Baja Trip Reservation Details

Baja Trip Deposits/Cancellation Policy/Trip Insurance

Destination: Baja

February 16th-25th, 2025

Trip Cost: 9-11 guests: $3225   ~   12-15 guests: $2950

In previous years we have suggested a per person gratuity that was shared among our Mexican guides, boat captains, cooks and hotel staff. However,  the tip has been factored into the total trip cost listed above.

TRIP COST: includes 3 nights of lodging, all restaurant meals, 7 nights of  luxury camping with all meals, spacious walk in style tents, all planned activities, whale watching excursions, naturalist-led snorkeling and kayaking trips, a guided night snorkeling experience, natural history lectures, entrance fees, permits,  kayak instructional clinics and tip for our Mexican guides. The price does not include airfare, airport shuttles to our hotel in La Paz, trip insurance, phone calls, unscheduled boat excursions, activities not described in the itinerary, personal liquor, personal equipment (sleeping bag, snorkel gear or wetsuit) or  airport departure taxes.

Whales, Dolphins  & Missions ~ Loreto Extension~February 26th-29th, 2025 $895

The Extension Includes: 3 nights of waterfront  lodging in Loreto (double occupancy), all meals,  2 whale watching excursions if weather permits, all transfers including a group  airport shuttle on February 29th,  naturalist-led snorkeling trips if sea conditions permit, entrance fees and permits. Generous tips to our Mexican based guides are also included. If weather is not favorable for whale watching, we will offer a spectacular land tour to San Javier Mission learning about the indigenous people  of the Sierra de la Giganta mountains.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Please be sure to mark your calendars.

$200  reservation fee is due upon registration
$1465 Deposit Due:  May 1st, 2024

$1000 Deposit Due: August 1st, 2024 

$285 Deposit Due: October 1st, 2024

$895 Payment  Due if joining our Loreto Extension: May 1st, 2024

Final payment of $275 if less than 12 participants due January 15th, 2025

Please send all payments in the form of personal checks to:
Blue Water Ventures, 127 Mason St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060

You may also make a Bank Transfer through Zelle. registered as Kimberlee Powell and cell phone is: 831 345 2417.

Please email me when you make a bank transfer, email kim at:  bluewaterventuressc@gmail.com

If you would like to pay a portion of your trip using PayPal,
Please visit our Payment Center

 CANCELLATION POLICY

During the complex era of COVID-19, we have reconsidered our cancellation policy, creating a more relaxed policy. We want to travel with you again sharing the natural and cultural wonders of our international destinations. We truly miss traveling with groups as well as supporting our international community of outfitters and friends. Travelers are still encouraged to feel confident when making travel plans by purchasing  travel insurance coverage to help protect their program. You may want to consider the  Cancel for Any Reason travel insurance coverage, part of a travel protection plan from Travel Insured International, as described below.

Arranging international programs is a complex process often requiring nonrefundable deposits. With that said, please review our updated cancellation policy:

Cancellations made more than 121 calendar days prior to the starting date of the program, will be granted a full refund minus a $200 processing fee.

Cancellations made 91 to 120 calendar days prior to the starting date of the program, will be granted a refund minus a $1000 processing fee.

No refunds are given when cancellations are made less than 90 calendar days prior to the starting date.

We can not make any exceptions to our cancellation policy. Please read this document in full

TRAVEL PROTECTION

Our Baja program takes us into a remote area of the world where a medical evacuation could be extremely costly.  All costs for evacuations and/or medical treatments are the responsibility of each participant, a cost that travel protection should  cover.  Please travel with a credit card in the event that payments are required for an evacuation or medical treatment.

Blue Water Ventures (BWV) directs our clients to travel insurance  offered by Travel Insured International. Since some benefits are time sensitive, including the Pre-Existing Condition Waiver and Cancel for Any Reason Coverage, Travel Insured encourages all travelers to purchase a plan at the time of initial deposit.

To include the Pre-Existing Condition Waiver or Cancel for Any Reason, trip protection must be purchased within 21 days  when purchasing the World Wide Protector Plan or 14 days  when purchasing the World Wide Edge Plan from when your initial trip deposit is received. Additional terms apply. You may still purchase Travel Protection at a later date, but the pre-existing condition waiver or cancel for any reason will not be available.

Travel Protection Plans offer a variety of benefits, including coverage for medical evacuations. Plans also include Trip Cancellation coverage for a full refund if you need to cancel your trip for a covered reason, in addition to many other insurance benefits and non-insurance assistance services. Travel Protection helps provide coverage for unexpected circumstances and helps protect you and your travel investment. Please refer to your proposed plan document for complete plan details, exclusions and limitations before purchasing your plan.

We direct our clients to Travel Protection through Travel Insured International

Click on the link below to learn more about policy exclusions, limitations and disclaimers. Upon review, you may purchase a plan or please purchase a plan through another Trip Insurance provider of your choice.

You may purchase a plan online by clicking on the above Box link or by calling Customer Care: 800-243-3174. When calling, please provide our Blue Water Ventures Agent # 53345.

With the COVID-19 episode of 2020, Travel Insured  recommends that you purchase the World Wide Trip Protector  Plan and consider the  Cancel for Any Reason “add on feature”. This  add on feature will provide a reimbursement of up to 75% of your prepaid non-refundable trip costs if you cancel 48 hours or longer before your scheduled departure date.

BWV is not responsible for any expenses incurred by participants related to a canceled program or one they participated in, costs such as airline tickets, flight change fees, lost luggage, missed flights, visa fees, transportation, lodging, etc. Blue Water Ventures does not assume responsibility for program changes or trip cancellations due to situations such as those related to weather, local or international events such as but not limited too earthquakes, tsunamis, outbreaks of flu or viruses, political events ( such as, but not limited too war or travel bans) or any other reason. Furthermore, BWV is not responsible for changes in private or governmental sectors, both at the domestic and international level, that may effect this trip.

BWV reserves the right to cancel a trip before it’s departure date for any reason including insufficient participation, travel bans, closed borders or weather related issues. BWV reserves the right to cancel a trip before its departure if local, international or political events prohibit travel. BWV reserves the right to cancel a program for any reason and not refund any portion of your trip.

A Note from the Owner of Blue Water Ventures: In order to provide our rich international programs, Blue Water Ventures sends deposits to outfitters in other countries. In some cases, these deposits are nonrefundable for any reason. Blue Water Ventures has been traveling with groups domestically and internationally since 1996 and the owner, Kim Powell started her career as an international guide 10 years prior in 1986. We have had some truly outstanding adventures with 100’s of incredible people over the decades! Both the travel industry in general and our eco-adventure small business are faced with new challenges. However, we remain committed to our goal of enriching the lives of our clients and our hosts abroad by providing these extraordinary learning vacations.

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