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Hi everyone,
My partner and I are planning a 6 day trip to Ensenada in August. We live in the SF Bay Area. We are excited to explore Ensenada and Valle de Guadalupe — we love the outdoors, food, and wine!

1. ⁠What is the best way to get to Ensenada? Should we Fly to San Diego and then rent a car to cross? Should we cross by foot and then rent a car in Mexico?
2. ⁠How easy/difficult is it to get by on elementary Spanish and Google Translate?
3. ⁠Is it safe? I’ve heard mixed reviews about safety in Baja California. One of us is a more experienced traveler (been to Europe, Asia, and more recently Oaxaca) and the other is used to living in big cities in US.
4. ⁠Looking for food and winery recs, or any fun tours/hikes/cultural destinations we should go see!

Hi everyone,
My partner and I are planning a 6 day trip to Ensenada in August. We live in the SF Bay Area. We are excited to explore Ensenada and Valle de Guadalupe — we love the outdoors, food, and wine!

1. What is the best way to get to Ensenada? Should we Fly to San Diego and then rent a car to cross? Should we cross by foot and then rent a car in Mexico?
2. How easy/difficult is it to get by on elementary Spanish and Google Translate?
3. Is it safe? I’ve heard mixed reviews about safety in Baja California. One of us is a more experienced traveler (been to Europe, Asia, and more recently Oaxaca) and the other is used to living in big cities in US.
4. Looking for food and winery recs, or any fun tours/hikes/cultural destinations we should go see!