The wildest corner of Mexico, by sea. Whale sharks, sea lions, and island nights.
Baja, Mexico
Book now with $550. Pay the rest at your pace.
8 days starting at $3,550Â USD.
Up to 14 solo female travelers.
Your days run on the tides. Wake to the sound of the waves, eat a fresh breakfast by the sea, then head out on small boats with local guides. You’ll swim with playful sea lions, watch for dolphins, turtles, and manta rays, and, in season, snorkel beside whale sharks. Back at camp there’s time to walk the coast, swim, or do nothing at all before everyone gathers for a sunset dinner under a sky full of stars.
The food is a trip of its own. Ceviche made from the day’s catch, tortillas pressed by hand, salsa from scratch, all cooked right at camp and eaten a few steps from the water.Â
And it isn’t all ocean. You’ll start inland in the Sierra de la Laguna, hiking to freshwater pools tucked into the mountains, and sit down one evening for a mezcal tasting, slow and unhurried, the way it’s meant to be done. By the end, you’ll have gone from desert peaks to a deserted island, with a group of women who started as strangers.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
Swim with whale sharks
Get in the water beside the biggest fish in the ocean.
Snorkel with sea lions
Visit a wild sea lion colony and swim with the pups
Days of ocean safaris
Swim, snorkel, and sail to reach quiet bays, coral reefs, plus rays, turtles, and dolphins.
Nights under the stars
Sleep on an uninhabited island with no roads and no lights. Just us and a blanket of stars.
Hike the Sierra de la Laguna
Hike through the mountains to natural pools and sweeping views.
Tortillas and mezcal
Make tortillas by hand with a local family and sit down for a proper mezcal tasting.
the freshest food you'll eat
Ceviche, handmade tortillas, salsa from scratch. Mexican cooking fresh every day, right at camp.
TRAVELER LOVE
INCLUSIONS
Arrival airport pickup on day 1
Almost all meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
All activities listed in the itinerary
Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle & private speed bot
Max 14 solo female travelers in your group
Your own tent, set up for you, with a comfy mattress pad, blankets, and a pillow
2 nights in a twin-share hotel room
Expert local guide for the whole tour
MEET YOUR NEW BFF
GUARANTEED SOLO TIME
Spend it with friends or explore on your own, but take time to reflect on your incredible journey.
GET YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP
Enjoy our hand-picked accommodation combining the best of design, location and comfort.
TOUR AT A GLANCE
WELCOME TO BAJA
Airport pickup, transfer to the Sierra, and a welcome dinner
DAY 2 - SIERRA DE LA LAGUNA
Mountain hike, swim in natural pools, and a handmade tortilla workshop
DAY 3 - INTO THE OCEAN
Transfer to Isla Cerralvo, ocean safari by boat, and dinner under the stars
DAY 4 - ISLAND & OCEAN SAFARI
A full day on the water exploring bays and reefs
DAY 5 - SEA LIONS & MEZCAL
Snorkel with sea lions, ceviche on the beach, coral reefs, and a mezcal tasting
DAY 6 - OCEAN SAFARI & LA PAZ
Morning ocean safari, lunch in a granite cave, then transfer to La Paz
DAY 7 - SWIM WITH WHALE SHARKS
The big day, snorkel with whale sharks, then a farewell dinner
Farewell, Baja
Breakfast, goodbyes, and transfer to the airport
Why Choose SoFe Travel?
Built for Solo Women
Every trip is designed specifically for solo female travelers. That means no awkward third wheels, no feeling like the odd one out—just instant community, shared values, and support from Day One.
Space to Breathe
We build in solo time, always. Want to wander a market alone or skip a group dinner for some quiet? Go for it. Prefer a travel buddy? There's always someone ready to join you. You do you—with the comfort of community when you want it.
No Forced Single Supplements
Forget the extra fees. Our roommate matching quiz pairs you with a like-minded traveler, or you can upgrade to a private room if you prefer your own space.
Is The Baja, Mexico Tour Right for you?
Ease in open water
The whole heart of this trip happens in the ocean, snorkeling reefs, swimming with sea lions and whale sharks, long days on small boats. You don't need to be an expert, and there's gear and guides for everyone, but you should be at ease in open water and okay with a bit of chop on the boat.
We're on ocean time
This is nature, on nature's terms. Wildlife sightings depend on the season and the day, boat plans shift with the wind and the water, and whale sharks, while very likely in season, are never guaranteed. If you need everything locked in and going exactly to plan, the ocean will frustrate you.
Camping on the beach
Five of your seven nights are in a tent. Your tent is set up and waiting with a real mattress pad, blankets, and a pillow, and every meal is cooked fresh for you. You won't have a hot shower on tap or wifi out on the island.
