The list of things to do in Cabo that your hotel hands you is about forty tours long. Mine is a lot shorter. The best things to do here are the cheap, close, short ones...
Read More Things to Do in Cabo: My 10 Best, and What I'd SkipThe beach question I get more than any other is some version of "wait, can you even swim in Cabo?" It's a fair thing to ask, because most of the beaches in the hotel...
Read More Best Swimmable Beaches in Cabo: The 7 I Actually Swim AtEvery winter a friend texts me some version of "is the whale thing in Cabo actually worth it, or is it a tourist trap?" My answer is yes, it's worth it. Between about...
Read More Whale Watching in Cabo: Worth It, If You Pick the Right BoatYou don't need a tour to see El Arco, even though "which tour should we book?" is the first thing everyone asks. Walk down to the Cabo San Lucas marina by about 8:30 in...
Read More El Arco and Lover's Beach: Take the $20 Boat, and Go EarlySnorkeling in Cabo looks better on a tour page full of colorful coral than it does through a mask. My honest answer is that Cabo is a decent place to snorkel and not a...
Read More Snorkeling in Cabo: The Best of It Is Free Before 10amEvery friend of mine who snorkels asks the same thing once they've read about Cabo Pulmo. Is it really worth giving up a whole day of the trip?
Read More Cabo Pulmo Day Trip: Is It Worth It? I'd Stay the NightFriends who are planning a second or third trip to Cabo always ask me the same thing. Is Todos Santos worth giving up a beach day for?
Read More Todos Santos Day Trip from Cabo: I'd Go for the Long LunchWhen friends find out La Paz is just up the road from Cabo, the question comes fast. Can we drive up for the day and swim with whale sharks? Or see that lagoon with the...
Read More La Paz Day Trip from Cabo: Give It a Night InsteadWhen a friend who doesn't really fish asks me whether they should do a fishing charter in Cabo, I ask them one thing back. Would you enjoy five hours on a boat if no...
Read More Sport Fishing in Cabo: The Boat I'd Book and What It CostsMédano Beach has a reputation as the loud tourist beach in Cabo San Lucas, and it has earned part of it. It's still worth it, for a morning. Get there before ten, walk...
Read More Médano Beach: Three Beaches in One, and I'd Pick the MiddleChileno Bay is a 20 to 25 minute ride from Cabo San Lucas, and people want to know if a beach is really worth that. Yes. Go for a morning. Be in the water by about 9 and...
Read More Chileno Bay: I'd Go for a Morning and Be Gone by 11The San José Art Walk is 45 minutes to an hour from Cabo San Lucas at that time of day, and it's worth the trip. I'd cross town for it once, on a Thursday between...
Read More San José del Cabo Art Walk: I'd Cross Town for It OnceA sunset cruise in Cabo usually gets booked as if every boat were roughly the same evening. They aren't. I'd do it once, on a boat that carries fourteen people or fewer...
Read More Cabo Sunset Cruise: I'd Go Once, on a Small BoatCabo ATV and camel tours usually get booked because one person in the group has seen a picture of a quad on a beach and wants to go. These tours are well run, the guides...
Read More Cabo ATV and Camel Tours: Fun, but Not on a Short TripWhen a friend who golfs tells me they're going to Cabo, they've usually already booked the hotel, and now they want to know which of the famous courses to play. That's...
Read More Best Golf Courses in Cabo: My 4 Picks Anyone Can BookFriends who dive always ask me the same two things before a Cabo trip. Is the diving any good, and should I bring my gear?
Read More Scuba Diving in Cabo: I'd Give It One MorningFriends ask me two things about Cerritos Beach. Is it worth the drive from Cabo, and is it really the one beach on the Pacific side where you can swim?
Read More Cerritos Beach: I'd Only Drive Out for a Surf LessonWhen a friend books a hotel in San José, I usually get the same text about a week later: "Okay, but what do we DO there?" Here's my honest answer. San José has a handful...
Read More Things to Do in San José del Cabo: The 10 I'd Actually Do
