Los Cabos and El Arco
Destino TuríStico / Land'S End · Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
The end of the Baja peninsula, where 1,700 kilometres of desert run out and the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez at a granite arch standing in the water. El Arco is land's end in the literal sense - the last rock of the peninsula, with sea lions hauled out at its base and two beaches on either side of the point, one calm and one that kills swimmers. Around it Los Cabos is two towns joined by a 33 km corridor of resorts: Cabo San Lucas, loud and built around a marina, and San Jose del Cabo, a quieter colonial town with an art district and a Thursday evening gallery walk. Humpback whales pass from December to April, and cardon cactus grows down to the sand. It is also expensive, touristy and aggressively sold: expect timeshare touts, marked-up taxis and crowded Medano Beach, and plan the quieter bays, the early boat and the Pacific warnings carefully. Fly into San Jose del Cabo airport, about 35 minutes from the marina.
El Arco, Land's End, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, 23450, Mexico
Beaches and the towns are open access and free - ⚠ ALL MEXICAN BEACHES ARE PUBLIC BY LAW, including those fronting resorts. ⚠ EL ARCO AND LOVER'S BEACH ARE REACHABLE ONLY BY BOAT - water taxis run from Playa Médano and the Cabo San Lucas marina through the day; agree the price and the return pickup before boarding. ⚠ WHALE WATCHING RUNS ROUGHLY DECEMBER TO APRIL. ⚠ DO NOT SWIM AT DIVORCE BEACH OR ON PACIFIC-FACING SHORES - shore dump, undertow and no lifeguards; Playa Médano, Chileno and Santa María are the safe swimming beaches. ⚠ BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR IS ONE HOUR BEHIND MEXICO CITY. ⚠ HURRICANE SEASON JUNE TO NOVEMBER. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.
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