Trip Overview
Magdalena Bay is the meeting place of two ocean currents making it a dynamic and exciting place to paddle. The vortex creates a massive upwelling of nutrients, which supports biodiversity on a grand scale including birds, whales, sea turtles, and cheeky coyotes.
Tremendous in its scope and beauty, Magdalena Bay is breathtaking, but it’s the expertise of our guide Marcos Simental, his deep local knowledge, and passion for sharing it that ultimately inspired us to put together one of the most rewarding trips we’ve ever done.
This is a motor-supported trip. Our route runs with the prevailing wind. Try out a sail! We will have a resupply about halfway through. On resupply day, we will spend an hour or 2 in the motorboat watching gray whales which migrate from Alaskan waters each year to breed and calve in Pacific lagoons such as this one.
Your paddling starts in San Carlos, ventures into the mangroves, then south along the mountainous Isla Magdalena, across the dynamic mouth of the bay, and then along the protected Isla Margareta, a one-way odyssey. Meet/end in Loreto with a shuttle to Magdalena Bay. Experience the soul of an immense and beautiful landscape.
