With one of the longest beaches in northern Baja, Rosarito is popular with swimmers, sunbathers, and joggers.

Rosarito is located 29 km (18 MI) south of Tijuana.

This small seaside community used to be part of the municipality of Tijuana until, in 1995, Rosarito won its battle for self-government. When 20^th Century Fox built a permanent studio along the coast Rosarito received much public attention, especially with the filming of Titanic in 1996. A marina, restaurants, and shops are being built with considerable speed in anticipation of a boom in tourism.

Rosarito enjoys year-round tropical weather. Ocean breezes make temperatures pleasantly cool.

There are several luxurious hotels as well as a few budget priced ones in Rosarito. The Marriott Real Del Mar Residence Inn offers standard rooms as well as suites. There is a restaurant, bar, pool, an exercise room, an 18-hole golf course, and spa facilities. The Rosarito Beach Hotel and Spa was built during the prohibition and was popular with Hollywood stars wanting a drink. There’s a pool, bar, a playground, and a tennis court here. Rates for accommodations range from US$50 to US$400. Rooms can be rented on a monthly basis.

Restaurants in Rosarito range from 5-star to gourmet to taco stands. There are 8 restaurants at the Festival Plaza. The Calafia has adopted a Titanic theme and they have incorporated discarded props into the dining room.

Rosarito is home to many bars and clubs. It seems the most popular night activity is drinking tequila and Corona. There are live concerts, bands, fiestas, and dances. Most weekends you will find a live concert at the Festival Plaza. There are stiff drinking and driving laws; police will give you a fine no matter how little you’ve had to drink.

Most major hotels have a shopping arcade, stores, and craft shops. At Casa la Carreta, Rosarito’s best furniture shop, you can watch carvers shaping desks, armoires, and dining tables. Blankets, crafts, leather goods, gifts and souvenirs are some of the types of items for sale at the open-air market. A new shopping center is being built in central Rosarito that will be home to over 100 stores.

Fresh seafood, creative Mexican dishes, steaks, French, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese are the types of food you will find in Rosarito’s restaurants.

Ensenada: Ensenada is one of Mexico’s largest seaports and has a prosperous fishing fleet and fish-processing industry. Located 75 km (47 MI) south of Rosarito, Ensenada is the third largest city in Baja.