If you not fussy about driving on two lane roads , if you MUST have full services at every campground, if you are not flexible and are unable except that sometime things aren’t the same as at home, you should NOT RV in Baja.
But, if your adventurous and flexible you will love RV’ing in Baja .The roads are paved all the way to Cabo San Lucas with the exception of a creek that unbelievably runs across the road at Catavina . The scenery is breath taking with mountain passes, cactus forests, deserts ,along with miles of coast line.
Boon-docking on the various beaches was wonderful with the pristine waters, soft sand along with brilliant sun rises and sunsets. One of the best parts of the trip were the people ,we met many interesting people during our trip from street merchants, restaurant personal and many local residents from various towns. Everyone was friendly, speaking Spanish was not a issue as our wagon master is bilingual. We were able to learn some limited Spanish from our supplied tour book that made communications in Spanish fun.
Safety was a concern when planning our Baja RV trip, our families thought we would never return. We’re happy to report that safety was not an issue. At no time did we feel uneasy or threatened, it’s like RV’ing any where in North America ,you need to use “street smarts”, lock your vehicles, don’t leave valuables in plain site, don’t travel at night and travel in groups.
We did encounter military check points which are similar to the US Border Security check points in the Southern US , they both keep an eye on illegal activities. Our trip was with Baja Amigos, our caravan consisted of six units, our wagon masters were Dan and Lisa Goy. The small size was ideal as all tours are done in a 12 passenger van, the good news is that motor homes don’t need to tow a vehicle , the caravan took us to from the Mexican border at Tecate all the way to Cabo San Lucas and back to Tecate.The action packed trip included everything from camping on beaches, whale watching, restaurant outings , city tours, paddle boarding, kayaking, wine tours, sight seeing, endless shopping and much more.
It was a busy 28 day tour with something different happening every day. We have no problem returning to Baja on our own as we’ve seen first hand that it is a unique fun place to RV.
