Packed with bright-white beaches, crazy clubs, wacky watersports, world-famous golf courses, whale watching, shark spotting, and lots of other action and excitement, Cabo San Lucas has lots to love.
Right on the southern tip of Mexico’s famous Baja California party peninsula, this resort city is one of the most popular tourist hubs in the nation. In this guide, we’ve given you a speedy introduction to all the best bits of Cabo San Lucas!
Best Things to Do in Cabo San Lucas
Eat
Cabo San Lucas is a great place to fill your belly and your mouth.
Because it’s surrounded by shores and seas, the city is brimming with incredible seafood. Some of the best ocean-plucked meals and morsels include shrimp tacos, fish tacos, chocolate clams (no, they’re not actually made of chocolate), marlin, comida de pobres (seafood soup) and plenty more.
If you get tired of eating local food (though we don’t know why you would!), there’s plenty more diverse fayre. Because it’s a popular tourist hub, Cabo San Lucas offers Indian food, brunch spots, Japanese cuisine, fine dining and loads more diverse and varied stuff.
Drink
Tourists from around the world like to slurp, sip and chug in the beaches, bars, resorts, and clubs of Cabo San Lucas. You get great nightlife, open-till-late clubs, rooftop bars, high-class cocktail hangouts, local joints, and everything in between. Whether you want quality cocktails, cut-price beers, or cheap shots, you can gulp on it here.
Enjoy Shores and Sands
Because Cabo San Lucas is right on the tip of a hefty peninsula, it offers a number of excellent beaches. Some of the most famous and popular include Medano Beach, Chileno Beach, and Playa del Amor.
While you’re seeking shoreside excitement, make sure you also check out El Arco, a famous arc-shaped rock formation that’s also known as ‘Land’s End.’ To get some great views of El Arco, check out our catamaran trip, which takes you right to the heart of the iconic rocky outcrop, and to several shores and sands.
Immerse, Submerge and Soak
If you find beachside lazing a little too boring, you can enjoy lots of more intense and energetic sea-based adventures and excitement.
Some highlights include diving, snorkeling, surfing, swimming, fishing, jet-skiing, parasailing, kitesurfing, banana boating, whale watching, dolphin spotting, shark watching, boat-tripping, and plenty more. We offer lots of sea-based adventures on our Cabo San Lucas tours!
Adventure On-Land
Landlubbers can also enjoy plenty of on-land excitement. Popular choices include horse riding, camel riding, hiking, viewpoint-hunting, farm visits, ziplining, and plenty more.
But most famously, there are also lots of great golf courses in the area, and many of them are regularly rated as some of the best in the world. Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and other famous swingers and putters have designed (and competed on!) some of the courses here—it’s one of the best golf spots on the planet.
Indulge
Cabo San Lucas has undergone huge amounts of redevelopment in recent years, and it’s now packed with flashy resorts, fine dining, special beaches, beautiful hotels, and other indulgent hangouts. If you want to luxuriate on a (relative) budget, Cabo San Lucas is an intelligent and popular choice.
The all-inclusive Hard Rock resort where we stay on our organized trips is one of the best luxury hangouts in the city.
Explore the City
Let’s not forget that Cabo San Lucas is a compelling and captivating city of its own. It has an excellent art district, a beautiful marina, great colonial architecture, a charming atmosphere, and lots of great spots for people-watching.
And when you’re done exploring the streets, sights, and sounds of Cabo San Lucas, make sure you visit its sister city of San José del Cabo, which is arguably even more attractive.
If this all sounds like an irresistible little package and you want to get a taste of your own, book a visit with us. We offer simple and accessible trips to various places around the world, including Cabo San Lucas. On these Cabo trips, we’ll introduce you to all the best sights, sands, food, drinks, bars, and bustle. Check out our site for all of our Cabo tour options.
No matter where you go with us, we remove all the stress and replace it with ease, luxury, laughter, and fun. We know what tourists like, and we know all the best spots, hangouts, and hideaways. Check out our upcoming trips for details!
