Comparisons
The best of Los Cabos
8 ranked comparisons covering boat tours, beaches, day trips, family activities, cheap things to do, where to eat, ATV tours and whale watching timing in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Every one is a table first and an opinion second.
What is the best boat tour in Cabo San Lucas?
For most visitors the best boat tour in Cabo San Lucas is a small-group sailing catamaran at $90–$160 per person, which combines a snorkel stop with a real sail and caps guest numbers around 30. Take the $15–$25 water taxi if you only want the Arch, and a private charter from $600 if there are eight or more of you.
What is the best beach in Los Cabos?
Chileno Bay is the best beach in Los Cabos: protected, swimmable, snorkelable, with bathrooms and a free car park. Santa María Cove is better for snorkelling, Palmilla is calmer and larger, and Medano Beach is the only swimmable beach you can walk to from Cabo San Lucas. Every Pacific-facing beach is scenery, not swimming.
What are the best tours in Los Cabos for families with children?
The best family tours in Los Cabos are the glass-bottom boat to the Arch ($20–$35), the camel ride at Migriño ($95–$140) and a Chileno Bay snorkel trip ($60–$120). Most boat operators set a minimum age of six and most snorkel trips eight; children's rates typically run 60–75% of the adult price.
What can you do in Los Cabos for under $30?
The three best beaches in Los Cabos — Chileno, Santa María and Palmilla — are free, the water taxi to the Arch is $15–$25, and the San José del Cabo Art Walk on Thursdays from November to June costs nothing. A good day in Los Cabos can cost less than a single tour ticket.
When is the best time for whale watching in Cabo?
February is the best month for whale watching in Cabo, inside a federally regulated season that runs 15 December to 15 April. January and March are close behind. Trips cost $50–$95 per person, and Mexican law requires boats to stay 60–80 metres from the animals.
Where is the best food in Los Cabos?
The historic district of San José del Cabo has the best food in Los Cabos: the highest concentration of chef-owned restaurants in the region, walkable end to end, and cheaper than the equivalent in Cabo San Lucas. Expect $35–$70 per person for dinner, or $6–$12 for a full meal of street tacos two blocks away.
What are the best day trips from Los Cabos?
Todos Santos is the best day trip from Los Cabos — 60 to 75 minutes north, galleries, a 1733 mission and good food, guided from $80–$150. Cabo Pulmo is the best for divers at about two hours northeast, and La Paz with Balandra beach is the longest at three hours each way.
Which ATV tour should you book in Cabo?
Book the earliest departure, on a single ATV if you are riding alone and a side-by-side UTV if you have a passenger or a child. Prices run $85–$160 per person for two and a half to four hours, almost all of it on the desert and beach trails at Migriño on the Pacific side.