Cabo

Very dry, desert like. Lots of golf courses, fun, upbeat social atmosphere. Good deep-sea fishing in Cabo. SJD is airport code. Phoenix or south Cali feel (arid terrain). Below the Baja Peninsula. Cannot swim in 95% of the waters in Cabo- water temp too cool & current too strong. Great for long weekend getaways & group trips.

Swimmable areas in Cabo:
Anything near Medano Beach is good:  ME Cabo, Pueblo Bonitos, Breathless, RIU, Paradisus, Chileno Bay  (nothing in San Jose Del Cabo or the Corridor)

Family Resorts:

  • Moderate:  Hyatt Ziva (all-inclusive): Located in San Jose Del Cabo on the beach, 20 mins from airport, 25 minutes from Cabo San Lucas.
  • Moderate:  Hard Rock (all-inclusive)- a 45-minute drive from the airport, Located in the private Diamante area/ golf course.  It is Limitless Resort Credit, wide expansive beach and a 20-minute drive to Cabo San Lucas. Beautiful destination wedding locations.
  • Moderate:  Dreams Cabo (all-inclusive):  25-minute drive from the airport, 20-minute drive to Cabos San Lucas, 15 minutes from San Jose Del Cabo. Traditional, colonial Mexican design.
  • Moderate:  Paradisus Los Cabos (all-inclusive)- a 25 min drive from the airport, has a swimmable beach
  • Moderate: Sandos Finisterra (all-inclusive)-Finisterra & Casitas Suites were recently renovated and a much nicer quality, beautiful wedding location overlooking the harbor, bar for whale-watching, request a high floor room facing the Pacific, beach is non-swimmable
  • Luxury:  Grand Velas- (all-inclusive)- luxury for families, all spacious ocean view suites, only 35 minutes from the airport, only 15 minutes away from San Jose Del Cabo and 15 minutes away from Cabo San Lucas.
  • Luxury:  One and Only Pamilla- (EP Resort) upscale, for clients wanting VIP treatment, views of the Sea of Cortez, voted one of the best resorts in the world according to Conde Nast Traveler.
  • Luxury: Las Ventanas al Paraiso-(EP Resort)-upscale, a Rosewood resort, high standards of luxury and service, large suites
  • Luxury: Esperanza (EP resort)-amazing upscale resort, has villas up to four bedrooms, gorgeous views, non-swimmable beach
  • Luxury:  Chileno Bay (EP resort)-great swanky family/adults resort, good for girls weekends, swimmable beach with watersports, villas
  • Luxury:  Montage-on a swimmable beach, one of the largest spas in Cabo, spacious rooms
  • Luxury:  Waldorf Astoria Pedegral  (EP resort)
  • Luxury:  Nobu  (EP resort), next to Hard Rock, 45 mins. from the airport and town
  • Budget: Riu Palace (all-inclusive) – great for girls/guys getaways

Adults-Only Resorts:

  • Moderate:  Secrets (all inclusive) for groups and romance trips
  • Moderate:  Breathless (all inclusive)- in downtown Los Cabos, right in the Marina. On Playa Medano, it’s a party hotel great for girls/ guys trips
  • Luxury: ​ Marquis (All inclusive)- very quiet and relaxed, white sand beach with chairs for lounging not swimming, spacious rooms that all come with ocean views
  • Luxury: Le Blanc (All inclusive)- Beach is not swimmable, 20 minutes from the airport
  • Luxury: Nobu (All inclusive)- Next door to Hard Rock, upscale, Nobu restaurant and Malibu farms onsite

Activities:

  • Whale Watching- December- April, Take the earliest tour (8 AM ) in order to see the whales more active and breaching.
  • Boat ride to see the arches
  • Visit the town of San Jose del Cabo- Make sure to visit on Thursday nights when all of the art galleries display their art outside. Cool booths and street food
  • Todo Santos- Designated as one of the Magic Towns in Mexico known for art galleries and shops
  • La Paz- 2-hour drive from Los Cabos, known for being the home to the whale sharks. It has a beautiful Malecon with lots of restaurants and shops.

Cabo Restaurants
San Jose Del Cabo side:

  • Flora Farms - Farm to table, great for small special groups like a wedding rehearsal dinner or farewell brunch. They can even do a cooking class for an incentive group. One of the BEST restaurants in Cabo. It is like a culinary theme park.
  • Acre- next door to Flora Farms. This is also a farm to table restaurant. If guests loved flora farms they will like this one too.
  • La Lupita Taco and Mezcal- an authentic Mexican restaurant with amazing food. But make a reservation because it is very popular and wait times are long.
  • Jazmin Restaurant- Authentic Mexican food in a really cool outdoor space. They have live music and Mexican folkloric dancing while you dine.

Downtown- Cabo San Lucas

  • ​La Terminal- if you do a tour of the arches or are on a boat, the location of this restaurant is perfect. It is right on the pier next to the breathless resort. They have great drinks, tacos , ceviche. They also have a fantastic Breakfast. They are known for tres leches Nutella French toast. ​

Cabo Tours

  • Whale Watching (December – April): Take the earliest tour ( 8 AM ) in order to see the whales more active and breaching.
  • The arches
  • San Jose del Cabo on a Thursday night. Take a private transfer or a cab. All of the art galleries display their art outside. There are cool booths and street food ( churros, tamales, Tostilocos for sale in the Plaza across the Street from the Church).
  • Todo Santos- It is designated as one of the magic towns in Mexico. It is known for its art galleries and shops. It is also home to Hotel California. On your way to Todo Santos Stop at Heirbabuena for some farm to table delicious food. 
  • La Paz it is a 2 hour drive from Los Cabos. It is known for being home to the whale sharks. You can swim with them.  The city has a beautiful Malecon with  restaurants, shops and bars that overlook the water . You can even swim with sealions at Isla Spiritu Santo.