Our glass bottom boat trip proved to be exceptional, and a not to be missed activity while in Cabo San Lucus. We dealt with the Dos Mares company whose boats leave from either the main marina or Medano Beach every hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We took this boat trip from Medano Beach. The glass bottom boats, of which there are many cruising the waters, are on the small side, holding about 12 people. The passengers sit around both sides of a glass bottom insert, which is in the middle of the boat. It takes just a matter of minutes to reach the rocks nearing Land’s End, from Medano Beach. Looking through the glass bottom, the blue water was very clear, so visibility was excellent. We saw a variety of many brightly colored schools of fish during our trip.
Viewing the underwater sea life soon took a back seat however, to the spectacular rock formations along the Sea of Cortez. We soon approached the "Pacific Window", which our guide (who was the captain of our boat) pointed out to us. Through a small opening through the rocks, we could view the Pacific Ocean on the other side. We then passed Lover’s Beach, Playa del Amour, a very busy swimming, snorkeling beach, sheltered from the waves, on our way out to the famous Cabo Land’s End arch. As we continued on, with our guide sharing his knowledge of the area, we passed the sea lion colonies perched on the rocks. Their barks and antics were quite amusing.
After much anticipation, just yards away from the boat, we finally got our first look at El Arco, the famous arch, which graces the cover of numerous travel brochures. We certainly admired this much-photographed site and snapped many pictures of our own of this famous landmark. It really is quite impressive.
We continued on past Land’s End, the final formation of rocks on the Baja, and the meeting of the seas, and rounded the point onto the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Here we could view Solmar Beach from the water, and the crashing of the gulf and ocean waves against the rock formations and the shore.
We motored back to Lover’s Beach, where we left the boat for an hour’s stay. We climbed off the boat (this might be a bit difficult for the elderly) and waded to shore. We walked across the expanse of sand to the Pacific side, for some photo opportunities of the waves crashing and roaring against the rocks, incredibly close to Land’s End. This was a nonswimming beach area, being adjacent to Solmar Beach.
Following our stay on Lover’s Beach, our boat picked us up. We waded back into the water and climbed aboard. We journeyed back to Medano Beach in a matter of minutes. We all agreed that this boat trip was spectacular.