We are interested in taking a Fantasy 37 day tour of Baja in 2016. We have a 2015 Chevy one ton silverado dully pulling a fifth wheel. I called tour company asking about purchasing the ultra low sulphur diesel and was assured that would not be a problem. Did she know what she was talking about? Has anyone gone on this tour?

Haven't taken one of their tours but have run across them south of the border quite frequently. They seem to be better mannered than most of their competitors but still have a tendency to take over any park they stop at. If I were to take a caravan tour, I think I'd go with either one of the baja travel clubs, Discover Baja or Vagabundos del Mar, as they are usually cheaper and smaller; or maybe join one of the many tours posted on Baja Nomads forum. These are normally run by either local guides or expats and are real small. My rig is gas but I've been told by a friend who owns a Pemex in Baja Sur that all of Baja now has ULSD. It comes from US refineries.

Thanks for the very helpful info.

The Mexican fuel that comes from the USA is not ULSD. Far too expensive for a country with no vehicles that require ULSD. Try one of the Baja forums for first hand experiences. Fantasy used to have some info on ULSD on their website.Moisheh

Texas,We took a 28 day tour this past March, with Baja Amigos, and we highly recommend them. Dan and Lisa promised us fun and adventure, and they delivered! They are extremely knowledgeable and personable, and took care of all the little details that helped make our trip memorable.Baja Amigos run small caravans, with no more than 6 rigs plus the wagonmasters. (I personally couldn't imagine going with a huge caravan of 25 rigs or more.) They pull a TT with a 15 passenger van, and used that to take us all on included tours. They also carried a kayak and a stand-up paddleboard for our use.They take a 38 day caravan tour in November, and, along with their other wagonmasters, take six 28 day tours in Jan, Feb, and March. You may want to check out their website, http://www.bajaamigos.net, and compare. We were very pleased with our experience. Our whole group became quite close, and we are even meeting in CA this Feb with several of the friends we made.Margaret

Texas Two Steppers wrote:We are interested in taking a Fantasy 37 day tour of Baja in 2016. We have a 2015 Chevy one ton silverado dully pulling a fifth wheel. I called tour company asking about purchasing the ultra low sulphur diesel and was assured that would not be a problem. Did she know what she was talking about? Has anyone gone on this tour?Baja does have ULSD, but you need to take your own DEF. I am wagon master for a mainland caravan company and we have had customers with late model diesels that have had no issue although we advise them, and the mainland does not have ULSD. I have also checked with the Quebec caravan companies and none of their customers have ever had problems with the 9-10 tanks they burn on a caravan. However, Dan Goy who runs Baja Amigos down Baja claims all of Baja is using imported US diesel at the moment.Margaret, I believe Dan maybe sold out for this season. I do agree he runs the best caravan trip available for Baja. I have known Dan personally for years. Good guy and very knowledgeable. We jointly did the Mexico RV Seminars at the Vancouver RV show this season, substituting for Mike & Terri Church. Fantasy is a reputable company, but as you said they run caravans of many more rigs. Our company provides them with Green Angel escorts. (We have govt. connections). They make larger caravans manageable.

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moisheh
Explorer
Nov 22, 2014
The Mexican fuel that comes from the USA is not ULSD. Far too expensive for a country with no vehicles that require ULSD. Try one of the Baja forums for first hand experiences. Fantasy used to have some info on ULSD on their website.

Moisheh
Texas_Two_Stepp
Explorer
Nov 22, 2014
Thanks for the very helpful info.
Turtle-Toad
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
Haven't taken one of their tours but have run across them south of the border quite frequently. They seem to be better mannered than most of their competitors but still have a tendency to take over any park they stop at. If I were to take a caravan tour, I think I'd go with either one of the baja travel clubs, Discover Baja or Vagabundos del Mar, as they are usually cheaper and smaller; or maybe join one of the many tours posted on Baja Nomads forum. These are normally run by either local guides or expats and are real small.

My rig is gas but I've been told by a friend who owns a Pemex in Baja Sur that all of Baja now has ULSD. It comes from US refineries.

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