Los Cabos Travel Guide

Near the fingertip of the Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos is Mexico’s fast growing holiday destination.  Because it’s still relatively unknown, it’s also relatively inexpensive! Your Los Cabos vacation is likely to include plenty of sun, of fun, and wide open spaces. There are beaches for all stages of life, from the quiet Lover’s Beach to the stormy Divorce Beach. The broad Baja deserts offer ATV and four wheeling. Should you prefer your adventure to be above ground, soar above it all while hang-gliding. There is plenty to do for sportsmen and women as well as history buffs. If a Los Cabos vacation sounds good to you, call up your amigos and begin to plan!

Airports and Ground Transportation

Your vacation begins as you jet into the small but serviceable Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) at San Jose del Cabo. Several US airlines provide discount airfare to Los Cabos. From Los Angeles (LAX) you can find fares as low as $268 round trip on Alaska Air. There are plenty of cheap flights to Los Cabos from from New York (JFK), too. Delta Airlines offers a discount airfare to Los Cabos of $475 round trip – not bad for a week in the sun! If you fly out of Chicago (ORD) try American Airlines for cheap airfare to Los Cabos. Savvy travelers find rates as low as $400 round trip. Starting out in San Francisco? Alaska Airlines can help you secure discount airfare to Los Cabos from there, too. Winter rates may be as low as $350 per person, round trip.

There are many fine companies willing to provide private transportation during your stay in Los Cabos. You can hire cars or vans to take you to and from the airport, on shopping or day trips to antique malls, to the golf course, or on a whale-watching picture outing. Evening tours are also available. For memories that last a lifetime, take a helicopter tour. Several companies in Los Cabos are licensed to provide the high flying ride of your life. You can book both the cars and helicopters in advance, or negotiate a deal once on your Los Cabos vacation.

Best Times to Go, Best Things to Do

The Baja Peninsula is located at a tropical latitude, which means that it is often warm, sometimes hot, and has a short rainy season during the hurricane months of August and September. Spring is the driest time to visit, with daytime highs in the low to mid-eighties. Prefer your Los Cabos vacation to be caliente? Visit in the summer, when temperatures may soar to near 100 degrees.

Sports fishermen will find much to love while visiting Los Cabos – you’ll reel in a big one and that’s no fish tale! If you prefer to watch, rather than catch, you ocean adventure there are several dolphin and whale watching tours available. Take a 4 x 4 adventure in the Baja desert with bilingual guides, or settle in for a relaxing spa day. Club Campestre Golf Course offers greens – and sand traps – for those wanting to while away the hours on 18 gorgeous holes.

Hungry? There are plenty of places to eat in Los Cabos, from the upscale dining to drop-by tequila bars. Too tired to go out? Have a gourmet meal delivered to your villa by one of several private caterers who deliver small orders.

Hotels and Lodging

There are more villas, casitas, and condos for rent in Los Cabos as there are hotel rooms. The smart traveler will be able to score a deal that’s easy on the back, easy on the eyes, and easy on the pocket book, too.  These are good choices for families, too, as you can prepare meals in your own room and have a bit more spreading-out room. Should you decide to stay in a hotel or resort, there are nearly 50 to choose from. Watch the pink sky kiss the ocean from your balcony, the perfect close of day during your Los Cabos vacation.