Baja Sur Road-Trip in 3 Days

Hey all, me and a friend are thinking of renting a car and doing a road-trip in Baja California Sur for a long weekend at the end of November. We'll be flying in/out of Cabo San Lucas from southern California, arriving around 14:00 on a Friday and departing 12:00 on Monday.

We're a bit stumped where to go, see/do for this trip as there seems to be so many options and wondering what would others recommend for this time-frame? Neither of us have been here before. We would like to see some gorgeous landscapes and cities/towns, eat local food and just experience the open beauty of the state. We're not interested in partying or holing up in resorts or anything like that. Any help is much appreciated!

You don't have much time - trying to fit in as much as you can I assume. You could do a loop: Los Cabos airport, west toward Todos Santos. There's a hostel there ("Todos Santos Hostel") I think you'd enjoy. A small museum, good food, music, mission church. Getting to Todos Santos, you'll be passing Los Cerritos beach - take a dip, rent a surfboard or boogyboard. Check to see if there is a turtle hatchling release that evening in Todos Santos. Next day head toward La Paz, but turn east to El Triunfo - new museum, ice cream, church (a get out of the car stop); continue to San Bartolo. Turn R at the church, go downhill, across the arroyo, and take a dip in the mineral springs pool (free). Have lunch at the last place on the left on the highway with the covered open air patio - I recommend the pork tamales. On to Los Barriles - a drive through, maybe a beer here - it's a little congested, but you could trinket shop and walk the beach if you find parking. Just a few miles down the road you will find Buenavista Spa neighborhood - a couple miles past the town of Buenavista. There are some yurts here ($35/nt - Baja Ramadas) that you would like. 2 blocks from the beach - next door to Buenavista Resort and Spa. You can go there for dinner and Sunday NFL football. You could stay here two nights - part of one day, drive to Rancho Leonero resort - 5 miles from Buenavista Spa - snorkel right in front there (access road from Calle Caracole 3 blocks from your yurt - no need to go out to the highway and turn at the sign) . Monday, head to airport, but you can allow one hour to walk to the bat cave at Las Cuevas. It's down the arroyo on the left side - big cave entrance - can't miss it - about 1/4 mi. from the village - stay left of the stream, follow the tire tracks. Enter the cave go into the very back - it's dark - but a flash camera will capture the bats in a photo. I would recommend getting lunch or snacks before you get the airport - a Snickers bar cost me $5.

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