bobsyouruncle
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Transfer to Santa Catalina
I am planning on taking the family to Santa Catalina off Loreto. We need transportation to the island and then need to be picked up 48 hours later.
I emailed some tour operators in Loreto for transportation quotes and those that responded asked for between 500 and 800 dollars. Does this seem
reasonable. I thought about asking around the marina when I arrived, but this could cost me a day out of my short holiday and adds uncertainty. I
will not go if it costs 500 dollars.
Does anybody know the best way to get to and from Santa Catalina.
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Marla Daily
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Things to know before you go:
The island is one of five islands in Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto. It is little visited, but a permit is still needed to camp there. This oceanic
island is the second largest in the park (16.6 square miles). It is 15 miles to the nearest mainland (and a lot farther from Loreto~like 40 miles!)
If you are interested in herpetology, there are 10 species of reptiles there, eight of which are endemic, including the rattle-less rattlesnake. They
are mostly found in the arroyos of the island; they climb trees to eat baby birds in nests and they often rest in tree branches.
SNAKES (4 species):
Isla Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) endemic
Isla Santa Catalina King Snake (Lampropeltis catalinensis) endem.
Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata)
Western Threadsnake [Blind Snake] (Leptotyphlops humilis)
LIZARDS: (5 species ~ all endemic)
Isla Santa Catalina Whiptail Lizard (Aspidoscelis catalinensis)
Isla Santa Catalina Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus catalinensus)
Isla Santa Catalina Spotted Chuckawalla (Sauromalus klauberi )
Isla Santa Catalina Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus lineatulus)
Isla Santa Catalina Spiny Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta squamata)
GECKO: also endemic
Isla Santa Catalina Leaf-Toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis)
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Marla Daily
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Curious as to why you would like to go to this particular island?
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David K
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Maybe to see the rattle-less rattlesnake?
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bobsyouruncle
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I want to visit because it has rattlesnakes without rattles and the biggest barrel cactus in the world.
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David K
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Right on... be careful of the fangs and thorns of Baja!
Valle Chico (southwest of San Felipe) has some big ones too...
Both fat...
and tall (about 7 feet)...
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wilderone
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Just a comment - but maybe a fisherman at Agua Verde could take you after you get a permit in Loreto to camp overnight. Seems a lot closer than from
Loreto. Maybe whoever takes you there would prefer to spend the night as well instead of making two trips. Report back if you go.
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Phil C
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Wilderone that's the best reply yet! Have the guy, or guys stay there as well.....make life long friends...
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