Region
Baja
Whales in La Paz, wine in Valle de Guadalupe.
Baja California · Baja California Sur
Baja California
Wine country, fish tacos, and a border-state edge worth learning to read
The Baja California guide →Baja California Sur
Desert meeting two seas, whales in winter, and Mexico's calmest big-name coast
The Baja California Sur guide →Nature
Bahía Magdalena
Pacific lagoon where gray whales come to calve and nudge your boat
Worth itIslandIsla Espíritu Santo
A protected desert island off La Paz with sea lions and empty coves
Must-seeCityLa Paz
An unhurried state capital that's the launch pad for the Sea of Cortez
Must-seePuebloLoreto
The peninsula's oldest mission town on a protected marine park
Worth itBeachLos Cabos
The resort corridor from San José to Cabo San Lucas, for better and worse
If nearbyBeachPlaya Balandra
A shallow, glass-flat turquoise bay near La Paz with daily visitor caps
Worth itPuebloTodos Santos
A desert-meets-Pacific arts town gone semi-gentrified but still worth it
Worth it