Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
The Tourist Corridor: the 20 miles where the swimmable beaches are
The Tourist Corridor is the 20-mile stretch of Highway 1 between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, and it holds the region's best swimmable beaches — Chileno, Santa María and Palmilla — plus most of the luxury resorts. You need a car or taxi for everything; nothing here is walkable.
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Key facts
- Length
- About 20 miles, Highway 1
- Typical hotel rate
- $300–$1,500 per night
- Swimmable beaches
- Chileno, Santa María, Palmilla
- Walkable
- No — car or taxi required
Stay here if
You want a swimmable beach and a quiet resort
Stay elsewhere if
You do not want to drive or pay for taxis every time you eat
The Corridor is not a town. It is a highway with resort gates on the seaward side and desert on the other, and its value is entirely in the beaches and the hotels that front them.
Chileno Bay and Santa María Cove are both protected areas with public access from the highway, and both are genuinely good. Palmilla is the third swimmable beach, larger and calmer, with a boat launch.
Staying here means taxis. A one-way trip to Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo runs $25–$45 and there is no walkable alternative for dinner.
The Tourist Corridor on the map
The Tourist Corridor
Resort-isolated, beach-first. About 30 minutes from Los Cabos International Airport.
22.9833, -109.8000
What to do in The Tourist Corridor
The Tourist Corridor: common questions
What is the best beach in Los Cabos for swimming?
Chileno Bay in the Tourist Corridor. It is protected, has a gentle entry, bathrooms and a free car park, and doubles as the region's most accessible snorkelling beach. Santa María Cove and Palmilla are the next two.
Do you need a car in the Tourist Corridor?
Effectively yes. Nothing in the Corridor is walkable and taxis to either town run $25–$45 each way. A rental car pays for itself in about three days.
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