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San Felipe Baja California is a popular spring break travel destination for students from all over Southern California. Located a mere 2 hours south of the Mexicali/ Calexico border San Felipe is within driving distance of most major California and Arizona universities. The town of San Felipe sits on the northwest corner of the Sea of Cortez where the desert meets the sea. San Felipe hotels and nightlife cater to the spring break scene with top clubs like Rockodile and Beachcomber.


San Felipe is a mix of local tradition and the ever-expanding development and growth to meet the modern taste of visiting tourists. You can visit with the locals in cantinas that have been around for decades, watch local or US sports in sparts bars, dance is modern dance clubs or sit in a quiet bar with a margarita and people watch. Take your pick San Felipe has it all for bars, clubs and night life.

Rockodile:
It was 1987 when the world famous Rockodile first opened it's doors and began setting the standard by which all other Baja nightspots would be judged. With over 16,000 square feet of pure entertainment, overlooking the beautiful Sea of Cortez, You and 2,500 of your closest friends will enjoy the largest, highest quality drinks, while you party the night away pumping to the latest Latin pop, trance, progressive house, old school, jungle etc In a truly safe and friendly club environment.

Beachcomber – Rockodile :
Beachcomber – Rockodile Great bar with attentive servers and good music. It caters to the younger crowd so be prepared for loud music. At the corner of Chetumal and the Malecon.

Club Bar Miramar ::
Club Bar Miramar the place to have a drink - a San Felipe landmark for as long as anyone can remember.

The Barefoot Bar ::
The Barefoot Bar at the El Cortez -Here is a place with old-world atmosphere. Ernest Hemmingway would have been right at home with the equipales chairs, tables and rustic atmosphere. This is a wonderful place to stop if you are walking along the beach and need a good cold beer or a Margarita. Food available. Also consider having lunch on the patio of the hotel - it is one of the most ideal settings in town.

Al's Backstreet Bar ::
Al's Backstreet Bar A great corner bar where the locals hang out for cold beer, margaritas and Als home-made tequilla.

Boom Boom Room::
Boom Boom Room Is the latest addition to the great nightlife in San Felipe, this hulking ship-shaped discotheque, host the best music and a wide variety of mix drinks.


San Felipe is a mix of local tradition and the ever-expanding development and growth to meet the modern taste of visiting tourists. You can visit with the locals in cantinas that have been around for decades, watch local or US sports in sparts bars, dance is modern dance clubs or sit in a quiet bar with a margarita and people watch. Take your pick San Felipe has it all for bars, clubs and night life.
Rockodile:

It was 1987 when the world famous Rockodile first opened it's doors and began setting the standard by which all other Baja nightspots would be judged. With over 16,000 square feet of pure entertainment, overlooking the beautiful Sea of Cortez, You and 2,500 of your closest friends will enjoy the largest, highest quality drinks, while you party the night away pumping to the latest Latin pop, trance, progressive house, old school, jungle etc In a truly safe and friendly club environment. Beachcomber – Rockodile :

Beachcomber – Rockodile Great bar with attentive servers and good music. It caters to the younger crowd so be prepared for loud music. At the corner of Chetumal and the Malecon. Club Bar Miramar ::

Club Bar Miramar the place to have a drink - a San Felipe landmark for as long as anyone can remember. The Barefoot Bar ::

The Barefoot Bar at the El Cortez -Here is a place with old-world atmosphere. Ernest Hemmingway would have been right at home with the equipales chairs, tables and rustic atmosphere. This is a wonderful place to stop if you are walking along the beach and need a good cold beer or a Margarita. Food available. Also consider having lunch on the patio of the hotel - it is one of the most ideal settings in town. Al's Backstreet Bar ::

Al's Backstreet Bar A great corner bar where the locals hang out for cold beer, margaritas and Als home-made tequilla. Boom Boom Room::

Boom Boom Room Is the latest addition to the great nightlife in San Felipe, this hulking ship-shaped discotheque, host the best music and a wide variety of mix drinks.
SAN FELIPE'S NATURAL ATTRACTIONS::
Natural Reserve of the thousand year old Cardon Cactus. This area has become a major visitors attraction due to the selection of one of these giant specimens that was transported to Seville, Spain during World Expo '92. The area has also become a favorite spot for photographers worldwide as it is a superb background for photo sessions.

The Valley of the Giants:
On Monday’s and Thursday’s a tour only for people who like to enjoy the life night without limits. Come and have a preview of the best Night Club’s in town, we show you the options in one night, trying to please you in the all ways.

Konsag Island:
Konsag is plainly visible from the beach at any point around the San Felipe bay, appearing at first glance to be a sail. It is reachable by boat in 45 minutes or so under normal conditions and it is a great place to watch sea lions, seals and colonies of sea birds.

Puetecitos:
Ninety kilometers south of San Felipe is a settlement called Puertecitos (little port) where thermal waters bubble and soothe. There is a small hotel, a gas station, a boat ramp and other services, including telephones.

Artificial Reefs:
In Mach of 1991 the three levels of Government and the San Felipe community organized a Program of Artificial reefs to attract fish and provide better sport fishing, with the addition of more spawning grounds and of more natural production of biological resources.

Fishing:
Fishing in the local waters of San Felipe ranges from good to excellent depending upon the season. December through March is the best time of year for sport fishing although each of the other seasons and months will produce an abundance of seasonal game fish to make most fishermen and women proud. Whether you bring your own boat or rent the services of a local "Panguero" (whose rates are negotiable), you will find corvina the most prevalent of the local game fish. In addition, there is an abundance of white sea bass (in deeper water) as there is lisa (of the mackerel family), and cochito (triggerfish). Fishing licenses are required for boat fishing (not shore fishing) and are checked by the local warden. Fishing licenses are sold in the Port Captain's office at the local Marina. The cost per person is $5.60 U.S. per day, $14 per week, and about $40 per year. Boat licenses cost about $23 per year

Punta Estrella
Punta Estrella has a breathtaking panoramic view beyond the meaning of the word as it encompasses the whole bay to the west and northwest and the Sea of Cortez to the east.

El Cortez Hotel:
The very best location in town right on the beach with beautiful patio dining and the wonderful, rustic, Barefoot Bar. Walk to shops.

San Felipe Marina Resort:
San Felipe Marina Resort -affordable elegance right on a wonderful beach just south of the harbor. - Tennis courts, indoor and outdoor infinity pool; restaurant, beach bar...The place where part of the latest James Bond movie was filmed.

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