One of the best Mexican vacation getaways that together with San Jose del Cabo, the Tourist Corridor and the East makes part of the municipality of Los Cabos, meaning the capes, Cabo San Lucas is a picturesque city that began as a small fishing village, conveniently located at the tip of Mexico’s 1,000 mile long Baja California peninsula.
The city’s Pacific Ocean position has afforded it miles of white sandy beaches, piercingly blue waters and a truly majestic cactus desert flanked by craggy mountains. Noted for its vitality, sizzling nightlife and world-class dining scene and filled with amazing outdoor adventure, fantasy and plenty of sunshine, Cabo San Lucas makes for a great tourist destination and is visited by tenth of thousands of holidaymakers each year.
Major events also draw crowds to Cabo San Lucas and include: the Stars and Stripes Fishing, Golf, and Music Festival in June; the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament and Bisbee’s Black and Clue Tournaments in October; as well as the Yamaha/WON Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot in November.
Accommodation in Cabo San Lucas
As to accommodation, Cabo Lucas comes with an incredible array of high-end resorts and lodges, which are very often just footsteps from the soft sands of the Pacific. Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe and Dreams Los Cabos are two of the best and most popular resorts in the city, both ultimate venues for all inclusive family vacations, offering exclusive children’s facilities, luxurious and fully-equipped guestrooms and top not service to make your stay one to remember.
For a complete luxury vacation, you can also check out renting a villa, which usually have many bedrooms, private pools and many other great amenities. Budget travelers will find numerous budget options to choose from, and are highly recommended to do some research of high-end hotels, as luxury hotels often come with discounts and sales, especially during the off-season.
Most Popular Things to Do in Cabo San Lucas
ATV Adventure Los Cabos
One of the most popular and talked about adventures that Los Cabos has to offer, ATV 4 wheel bike tours are something adventure seekers should not miss out in Cabo San Lucas. This ATV adventure will bring you close to the stunning nature that surrounds Los Cabos, taking you off the beaten track, to explore pristine beaches, ride over sand dunes and challenge yourself to a difficult terrain. Get picked up at your hotel or cruise ship to head to a majestic desert and beach-lined shores of Los Cabos for this truly exciting adventure of a lifetime.
Scuba Diving
Surrounded by amazing waters teeming with tropical marine life, warm water temperatures and great dive sites to explore and experience, you can imagine what a wonderful world awaits divers in Cabo San Lucas.
Pelican Rock is one of the most popular areas in Cabo San Lucas to provide dives starting at 20 foot depths. Here divers will come face to face with sea fans and schools of goat fish, eels, angels and parrotfish, as well as jacks, rays and sometimes white tip reef shark. Other popular dive sites in Cabo San Lucas include: Neptune’s Finger, which will bring you to rock piles and boulders covered in sea sponges and beautiful gorgorians and teeming with tropical fish; North Wall, a great spot for beginner divers and those taking ‘resort’ courses; and Land’s End, where calm conditions allow divers to get up close and personal with the resident seals, hawkfish, lobsters and even schools of tuna.
Whale Watching
If you are fortunate to be visiting Cabo San Lucas in the months of December through March, it’s likely that you’ll be treated to the sight of whales spouting off shore, migrating from northern waters to south each year. Every autumn, thousands of Gray whales make their 6,000 mile migration from the summer feeding grounds of Alaska, to Los Cabos, the Baja and the Sea of Cortez.
Cabo Bay Crusade Kayaking, Cabo Sailing Snorkel Cruise, Hot Rock Massage Thearapy, and Sunset Booze Cruise are also among popular activities in Cabo San Lucas.
When to Visit
Characterized by a mild year round climate, similar to Palm Springs, Cabo San Lucas welcomes visitors any time of year with the most popular season being October through May, when the weather is superb, whale season is in effect and many people want to escape the colder temperature up north. During the summer months the city becomes the least visited and experiences warmer temperatures and occasional showers. But keep in mind that this is the season you can save money.
