Things to do in Cabo San Lucas
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Mamá's Royal Café
Mexican decorations splash cheerful colors over the patio here, and breakfasts are the best reason to come. They're big and delicious and include several versions of eggs benedict, French toast and plenty of Mexican egg dishes.
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Playa Médano
Cabo San Lucas has three main beaches. The most popular is Playa Médano, which runs northeast for about 3km (2 miles) from the Hacienda Beach Resort (under renovation). The water is crystal clear and calm, making it ideal for swimming (or, as the case may be, wading with a margarita glasses in hand). Buoyed swimming areas keep the jet skis, parasailers and fishing pangas away from the swimmers (at least in theory), and cruise ships float off shore.
With several bars right on the beach, it's a great place to chill out, pound your favorite cocktails and basically feel merry in the sun.
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Sancho Panza
As much a visual as a culinary treat, Sancho Panza is one of San Lucas' most high-profile restaurants. The chef cleverly fuses Mediterranean and Latin tastes to create exquisite dishes such as sea bass with cherry tomatoes and wild mushrooms, lamb shank Ossobuco, or portabella mushroom filet in a red-wine reduction. The wine bar is superb, and Cuban art adorns the walls. There's also live jazz most nights. Reservations recommended after 19:00.
Cuban art adorns the walls and cool sounds, among them live jazz, keep the ambience vibrant.
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Cabo Falso
About 5km (3 miles) northwest of town, Cabo San Lucas' historic lighthouse, Faro Viejo, is perched high above Cabo Falso, so named because it was once erroneously thought to be the southernmost point on the Baja peninsula. Surrounded by a spectacular dunescape (unfortunately frequented by ATVs), the lighthouse was in operation from 1895 to 1961, when it was replaced by a candy-striped cousin on a hillside above.
The latter is worth a visit for extraordinary 360-degree views of the ocean, city and sierras.
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Latitude 22+ Oceanview Roadhouse
Bring your sense of humor along with your appetite to this barbeque and burger joint northeast of town on the road to San José. Who knows where they pilfered all the maritime paraphernalia from, but it makes for great atmosphere. And the food? Wow! Appetizers include chicken wings, barbequed ribs, French onion soup and their delicious 'killa' burritos. Over a dozen burgers grace the menu along with mesquite grilled chicken, pork and beef ribs, roasted pork loin and grilled chops.
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Huarachazo
Also known as the Burro Loco (crazy donkey), Huarachazo keeps its long menu of Mexican specialties authentic and fairly priced, and the place remains more popular with locals than with tourists. Try the enchiladas de pollo en mole (chicken enchiladas with mole sauce). There's also all-you-can-eat birria de res (a type of beef stew) and menudo (a traditional tripe and hominy soup). It's a very down-home place.
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Cabo Acuadeportes
Cabo Acuadeportes, at Playa Medano, is the largest water-sports outfitter, but there are numerous alternatives. Surprisingly good snorkeling can be done right from Playa del Amor, swimming left, toward the marina. A mask, snorkel and fins should run about M$150 per day. Panga rides cost about M$120 for a round-trip if you bargain directly with a captain. Tipping is appropriate.
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Peacock's
Another Mecca for alta cocina (haute cuisine), Peacock's serves some of the tastiest food in town. The chef mixes Mediterranean and Latin flavors into dishes like filleted fish braided with strips of nopal cactus; braised duck in tamarind sauce, or (here's heavy) grilled flank stake rolled with cheese and poblano chilies. It's above Playa Médano near the road down to Hotel Meliá San Lucas.
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Land's End
Land's End is by far the biggest, and most impressive, attraction Cabo San Lucas has to offer. Get on a panga (a fiberglass skiff) and head to El Arco (the Arch), a jagged natural feature which partially fills with the tide. Pelicans, sea lions, sea, sky - this is what brought people to Cabo in the first place and it's still magical, despite the mammoth cruise ship towering behind it.
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Hemingway's
Saunter into this sophisticated cigar and tequila lounge for good smokes and great swill. The tequila bar features over 150 premium tequilas, and you can purchase a tasting of five types (which keeps you from getting drunk and going broke too quickly). There's a walk-in humidifier for top-end Cuban puros (cigars), and the bar serves knockout mojitos and daiquiris.
