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Los Cabos
Tours and Activities Guide
ATV
Rentals
ATV's can be rented at a variety of
locations in the town of Cabo San Lucas. You can also take an ATV guided trip
through the desert and along deserted beaches. Trips range from 1 to 4 hours.
Horseback Riding
Take a ride along the beach
and enjoy Los Cabos in a different way. There are horse rentals and tours at
several of the beach resorts and near El Medano beach.
Price:
Approximately $25.00 - $65.00 depending on length of ride and location.
Snorkeling & Diving
Dive Locations near Cabo include: Anegada,
Land's End, The Blowhole, Cabo Pulmo, Socorro Island, Gorda Banks, La Larga and
the Sand Falls.
Diving in the Sea of Cortez is an
unforgettable experience, with shipwrecks, caves, reefs, and sandfalls to
explore. Where you go depends on your expertise. Snorkeling tours are perfect
for just a taste of the underwater world.
Diving conditions are great all year. June
to December offer the greatest visibility, warmest water and longest periods of
calm weather. Visibility can exceed 100 feet, and the temperature averages
between 78 and 85 F.
Glass Bottom Boat Tours
Discover the unusual rock formations,
tropical fish, and sea lion colony as you sail around the Arch to Lovers Beach.
Tickets are available at your front desk or at the Main dock at the Marina.
Price:
Prices run from $5 to $10 per person.
Water Sports
Surfing and Windsurfing
Costa Azul offers the best waves for surfers especially during the months
between June and October. The most ideal place for Windsurfing is 45 miles north
of Los Cabos airport at Los Barriles. For those who want to stay local, the main
beach area in Cabo San Lucas offers
body surfing waves and afternoon winds. Check our the various activity vendors
on the
main beach area.
Sailing tours
There are several types of sailing tours offered in Los Cabos, from snorkel/sail
tours to sunset/booze cruises. Departures are daily from the marina.
Parasailing
Parasailing occurs daily from several vendors off the main public beach area.
Kayaking and Jet-Skiing
El Medano Beach is the place to go to rent all water sports equipment. A variety
of equipment may be rented. Half day or full day rentals are available.
Miscellaneous Activities
Pirate Ship Cruises
This boat is big! Over one hundred feet long and nineteen feet wide she
is big, roomy and stable. Couples will find a place for that romantic getaway,
while kids have room to stretch their legs. Nobody is confined to a seat on this
tour. Ask the bar tender to serve your from the full open bar which includes
draft beer, mixed drinks and sodas. Appetizer platters are passed by the crew
and a pirate history lecture is presented in English and Spanish. All included
in the price of admission.
Tennis
Most of the large hotels and resorts have tennis courts on their grounds.
If your accommodation does not offer it you can rent a court and equipment at
most hotels or at the Los Cabos Country Club (the golf course in San Jose del
Cabo).
Whale Watching
Each winter the California Grey Whales make the 8,000 mile trek from the Bearing
Sea in Alaska to the warm lagoons of southern Baja California. From late January
through March these gentle giants occupy the coves and inlets of Baja. Many of
them can be found about 400 miles northwest of Cabo, however many will continue
there journey south to the cape where they will birth their calves and feast on
the abundant plankton of the nutrient-rich Sea of Cortez.
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