SURFING HOLIDAYS IN MEXICO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
LORETO 'THE POINT' SURFARI - ITINERARY
This is a rough 'day-by-day' outline of your trip from Loreto to 'The Point'. For more info. on Getting to Loreto from Europe, the US (or anywehere else), plus details on transfers from Loreto International Airport. Please see: Flights & Transfers
Important note:
To respect the wishes of the locals and to ensure that this surf spot does not suffer from over-exposure, we will not reveal the name or location of the Surf Camp online or in any advertising. We will keep numbers as low as possible and ask you please to keep the exact location to yourself. We will simply refer to this surfing paradise as 'The Point'.
DAY 1
Arrival day - Loreto on the Sea of Cortés, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
You will be greeted by your guide at the airport in Loreto. A short taxi ride will take you to the actual town of Loreto where we will enjoy a delicious Mexican lunch. After lunch you'll begin the 4 - 5 hour drive from Loreto to 'the point', crossing from the Sea of Cortez to the Pacific coast, through southern Baja’s harsh and beautiful desert. Usually you'll arrive at the secret spot and camp with enough daylight left to move into your tent get settled and then wash off the dust with a sunset surf session.
DAY 2 - 6
'The Point' - Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The Point: Surfing Surfing Surfing.
This is a typical day: wake up with the sunrise, refreshed from a full night’s sleep, excited by the waves reeling by in front of the camp. Warm up with a bit of optional morning yoga, led by one of our guides. Have a light breakfast of banana pancakes or cereal. Then go surfing!
Beginners will have a 2 hour surf lesson at the most favorable section of beach, beginning with a beach talk about surf safety, surf etiquette, the formation of waves, types of waves, tides, and everything surfing.
Experienced surfers have about 4 right-hand points to choose from, offering everything from rolling longboard swells, to fast reeling walls, to punchy rippable bowls. All the points have one characteristic in common: long long looooooong waves! This is a seriously long wave, after you catch a bomb, you'll need to come in to the beach and walk back to the take-off spot.
When you've exhausted yourself catching wave after wave, come in for a rest. Play cards, read a book, philosophize, goof off, take a nap, write in your journal…or walk into town and get a paleta (local fruit popsicle). When hunger calls eat some lunch, perhaps some of Pia’s fresh fish tacos or a refreshing salad. After food digests and energy is restored head out for another surf in the groomed offshore waves. Beginner surfers do their afternoon surf lesson, perhaps practicing turning the board, or 'turtling, or ‘reading’ waves.
As the sun begins to set and the air cools down, you’ll enjoy taking a hot shower to get the saltwater off. Stroll back to camp along the beach. Sit by yourself or with a new friend and soak up the desert and sea beauty around you. Under the kitchen canopy Pia’s delicious hot gourmet camp meal (perhaps a chicken curry or vegetable stir-fry) and a cool drink await you. End the night sitting around the campfire sipping a cold beer and swapping surfing stories with other surf campers while staring at the blanket of stars above. Crawl into your tent, exhausted from surfing the longest waves of your life! Get lulled to sleep on your big puffy air mattress by the sound of waves outside your tent and dream of the barrels you will get tomorrow.
DAY 7
'The Point' - Loreto
This morning you'll pack your bags and drive east, arriving in Loreto in the early afternoon. Loreto is the site of one of Baja’s first missions, established in 1697, which is across the street from the quaint Hotel Junipero where you’ll be staying. After checking in, you will have the rest of the afternoon and night free to explore this charming coastal town and the shops and restaurants which surround the centrally located hotel. The summer days in Loreto are hot… fortunately the beach is only a block away. Take a dip in the Sea of Cortez to refresh yourself. This will be your last chance to play, party and reminisce with all your new-found surf buddies before going your separate ways.
DAY 8
Departure day - Loreto to....
It's time to go home. You will have the morning free to enjoy Loreto. After lunch one of our guides will accompany you via taxi to the Loreto airport and bid you bien viaje.
Note: You can stay in Loreto for additional days if you want.
You are also welcome to extend your stay at the surf camp — a popular option if a swell has just arrived or really starts going off! Additional weeks are offered at a 10% discount, based upon availability.
Please contact us with questions or for further information.
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