Heading to Guerrero Negro whale watching and BOLA 3/26 to 4/3

Whale watching? Use our own Nomad whale expert: Shari Bondi of Whale Magic Tours www.whalemagictours.com Shari can also book your room in Guerrero Negro.

Quote: Originally posted by spikemd

Planning a trip south March 27th to April 3. Crossing at Tecate and heading to Ensenada wine country. Plan to camp somewhere in wine country. Then down past Ensenada to stay in El Rosario or Catavina depending on travel time. Then to Guerrero Negro for a couple days of whale watching. Then to BOLA for beach and hopefully some fishing. Up 5 to Puertecitos hot springs for a night and cross back at Mexicali. 4 vehicles, 3 families, 6 adults and 6 children from 5 to 14. It will be a mix of camping and hotels. Questions - best camping in winery region? Should we make reservations? Is everything open including wineries? Maybe stay at El Valle RV park. Hesitant to make reservations at El Rosario or Catavina as we don't know how far we will make it that day. Recommendations for hotel in Guerrero Negro? We may make reservations before leaving. Leaning toward Hotel Los Caracoles. Hoping to book whale watching when we arrive. Best boats? Recommendations for fishing boats in BOLA? Was planning on asking at Guillermo and staying there or Campo Archelon. Thanks in advance. Its my 3rd trip into Baja.

I agree with goat, about Puertecitos...

The Puertecitos hot springs can only be enjoyed if the tide is in the right position, and you don't mind the sulfur (rotten egg) smell. They also charge you a hefty amount even to just take a photo vs. overnight (the same price, was 200 pesos per person, 4 years ago).









[Edited on 3-12-2021 by David K]

I recommend staying at Terra Sal in G Negro and eating at malarrimo restaurant, down the street, on the right.

We are just 2 hours from Guerrero Negro and our village (La Bocana) is very fun if you want to get off the beaten path? The road is 100% paved all the way.




We boast a lagoon that you can spend 4 hours on a boat/catch and release tour for $80. We boast a restaurant open 365 days a year from 8 to 9 pm. plus a couple others that are smaller and great fun too. Miles of beaches for walking and Blanca and Les to entertain you LOL

Stayed at the Hotel in Catavina as we rolled in late and were hungry and tired. Kept going south to Campo Esmeralda about 40 minutes north of GN. Stayed there for a night and kids played in the waves. They have rudimentary flush toilets and showers. Kids got to ride one of the horses on the beach. Next day did our whale tour with Malarrimo and saw a bunch of whales. Really cool experience.

Some pics of whales. Needed to scale down pics a lot for posting.

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca

I recommend staying at Terra Sal in G Negro and eating at malarrimo restaurant, down the street, on the right. We are just 2 hours from Guerrero Negro and our village (La Bocana) is very fun if you want to get off the beaten path? The road is 100% paved. We boast a lagoon that you can spend 4 hours on a boat/catch and release tour for $80. We boast a restaurant open 365 days a year from 8 to 9 pm. plus a couple others that are smaller and great fun too. Miles of beaches for walking and Blanca and Les to entertain you LOL

Thank you for sharing!

We then headed to BOLA. Wind picked up for a rough night in the tents but our roof top tents can handle a lot. We camped at Campo Archelon which had a wonderful cafe, Siete Filos. Excellent food and coffee. I took my son son wife fishing for the first time on a boat. We caught some yellowtail and cod and took it to a new restaurant in town, Las Hamacas, and had it sashimi style and the cod in tacos. Best fish I've ever had!

Then rolled north to Bay of Gonzaga. It was a busy weekend being close to Easter so we had a tough time finding open free spots. We had a sportsmobile with us so we were limited where we could go in the sand. We eventually found a spot at El Sacrificio campground and tucked away from the other campers. Kids went paddleboarding and enjoyed the beach. My buddy got stung by a scorpion in the morning, lol... My family then drove 16 hours home. One of the other families went to an orphanage in Tecate to help build a new play structure and the other family stayed near San Felipe for a few days. Great trip. Next time, we want to stay off pavement as much as possible.