How cool. A whole day trip that was well worth it. Great for the family. Bring lots of water. Fabulous views and lots of fun. Don't miss this one.

This is one activity in Los Cabos you simply cannot miss. Plan an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) tour for earlier in your stay, as you will surely want to do it again! We made the mistake of making reservations to do this on the day prior to our departure.

We signed up for the "Old Lighthouse Tour." After our group of about 20 people received a brief orientation of how to operate the ATVs, we took a short ride up to a ridge of dunes . . . and once over that ridge there were expansive, pristine dunes over looking the Pacific Ocean. On the other side of the ridge, there were desert trails of varying degrees of difficulty that you could explore to your liking. For two hours, you'll gleefully bounce your way over these beautiful dunes and trails. You can also investigate the "Old Lighthouse" located on the beach. Take your camera (we didn't and regretted it!). It was LOADS of fun . . . the guides were great, and the ATVs are easy to handle once you get the swing of it.

While in Cabo we booked a tour with Desert Park. We were picked up at our resort and driven to the location where the tour began. The "home base" for Desert Park is very close to the Cabo Real Golf Course. We were advised to wear long pants rather than shorts. We were given colorful bandannas and goggles to wear over our faces. My husband and I decided to use just one ATV, so we learned the cost of the tour we took was based upon the number of ATVs rented---$75 per machine---rather than the number of people in our group. Our guide gave us a crash course on how to shift, brake, and accelerate. We were instructed to drive around a loop course to get comfortable with the controls, and then we were off into the desert!

I have to say I didn't think I'd like doing this all that much, but I had a great time holding onto my husband's waist, looking at the expansive blue sky, waving to the bulls and cows owned by a local rancher, admiring the twisted, smooth trunks of the white trees that grow here despite the area's lack of water. We stopped a couple times for photo ops and water before getting to a rocky "oasis" where a natural spring that seemed more like a leaky faucet than anything else trickled from the earth. Here our guide talked to me about the tarantulas and snakes that make the rocks their home while encouraging me to try out my broken high school Spanish. He was fluent in English though it was obvious he was still learning. We laughed together at the ways we misused each other's native tongues.

After the Oasis, we were given the choice to go for a walk on the beach or to ride the ATVs around a bit in a sandy pit area obviously engineered for this purpose. While it wasn't running at the time of our visit, there is also an ATV tour that allows people to scale down a rock face to end the journey.

When we made it back to the home base a little less than two hours later, all of us were filthy with dirt. Surprisingly, we weren't hot. Just more geared up for a dip into the Sea of Cortez.

I had a great time doing this, and I would suggest it to anyone. Tours run almost every hour on the hour, so it's not hard to fit into a day. You can get more information about Desert Park at their website: www.desertpark.net.

This is a great way to see the local area! My wife and I took the tour where you drive past the lighthouse and down to dirt trails leading to the beach. It was our first time on an ATV, but it will not be our last! It is a lot of fun, something to not be missed.

I can't remember the name of the company but they are right across from the marina and the hotel Finestera. Awesome!!! They get a convoy of the ATVers together and you ride to the sand dunes. The dune is right off the coast. You enter at the top of a hill. Looking down, the dune spreads out before you, beyond the dune the ocean roars. The salty wind whips around you as you plunge into the dune at 35mph! You ride for about 40 minutes before they round you up and take you back! Not too expensive, and worth the memories.