Baja Winery Tours is the premier tour operator in Baja California. We visit popular destinations such as, Tijuana, Rosarito, Puerto Nuevo, Ensenada, and Mexico’s famous Valle de Guadalupe wine country. We offer unique tours of these and other areas of Baja departing from San Diego. Check out our blog posts for the best information on the region. Whats happening, where its happening, and how to come with us to experience it!
Castillo Ferrer Winery in Baja California
Discover the Treasure of the Valley of Guadalupe: An Oenological Adventure in Castillo Ferrer By Marcel Sierra 2025 A jewel hidden between vineyards and mountains At [...]
Hector Herrera: The art of exposing the heart
Just a few kilometers off Valle de Guadalupe, atop the inconspicuous hills of a little town called El Tigre, lies an art sanctuary filled with fauns, sharks, and an army of Zapatas. Without a [...]
Travel Advisory (Originally sent out July 24th 2021)
Important Travel Information (This was originally sent out to all of our email subscribers on July 24th 2021. Updated 11/8/2021) Greetings from Baja Winery Tours :) Recently Mexican authorities have instituted new checkpoints and [...]
Vina de Liceaga
Vina de Liceaga is a winery and restaurant located in Valle de Guadalupe on the Ensenada-Tecate highway. It was founded in 1983 by Don Eduardo Liceaga as a retirement project. He had always dreamed of [...]
Things to do with your kids in Valle de Guadalupe
Wine tasting, visiting vineyards and admiring sunsets are the natural things to do while in Valle de Guadalupe... but what happens when there are restless, curious kids around? Divine experience, or dreadful nightmare? In [...]
Best Places to Stay: San Diego Hotels & Airbnbs
Planning a great vacation to California and looking for the best hotels San Diego has to offer? With all the San Diego hotels and San Diego Airbnbs, you'll be sure to find the best [...]
Best 5 Things to do in Puerto Nuevo Mexico
Best Things to Do in Puerto Nuevo 2017 You may have heard that Puerto Nuevo has the best lobster and you should try it, but there are plenty of other fun things to do. [...]
CuatroCuatros: Best Cabana Hotel in Ensenada
Discovering CuatroCuatros As the weather is starting to change in the United States during this time of year, I find myself browsing for a paradise getaway. Luckily, you don’t have to travel too far [...]
Mexico Day of the Dead Festival: Top 6 Events
Dia de los Muertos, translated to Day of the Dead, is a spooky yet exciting celebration. This lively occasion originated in Mexico but is now celebrated all throughout Latin America and other parts of the [...]
Valle Wine and Food Festival 2017: First Annual Fest
This is the first annual Valle Wine and Food Festival and it definitely won’t be the last. Javier Plascencia is hosting the event along side Nancy Silverton (Co-Owner of Mozza Restaurant group) and Carolynn [...]
Ensenada Beach Houses: Top 5 Rentals Under $200
Why stay in a hotel when you can rent out one of these fantastic Ensenada beach houses? Not only will you have your own kitchen, private bedroom, and the most luxurious amenities, you’ll be spending [...]
Valle de Guadalupe Airbnbs: Best Places to Stay
Planning a relaxing getaway filled with gorgeous valleys and glasses of Mexico’s finest wine? You’ll want to stay in a Valle de Guadalupe hotel that gets outstanding reviews and isn’t too far from the best [...]
Top 10 Best Breweries in San Diego for Local Beer
San Diego breweries are known for creating some of the best beer in the country. With over 100 breweries in the coastal city, it’s hard to choose which ones to go to. The booming craft [...]
San Diego Restaurant Week 2017: Where to Eat
One of the most magical weeks in any city is Restaurant Week. San Diego has one every January and this year, in 2017, they’re having another one starting September 24th. What makes San Diego Restaurant [...]
9 Best Wine Bars of San Diego
California, home to the best vineyards and wineries in the country. Ripe grapes ready for harvest. Photo credit: Baja Winery Tours Whether you’re visiting San Diego for the first time, or you’re looking for [...]
Things to Do in Ensenada (Top 7 Best Activities)
There are so many things to do in Ensenada, it’s hard to pick and choose what to do! Luckily, Ensenada is a small coastal city, so there’s plenty of activities to do outside or [...]
All-Inclusive Resorts Mexico: Best Family Vacation Places
There’s never a better time to go on a Mexico family vacation than...now! Mexico has the most gorgeous weather in North America all year round. Of course, you’ll want to appease the whole family and [...]
Ensenada Restaurants: The Best Seafood Places in Baja
Unlike Tijuana, Ensenada is a laid back coastal city on the best coast of Mexico, the Pacific seaside. It’s roughly 10 miles south from Tijuana and is claimed to be the oldest city in Baja [...]
Javier Plascencia Opens Lupe Food Truck in Valle de Guadalupe
Everyone who lives in Valle de Guadalupe knows the famous Finca Altozano Chef, Javier Plascencia, because of his successful gourmet establishments. He not only owns one of the best wineries in the Mexican wine region, [...]
