuts and fruits are always on hand. Of course, the local tortillas, fresh handmade ceviche, and guacamole and chips with a Pacifico chaser are the most requested items on any trip, and you will never forget them!

Vegetarian and gluten free diets can be accommodated, with delicious and fulfilling meals for you at every turn being our goal and mission.

This is Baja, so a few changes of beachwear, some warmer extra layers for evenings and early mornings, some town clothes, and a long-sleeve shirt and pair of pants with sun protection are all the clothes you’ll need.  Footwear should be well-suited for water activities–sandals or booties should protect the bottom and sides of your feet for paddling, tide-pooling, and general water time. In addition, a light pair of walking or running shoes is good to have for non-water time on the islands. Heavier hiking shoes are overkill for the terrain we encounter on our route.

A shade hat is indispensable, along with a visor or baseball type hat for wearing while paddling on breezier days. Most folks enjoy the cultural interaction of going out in town on their first afternoon in Loreto and purchasing one of the beautiful and inexpensive handmade straw sombreros.

We’ll send a thorough packing list with your sign-up confirmation email.

Our standard protocol is to wash off in the sea with a biodegradable salt water soap such as Camp Suds, which leaves no salty sticky feeling afterwards. We bring a large amount of purified drinking water along. You’re welcome to use some of this in your water bottle to give your face a fresh water rinse off.

There are always two sanitary hand washing stations in separate locations in camp for maintaining general hygiene, cleanliness and personal comfort.

Every year, our clients compliment us on the comfort, vistas, and ingenuity associated with our toilet arrangements. We are proud to be camping in a pristine wilderness environment, on islands with almost no permanent structures of any kind. We remove all waste that we generate, and leave no footprint or impact for those that follow us.

The panga carries our portable toilet system. Our staff sets up the bathroom in a designated site that is private, and we’ve created a system to communicate whether it’s occupied or available. The toilets are emptied and cleaned frequently, and there is a sanitary hand washing station nearby with disinfectant soap. Plenty of toilet paper is provided.

If you would like to express your appreciation to the guides through a gratuity, please know that such recognition would be enthusiastically received. The industry standard for tipping is approximately 10-20 percent of the trip cost. All tips received will be collected and equally disbursed amongst your guides by the trip leader.