Welcome to Ensenada
Ensenada, 108km south of the border, is hedonistic Tijuana’s cosmopolitan sister. The city has a quirky mix of just-off-the-boat cruise shippers, drive-by tourists from California, visitors from mainland Mexico and seen-it-all locals. In case you’ve forgotten you’re in Mexico (what with all those US dollars and English menus), just look up: a Mexican flag, so large it’s probably visible from space, flutters proudly... Read More
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Ensenada Coastal Tour from San Diego
You’ll be picked up from your San Diego hotel in the morning for a drive south by comfortable, air-conditioned coach across the California-Mexico border. Traveling along the stunning Pacific coast, your 86-mile (129-km) drive is filled with postcard-worthy vistas of sapphire-blue ocean waters, rolling hills and rugged cliffs. Arrive in Ensenada, the third-largest city in Baja California located in the Bahía de Todos Santos, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. This important commercial and fishing port city offers a slew of sights and recreational activities, as well as great nightlife and even wine tasting. Start your visit with a narrated tour of the city’s must-see sights including Civic Plaza, with its sculptures of Mexican heroes and huge Mexican flag. You'll also visit Riviera del Pacifico, which was a resort and casino in the roaring 20s, as well as Bodegas de Santo Tomas, a local Mexican winery where you'll take a guided winery tour and taste some wines.Stop for lunch around 1pm at an authentic Mexican restaurant. Once you’ve fueled up, enjoy free time to continue exploring Ensenada on your own. Revisit sights seen on your guided tour, or venture to new places for an authentic taste of this bustling Mexican city. Stroll along the waterfront boardwalk, pop into boutique shops, admire unique architecture, and visit a tasting room to sample some great local wine – Ensenada is known for producing some of the best wine in Mexico! After spending about 5 hours in Ensenada, hop back on the coach in the late afternoon for your return drive up the Pacific coast to San Diego. Savor the last views of Mexico as you cross the border and arrive back at your hotel around 7pm.Important InformationUS and Canadian citizens: You must bring a passport for re-entry into the United States.Non-US citizens: You must bring your passport, and you may be required to show a I-94, Multiple Entry Visa or Resident Alien Card for re-entry to the United States. You must confirm and obtain any visa requirements prior to border crossing. All visa requirements are the sole responsibility of the traveler.
Baja Mexico Winery and Vineyard Tour
Enjoy a day of wine tasting in Mexico's wine country. We will visit three wineries where we will taste Mexican wines. We will also taste a full course gourmet meal at a winery. This tour includes round trip transportation with guide from San Diego, California. Enjoy a complimentary hotel pickup and transfer from your centrally located area. You will be introduced to your Baja Wine Expert and be ready to enjoy the best wines of Mexico. Departing from San Diego you'll first cross the border and enjoy a scenic road that leads to the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy a one hour and thirty minute ride along the Pacific Coastline. Enjoy the many different sights and a quick stop at the Lookout Point before arriving to the port city of Ensenada. We will head east into the Baja Wine Country which is called Valle de Guadalupe. At Valle de Guadalupe, enjoy a full day of visiting three wineries which are mostly all small family owned and boutique. We will taste fine Mexican wines and enjoy a production tour of a very special winery. Afterwards. enjoy a Baja Med cuisine meal at a winery nicely paired along the grapevines. Afterwards, enjoy a stop at a pastry and cheese shop to delight your senses.Enjoy the best of Mexico!
Ojos Negros Valley Wine and Cheese Route Tour in B
Your tour begins at 11am with pickup from your hotel in Ensenada. Board a vehicle and drive towards the Ojos Negros Valley to discover the best wine and cheese in Ensenada. You'll first head to La Cava de Marcelo which is the main cava producer of artisan cheeses in Baja California. This place is internationally recognized for its high quality and has been in business since 1911. You'll enjoy a guided tour to learn about crop production, livestock care, preparation of cheeses, as well as, family history and cheese tasting and wine from the house in the cellar.The brand name is Quesos Ramonetti and it offers natural cheeses in different presentations: Fresh, with Basil, with Romero, with Pepper, Cheese Aged 6 months, 1 and 2 years, and Ricotta and butter of the highest quality. Some of these will be included in your cheese tasting so you can try the best of the best. Your tour then continues with lunch at the Restaurant La Casa Marcelo (own expense). Its menu offers a modern version of the traditional flavors of Mexican cuisine with the best local ingredients from Ojos Negros and Valle de Guadalupe. All dairy is fresh and come directly from the cows of Rancho La Campana, so you are sure to enjoy delicious and local cuisine. Finally, you will visit the only and the best wine bar in downtown Ensenada, with more than 230 wine labels from the region to taste (own expense) before heading back to your hotel to end the day.
