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Town in Sonora, Mexico
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Bahia de Kino is on the Sea of Cortez about 100 km from Hermosillo in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The tourist economy booms during the summer when residents of Hermosillo flock to the beaches to escape the extreme desert temperatures inland.
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Museo Étnico de los Seris, Seri Museum
Small cultural history museum focused on the Seri indigenous culture. Exhibits explain the history of the Seri people and their changing fates as affected by Spanish colonialism and the modern development of northwestern Mexico. Learn how the Seri make their famous baskets and their relationship to the natural world with a focus on turtles in the Sea of Cortez.
Saguaro Cactus Forest
Kids cartoons often depict cactuses as huge, upright, spiny things with stout arms sticking up like a bandit cornered by the cops. These are saguaro cacti. You can see hundreds of big, stereotypical saguaro just outside Bahia de Kino, along with eagles, vultures, and lizards.
Artificial splash pads with no real adrenaline factor happening. Not sure what the point is, given the natural beaches and genuine aquatic attractions of the region.
Typical Mexican seafood fare. Try the Filete Seri, a large fillet of whitefish topped with crunchy sauteed vegetables. They offer several types of ceviche and tacos marlin. The restaurant is on the beach with a fantastic view of the sky-blue coast.
Seaside restaurant serving Mexican style seafood like pulpo asado (grilled octopus), whole grilled fish, enormous shrimp cocktails. Full bar.
Popular pizza restaurant serving several unusual pizza flavors, like a Surf N Turf, Burger pizza, etc.
Casual palapa-style restaurant on the beach serving super-fresh Mexican-style seafood. Filetes served in a variety of styles, in butter, chiles, garlic, or however you like. Huge shrimp cocktails and fresh ceviches.
Long-established restaurant in business for over 50 years. Fresh seafood in a casual setting. Best options are grilled lobsters, marlin tacos or anything cooked in garlic, such as camarones al ajo.
A cosy little hotel in old Kino (Kino Viejo) with a relaxed, helpful staff and a nice little swimming pool. Not without its maintenance faults. Within easy walking distance of the beach and restaurants.
Beautiful pool and outside lounge area. Rooms are very basic, but clean. Good air conditioning and a comfortable bed. Staff do not speak any English.
Oceanfront hotel with comfortable, affordable rooms. Swimming pool on-site. No on-site restaurant. Cash only.
The closest airport with scheduled airline service is in Hermosillo, which is 110 km (about 2 hours by bus, or you could rent a car).
Read in the guideLike every city in Mexico, Bahía Kino has bus service that will take you wherever you need to go. The bus runs approximately once every hour in each direction from sunrise till sunset.
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