MOTORCYCLE-TRIPS · MEXICO
This motorcycle trip takes you on Harleys through the Mexican state of Baja California, Peninsula. A large part of the route runs on Mexico Highway 1, the main road of the region with little traffic. Enjoy the wind in your face and experience a real adventure!
The Journey
This motorcycle journey takes you through the state of Baja California in Mexico on Harley Davidson motorcycles. Baja California is a peninsula over 1200 km in size, making it the second largest in the world. A large part of this motorcycle journey follows the Mexico Highway 1. It is the lifeblood of this area and almost the only paved road outside the cities. Nevertheless, traffic is light. This way, you can enjoy the wind in your face without interruption. If you are looking for a true adventure, this motorcycle journey is just right for you!
Arrival at Los Angeles Airport and transfer to your hotel. Explore L.A.'s nightlife in Hollywood or Santa Monica, or just get a good rest to start your unique motorcycle trip fresh and lively.
In the morning, you pick up your Harley at the EagleRider shop in Los Angeles and ride south along the California coast to the border in Tijuana, Mexico. About an hour after entering Mexico, you reach your destination for the day, the bustling port city of Ensenada. Watch the sunset over Ensenada Bay, and it won't be long before you realize that this is the start of a special motorcycle journey.
Today you will drive south on Mexico Highway 1 and leave the bustling border towns. You will dive deeper into Baja, where Cirio trees and giant Cardon cacti will start to appear along the road. You will reach the Vizcaino Desert, one of the most fascinating desert regions on this continent, and have a wide view of rock formations, rugged hills, and dense desert vegetation. You will just arrive in Catavina in time to enjoy the sunset in the desert behind huge rocks and Cardon cacti. You will have a long drive tomorrow, so make sure you can rest well.
Today you will cross the state border from Baja Norte to Baja Sur. You will notice a change in the landscape as you travel over several 3,000-foot high peaks, past flat hills covered with volcano cones and cacti into the enchanting San Ignacio, an authentic desert oasis lined with date palms and a natural water-filled pond.
Today you will drive down Devils Grade, a seven-mile winding road that takes you down to the warm waters of the Sea of Cortez. Further along the coast is the beautiful Bahía Concepción Bay, another scenic delight of Baja California, with deep blue waters, volcanic islands, and secluded beaches. In the afternoon, you will reach Loreto, the oldest Spanish settlement on the West Coast. The town offers a picturesque central plaza, shopping opportunities, and a selection of excellent restaurants.
Today you reach the foot of the Sierra de la Giganta mountain range and then drive up to the summit, past hat-shaped mountain peaks. You reach the Santa Domingo Valley and drive back over the peninsula until you reach the small fishing village of Los Barriles by the Sea of Cortez. Take a walk on the white sandy beach and see for yourself that this is one of the most beautiful towns in Mexico.
Enjoy a well-deserved day of rest in the charming fishing village of Los Barriles by the sea. Watch the breathtaking sunrise over the calm blue waters of the Sea of Cortez. There are many daytime activities in Los Barriles. Go sport fishing, rent an ATV and drive along miles of beaches, go paddle boarding or kayaking, indulge yourself at the spa, or simply relax by the hotel pool.
In the shadow of Cerro del Venado, you roll towards San Jose del Cabo and along the coast of Bahia San Lucas, a popular hideout for pirates waiting for Spanish treasure ships in the 16th and 17th centuries. Your destination today is the popular spa town of Cabo San Lucas. Just before arriving in Cabo, you get a glimpse of 'Land's End', the southernmost tip of the Baja Peninsula!
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It is time to head north again. Today we will travel along the Pacific coast to the small artist community of Todos Santos. Here you can spend some time walking through the town and visiting art galleries and souvenir shops. Enjoy fresh fish tacos at one of the small taco stands or enjoy a delicious meal at the famous Hotel California. After lunch, we return to the Sea of Cortez and the capital La Paz, which is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Baja.
Today we continue north through the desert on Highway 1 through Ciudad Constitucion, where you can stop for lunch. Your afternoon ride takes you east through the vast desert landscape to the coast of the Sea of Cortez and Loreto. Loreto was the starting point from which Junipero Serra began his journey north in 1769 to establish a series of missions in California's Alta.
Enjoy a day off in one of the most charming cities of Baja, Loreto. Loreto was founded in 1697 by Jesuit missionaries and is the oldest settlement in Baja. Visit the historic mission Our Lady of Loreto, which is the starting point of El Camino Real (The King's Highway), a historic corridor that ends in Sonoma, California, following the old route of the Spanish missions. Visit the Loreto Bay Marine Park for a day of snorkeling and kayaking. In the months of March and April, you can also go whale watching.
You continue north on Mexico Highway 1 with Conception Bay to your right. You stop at one of the beautiful sandy coves where you can take a dip in the warm water, and eat in a small village called Mulege, a sweet traditional Mexican town at the mouth of a river. Back on the road, you drive through Santa Rosalia to San Ignacio. From there, you continue through the barren Vizcaino Desert to your hotel in the town of Guerrero Negro, south of the Baja California Sur state border. The area around Guerrero Negro is part of the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. Surrounded by bays, lagoons, vast expanses of the Sonoran Desert, and the rugged Sierra Mountains.
On Highway 1, it continues north through the vast desert landscape of Valle de los Cirios. The desert is full of a variety of plants, including the Cirio tree. After a lunch break in Cataviña, it goes back over winding roads to the Pacific coast and finally to your beach hotel in San Quintin.
You leave the beautiful beach of San Quintin and are on your way to Ensenada. The port city offers a picturesque setting, pleasant weather, duty-free shopping, good sport fishing, and proximity to the United States. Ensenada is known for its fish tacos and the Hussong Cantina, Baja's oldest bar. Enjoy your last evening south of the border.
Today your journey takes you back to the United States. You can take Highway 3 from Ensenada and enjoy a scenic drive through the vineyards of Valle de Guadalupe towards the Mexico/USA border at Tecate. Back in the USA, you can ride through some great motorcycle roads in the eastern landscape of San Diego as you make your way to the coast of San Diego. It's a bittersweet feeling, as it is now time to part ways with your Harleys. But the memories of this unforgettable motorcycle trip will stay with you forever.
Today your exciting journey ends with the flight home.
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