La Bufadora Tour in Baja California
You will be picked up from your hotel at 10am and will be taken to La Bufadora where you can enjoy the largest Sea Geyser in North America, located in the Punta Banda Peninsula, at 24 miles south of Ensenada, while enjoying the way, surrounded by beautiful landscapes of the ocean and mountains. La Bufadora is the most important natural attraction of Ensenada. The spout of sea water is the result of air, trapped in a sea cave, exploding upwards, often shooting upwards more than 100 ft above sea level, creating a thunderous noise as well. The phenomena repeats every minute or so with its volume depending on the strength of the waves. Also, on this visit you will have the opportunity to buy craft-works and souvenirs from Baja California and other regions of Mexico at a large typical market on the sidewalks. Then you can taste food and drinks of the region in a variety of restaurants located on the sea side with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean. You will be taken back to your hotel at around 2pm.
Ensenada Shore Excursion: Wine and Cheese Tour wit
Your 7-hour tour picks you up at your port and takes you on a delicious route of wine and cheese. Visit San Rafael winery and get an explanation of the wine making process and 3 wines for tasting. This is a family-owned winery that begins the adventure to establish first vineyards in one of the valleys in the region of Ensenada. San Rafael Valley is better known by the suggestive name of Ojos Negros and it is where the wine cellars San Rafael was established. It is said that the name of the valley comes from the existence of two bogs that at nightfall reflect the moon as if it were the mysterious eyes of a beautiful woman.You'll then visit Cava de Quesos (Cheese cave), walking tour around Rancho Ramonetti and getting an explanation of the cheese making process. The Ramonetti ranch has four generations of making artisanal cheeses. Beginning with a guided tour in the ranch, you'll learn of the process of making cheese and derivatives. Then head towards a “campirano” style house, then downstairs you’ll enter an impressive cave where they keep aged cheeses from 6 months to five years. Then, you’ll begin tasting 6 types of their cheeses. They also have a little restaurant with some house specialties which are included. Enjoy lunch here and then head back to your port. Include:- Transportation Cruise Port – Ojos Negros Valley – Cruise Port.- Visit to San Rafael winery, explanation of the wine making process and 3 wines for tasting.- Visit to Cava de Quesos (Cheese cave), walking tour around Rancho Ramonetti, explanation of the cheese making process. - Explanation of milk derivatives processing.- Tasting 6 types of cheeses with artisan breads, local fruits and olive oil.- Local lunch at Rancho Ramonetti, include a cup of wine.- Return to Ensenada.Ramonetti family, pioneers and legend which has a tradition of four generations making artisanal cheeses . Beginning with a guided tour in the ranch while they explain you the process of making cheese and derivatives, heading towards a “campirano” style house, then downstairs you’ll enter to an impressive cave where they keep aged cheeses from 6 months to five years then you’ll begin tasting 6 types of their cheeses. They also have a little restaurant with some house specialties which are include.
Ensenada Shore Excursion: Horseback Riding, Blow H
Your tour starts with a 30-minute horseback riding at Playa La Joya. From there, you'll then depart to the biggest ocean geyser in the world: La Bufadora. It´s said that it is caused by the breaking of waves against a cave located on the bottom of the cliff, reaching a height of 65 feet. After enjoying this natural spectacle, you will then head to visit a large number of stores where you can buy beautiful handcrafts, take your favorite drink and enjoy a quiet day watching street artists who perform extended paintings dishes or abalone shells.Back to Ensenada, you will visit the Cultural and Convention Center Riviera del Pacifico, with its 1930´s Californian colonial architecture, take a guided visit around the most historic-representative building of the city and end the tour at the bar where the world famous Margarita drink was invented.