Island Getaway 6 days

6 Days
Beginner
$1999

Camping out is the best way to experience the islands of Loreto, and Getaways are your ticket to something amazing! Never paddled before? Never camped before? A Getaway is designed just for you.

Learn as you go on this no-experience-necessary island adventure in the Loreto National Park. Start with safety and steering. Strategies for packing. How to set up your camp. You got this! Go self-supported as a cooperative team.

You’re in good hands with our certified guide-coaches, but be warned – their passion is contagious. You may become a kayaking enthusiast before the end of your trip!

Single sea kayaks are standard equipment for Island Getaways, with doubles available. Family Adventure! Children as young as 12 years old are welcome on any Getaway. Youngsters down to 4 years old are welcome on private Getaways.

two people $2799 per person / $5598 total

three people $2359 per person / $7077 total

four or more $1999 per person / $7996 total

kids 4-14yrs (with adult, in double kayak) $150 off.

Skill Level

No experience necessary.

Relaxing activity.

Ability to swim is recommended but not required.

Sample Itinerary – Island Getaway
SELF-SUPPORTED CAMPING TRIP IN SEA KAYAKS

All itineraries are subject to weather, Port closures, and other fun factors intrinsic to “Adventure” tourism.

Day 0. Meet in Loreto for a pre-trip briefing and to fit your equipment.

Day 1. Taxi ride from your hotel to the launch. Begin with a 1-hour introduction to paddling. Sit in the kayak and develop comfort with your balance. Hold the paddle and use it to go, turn, and stop. Fall out and get back in. Have a breather, then learn the fundamentals of packing, followed by an inspired practice session. Inspired because you’re about to stuff everything in there and go kayaking! Put your new paddling skills to use for an hour or two. Once on the island, become familiar with camp systems, and learn to put up your tent. Enjoy a well-deserved and delicious camp dinner!

Day 2. Wake up on a beach. Life is good! Leave camp set up and explore the shoreline by kayak after breakfast, adding more paddling skills to your bag of tricks. Increase your steering prowess. Check out the wildlife along the way. Magnificent frigate birds, dolphins, pelicans. Stop at a beach for lunch and hike to a scenic overlook. Return to camp for dinner and an amazing view of the stars.

Day 3. Pack up and cross to Isla del Carmen. Look for shells embedded in the limestone cliffs. Discover the abundance of underwater life by snorkeling the rocky reefs. Ten percent of the fish species found here live nowhere else on earth!

Day 4. Optional sunrise paddle. Leave camp set up to go explore in lighter kayaks. Hike, snorkel, Peek in tidepools, learn more paddling skills, or lounge for a while on the beach with friends and soak in the experience. Practice kayaking skills if you’d like with your coach/guides. After another delicious dinner, dive deep into the night sky for a spectacular show of stars, planets, and the moon in one of her various phases.

Day 5. Sip fresh-brewed hot coffee as the aroma of hot-cooked breakfast wakes up your appetite. After breakfast, cross back to Danzante Island for more spectacular snorkeling and an appreciation of colorful geology. Take the afternoon sun as an invitation to snorkel and see the explosion of color and life just under the surface.

Day 6. Let the sun wake you up with a smile. Recognize the magic of a new day and raise a fresh-brewed toast to whatever it has in store! Pack up and enjoy a final few miles of paddling to the take-out. Return to hotels/campground for that well-deserved shower

Day After. Relax in Loreto. Or fly out to tell your friends what an awesome trip you just had, and to plan the next one!

The luggage that’s not coming on your trip can be left securely with your hotel. The hotels listed on our Lodging page all provide this service free of charge. Check with the proprietors if you’re staying elsewhere. You may also leave your luggage with us for a modest fee.

Weather

Your safety is our top priority, and we comply with the local Port Captain who dictates when we can move about on the water.

Loreto offers a delightful escape from cold or wet northern winters. The peak kayak-camping season falls between October and early May. Temperatures can vary widely between day and night in the desert, and Loreto is no exception. Average highs are 70-80s (mid to high 20sC) and lows in the 50s (teens C).

October and late April are quite warm and settled. December through February have the greatest potential for Baja’s famous Norte winds which can last a few days. November and March are transitional. Summers are hot and humid, which makes them grand for in-water activities but a bit toasty for beach camping.

The evening before your trip is a pre-trip meeting at our Expedition Base in Loreto. Exact time will be included in your registration follow-up emails, but it’s typically around 5pm, which gives time for you to get in and settled after your flight.

Our Expedition Base is located near the center of Loreto, on Nicolas Bravo 2 doors south of the tall concrete auditorium. It is staffed at designated meeting times and during store hours.