Your Baja, Mexico Itinerary
Day 1 - WELCOME TO BAJA
Airport pickup, transfer to the Sierra, and a welcome dinner.
Fly into San José del Cabo, where our team meets you and drives you up into the Sierra de la Laguna, trading the coast for cool mountain air and quiet. Tonight you settle into camp for the first time, meet the women you’ll be sharing the week with, and sit down to a welcome dinner under the stars while your guides walk you through what’s ahead.
Meals: dinner
Day 2 - Into the Sierra
Mountain hike, a swim in natural pools, and a handmade tortilla workshop.
Wake up in the mountains and spend the morning hiking through the Sierra de la Laguna, the granite range that runs down the spine of the peninsula, to hidden freshwater pools where you can swim and cool off. In the afternoon you learn to make tortillas by hand, pressing and cooking them the traditional way, then sit down to eat what you made. Dinner and another night under the stars at camp.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3 - From the mountains to the sea
Transfer to Isla Cerralvo, your first ocean safari, and dinner under the stars.
After breakfast you leave the mountains behind and head for the coast, then board a boat out to Isla Cerralvo, your uninhabited island home for the next three nights.
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The afternoon is your first ocean safari. You’ll cruise the coastline and slip into the water to snorkel whenever something catches your eye, a reef, a turtle gliding past, a school of fish lighting up the shallows. Keep an eye on the surface too, since dolphins and rays turn up out here all the time.
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Back on the island, settle into camp and crack a cold one at happy hour, then gather for dinner under a sky full of stars, likely fresh ceviche from the day’s catch, warm tortillas, and salsa made from scratch, all cooked right there at camp.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 4 - A full day on the water
Ocean safari by boat, exploring the bays and reefs of the Sea of Cortez.
Today is all about the water. After breakfast at camp you head out for a full day of ocean safari, moving between quiet bays and reefs, snorkeling wherever the water looks good and the wildlife shows up. The Sea of Cortez is one of the richest stretches of ocean anywhere, so expect a lot of company below the surface, tropical fish, rays, turtles, maybe dolphins riding the bow on the way out. Pack in as much swimming and sun as you want, with a beach picnic somewhere along the way, then head back to the island for dinner and maybe some chats with new friends next to the waves
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 5 - Sea lions, ceviche, and mezcal
Snorkel with a sea lion colony, a fresh ceviche lunch, and an evening mezcal tasting.
The highlight today is the sea lions. You’ll boat out to a wild colony and get in the water with them, where the young ones are playful and curious and happy to show off. From there you’ll snorkel more of the coral reefs before pulling into a sandy cove for a fresh ceviche lunch. In the evening, back on the island, there’s a mezcal tasting, a slow, easy way to end the day, learning how Mexico’s oldest spirit is made and sipping a few kinds the way the locals do.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 6 - One last morning on the water
A final morning on the water, lunch in a granite cave, and the move to La Paz.
One last morning of ocean safari before you leave the island, a final round of snorkeling and swimming in the quiet bays you’ve gotten to know. On the way back you stop for lunch in a granite sea cave, tucked into the rocks right at the water’s edge. Then you say goodbye to island life and transfer to La Paz, where a real bed and a hot shower are waiting. The evening is yours to wander the malecón, the city’s seaside promenade, find dinner at your own pace, and sleep somewhere with four walls for the first time in days.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 7 - Swimming with whale sharks
Snorkel with whale sharks, a taco crawl, then a farewell dinner.
You head out into the bay off La Paz, where whale sharks gather to feed in the calm, plankton-rich water, and slip in to snorkel alongside them. They’re the biggest fish in the ocean and completely harmless, filter-feeders that cruise slowly near the surface, so you swim right there beside them at their own gentle pace. It’s the kind of thing you don’t quite believe until you’re in the water looking one in the eye.
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Back on land, you’ll dry off and go straight for the food, a taco crawl through La Paz, hopping between the local spots that do it best, one taco at a time. The afternoon is yours to wander the city or rest up, and tonight the group comes together for a farewell dinner to toast the week, the wildlife, and the women you’ve spent it with.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 8 - Adiós, amigas
Breakfast, goodbyes, and the transfer to the airport.
One last breakfast together before it’s time to go. We’ll transfer to the airport in San José del Cabo together for your flight home. Until next time!
Meals: breakfast
HAND-PICKED ACCOMMODATION
ISLAND CAMPING
For five nights, home is a tent on the sand, two in the Sierra and three on Isla Cerralvo. And before you picture roughing it, this is camping with the hard parts taken care of. Your tent is pitched and waiting when you arrive, made up with a real mattress pad, blankets, and a pillow, so you’re not hauling or assembling anything. Meals are cooked for you, there’s a cold drink at happy hour, and the bathroom situation is simple but clean.
