Nothing much of interest in this port town. Shops were full of cheap, tourist junk and there really aren't any interesting sights near the port area. If you want to get off the ship, I suggest trying an excursion away from the town. ...
Having visited Ensenada, the blow hole, and surrounding area nearly a decade ago we have generally viewed Ensenada as a throw away port and remained on board...our mistake!
One can simply walk into downtown Ensenda, take a city shuttle bus for $3 bucks, or take one of many tours.
This time we booked a standard size group tour, Califia Vallery Wine Country, using Shore Excursions that ...
I wish we had a bit more time here to check things out. As it was, we spent most of the day transferring from the ship to downtown and then taking a tour to La Bufadora. It's a ways from the port, and there was some traffic due to construction, but the blow hole was worth the trip. We had no time to walk around the town. ...
High sales pressure but very nice. We were only in Port for a short time. I would suggest taking the shuttle available. It was $4 per person round trip. Walking into town was about a mile. Pharmacy's available and souvenirs everywhere. ...
Humble town with hidden gems of adventure. Check out the Cheese Cave tour offered at La Campana, about an hour from the port in a shuttle going inland. ...
We chose a winery tour of El Cielo, which was terrific and reasonably priced. We got a tour of the winery in golf carts, tasting grapes, and a wine and cheese board with a wine tasting. ...
The tour was “A Taste of Mexico” and described as going to a restaurant to cook traditional Mexican cuisine. It turned out to be an event type of outdoor venue many miles out of town. We did make our own lunch and it was fun and tasty. There was no mention we would be doing a Tequila tasting in town. We learned lots and it was also fun, but I felt sorry to several people who could climb the 18 ...