Ensenada, Mexico - Known as the "Cinderella of the Pacific", Ensenada Mexico is located 70 miles south of the international border, a 90-minute drive from San Diego. Its warm Mediterranean climate, friendly atmosphere and accessibility by land, air, and sea have made Ensenada a favorite tourist destination for many years, and Mexico's second most-visited port-of-call for major cruise lines and pleasure boats.

Ensenada's romantic past, dynamic present, and promising future provide wide appeal for cultural visitors, vacationing families, and business travelers. With a variety of accommodations ranging from modern hotels with Old World charm to full-service resorts with convention centers to RV parks with complete amenities, Ensenada easily suits every taste or budget.

Getting to Ensenada driving tip - While entering Mexico at Tijuana, near the inspection area, position yourself in the second lane from the right while in the (the right-most lane will shortly veer off to connect to local streets). After the right-most lane turns off to a local street you'll automatically be in the right-most lane as the road crosses a flood channel. Shortly after crossing the flood channel, traffic will enter from the right quickly merge into this new lane and follow it as an exit to the right opens up.

There are signs pointing to Ensenada and Ensenada Cuota - Scenic Road (the toll road). This curving exit drops you into a merge with Calle Internacional, where you are now merging into the "fast lane."

The general idea is to parallel the border fence west towards the ocean until the road ("Calle Internacional") bears to the left and merges with a major highway heading west - this highway shortly becomes the Ensenada toll road.

Ensenada will fulfill your romantic visions of Mexico. This welcoming town delights you with its cantinas, mariachi bands and friendly shops bursting with colorful Mexican blankets, native handicrafts and enormous sombreros. In the elegant shops of Avenida Lopez Mateos, there are excellent buys on silver jewelry, decorative masks, pottery and leather clothing. Ensenada also offers the best beaches and water sports on the Baja Peninsula. During your day here, you can enjoy fishing, sailing, snorkeling, horseback riding and that most popular of all sports, sunbathing. Local sightseeing attractions include La Bufadora, a spectacular sea geyser 50 feet high and Bodega Santo Tomas, a popular local winery. For sheer intoxication, however, you must see a view of the city from the top of the Chapultepec Hills.

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