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Regular shuttle busses take passengers from the ship to downtown Ensenada for a nominal fee, but you can walk there in fifteen minutes. The stroll takes you past begging street urchins, bussed in from outlying villages by ruthless organizers who essentially act as pimps. You'll also pass vendors hawking cheap sunglasses and other wares. Once you reach the downtown area, you'll find that while it may not be a charming Mexican village, it is much cleaner than it used to be. By noon, the streets are teeming with tourists buying sombreros, Cuban cigars and Hussong's tee shirts.
As you may guess, downtown Ensenada is not everyone's cup of tea. Many like to take a tour bus out to La Bufadora, a rare blowhole that shoots sea waves high into the air along a beautful stretch of craggy coastline.
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I consider the best excursion in Ensenada to be the winery tour. Surprisingly, east of Ensenada you'll find a couple of beautiful wineries that produce very good vintages.
My favorite, LA CETTO WINERY, has a bullring which, when we saw it on a previous cruise in September of 2001, was dramatically crowned in bougainvillea.
Muy bonita.
The cruise ships keep adding more excursions to make this port more appealing, like a new ATV and Wine Country Tour.
While you can certainly have a fun time staying on the ship to enjoy the pools and other onboard activities with Ensenada as a back drop, you might want to sample Ensenada before writing it off.
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