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Most Baja visitors head straight for Los Cabos and never see the wild side of the peninsula's kayaking, hiking, and surfing spots. A-list celebs zip down from LA in private jets to celebrate birthdays (John Travolta's 50th) and seek inspiration (Kenny Chesney's "Beer in Mexico"). Sightings are so frequent celebs have to hide from each other for total privacy. Airports are few along the peninsula and rental sedans, Hummers, and Harleys a must for exploring missions, oases, and beaches. You have to drive or sail from border to tip to fully appreciate Baja's soulful beauty, but you can quickly sample capital cities and resort regions by flying into international airports in Los Cabos, La Paz, or Loreto.
More than 20 species of whales frequent Baja's sea through the year. But the big whale show runs from January to March, when thousands of pregnant gray whales...more
Artists from Santa Fe, San Francisco, and Switzerland revel in the diffused light, churning surf, and subdued ambience in this 19th-century town an hour north...more
California surfers camp and surf non-stop at puntas (points) around Rosarito Beach and Ensenada. Stars on the international surf circuit race to the Islas de...more
The Sea of Cortez offers divers the chance to swim with whale sharks, manta rays, sea lions, sea turtles, and hammerhead sharks around the seamounts and islands...more
Tijuana, Rosarito Beach, Ensenada, and San Felipe are the big draws in northern Baja near the U.S. border. Heavily influenced by California, they're classic...more
Kayakers set off on day and weeklong trips into the Sea of Cortez from Loreto and La Paz and are rewarded with year-round abundant whale, sea lion, and frigate...more
Missionaries began growing grapes in the Guadalupe Valley east of Ensenada in the late 1880s; modern wineries began drawing attention in the 1980s, and the...more
Ever since Jack Nicklaus designed his first Palmilla course in Los Cabos in 1992, golf has grown to surpass fishing as the number-one sporting challenge in...more
Four mountain ranges bisect the Baja California Peninsula north to south, ending with the Sierra de la Giganta towering over Los Cabos. The only way to...more
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