As if there weren't enough to do in an around Rosarito, those who wish to explore the surrounding region on a half day or full day side trip will be pleasantly surprised by the variety of options.

Lobster Run

Puerto Nuevo Lobster Village: just south of Rosarito Beach, is world famous for it Baja Rock Lobster. Puerto Nuevo can be an excellent day trip and you can typically get a lobster meal with a beer or margarita for about $10 - $15. There is also a nice shopping selection.

Ensenada

Overlooking beautiful Bahia de Todos Santos, Ensenada is a congenial blend of fishing port, tourist center, and industrial development. With an estimated population of 370,000, you'll find that Ensenada can accommodate your every need and can be quite cosmopolitan. It's also a great place to begin exploring Baja's rugged outback. Every year Ensenada is the site for over 75 sporting, cultural and culinary events.

Wineries

Located in the northern part of the State of Baja California, the Wine Country Tour enjoys of the Mediterranean weather that is ideal for the cultivating of the grapevine. There are a few microclimates in Mexico that combine these unique characteristics of altitude, land, seasons, time and temperature. Without forgetting, the love for making wine.

The valleys of Calafia, Guadalupe and San Antonio de las Minas are the heart of the wine country tour that extends also to the north to the Valley of the Palmas and to the south to the Valleys of St. Tomas and San Vicente Ferrer.

Just south of Ensenada lies Valle de Guadalupe and Valle de Santo Tomas where local vineyards and wineries, including La Cetto and Santo Tomas, produce Baja California's international award winning wines

Three of our favorites:

L.A. Cetto
Free wine tasting and tours daily 10am-4pm. Located in Valle de Guadalupe at Km. 73.5 on Highway 3 to Tecate, tel. (01152646) 155-2264, fax (01152646) 155-2269
www.cettowine.com

Domecq
Free wine tasting & tours Mon.-Fri. 10am-4pm, Sat. 10am-1:30pm. Located in Valle de Guadalupe at Km. 73 on Highway 3 to Tecate, tel. (01152646) 155-2249.
www.vinos-domecq.com.mx

Bodegas De Santo Tomas
Baja's oldest winery with daily tours and wine tasting at 11am, 1pm & 3pm ($2dlls.). Av. Miramar #666 in Ensenada, tel. (01152646) 174-0836, (01152646) 174-0829, fax (01152646) 178-3601, e-mail: bstwines@telnor.net
www.santotomas.com.mx

La Bufadora Blowhole

It is a long trip, but it can be worth it to see one of the world's few blowholes. La Bufadora is located south of Ensenada on Punta Banda. South Ensenada, 45 minutes by car along the rural Punta Banda peninsula, is one of Ensenada's major attractions: La Bufadora, a natural sea spout in the rocks. With each incoming wave, water is forced upward through the rock, creating a geyser whose loud grunt gave the phenomenon its name (it means "buffalo snort").

From downtown Ensenada, take Avenida Reforma (Hwy. 1) south to Highway 23 west. La Bufadora is at the end of the road. Once parked ($1 per car in crude dirt lots), you must walk downhill to the viewing platform, at the end of a 270m (900-ft.) pathway lined with souvenir stands.