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What you trade for that is a hot shower on tap and a phone signal, and what you get in return is the kind of night you can’t buy in a hotel. An uninhabited island, waves a few steps away, and a sky with nothing between you and the stars.
HOTEL CATEDRAL
After days of camping, this is the soft landing. Hotel Catedral is a bright, modern boutique hotel in the heart of La Paz, right across from the old cathedral and a short walk from the malecón, the seaside promenade where the city comes alive in the evening. The rooms are clean and comfortable with a proper bed and a hot shower waiting, but the rooftop is the part you’ll remember, a pool and bar looking out over the cathedral to the Sea of Cortez beyond, perfect for a sunset margarita after your last day on the water.
We match you with your most compatible roommate
We get it—sharing a room with a stranger can feel like a gamble. That’s why we’ve partnered with a professional matchmaker and psychologist to create a bespoke roommate matching quiz, designed to pair you with someone you’ll actually click with.
Whether you’re an early riser or a night owl, a social butterfly or someone who values quiet time, our quiz helps ensure you’re matched with the best possible roommate. And if you prefer your own space, you always have the option to upgrade to a private room.
No stress, no awkward surprises—just a trip made better by great company.
MEET NISHMA
YOUR GUIDE FOR THE TRIP
Nishma grew up in Mexico City and moved to La Paz to study Alternative Tourism and build a life around the ocean, the mountains, and the wide-open spaces of Baja. What started as a move to study turned into something deeper. Over the past seven years she’s guided adventures all across Baja California Sur, from remote mountain trails and natural hot springs to island camps and the waters of the Sea of Cortez.
She’s the guide who knows every hidden spot, lives for a good adventure, and believes the best travel stories usually start with “I’ve never done this before.” She’s certified as a Wilderness First Responder, in Leave No Trace, Environmental Interpretation, First Aid, and Mexico’s NOM-09 guiding standards, so you’re in genuinely expert, safe hands out there.
When she’s not guiding, you’ll find her outdoors with friends, chasing good food, getting on the water, or plotting her next trip. She never gets tired of being outside, and it shows.
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Dates & Prices
Prices listed in USD
We sell out fast!
Hold your spot with a $550 deposit that goes toward the total cost of your tour.
Flexible payment plans
Pay what you want up until the balance is due 90 days before departure.
Free transfer
Change your dates or your destination one time for free, just give us at least 90 days notice.
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FAQ About Baja California Sur, Mexico
WHAT ARE THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DETAILS?
Arrival: Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
- Our group transfer leaves the airport at 3pm sharp. Please book a flight that lands by 2pm so you have time to get through immigration and grab your bags.
- Landing early? The time is yours. Grab lunch, find a coffee, or start people-watching. Just be back at the meeting point by 3pm.
- We pick up the whole group together because the drive to our first stop is about 2.5 hours, and we want to get there before dark.
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Departure: Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)
- A group transfer will take everyone back to the airport on the last day.
- Please book a flight that leaves no earlier than 2pm.
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Want to arrive a day early or stay a little longer? We’re happy to help you arrange extra hotel nights and transportation.
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED?
- Airfares
- Visa or entrance fees
- Travel insurance (mandatory for all travelers)
- Airport drop off
- Tips for your tour guide
- Any meals not listed under inclusions
- Any optional activities
PAYMENT & REFUND POLICY
- A non-refundable $550 deposit is required to hold your spot.
- Final payment is due 90 days before departure.
- Pay as much as often as you like until the due date.
- If you cancel your spot earlier than 90 days before departure, you can apply your payment to any trip within the next year.
- No refunds on deposits.
DO I NEED A VISA?
Most travelers don’t. Citizens of the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, and Australia can visit Mexico as tourists without a visa.
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You will need:
- A valid passport. We recommend at least six months of validity to avoid any issues with airlines.
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If your passport is from a country that does need a visa for Mexico, you may still be able to enter visa-free if you hold a valid visa from the US, Canada, the UK, Japan, or a Schengen country.
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Entry rules can change, so check the latest requirements with your government or the Mexican embassy before you travel. If you need help or any documents from us, just reach out.
WILL THIS ITINERARY CHANGE?
The itinerary is subject to change due for any reason – weather, unexpected cancellations, impromptu local opportunities, or surprise additions.
All bookings are subject to our terms and conditions.
Do I need travel insurance?
Comprehensive travel insurance is mandatory or you may be refused to join the tour. See our guide for help choosing a plan.
How much luggage should i bring?
There’s no strict limit, so bring what you want. Just keep in mind you’ll be carrying it everywhere, from the van to camp and back again. Your future self will thank you for packing light.
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We recommend a backpack over a rolling suitcase.
Still unsure if this trip is right for you?
Book a 15-minute clarity call with Jaqueline or Grace and we’ll walk through your questions together.
PHOTOS FROM THE ROAD
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