Just thought I’d let you know that there’s a dog-friendly eco-tourism company that runs bus trips into Baja on their school bus, called Baja Trek. I’ve taken my border collie on board a few times now, to the hot springs and Pacific coast beaches. They are super friendly! Accommodation is mainly camping but sometimes hostels. Dogs are welcome on pretty much any trip except for the Cantina crawl, I believe.

http://www.bajatrek.com

They offer a very pet friendly budget treks to numerous beaches, mountains and hot springs in their vegetable oil powered beach bus.

Dogs especially love the desolate beaches and the wide open spaces. Have fun

Just back from a short vacation in Mexico – landed in Cancun
airport. I went through a great deal of research and have a Vet who
has someone on staff who specializes in international pet
requirements, so I feel I really did my homework and was good to go!
HOWEVER, when we arrived in Cancun, we found the Dept. of Agriculture
had REQUIREMENTS for entry that we were not aware of. I met two
other people at our destination (both of whom live part time in
Mexico) and they had encountered the same issue on their most recent
entry.

I brought back the printed document they provided me and am sharing
this information with as many sources as possible, hoping that other
people will not go through what we did.

This is what it says:

If the pet is under 3 months of age, it requires a Health Certificate
If the pet is older than 3 months of age, it requires a Health
Certificate and Vaccination card, specifying the application of
rabies vaccine with a validity no longer than 1 year. These
documents must be presented in original and copy.

It is very important to assure that the couments match with your pet
data (age, breed, color, sec., etc.) and in this way avoid problems
in the procedure of entering Mexico.

The HEALTH CERTIFICATE must be showed in headed paper with the
printed Professional License or Photocopy of the medical Veterinary
License who issues the certificate. WITH THE DATE no older than 5
DAYS, including the health status of the pet and that it HAS BEEN
TREATED AGAINST ENDOPARASITES and ECTOPARASITES within 6 months prior
to your trip and that it is free from any internal and external
parasite.

Your pet will be physically reviewed by Official Personnal from
Agriculture and Livestock Production Health from SAGARPA, and if
coming from a country with presence of foot and mouth disease or from
zones in risk, a prophylactic treatment will be given toyour pet,
free of charge.

The import of one or two pets is free. No animal bedding or similar
products is allowed.

Now, we had had my dog’s health and vaccination records with us which
stated that the vet had supplied external parasite medication. The
Health certificate, however, did not specifically state that she was
“free from parasites”. And, the inspector wanted not only that on
the certificate, but also the specific medication given – eg,
Frontline. It was a real hangup and we spent an hour in customs
before we were able to move on, with a finger wagging from them and a
warning for ‘next time’.

I had even called the Mexican consulate here in Boston before I left
to see if I had done everything I was supposed to do, and they never
mentioned any of this. SO _ make sure the parasite thing is
addressed in addition to RABIES – very, very important.

Another item you may want to mention to your readers is that, while
in Mexico, take care not to let your dog come in contact with the
many, many native dogs there. In Mexico, the incidence of rabies is
10x what it is in the States. The dogs can be very friendly, as they
are starved for affection and so uncared for. It is heartbreaking,
but you don’t want to risk your own dog’s health by letting them
play together.