A new cruise ship, called Elation, by Carnival Cruise Lines, with a capacity of 2,628 passengers and 920 crew members, will begin docking in Ensenada on June 7th. The Elation will set sail in San Diego and travel South all the way to Cabo San Lucas, visiting Ensenada on its way back. Its regular schedule [...]

The 8th Annual Baja 500 Autograph Signing Fiesta will take place on May 30th in Ensenada, by the big Mexican flag on the Blvd. Costero (Plaza Ventana al Mar).
This event will start at 1pm and will conclude at 11pm. During those 10 hours, fans and public in general will be able to meet their favorite [...]

This year’s whale watching season is coming to its official end, when the conclusion of the Gray Whale migration. These majestic mammals parade along the coast of Baja every year, from December through April, on their way from the Strait of Bering to the San Ignacio Lagoon, halfway down the coast of Baja California on [...]

Offroad racing lovers are about to have their prayers answered, when this year’s Baja 500 starts, in just a few days, the 1st of June. More than 475 participants from over 30 states of the United States, as well as Mexico, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa [...]

Known as the “Cinderella of the Pacific,” Ensenada was founded in 1542 when Portuguese navigator Don Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo landed in what is now Ensenada harbor and named it San Mateo, according to the city’s tourism committee. In 1602, Sebastian Viscaino arrived to the harbor as well, and named the area Ensenada de Todos Santos [...]

The Baja Xtreme 2007 will take place in just two days, this next Saturday. The 46 km rural bike race will start in ejido El Porvenir, Valle de Guadalupe, at Parque de la Delegacion, at 10AM, and end at La Mision, at around 1PM.
The participating athletes will race through completely virgin terrain, canyons and hills, [...]

Hotel prices in Baja are usually the last to reflect the area’s tourism situation. But this year the advertised rates make it obvious that Baja California Norte is being affected by the lack of safety that reigns all over the North border states.
Although traditionally the room prices in 4 and 5 star hotels in [...]