Alta Baja Sur
Bad Roads Good People
Rancho La Presa
Meet the remote rancheros of the Guadalupe mountains. Hear their stories and learn how "bad roads bring good people." This 60 mile “there and back” trip goes from Mulege west to the middle of the peninsula on "Camino No Real" through the Guadalupe mountains including a remote ranchero lunch, ranch tour and spring-water swimming hole with multiple other ranchero oasis stops. This is a rarely-traveled route through some of Baja’s most remote mountain wilderness. Breathtaking vistas, fun roads and connections with remote Ranchero families are the highlights.
We leave Mulege heading southwest through sandy and rocky arroyo trails and then up steep twisty mountain passes through the Guadalupe mountains, stopping at multiple remote rancher oasis points along the way.
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The terrain ranges from desert canyon landscapes to towering mountains and lush oasis points and stunning beaches on each end of the trip. We call this "Camino No Real" because the road often disappears and becomes "impassable" after a major rain event.
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A ranchero lunch, ranch tour and spring-fed swimming hole is provided by our friends who live in the middle of the peninsula, high in the mountains down the beginning of the western slope.
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There are many remote ranches in the mountains of Baja Sur, most of which have been in the same families for 200 to 300 years since the days of the Jesuit Missions. ​​This region of northern Baja Sur has more ranches and ancient cave paintings than any other part of the peninsula.
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Prices per person (2 person minimum):
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$3000 pesos for “Follow guide in your own 4x4 or UTV”
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$4000 pesos per 4x4 Ride-along
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$4000 pesos per motorcycle rider/guide with 4x4 sherpa
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Discounts for groups of 6 to 10 people