8 Best Valle de Guadalupe Venues for Outdoor Weddings
Having a destination wedding is more than ideal. Not only are you getting married, but also seeing a new country and sharing your experience with your loved ones. Mexico is the number 1 destination [...]
Valle de Guadalupe Wine Harvest Festival 2017
No one can deny that when they hear of Valle de Guadalupe they imagine a lush field that covers massive valleys. If you’re picturing this gorgeous scenery that stretches for miles along the Mexican horizon, [...]
Best Puerto Nuevo Hotels to Stay At
Where are the Puerto Nuevo Hotels? Some of the best hotels in Baja are located around the popular lobster town of Puerto Nuevo. Puerto Nuevo is a beautiful and cozy beach town located in [...]
Puerto Nuevo Lobster – The Best Restaurants
Puerto Nuevo is not just any small beachfront, it’s one of the best beach villages to get a gourmet prepared Puerto Nuevo lobster dish. The best lobster restaurants in Mexico are arguably in Rosarito’s beachfront, [...]
Hoteles Tijuana: Where You Should Stay in Baja
Hoteles Tijuana = Tijuana Hotels No matter where you go, you’ll want to stay at a hotel that suits your needs. The hoteles en Tijuana are no exception. Tijuana is a vibrant city, so [...]
Valle de Guadalupe Wineries You Can’t Miss in 2017
The New York Times recently exposed the truth about Mexico’s wine country in Valle de Guadalupe. Not only are the Valle de Guadalupe wineries beyond extraordinary, they are a coveted jewel of Baja Mexico. View [...]
Tijuana Restaurant Review Guide: Where to Eat in Baja Mexico
When traveling to Tijuana for a day trip, you want to make sure you eat at the tastiest restaurants. Finding a Tijuana restaurant with the best food can be hard to navigate. With over [...]
Best Bars in Tijuana Serving Great Craft Beers
Tijuana’s admiration for the craft beer scene in California has inspired the city to start their own local breweries. Some of the best bars in Tijuana now serve locally brewed craft beer. Now that there’s [...]
Best 10 Things to Do in Tijuana – Day Trip
Looking for the best thing to do in Tijuana? You'll love these tips even if you're only there for a day. If you haven’t been to Tijuana yet, then you’ll definitely feel right at [...]
Top 5 Things To Do In Valle de Guadalupe
Mexico is known for its tequila, but in Valle de Guadalupe (Guadalupe Valley) you’re presented with some more spectacular experiences. Valle de Guadalupe is the historical wine region in Mexico, where the clear blue [...]
Attractions to See and Complete Your Valle de Guadalupe Experience
Just a few hours south of downtown San Diego and across the Mexican border lies Baja California Sur’s Valle de Guadalupe, a place of verdant valleys and sweeping vistas that has grown to become one [...]
How Research in Mexican Universities Helped Spur the Growth of Valle de Guadalupe Wineries
Although Mexico has a long and storied tradition of producing and enjoying alcoholic beverages —in particular, beer, mescal, and of course, tequila— the country’s wine industry is a relative newcomer to the international wine [...]
The Best Wines from Valle de Guadalupe
Besides being a spectacular region for outdoor activities like surfing, hiking, and motocross, Baja has grown to become one of South America’s premier wining and dining destinations, with wineries centered in Valle de Guadalupe, [...]
Valle de Guadalupe in Autumn
As summer fades and temperatures cool down in Baja, a Valle de Guadalupe winery tour offers a calm and refreshing respite from the hustle and bustle of the urban grind. For many of our [...]
Valle de Guadalupe in Summer
Summer is a good time to plan your Valle de Guadalupe winery tour. Different people have different ideas about when summer starts and ends, however, for our purposes, let’s call summer June, July and August. [...]
The History of Winemaking in Valle de Guadalupe
Imagine yourself as a Spanish missionary, exploring the land that is now the Guadalupe Valley. You’re looking for glory and riches but living with the fear of attacks by local tribes at any time. [...]
“A Day in the Life” at Baja Winery Tours
Though the group tours page here on our website does feature a brief itinerary of a typical tour, we still get a lot of messages from potential tour-takers asking us variations on a simple [...]
What Makes Valle de Guadalupe Wine so Special?
The technical name for a wine connoisseur is an "oenophile"--and though you certainly don't have to be an expert to enjoy a tour of the Valle de Guadalupe, visitors with expertise tend to find [...]
Valle de Guadalupe Sustainability
Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe wine-growing region is recognized far and wide for the sustainability efforts put into place by its wineries, restaurants, and hotels. And sure, part of this is due to necessity--the [...]
Is the Valle de Guadalupe Safe for American Visitors?
When we first began telling fellow Americans about our tours to the Valle de Guadalupe last year, you wouldn't believe how many times we heard the question, “but isn't Mexico dangerous?” Or maybe you [...]
Food and Restaurants in the Valle de Guadalupe
It took us all long enough, but for the past few years now the Valle de Guadalupe has finally been getting the credit it deserves as a world-class winery region. However, the fact of [...]
The Valle de Guadalupe Story
When pondering how best to begin the Baja Winery Tours blog, the simplest of ideas came to mind--why not just start at the beginning? The Valle de Guadalupe region has been receiving a lot [...]