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El Michoacano
This open-air branch of the renowned carnitas (slow-roasted pork) chain serves up some of the best cheap eats in Cabo - which is why locals flock here, especially on weekends. Three people can fill up on a half-kilo of carnitas (unless you're famished). Orders are accompanied by chips, tortillas, chicharrones (pork cracklings), beans and salsa.
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Museo de las Californias
This tiny museum has an endearing yet fascinating collection of historical artifacts, including maps, tools and journals going back to the 16th-century expeditions of the legendary conquistador Hernán Cortés. Its main focus, though, is on fossils from the local Sierra de la Laguna range. Look for the huge whale skeleton outside its entrance.
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El Pollo de Oro
Scrumptious grilled chicken and delicious oven-cooked pork ribs are only part of the story. The rest: great prices. A quarter roast chicken goes for around US$3, as do the huge breakfast plates of chilequiles (a traditional tortilla chip and chile-sauce dish) or huevos rancheros (ranch-style eggs). Patio seating; always busy.
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Faro Viejo
Just outside town, perching high above Cabo Falso (False Cape), this historic lighthouse was built in 1865 and served as the beacon to many a ship, until it was replaced in 1961 by the fancy candy-colored one further up the hill. It's worth taking a stroll around both lighthouses and taking in the beautiful views of sea, sierra and city.
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Margaritavilla
Famous for its gargantuan margaritas, roaming mariachis and hearty appetizers, Margaritavilla is an upscale, two-story Mexican restaurant catering to foreign palates. Plates are huge (but tend to be a bit bland) and prices are extortionate. Still, a marina-side table makes for great atmosphere to knock back a margarita.
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Playa del Amor
Baja's most famous beach, Playa del Amor (Lover's Beach) has sands on both the Pacific Ocean and the bay side. Hurricanes have eroded the bay side of the beach significantly but the Pacific side still has plenty of sand. Unfortunately the Pacific side is unsafe for swimming, and is jokingly referred to as Divorce Beach.
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Los Cabos Sunset Dinner Cruise
2 hours 30 minutes (Departs Los Cabos, Mexico)
by Viator
Experience paradise at its best! What better way to unwind after a day in paradise than to sail the Pacific under the magnificent sunset skies! Then, spoil your…
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Los Frailes
Immediately offshore from El Arco stand Los Frailes, two granite pinnacles that offer some very unique rock climbing, should you feel inclined (in fact, a scene from the movie Everest was filmed here). Just off the eastern shore, the thin spire of Neptune's Finger protrudes some 24m (80ft) out of the water.
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The Fish House
Although the airy dining room feels quite upscale, the prices are reasonable, especially considering the quality of the fare. The menu (which includes dishes from coconut shrimp to calamari in guajillo chile sauce) is imaginative yet straightforward, and emphasis is placed squarely on preparing good food.
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O Mole Mío
With wrought-iron furniture, Mayan fertility figures adorning the walls and colorful lanterns for light, the décor is as creative as the food. Even standards like enchiladas and tamales are presented with a whole new twist. The seafood is outstanding. Lobster (around US$30) is the priciest thing on the menu.
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Town Square
Also known as 'Parque Amelia Wilkes' this square is perfect for relaxing away from the partying throngs in Cabo. Take a breather 'neath the gazebo or in the shade of the poultry-shaped bush, or nurse your hangover on one of the benches. The square is surrounded by classy shops and cantinas if you get fidgety.
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Los Cabos Sailing and Snorkel Cruise
3 hours 30 minutes (Departs Los Cabos, Mexico)
by Viator
Spend the morning sailing on the Bay of San Lucas and jump off the boat to snorkel in Santa Maria Bay, a natural marine park! You'll sail past the famous Los Ca…Not LP reviewed
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Los Cabos ATV Adventure
3 hours (Departs Los Cabos, Mexico)
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If you seek adventure in the beautiful nature that surrounds Los Cabos, this ATV ride is the tour for you! This ATV adventure will take you off the beaten track…
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Sandbar
A great place to escape the madness is this low-key bar on Playa Médano, next to the Hotel Meliá San Lucas. Here you can sip your drink snuggled into a comfy beach chair while toasting your tootsies beside a crackling bonfire right in the sand. There's live music on weekend nights to boot.
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Swim with the Dolphins in Cabo San Lucas
by Viator
If you've ever dreamed of swimming with dolphins, here's your chance to turn your dreams into reality! The Swim with the Dolphins program offers you the rare op…
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