Trip Planning

PLAN YOUR BAJA ADVENTURE

Below is a hopefully helpful guide to plan your perfect Loreto vacation.

Choose Your Own (Baja) Adventure!!

We suggest both Sea and Land Tours (hence the name right?). We strongly recomend giving yourself a few days in Loreto to make sure you can enjoy your water activites on the optimal days.

1. Book your hotel and flights
There are a myriad of delightful family hotels to choose from. They range from luxury boutique hotels to comfortable family hotels with pools and kitchenettes. We highly recommend staying anywhere walking distance from downtown.
2. Decide which tours to enjoy
Depending on the time of year, select what tours you would like to take while staying in Loreto. Each tour has a web page with descriptions, what to bring, itinerary, and what is included/not included. See the chart below for optimal activities depending on the time of year. Tours do not have to be on consecutive dates.
3. Choose the days you would like to go
Pick what days you’d like to do which activities. Don’t worry they’re not set in stone. Once here we can confirm the weather is looking good and finalize the dates.
4. Book your tours
Visit www.toursloreto.com/booking. If you are booking 3 or more activities with us be sure to use the “multi” code in the voucher box. If you are a group of 4 or more folks use the code “group”. Are you a group of four or more folks choosing 3 or more activities? “multi-group” is the voucher code for you.
What next?
You’ll receive an email confirming your bookings and your deposit. Once here in Loreto be sure to visit our Update page, and come on by our office and we’ll check the weather and confirm start times. If you can’t come by before your tour be sure to send us an email.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes.  A round trip transfer counts as an activity.  If you were to do 2 days of fishing and airport transfer, you would qualify for the “multi” day discount.  

  • Yes we offer transfers and pick-ups from Loreto Bay/Nopolo, and Villas del Palmar.  For tours such as Grey Whales, or Danzante Carmen its easiest to pick you up near your hotel. 
  • For tours such as Blue Whales, diving or Fishing we can do beach pick ups if conditions are favorable.
  • If you have a tour that starts from Loreto we can provide a shuttle at an extra cost.  Please contact us regarding that service.

If you are travelling solo, send us an email with the dates you will be in Loreto and the activities you would like to do.  We can then put you in the calendar and add you to tours we have going out.  If there is no tour to join, we can run the tour but at an additional cost.

In most cases we can refund 80% of your deposit when given enough warning.  Please see our Terms and Conditions page for more info.

Day Tours to Enjoy in Loreto by Time of Year

Whale watching in the Spring or diving in the Summer and Fall, here's a list of our favorite activities to enjoy by season. Please use the button below if you would like more info and help planning your tours.

DECEMBER-JANUARY

  • Hiking (Cave Paintings or other sites)
  • Horseback Riding
  • San Javier Mission Desert and Rancho Tour
  • Bird Watching
  • Coronado Island Tour (wildlife viewing, site seeing, hiking islands inland trails)
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, early Yellow Tail)

APRIL-MAY

  • Grey Whale Watching, Magdelena Bay (end of season)
  • Hiking (Cave Paintings or other sites)
  • Horseback Riding
  • San Javier Mission Desert and Rancho Tour
  • Bird Watching
  • Coronado Island Tour (snorkeling, wildlife viewing, site seeing, hiking islands inland trails)
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Yellow Tail)
  • Kayaking
  • Cold water diving

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

  • Coronado Island Tour 
  • Sit on Top kayaking or Stand Up Paddleboarding
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Yellow Tail, Dorado, Sail Fish)
  • Peak Diving Season (water tems in 80’s)
  • PADI dive courses.

FEBRUARY-MARCH

  • Blue Whale Watching (typically ends mid-March)
  • Grey Whale Watching, Magdelena Bay
  • Hiking (Cave Paintings or other sites)
  • Horseback Riding
  • San Javier Mission Desert and Rancho Tour
  • Bird Watching
  • Coronado Island Tour (wildlife viewing, site seeing, hiking islands inland trails)
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, early Yellow Tail)
  • Kayaking

JUNE- JULY

  • Horseback Riding (early June, early in the morning)
  • San Javier Mission Desert and Rancho Tour
  • Coronado Island Tour 
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Yellow Tail, Dorado, Sail Fish)
  • Diving (June shows us amazing invertebrates, July the water starts to clear and warm up).
  • PADI dive courses.

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER

  • Peak Diving season through October, early November
  • PADI dive courses.
  • Coronados Island Tour 
  • Kayaking or Stand Up Paddleboarding
  • Fishing (Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Yellow Tail, Dorado)
  • Birdwatching
  • San Javier Mision and Desert Tour