Lands End and the Arch

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Lands End

  • July 11, 2007
  • Rated 4 of 5 by cindylou11157 from Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Lands End

Lands End on the California Baja is one of the biggest attractions when visiting Los Cabos. This is were the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. You will see stunning rock formations, many look like animals, the famous Arch carved out by the sea, California sea lions sunbathing on the rocks and if you are lucky, whales. Our guide could only speak a few words of English and would sound like the animals as he pointed them out. It was absolutely hilarious. The boat ride can get very bumpy especially when you cross over to the Pacific Ocean side. At one point you can see both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean.

For only $12 round trip from the Cabo Marina, take a glass bottom boat out to see Lands End. You are out on the boat for about 45 minutes before you are dropped off at Lover’s Beach, a popular cruise ship destination so expect crowds if a ship is at port. This beach is one of the few areas you can swim. You can use the beach chairs supplied by the restaurants but you must buy drinks or pay to rent the chairs, $10 each. You are better off buying a few drinks and they will leave you alone.

Beware of the people selling timeshares. This area is especially bad for this. You are constantly asked to buy a T-shirt, jewelry, or a timeshare by someone. After a few hours of harassment, I was ready to leave to a more relaxed atmosphere.

I would recommend taking the glass bottom boat to see the famous Arch but I would skip Lover’s Beach. This is your typical tourist trap and you are literally trapped until you get picked up by the boat to take you back to the marina.

From journal The Baja

Lands End and the Arch

  • February 25, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by uwtuba from Lynnwood, Washington
Lands End and the Arch

One simply cannot go to Cabo San Lucas for the first time and NOT get on a boat to see El Arco de Cabo San Lucas up close.

When you do, I offer these tips to make your experience the best it can be:

Book your tour through your hotel concierge and do not fall prey to the timeshare sharks masquerading as tour-boat drivers. Use one of the upscale companies like Buccaneer Queen, Princessa, or Caborey and you'll enjoy yourself a lot more.

The arch is spectacular, especially at sunset. It's a tossup whether it is better at high or low tide--high tide has water crashing through the arch, while low tide reveals some of the beach under and around the arch.

The water is visibly different on the Pacific side than what you see on the Sea of Cortes side--another interesting feature that you can only see and experience for yourself when you decide to go.

From journal A Long Weekend in Los Cabos

Lands End and the Arch

  • June 15, 2003
  • Rated 4 of 5 by vharlow from Reston, Virginia
To get to the Arch, we took a glass bottom boat from Juanchos which is located on a public beach. The boats were panga type boats, small and only pulled onto the sand so people could climb in while getting wet on the beach! It was great fun! The fish are plentiful, and kids like seeing them through the glass, but the rocks at lands end are spectacular, and the Pacific gushes through the gaps. There are sea lions on one rock, sleeping of course, and a fews rocks covered with pelicans. We have tons of pictures. Of course, I fell into the Sea of Cortez getting off this fun boat! No one seems to swim at Cabo, the undertow is too great, and the beaches while lovely and compelling are very dangerous. There are no lifeguards.

From journal There's only one word for Cabo - Spectacular

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