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Ensenada Shore Excursion: Blowhole and La Bufadora Tour with Horseback Riding
Ensenada, Mexico
From $81.00
Price varies by group size
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up to 3 days in advance
- 5 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
When your cruise ship docks in Ensenada, see some of Ensenada's top attractions during a private 5-hour shore excursion. Ride horses on the beach, snap photos of the world's largest blowhole, go shopping for souvenirs, sip a Margarita in the bar where the popular drink was invented, and more. Includes round-trip transport and all activities.
- Ride horses on the beach and see water shoot into the sky from La Bufadora blowhole
- Browse the handicrafts for sale in downtown Ensenada
- Visit the place that created the Margarita drink
- Includes tranportation, activities, and port pickup and drop-off
What's Included
- Transportation Cruiseport – Blowhole – Cruise Port
- Horse back riding at La Jolla Beach
- 1 ½ hrs visit to La Bufadora
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup point
- Malecon De EnsenadaBahia Ensenada, 22880 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
What To Expect
After pickup at the port, travel in a private air-conditioned vehicle to Playa La Joya.
At Playa La Joya, your horseback riding guide selects a gentle horse for your 30-minute horseback ride along the beach. Afterward, continue by car on to the world's largest ocean geyser: La Bufadora. The water can reach a height of 65 feet (20 meters) after waves crash into a cave that is located at the bottom of the cliff.
Watch the natural waterworks, then go shopping at stores that carry Mexican handicrafts. You can also sip a refreshing drink and watch artisans at work making paintings on dishes or abalone shells.
Return to Ensenada to visit the Cultural and Convention Center Riviera del Pacifico. Take a guided tour of the handsome historical building, which is known for its 1930´s California colonial architecture.
Top off your tour at the bar where the famous Margarita drink was invented. Your tour ends after five hours with drop-off at the port.
At Playa La Joya, your horseback riding guide selects a gentle horse for your 30-minute horseback ride along the beach. Afterward, continue by car on to the world's largest ocean geyser: La Bufadora. The water can reach a height of 65 feet (20 meters) after waves crash into a cave that is located at the bottom of the cliff.
Watch the natural waterworks, then go shopping at stores that carry Mexican handicrafts. You can also sip a refreshing drink and watch artisans at work making paintings on dishes or abalone shells.
Return to Ensenada to visit the Cultural and Convention Center Riviera del Pacifico. Take a guided tour of the handsome historical building, which is known for its 1930´s California colonial architecture.
Top off your tour at the bar where the famous Margarita drink was invented. Your tour ends after five hours with drop-off at the port.
Rivera del Pacifico
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
La Bufadora
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Ensenada
4 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- About horseback riding, maximum wieght accepted: 235 lbs (105 kgs)
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Operated by Top Private Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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4.0
43 reviews
Deidre_M, May 2024
Jorge our tour guide and driver was right on time. He gave us great info on the local area and was a superb host.
Melissa_H, Apr 2024
Horseback Riding, our tour guide was the sweetest.
We appreciate Yoshiro for driving us around. He showed up at the last minute because the original person wasn’t available.
Andrea_C, Mar 2024
If you are looking for a driver to take you from point A to point B, this is it. Our driver dropped us off at horseback riding which only lasted about 40 mins. total. Then we headed to La Bufadora which he gave us an option of spending 1-1.5 hrs. and then back to the boat. We asked to stop in downtown and he did accommodate. No inside information or interesting facts were shared along the way. Not sure if the price justifies the "experience".
Sarah_R, Jul 2023
We weren't sure where to meet tour guide but they answered phone and guided us to the entrance gate where the taxi and other shuttle cars were waiting. Breand was holding a sign with my name and took us to our van that was just for our family and Fernando was the driver. Brenda told us all about the sights we saw along the way to the blow hole. Once we arrived she took us down the strip and showed us the ropes. We went horse back riding on the beach after. My 6 yr old was on a horse by herself and her horse did buck a couple times thankfully she had rides before and was holding on good but it did shake her a bit. The tour guide didn't let go of the kids horses so we knew he had control of then. Then they drove us around downtown before Brenda gave us trivia questions and handed out prizes to us. She was very thoughtful! Thank you for a great tour of Ensenada!
Jon_D, Jun 2023
What a great experience in Ensenada! Horseback riding on the beach was the highlight of our whole trip! The Bufadora is truly spectacular- and the Taco shop at the top of the hill was authentic and delicious!! Our driver was very responsive- at our request, he stopped at a strawberry farm and we bought the riposte strawberries we've ever had! YUM! Highly recommended this tour!
Mayreen_B, May 2023
Jorge was our travel guide. He was ready and waiting for us when we got off our ship. The car was nice, clean, and comfortable. He was great at pointing out the sites as we drove to our destination. It was great having our own tour guide. He had a connection with the restaurant at La Bufadora and made sure we got a table and didn't have to wait in line. He literally cleared and got the table ready for us, made sure we got menus and he got our drinks for us. We felt lucky to have such specialized service. Jorge really looked out for us and made sure we had a great experience. If we could have Jorge as our tour guide on every tour we take anywhere in the world that would be awesome! The horse back riding was fun and the young men who helped guide horses were awesome. The restaurant he recommended was as great as he said it was. We feel like we got individual service and had a wonderful experience. I'm so glad we booked through Viator on not through the cruise company.
Brad_Y, Apr 2023
We had a great tour with Jorge as our guide. Came off the Royal Caribbean cruise, got picked up right in front of the ship, and rode was comfortable. Jorge told us about everything we passed on the ride, and talked us through what to buy, hat to negotiate, and what to avoid. Horse riding was beautiful (even if one of them gave one of us a race…), and the shops and blowhole were really cool. Don’t miss the tacos at Lidia’s - AMAZING! Book with confidence.
Carrie_R, Apr 2023
First the driver was not where they said he would be so we were over a half hour late. Then hit A LOT of traffic so took almost an hour to reach horseback riding. The ride it self was nice with all the wildflowers and the ride on the beach. But way too short. The ride to the blowhole was very pretty. The blowhole itself was a dud. ( not the tours fault) the ride back was also very long. Returned to the dock with like less than 10 minutes to walk to ship. Felt I didn’t really get my monies worth.
Mirna_E, Apr 2023
Best package in Ensenada, must do!very friendly people. The horses, buffadora and the Ensenada downtown is something you have to do,
Amanda_J, Apr 2023
Our tour guide met us right off the ship and was very knowledge and friendly. He spoke fluent English. The blowhole is underwhelming but the shopping and street tacos were amazing. The beach where we rode horses was pretty trashy.
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