This is the Baja California chapter from Lonely Planet’s Mexico guidebook.

Baja is the earth’s second-longest peninsula offering more than 1200km of mystical, ethereal, majestic and untamed coastline. Those lucky enough to make the full Tijuana to Los Cabos road trip will find that the Carretera Transpeninsular offers stunning vistas at every turn.

• kayak at Espíritu Santo as the big Baja sun drops into the bay
• maps
• get good and tipsy tasting the bucolic delights of the Ruta del Vino
• transport
• dive or snorkel at mystical Las Sirenitas, in Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, home to the Sea of Cortez’s only living coral reef
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Northern Baja, Tijuana, Around Tijuana, Ensenada, La Bufadora, Parque Nacional Constitución De 1857, Mexicali, Southern Baja, Guerrero Negro, San Ignacio, Around San Ignacio, Santa Rosalía, Mulegé, Around Mulegé, Loreto, Around Loreto, La Paz, Around La Paz, La Ventana, Los Barriles, Cabo Pulmo, Reserva De La Biosfera Sierra De La Laguna, San José Del Cabo, Los Cabos Corridor, Cabo San Lucas and Todos Santos.