Loreto

Water Sports

Arrange kayaking excursions, whale-watching tours, scuba-certification courses, and dive and snorkeling trips through the Baja Outpost. The company specializes in sports packages. A three-day, two-night snorkeling package starts at $223 per person based on double occupancy in its hotels; with kayaking, the package starts at $307. The company also offers day tours to Misión San Javier. Blvd. Mateos near Oasis Hotel, Loreto, Baja California Sur, 23881. 613/135-1134; 888/649-5951 in U.S. www.bajaoutpost.com.

Club Cantamar offers kayak rentals and guided tours. A half-day tour of Pichilingue Bay including transport, kayak, breakfast, and guide goes for $45 per person. Paseo Alvaro Obregón 1665-2, Loreto, Baja California Sur, 23881. 612/122-1826. www.clubcantamar.com.

Dolphin Dive Center is a PADI shop offering dives around the islands off Loreto and instruction. A two-tank trip costs $99-$120 depending on location; snorkeling excursions run $65. The company also has whale-watching and Misión San Javier tours. Calle Juárez between Calles Davis and Playa, Loreto, Baja California Sur, 23881. 613/135-1914. www.dolphindivebaja.com.

Loreto outdoor specialists Las Parras Tours provides day trips with kayaking, island skiff trips, as well as whale-watching, scuba diving and certification, and visiting San Javier village in the mountains. Day trips in the desert cost $35 and up, and tours to San Javier run $50. Calle Salvatierra at Calle Francisco Madero, Loreto, Baja California Sur, 23881. 613/135-1010.

Paddling South runs guided kayaking trips starting at $1,045, including meals. The company also offers mountain-biking trips, and multiday mule pack trips with a historic focus. Box 827, Calistoga, CA, 94515. 800/398-6200 in U.S. www.tourbaja.com.

The U.S.-based company Sea Quest Expeditions has several trips that begin in Loreto. Options include kayaking with gray whales in Magdalena Bay or in the San Ignacio Lagoon. Weeklong trips start at $1,299. Loreto, Baja California Sur. 888/589-4253 in U.S. www.sea-quest-kayak.com.

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