My husband and I were visiting San Diego in December 2022 and decided to check out Baja Norte. Native Californians and have never been over the border in San Diego, though we are regular visitors to Baja Sur. Since they don't want US rental cars to go into Mexico, we decided to contact Baja Society Tours about their Puerto Nuevo Lobster and Tequila Tour. Since we were there Christmas week, they did not have enough people for the tour but offered us a private driver for the day. Deal! We walked over the border and met our driver, Rafael, in Tijuana just past the immigration building. Rafael was great - on time, courteous, and we felt safe with his driving. If you do a private tour though, we do recommend paying extra for a guide if your Spanish is not too good or you feel uncomfortable wandering about on your own. My husband and I both speak enough Spanish to get by, and we always do our best to speak it when we are in Mexico, because .... it's their country. Anyway, we had fun trying out our rusty espanol with Rafael, and I used my phone translator to find phrases I didn't know. The first stop was an amazing seafood tacos restaurant. We concentrated so hard on eating that we did not get the name, lol. The tour involves a lot of eating so you have to pace yourself, but I would eat more at this stop next time. Next stop was Encanto Restaurante - small menu but amazing location on the cliffs. Had fun watching the waves break over the back patio and catch people. After that was Sin Fronteras Brewery - nice location on the cliffs and good beer. Last was lobster in Puerto Nuevo. It is a very small town almost 100% catering to tourists - stalls with the usual Mexico stuff and restaurants all competing for your attention. Rafael took us to La Casa del Pescador. Get the lobster Puerto Nuevo style - cut in half and fried in a pan with lard. Delicious! All in all a very fund day.
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Jan 2023
Thank you for the amazing, detailed review and we are so happy we could curate your first trip across the border to wonderful Baja. We appreciate the kind words, hosting you all on a safe fun adventure.