Ensenada
About Ensenada
Ensenada is a place where history blends with diverse microclimates, natural landscapes, and cultural richness. Here, you’ll find everything from luxurious hotels to camping areas, allowing you to fully enjoy this paradise. Additionally, it’s one of Mexico’s leading fishing ports, renowned for its tuna fleet. With its Mediterranean climate and average temperatures of 18ºC, it’s the perfect destination to relax, especially in winter when the rains refresh the atmosphere.
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, Ensenada offers expansive geography, rich plant life, and a wide variety of land and marine wildlife, making it an ideal destination for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. Known as the capital of Mexican wine, Ensenada produces over 70% of the country’s wine across its seven valleys. It’s also the most visited tourist port on the Pacific, welcoming over 300 cruise ships and more than 1 million cruise passengers annually. Ensenada is celebrated as the world capital of off-road racing, home to the famous SCORE Baja 1000, and was designated a UNESCO Creative City for its gastronomy in 2015. Additionally, it holds the title of the sixth World Surfing Reserve and was recently included in the MICHELIN Guide Mexico 2024.
Recommended Camping Spots
Playa San Miguel
It is a rocky beach ideal for surfing and camping. In addition, it is one of the best places to practice windsurfing.
Playa La Joya
On this beach there are numerous trailer parks. This beach has stunning views. In the vicinity of La Joya is the Agua Caliente beach, so called because the springs rises from the sand.
Playa Saldamando
A cliff with an ocean view! Designated camping spots, a firepit, and restrooms.
Restaurants we love
Célida Café
Coffee bar, wine, and more. Quite popular among locals, it’s a relaxed concept set in a house’s backyard, surrounded by trees and plants, with tables at various heights.
Ophelia
Part of the gastronomic selection and MICHELIN recommendation in the Ensenada region of Baja California.
Plaza Santo Tomás
Plaza Santo Tomás is the first sociocultural project that includes a public space in Ensenada. It was designed for local families and tourists to come together in an environment that offers good wine, cultural expressions, gastronomy, and artisanal crafts.
Oyster Shuck
Oyster Shuck is one of the top gastronomic destinations in Ensenada. The oysters remain alive until the moment they are served, and the creations and fusions by Christian Herrera are truly unique.
What to do?
Surf Lessons
Duration: 2 hour lesson
Includes: Surfboard, Surf Instructor, Wetsuit if needed
Location: Playa Hermosa, Ensenada
Sailboat
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Min 2 people – Max 4 people
Includes: Lunch (Ceviche), Drinks to choose: wine bottle or beers
Location: Hotel Coral y Marina, Ensenada
Scuba Diving in La Bufadora
Duration: 3-4 hours
Includes: 2 Dives, Diving Equipment (Wetsuit, mask, fns, weights BCD, reg), Two Tanks
Requirements: PADI or Open Water (equivalent) certification
Location: La Bufadora, Ensenada
Bodegas de Santo Tomás | Cava Viñamar
You will get to know part of the history of one of the most important wineries in Mexico through a guided tour in what is now a historical heritage site of Ensenada.
Includes: Tasting of 4 wines.
Location: Cava Miramar, Ensenada
