Two seas meet at the Arch. Pick which one you swim in.
Kayaks to Lover’s Beach, humpbacks off the marina, camels on a Pacific beach, whale sharks two hours up the road. Reviews of every Cabo day you can book, with the price on each.
- KM0Cabo San Lucas
Los Cabos Arch and Playa del Amor Tour by Glass Bottom KayakPaddle out to the Arch in the morning calm. - KM30San José del Cabo
Whale Watching Group Tour in San Jose del CaboHumpbacks off the quieter end of the Corridor. - KM75Todos Santos
Todos Santos Day Trip from Cabo San LucasThe old mission town on the Pacific side. - KM160La Paz
La Paz Whale Shark Snorkeling Tour and Lunch From Los CabosSnorkel beside whale sharks in the bay.
The Arch, the reef or the whales: three ways to spend a Cabo morning at sea.
Most Cabo days are booked from the marina dock. Here is what each kind of boat day costs before you sign up for it.
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★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · Los Cabos Luxury Sailing, Snorkel and Lunch Cruise · from $149
El Arco & Lover’s BeachA short hop past the sea lions to the rock at Land’s End.
Snorkel the Corridor baysSanta María and Chileno, where the fish come to your mask.
Whale seasonHumpbacks breaching off the point, December to April.
Sunset sailsOpen bar, the Arch turning orange, back for dinner.
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The Cabo San Lucas days nearly every visitor ends up booking.
Every Cabo tour review →Camels on the beach, a sail to the Arch, an ATV through the arroyos. The eight Cabo days with the longest queue of fans behind them.
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Cabo Beach Camel Ride, Mexican Buffet and Tequila Tasting
From Los Cabos, take a coastal drive to Rancho Tierra Sagrada for a guided desert walk, a short camel ride along the beach, an ocean-view Mexican buffet, and tequila tasting. The ranch visit lasts about three hours, with round-trip hotel transport included. Budget an extra $25 per adult for the entrance fee, and check photo prices before deciding.
From · $99
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4×4 ATV Adventure with Tequila Tasting and Mexican Buffet Lunch
from $75
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Outdoor Ziplining and UTV Adventure from Los Cabos
from $139
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Los Cabos Luxury Sailing, Snorkel and Lunch Cruise
from $149
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ATV Tour, Camel Ride, Tequila Tasting and Mexican Buffet Lunch
from $149
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Cabo Migrino Beach and Desert ATV Tour plus Tequila Tasting
from $75
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Los Cabos Luxury Sunset Sail with Light Appetizers and Open Bar
from $109
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Luxury Catamaran Whale Watching Cabo San Lucas
from $129
Behind the resorts, Cabo is cactus, dry riverbeds and dune.
Ten minutes inland the hotels give way to cardón cactus and sandy arroyos that run down to the Pacific. Book the quad, the camel or the horse; most finish on the beach with a tequila tasting.
Swim on the Sea of Cortez side. Watch the Pacific from the sand.
The beaches facing the open Pacific, Playa del Divorcio among them, carry a heavy shore break and rip currents that catch strong swimmers. The calm, clear water is round the corner on the bay side: Lover’s Beach, Santa María, Chileno. Plan your snorkelling there and save the Pacific for the view.
Three things you will only see at the tip of Baja California.
Plenty of places sell a boat trip and a sunset. A granite arch at the end of a continent, sharks the size of a bus that eat plankton, and a sea lion pup chewing your fin are a different list.
El Arco
The granite arch at the very tip of the peninsula marks the point where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez. Lover’s Beach sits just inside it on the calm bay side; Divorce Beach faces the open ocean on the other. Sea lions haul out on the rocks beside it, and almost every visitor sees it from a boat, since a water taxi from the marina is the easy way in.
- 1Los Cabos Arch and Playa del Amor Tour by Glass Bottom Kayak★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,317 reviews
- 2Land’s End Experience – Arch, Beaches & Marine Life★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,038 reviews
- 3Kayak Expedition to the Arch of Cabo San Lucas, Lovers Beach & Snorkel★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 976 reviews
Whale Sharks
Young whale sharks gather in the shallow, plankton-rich water off La Paz, mostly from autumn into spring. They are the largest fish in the sea and feed on nothing bigger than krill. Swimming with them is regulated: permitted boats only, small groups in the water, no touching, and a few minutes beside each animal.
- 1La Paz Whale Shark Snorkeling Tour and Lunch From Los Cabos★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 1,066 reviews
- 2Whale Shark snorkeling tour in a reduced group with local marine biologist★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 594 reviews
- 3Intimate Eco-Friendly Whale Shark Encounter – Premium Service★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 392 reviews
The Sea Lion Colony
At the northern tip of Espíritu Santo a pair of rocky islets holds a colony of a few hundred California sea lions. The young ones are curious and will swim right up to a snorkeller, spin round and sometimes nibble a fin. Boats run out from La Paz, usually combined with a beach lunch on the island.
- 1Adventure to Espiritu Santo Island: Snorkel with Sea Lions and Beach★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 661 reviews
- 2Espiritu Santo Island Snorkel & Sea Lion Adventure★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 172 reviews
- 3Ocean Safari: Sea Lions, Mobula Rays, Dolphins, Orcas & Whales★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 85 reviews
Four Cabo bookings that depend on the calendar.
Most of Cabo can wait until you are lying by the pool. These four follow a season, a permit or the sunset, and they do not move for your flight times.
- 01Luxury Catamaran Whale Watching Cabo San Lucasfrom $129Humpbacks winter off Cabo from about mid-December to mid-April. The boats run all year; the whales do not.
- 02La Paz Whale Shark Snorkeling Tour and Lunch From Los Cabosfrom $259The young whale sharks are in the Bay of La Paz roughly October to April, and only permitted boats may take swimmers out to them.
- 03Adventure to Espiritu Santo Island: Snorkel with Sea Lions and Beachfrom $136Boats leave La Paz in the morning, a two-hour drive from Cabo. Book the version with the transfer unless you are sleeping in La Paz.
- 04Los Cabos Luxury Sunset Sail with Light Appetizers and Open Barfrom $109Every sunset boat in the marina leaves at the same hour for the same view, and the smaller decks fill first.
What a Cabo San Lucas day out really costs.
Every tour on the site, sorted by what it costs a head. A water taxi to the Arch costs less than lunch on the marina.
Boat rides to the Arch, tequila tastings, surf lessons and the shared clear-boat runs.
The classic half days: snorkel cruises, whale watching, ATVs and camel rides with lunch.
Whale sharks in La Paz, private sails and the full-day desert combos.
Cabo eats at street stands and pours from blue agave.
Fish tacos from a downtown stand, a cooking class that starts at the market, and a tasting that sorts blanco from añejo. Small groups, early evening, walking distance from the marina.
By town, from Land’s End to La Paz
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