Directions

Go to the waterfront, and turn south on the Malecon (the waterfront road/walkway). At the end of the road and walkway, turn inland (right) one block, then turn left. Pass the tall concrete building on the right, and one house. Our name is painted on the outside wall. We will be prepared to meet you at the pre-arranged meeting time, or during store hours.

  • National Park permits
  • Kayak
  • PFD (life jacket)
  • Paddle
  • Spray skirt for sea kayaks
  • Drybags
  • Healthy camping meals
  • Tent
  • Camping mattress
  • Sleeping bag
  • 2mm shorty wetsuit and neoprene top
  • Mask, fins & snorkel
  • All kitchenware
  • Purified drinking water
  • Sanitation system, toilet paper & hand sanitizer
  • Library of field guide
  • Transfer to launch and back
What’s Not Included
  • Lodging in Loreto
  • Airport transportation
  • Meals in town
  • Tips for guides

If you’re paddling a single kayak, the hatch openings you’ll be packing into are 10″ and 8″ across. These are performance kayaks, designed for the joy of paddling. Your joy in packing will be proportional to how “minimalist” you can pack.

Food, water, and kitchen equipment will be shared among all paddlers. Please plan on fitting your personal equipment into 1 or 2 hatches (there are 3: front hatch, day hatch, and rear hatch).

Paddling gear and camping gear (tent, mattress, sleeping bag) are included on Getaway trips.

For paddling
  • 2 liters of water in bottle(s) and/or hydration system
  • Sunscreen and lip protection
  • Sunglasses with strap
  • Strap for regular glasses
  • Hat for sun
  • Non-cotton long-sleeve shirt for paddling
  • Quick-dry shorts/pants
  • Water shoes or sandals with heel strap
For Camping
  • Towel
  • Bathing suit
  • Camp T-shirt (s)
  • Warm camp shirt
  • Windbreaker jacket
  • Long warm pants
  • Socks
  • UnderwearWarm hat for evening
  • Beach / light hiking shoes
  • PJs
  • Head lamp
  • Bug repellent
Personal
  • Passport
  • Toothpaste & tooth brush
  • Sunscreen, Reef-safe please!
  • Camera
  • Spare batteries for everything
  • Any clothes you’d like in town
  • A few Ziplock bags of various sizes
  • Medications (2 sets; leave one in hotel luggage)
  • Personal first aid, OTC meds you might want
    * Print-out of medical history and list of medications
    * Copy of health insurance card, travel insurance contacts, passport, emergency contacts
    Ziplock the above * items and keep them with you
  • Sense of adventure!
Optional
  • Comb or brush
  • Binoculars
  • Solar lantern
  • Sarong or wrap
  • Journal, book
  • Shampoo, soap (NOT Dr Bronners soap! It doesn’t work in salt water. Trust us.)
  • Handi-wipes and a ziplock to responsibly manage the used ones
  • Fishin’ stuff & lots o’luck (pre-purchase your fishing license online)
  • Paddling gloves
  • Compact beach chair (available for rent)
  • Lifejacket-mounted hydration system (available for rent)
Included. Bring your own only if preferred.
  • Paddle jacket
  • Wetsuit – 2mm shorty & neoprene top
  • Mask, fins, snorkel
  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Camping mattress
  • Seat pad for beach or kayak
Baggage Limits. Just like the airlines.

Camping mattress: diameter 6″ length 20″
Tent: total diameter 8″ length 20″
Sleeping bag: diameter 9″ length 11″

Tips for your guides/coaches/captains are always appreciated! Fifteen percent is typical, but completely at your discretion. Tips may be added to your credit card bill if you’d like (5% fee), or handed in cash to your lead guide at the end of the trip, to divide among the guide and captain team. Mexican pesos are ideal, but unmarked US dollars with no rips or physical damage are also good in any denomination.

Tips for taxis are included in the trip price.

Thank you!

Payment
  • Deposit: half of the trip price will hold your spot
  • Balance: due in full 30 days prior to trip
Cancellation
Before 30 days advance of trip:
  • Full refund minus $250
  • Full credit for other trip within 12 months.
Within 30 days of trip:
  • Full credit for other trip within 12months
  • No refund for any reason
Within 7 days of trip:
  • Half credit for other trip within 12 months
  • No refund for any reason

If we cancel a trip, we will refund the full trip amount.

Low enrollment
  • We will not cancel a trip that has 5 or more people on it.
  • We will guarantee your trip to run with 4 people for a 5% surcharge.
  • We will guarantee your trip to run with 3 people for a 10% surcharge.
  • We will guarantee your trip to run with 2 people for a 25% surcharge.
  • The surcharge will be included with the payment of your balance one month before trip if nobody else has signed up by then.
  • If more people join trip within that month, we’ll refund the surcharge or portion of it that pertains to the final number of paying participants.
  • If feasible, you may switch to a comparable trip.

Please INSURE your trip with Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) insurance.

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