Destinations
In-depth guides with real prices, honest opinions, and perspectives from 20+ years of crossing the border.
Cabo San Lucas
Land's End arch, marlin fishing, luxury resorts, and the most photogenic meeting of desert and sea in North America
From $50/day
Ensenada
Craft beer, fish tacos, the Valle de Guadalupe nearby, Pacific grey whales offshore, and the most civilised city in Baja Norte
From $35/day
Guerrero Negro
Pacific grey whales birth their calves here from January through March — and you can reach out and touch them from a small panga boat
From $20/day
La Paz
Sea of Cortez snorkelling with sea lions, whale sharks from October through March, and the most livable city in Baja
From $35/day
Loreto
Mission ruins, the best kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, and the small-town Baja that existed before Los Cabos was invented
From $35/day
Mexicali
The Chinesca district with the largest Chinese-Mexican community in North America, geothermal hot springs, and the working city behind the border
From $25/day
Mulege
A river through the desert, cave paintings, date palms, kayaking the Santa Rosalia mangroves, and mid-peninsula Baja at its most remote
From $20/day
Puerto Nuevo
One street, 30 restaurants, all serving the same thing: butter-soaked Baja lobster with beans and tortillas. A 30-minute drive that is always worth it
From $25/day
Rosarito
Closest beach escape from San Diego — surf, ATV rentals, weekend parties, and the original spring break before Cabo existed
From $35/day
San Felipe
The northern Sea of Cortez at its wild end — ATV dunes, clam digging, blistering heat, and a rugged Mexico that nobody packages for you
From $25/day
San Jose del Cabo
Art galleries, organic cafes, the fish taco street market, and Los Cabos' civilised alternative to the Cabo party scene
From $45/day
Tecate
Craft beer, rancho-style cooking, a mountain park with pine forests above the desert, and the most genuine border city nobody crosses into
From $25/day
Tijuana
The most misunderstood city on the border — a food scene that James Beard nominees cite, craft culture, and the world's most-crossed land border
From $30/day
Todos Santos
Artist galleries, legendary Hotel California, desert-meets-surf energy, and the most creative small town in Baja Sur
From $40/day
Valle de Guadalupe
Mexico's answer to Napa Valley — 150 wineries, farm-to-table olive oil, and weekend wine dinners under open skies in the Baja Med capital
From $50/day
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