Lost in Los Cabos

You get a choice of beaches, the Pacific Ocean (strong current- not good for swimming) or the Gulf of California (great for swimming or snorkeling). There is also Lover’s Beach, which is inaccessible except by a strong swim, a water taxi, or by bouldering across to it! We chose the latter. My personal favorites were the ATV adventure and sunset cruise. On the ATV we convoyed to a large sand dune near a ruined lighthouse (the view was extraordinary). During the cruise we saw sea lions and the most spectacular sunset! The drinks were free flowing, but I don’t think that had anything to do with it. Los Cabos has great restaurants and awesome nightlife. Our favorites include Cabo Wabo Cantina (owned by Sammy Hagar), the Giggling Marlin Bar and Seafood Grill and Margaretville. El Pescador and Crazy Lobster were local favorites (and cheap!).

The Giggling Marlin provides a hilarious nightly floorshow and will take a souvenir photo of you strung up like a marlin. The food and drinks are inexpensive and great! You can dance on the tables at Squid Row and at Coyote Ugly, they do it for you.

Quick Tips:

Marlin fishing is most popular, but you can catch hefty tuna and other fishes as well. The marina is filled with fishing boats waiting for your adventure. Upon return, you can ice your catch in containers to ship home, provided at a cost, or you may choose to have it prepared at one of the numerous restaurants right off the marina.

If you are a scuba diver you are in luck! Dive shops ring the marina! Motorized water sports are available as well as non-motorized. Prices are negotiable! There is an abundance of restaurants. Prices range from very expensive to very affordable. Great local food is inexpensive. There is a local market if you have a fridge. Hotels off of the coastline are usually more reasonable than the big hotels on the coast.

Best Way To Get Around:

Travel from the airport can be accomplished by hotel shuttle, if prearranged or thru local taxi. Keep in mind that Los Cabos is approximately a 30-45 minute ride from the airport. Rental cars can be picked up from the airport and can be fairly reasonable on the internet. Travel while in Los Cabos is mainly by water taxis or local taxis, but most adventures are within walking distance. Some hotels offer shuttles to and from the "downtown" area at no charge.

What a beautiful place! The staff is very helpful and the service good. The resort is immaculate. We used our timeshare, but they are also a hotel. The Finisterra offers a shuttle from the airport for about US$45. You have to pre-arrange transportation. There is also a free shuttle "downtown", but otherwise it is just a 5-minute walk.

The Finisterra has two pools, a swim-up bar and private beach access. They have a gym, but it leaves a lot to be desired. They have 2 restaurants and room service. The restaurants are okay, but you get better prices in town. Each day they offer activities to the guests and tours can be arranged through the activities desk.

The food is very good! They have a bar for beer or drinks and a girl that walks around with shots. The nightly floor show is a hoot!! They are high on audience partisipation.

During the afternoon the food is not bad. The prices are inexpensive. The evening meals are a bit too noisy for my tastes, but you might get a chance to see Sammy play.

What a wonderful experience. The fare is local and seafood. The portions are large and the prices small. Everthing was prepared wonderfully. There is a bit of a wait for the food, but not so long that you run out of chips and salsa.

If you need that frozen concoction, Margaritaville is the place. They have over 100 flavors and all very potent! All that and the food still manages to be quite good! Try the chips and salsa. The guacamole it is tops!

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.