Mexico · Geological Wonders

4-Hour La Bufadora Tour from Ensenada with Craft Market Visit

4 Hours Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 See La Bufadora, North America's largest marine geyser
02 Travel along the Punta Banda peninsula with Pacific Ocean views
03 Browse Baja California crafts and souvenirs at the sidewalk market
04 Relax at seaside restaurants overlooking the ocean at your own expense

Get a glimpse of La Bufadora (Blow Hole), North America's largest marine geyser and Baja California's greatest natural attraction, on this 4-hour guided tour from Ensenada. Located on the Punta Banda peninsula, La Bufadora shoots water from a sea cave more than 100 feet into the air. After capturing this amazing natural feature with your camera, explore a craft market and shop for one-of-a-kind souvenirs, with time to relax at seaside restaurants and sample local food and drinks at your own expense.

Learn from your guide how air trapped in a sea cave causes the water to explode upward, often shooting more than 100 feet (31 meters) above sea level and creating a thunderous noise.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Ensenada, Guadalupe

Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Punta Banda Peninsula and La Bufadora

After mid-morning pickup, travel with your guide approximately 24 miles (39 km) south of Ensenada to the Punta Banda peninsula. Along the way, learn general information about Ensenada, the different places in the city, and activities in the region. Enjoy the landscapes of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean as you go around the entire bay.
Arrive at the town of La Bufadora and walk with your guide about 3 blocks through the market to reach the main attraction, La Bufadora. Learn from your guide how air trapped in a sea cave causes the water to explode upward, often shooting more than 100 feet (31 meters) above sea level and creating a thunderous noise.
Depending on the strength of the waves, this phenomenon repeats every 1-2 minutes, so you can be sure to see La Bufadora in action. Then your guide will take you to a popular sidewalk market for crafts and souvenirs made in Baja California, giving you free time to find fun home decor items and gifts, and/or relax with food and drinks at one of the nearby restaurants (own expense) offering stunning ocean views.
You will meet your guide again at 1:00 pm to return to your hotel at 2:00 pm. Bottled water and snacks will be provided during the tour.

Day 02

Bar Andaluz at the Riviera Cultural Center

The Andalusian Bar is located within the Ensenada Riviera Social, Civic and Cultural Center. Adorned with a beautiful mural personifying God Bacchus, an Andalusian guitarist, and a dancer, it brings life to a bar with original ornaments that reflect the activities of the Prohibition era in the United States and the main reason this beautiful hotel and casino building, named Hotel Playa, was inaugurated on October 31, 1930.

It was here at the Andalusian Bar that the popular and world-famous drink, the Margarita, was invented on August 21, 1948 by Mr. David Negrete, in honor of the owner of the Hotel Riviera, Mrs. Marjorie or "Margarita" King Plant. It currently operates as a bar and remains one of the oldest in Ensenada. It has its own parking lot, and every Wednesday there is a promotion featuring the traditional Margarita.

Where this trip takes you

La Bufadora, Punta Banda peninsula, Pacific Ocean, sidewalk market

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Hotel/meeting point pickup and drop-off.
Transport by private vehicle.
English/Spanish-speaking local tour guide.
Visit to a large typical sidewalk market.
Bottled water.
Traveler pickup is offered from any hotel, B&B, or vacation rental in Ensenada City.
Cruise ship visitors meeting point: Centro Cultural Riviera.
The meeting and reception point for visitors staying in Guadalupe Valley and outside the city of Ensenada is the Riviera Cultural Center.

What's Not Included

Food, drinks, and gratuities.

What to bring

Photographic camera
Hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen in summer.
Winter coat, gloves, and hat.

Know before you go

Know before you go

Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
Not wheelchair accessible.
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required.
An adult must accompany children.
Minimum drinking age is 18 years.
Dress code is casual.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
The tour is stroller accessible.
Most travellers can participate.
It is recommended to have breakfast before the tour.
Do not forget to call your bank to let them know you will be in Mexico, to avoid your card being blocked.
You can pay with credit or debit card almost everywhere, but bring some cash for tipping and souvenirs.
You do not need to exchange USD to Mexican pesos, as USD notes are accepted here.

Safety Measures

Only people from the same group of no more than 4 participants will be allowed.
Mandatory use of face masks during the tour for participants, guides, and drivers.
Safe distancing of 6 ft will be implemented in wineries, vineyards, and restaurants.
Avoid close-contact greetings with guides, drivers, and hosts in wineries, vineyards, and restaurants.
Routes have been restructured for the safety of the participants.
Guides are trained by health experts.
Hotel and B&B pickup and drop-off are included.
Vehicles are sanitized before, during, and after the tour.
Plastic panels are installed to separate the front and rear of the vehicle.
Participants will be provided with a cooler containing properly sanitized bottled water and snacks.
Participants are responsible for transferring purchased wine bottles and products to the vehicle.

Health Policy

Before starting the tour, the guide/driver will inform participants about the hygiene protocols.
Before entering the vehicle, the guide/driver will measure each participant's body temperature with an infrared thermometer. A measurement greater than 37.5 C or 99.5 F will be considered a fever, and you will not be able to take the tour.
If any participant has the following symptoms - fever, fatigue, dry cough, or shortness of breath - you will be informed that you will not be able to participate in the tour.
It is the participant's responsibility to inform the guide if he or she has been in contact with a person with COVID-19 in the last 5 days, and he or she will not be able to take the tour.
Before, during, and at the end of the route, you will be provided with antibacterial gel with a minimum alcohol concentration of 70%.
Before, during, and at the end of the tour, the appropriate use of the face mask will be reviewed.
The vehicle will be sanitized with germicidal spray at every stop during the tour after participants leave the vehicle.
If any stop seems very crowded, the guide/driver must make a visual evaluation of the risk of contagion before participants enter and decide on actions to minimize the risk.
Participants will be asked to avoid direct contact with surfaces exposed to contamination.
At the end of the tour, the vehicle will be cleaned, sanitized, and disinfected.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Pickup is available from any hotel, B&B, or vacation rental in Ensenada. For visitors staying in Guadalupe Valley or outside Ensenada, the meeting point is the Riviera Cultural Center. Cruise ship visitors should meet at Centro Cultural Riviera, inside the main door, where we will be holding a sign with your name. From the cruise ship dock, walk straight toward town for about 15 minutes, cross Ave. Lazaro Cardenas, and you will find the Riviera Center in front of you. It is a large white colonial-style building.