Lukeville Crossing and Paper work
I have reread and read as many posts as I can find on here and this is what I have concluded; Park on the USA side of the border and walk across to the immigration office to get a tourist visa ...
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dtappy3353
I just came through San Ysidro, Tijuana this week and had to declare at customs secondary. i will assume you are driving a bigger rig here.
dtappy3353
I just came through San Ysidro, Tijuana this week and had to declare at customs secondary. i will assume you are driving a bigger rig here.
- Humans need only a valid passport
- You will enter Mexico then make a SHARP right multi-lane curve. Proceed along the border fence. There are no alternate routes but stay out of the bus only lane
- The boulevard makes a sweeping 180 degree curve and heads you back the other direction. Now get in the right lane
- Stay in the SOMETHING TO DECLARE LANE. It will lead you beneath a large canopy. Someone will run over and direct you where to park
- Passport in hand ask anyone in uniform TOURIST CARD? They will point you to an entrance in the building marked INM MIGRACION
- The man behind the counter will slip tourist cards onto the counter and ask you to fill out name, destination, and passport number. He will then fill out the rest of the card, ask you for 300 pesos or 25 US Dollars, stamp the card, and slide it to you
- At the worst, ADUANA, customs will ask to take a peek inside your rig. I'll bet they spend less than 60 seconds glancing
- After you depart stay in the RIGHT LANE and follow signs for ENSENADA, SCENIC HIGHWAY. Stay in the right lane, as there will be a transition ramp a few miles down the boulevard. You will exit and join the main highway. Keep your eye open for the exit on the right side to PLAYAS TIJUANA and avoid exiting there
- The left lane will take you to Mex 1-D the toll road to Ensenada. Keep following signs to Ensenada. There is a detour now which is scheduled to close and go back to using the main highway in December
- Approaching Ensenada stay in the right lane and when you get to the Y bear right
- Just before you go into downtown traffic there will be an exit to the right saying MIGRACION avoid exiting, keep going straight. You will end up on a straight multi-lane boulevard. About 2 miles down this boulevard be prepared to make a LEFT TURN at a traffic light. There will be a sign saying SAN QUINTIN LA PAZ. This will be a mile and a half long dogleg
- You will have a couple of signals and a stop sign. Stay in the right lane
- At the top of a small hill be prepared to make a right at a traffic signal. There will be a SORIANA supermarket shopping center on your right at this intersection
- After you make the right turn here you will be on the transpeninsular highway. You have eight more miles of stop and go before the end of the congestion
- Gas up in the town of EL ROSARIO 156 miles south of Ensenada. No more gas stations for 220 miles
- The Puesto de Controles (military checkpoints) are fast and polite
- When you approach Guerrero Negro you will pass the 28th paralelo, a checkpoint and FRUIT AND VEGETABLE inspection checkpoint. Have no fruit or vegetables in your rig or they will be taken. Then someone will want to spray your wheels with bug killer and collect a few pesos this is legitimate
- Carry CURRENT vaccination papers for your pets in case someone claims they got nipped by your dog
- Specifically NO CAR PERMITS are required to visit either of the Baja California states
- Google LEWIS & LEWIS Mexico auto insurance and they can send coverage by email.
A little rich in detail but I hope this helps
