HomeProtected Areas
El Vizcaíno
Baja California Sur
About El Vizcaíno
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve. This reserve has landscapes with different characteristics such as the sierras, the plains that make up the Vizcaíno basins and the coastal ...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Santa Rosalía at 220 Km.
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Airport
Tijuana International Airport 'General Abelardo L. Rodríguez' - B.C.
Guerrero Negro Airport - B.C.S. receives flights from Monterrey, Tijuana, Chihuahua, Durango , Hermosillo, Puerto Peñasco, Guaymas, Cd. Obregón, Culiacán and Guadalajara
La Paz International Airport 'Manuel Márquez de León', Baja California Sur
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
By land from Ensenada-Guerrero Negro at 646 Km approximately (9 hours) and from La Ciudad de la Paz-Guerrero Negro at 774 Km (10 hrs 30 min)...
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Transportation facilities
Public transportation, Autotransportes el Águila, Autotransportes ABC and air transportation from Hermosillo, Sonora, by local airlines.
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Mobility within the protected area
Visitors are transported by companies authorized to provide ecotourism services.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
By land from Ensenada-Guerrero Negro at 646 Km approximately (9 hours) and from La Ciudad de la Paz-Guerrero Negro at 774 Km (10 hrs 30 min) by the transpeninsular highway Presidente Benito Juarez Garcia
- Transportation facilities
Public transportation, Autotransportes el Águila, Autotransportes ABC and air transportation from Hermosillo, Sonora, by local airlines.
- Mobility within the protected area
Visitors are transported by companies authorized to provide ecotourism services.
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Schedules
Every day of the year.
Reserve's Office from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Entrance fee
$215 MXN
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Average weather in the area
Temperate to warm
Protected Area map
View map
Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Agritourism
- Ancient cave paints
- Archaeological and historic sites
Recommendations
- The first quarter of the year is the best time to visit the Protected Area.
- Winter clothing is recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Visitor center or equivalent
Viewpoints
Information modules
Toilets
Interpretive trails
Signage
Handicrafts, sustain...
Lodging near the PA
Cabins
Camping areas
Hotel
Food service near the PA
Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Restaurants
Street food
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services
Nearest locality to the PA
Santa Rosalía at 220 Km.
Admission fee
Protected Area entrance fee
$215 MXN Entrance prices per person, per day, as collection of rights.
Senior citizens, pensioned and retired persons, disabled persons, and minors under 12 years of age will be exempt from the payment of fees, whose status will be accredited once they enter the Protected Area, if applicable, with the corresponding valid credential. A 50% discount will be applied to students and teachers with a valid credential, which must be presented upon entering the Protected Area.
More about El Vizcaíno
Interesting facts
For years, El Vizcaino has been trying to recover the peninsular pronghorn subspecies Antilocapra americana peninsularis, the only antelope ...
Attractions
Species of interest: pronghorn, bighorn sheep, gray whale, sea turtle, collared goose, sea cock, osprey, golden eagle, sea lion and migrator...
Representative species of PA
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Baja California Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis), Big Horn Sheep (Ovis canadensis cremnoba...
You can see more representative species of El Vizcaíno on the web site
Representative Species of PA
Representative Species of PA
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus), Baja California Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis), Big Horn Sheep (Ovis canadensis cremnobates, O. c. weemsi), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Mexican Giant Cactus (Pachycereus pringlei), Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris)
Visitor regulations
Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area
1. Deposit the garbage generated in the places indicated by the Reserve's Management Program.
2. Follow the observations and recommenda...
Visitor regulations
Protected Area Regulations
Visitor regulations in the Protected Area
1. Deposit the garbage generated in the places indicated by the Reserve's Management Program.
2. Follow the observations and recommendations made by the Reserve's personnel to ensure the protection and conservation of the area's ecosystems.
3. Respect the established environmental interpretation routes and trails.
4. Provide the information and statistics requested, as well as offer facilities for the development of inspection and surveillance activities to personnel from the Directorate and PROFEPA.
5. Not to leave materials that imply fire risks in the visited area.
6. Not to alter the order and conditions of the site they visit (auditory disturbances, disturbing animals, cutting and marking trees or plants, taking fossils or archeological objects, lighting bonfires with native vegetation, or altering sites with historical and cultural value).
7. In order to carry out field trips on private or ejido lands, the owners or possessors of the land must give their consent.
Contact
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PA office address
Av. Profesor Domingo Carballo Félix, Marcelo Rubio Ruiz No. 202 Poniente C.P. 23940 Guerrero Negro, Mulegé, Baja California Sur.
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Phone
+52 (615) 103 24 00 +52 (612) 117 77 37
