Loreto Baja California Mexico
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Crystal Cruises (2 Cruises)
Holland America Line (31 Cruises)
ms Koningsdam
22 Cruises
| 3 October | 28 days | One-way from Vancouver to San Diego |
| 20 October | 11 days | Round-trip Mexico S West Coast Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
| 2 January | 24 days | Round-trip Hawaii Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
| 2 January | 7 days | Round-trip Mexico Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
| 20 March | 14 days | Round-trip Mexico S West Coast Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
| 20 March | 7 days | Round-trip Mexico Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
| 20 March | 18 days | One-way from San Diego to Vancouver |
| 2 October | 28 days | One-way from Vancouver to San Diego |
| 19 October | 11 days | One-way from Vancouver to San Diego |
| 23 October | 7 days | Round-trip Mexico Koningsdam San Diego Ca |
Lindblad Expeditions (40 Cruises)
National Geographic Venture
34 Cruises
| 2 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 16 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 30 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 13 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 20 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 27 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 8 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 15 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 22 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 29 January | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 5 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 12 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 19 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
| 26 February | 8 days | Round-trip from Loreto, Mexico |
Ponant (11 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
They anchor offshore: passengers land by tender at the municipal jetty, at the north end of the malecón. The historic centre starts five minutes' walk away, on flat, shaded streets.
Yes, entirely. The old centre, the mission, the museum and the Plaza Cívica are all walkable from the jetty. Only Coronado island and the San Javier mission require a boat or a mountain road.
Because in 1697 an Italian Jesuit founded here the first permanent mission of the Californias. Everything that followed, the royal roads and the missions from San Diego to San Francisco, started from this spot.
The church of Nuestra Señora de Loreto and its stone bell tower above the main square. The inscription over the door calls it head and mother of the missions of Lower and Upper California, a title no other sanctuary on the continent can claim. The Museum of the Missions next door displays tools, sacred art and Jesuit documents.
The mission, museum and square take two or three unhurried hours. If you prefer the sea, take a panga excursion to Coronado island, half a day of cruising, snorkelling and easy walking.
The island closest to town, inside the Bay of Loreto national park: a volcanic profile flanked by coves of near-white sand where sea lions haul out. The park protects five World Heritage-listed islands.
Yes, in late winter, when the blue whale, the largest animal on earth, passes through the park's waters, where biologists come to study it every year. Dolphins, by contrast, are nearly guaranteed on a panga trip.
Yes, but only on days when the ship stays late at anchor: 35 kilometres into the sierra on a mountain road, about three hours round trip. This 18th-century volcanic stone church is considered the best-preserved on the peninsula.
Almejas chocolatas, the large clams with chocolate-brown shells, grilled with garlic or served as ceviche: they are the regional specialty. Every restaurant in the centre serves them, with sierra coffee to finish under the fig trees on the square.
The Mexican peso. Loreto is still a quiet town: bring cash, as cards are not accepted everywhere in the artisan galleries.
