If you have any questions about our 28 or 45 day tour packages, please feel free to contact us.
Dan and Lisa Goy
Phone: 1-866-999-2252
Email: info@bajaamigos.net
Website: www.bajaamigos.net
* Members of the Canadian Snowbird Association and RV Owner’s Association of BC
Why camp the Baja Peninsula?
“The border between the US and Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is like no other border on earth. It divides two countries with huge contrasts in culture, language, wealth, lifestyle, political systems, topography and climate. Mexico is a fascinating place to visit and we think that driving your own rig and staying in campgrounds is the best way to do it……People from north of the border have been exploring the Baja for years. The trip became much easier in 1973 when the paved trans peninsular highway was built. Today this paved two-lane road leads to unparalleled camping opportunities.”
Mike & Terri Church, Camping Mexico’s Baja
What is Baja, Anyway?
“Baja, which means Lower in Spanish, refers to an 800 mile long peninsula separated from Mexico’s mainland by the gulf of California-or the Sea of Cortez, if you prefer. The peninsula is comprised of two Mexican states, Baja California (Norte), with Mexicali as capital, and Baja California Sur, whose capital city is La Paz. To make it easy, Norte means North and Sur means South.
The peninsula is important, as it served as a stepping stone to the colonization of the U.S. state of California. Once the Spaniards left the Baja California peninsula to expand their efforts northward, the remote and arid peninsula was left to languish, virtually unpeopled and almost ignored by Mexico and the United States alike.
Baja California (Norte) did not become a Mexican state until 1952. The southern half of the peninsula, Baja California Sur, entered statehood in 1974, less than a year after the first paved road linking north to south (Highway 1) was completed. ”
Greg Nieman, Baja Legends
Baja California
“Baja California is a unique recreational Paradise-in-the Sun dominated by its 2,000 mile coastline. It pampers the jet set in its cities, hotels and resorts, without the high-rise, high-tension setting common in other resort areas. Those craving outdoor adventures find a largely undeveloped, beautiful land where escape to another environment and culture is only a step away. Few visit Baja without knowing they have been in a very special place, truly a magnificent peninsula.”
Jack Williams, The Comprehensive Guidebook To Mexico’s Baja California
