We booked The Best of Ensenada excursion through Royal Caribbean Cruise. I've been to Ensanada many times. I've been to LA Bufadora. I did this tour for my friend who's never been to Mexico! I didn't even read the reviews. I didn't want to be a pier runner so I went with a ship tour. I am so glad I did! First of all, our tour guide did a great job. The tour started out at the Centro Social Cultural Center. I've past by it but never been in it. Very historical, used to be a casino back in the day. Now it's a place mostly for tourists and weddings. We got free Mexican coke and then shopped at the courtyard. Prices were high at the booths but it was fun to browse. We then went to Santo Tomas winery. The place is modern and beautiful. I don't drink so that part was boring. They had a tasting of their olive oil. I couldn't tell the difference but I enjoyed that, the bread and the cheese. There were too many people gathered around it though. Finally, we drove 45 minutes to LA Bufadora. I did not know that we got free tacos and soda for free at Lidias taco and grill. It was a 5 hour tour around lunch time. We were told we could pay 50 cents to use Lydia's restroom. Tip use the bus restroom for free. Lydia's taco was so good. I got 2 fish tacos. It was hard to find seating as there were so many bus tours dropping off. We did find one though. Then we were led down the long walkway of market stalls. Ignore all the vendors yelling at you to buy. But do sample all the churros, candy and drinksfor free. We were left at the LA bufadora on our own. It takes awhile to get your selfie in front of it but it's worth it. There's also a giant Ensanada sign to take pics with. Overall, this was a great tour company! I highly recommend! read more

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Today's tour was to the Bufadora for sightseeing and shopping. Our guide was Leslie Aguilar, a first-rate, certified tour guide. Leslie was organized and very informative as we toured a famous and impressive former resort, once frequented by several well known Hollywood personalities. This was a very interesting opportunity. As a former professional educator and also a former tour manager, I recognize personal qualities in Leslie that significantly enhanced our entire tour experience. She had the ability to bond with everyone on the tour, which assured an orderly process anytime we left the bus and returned. Her manner was both helpful and friendly and she assured that our group was safe, secure and satisfied with every aspect of the tour. This is one tour guide I would employ in a heartbeat if the business was my own. She was very professional. Exceptionally well done, Leslie! read more