Activities in Cabo San Lucas
We did the sunset dinner cruise. They took us to Land’s End to see the Arch, seal colony & Lover’s Beach. The sunset was beautiful. The cruise came with all you can drink and a buffet dinner. The ride was pretty rough for me and I got seasick. Needless to say, I couldn’t enjoy the food or the drinks. But it was fun regardless.
For $10, you could also arrange for a glass-bottom taxi boat to take you to Lover’s Beach on the Sea of Cortez and Divorce Beach on the Pacific Ocean. Be warned though, there are no facilities on those beaches, so if you do go, take plenty of water and sunscreen.
We were most excited to see whales for the first time in our lives here. Thousands of whales come here every year from late November to March to give birth. It is a ritual for them to return to where they were born to bring their own babies into this world. It’s the longest migration made by any mammal. It’s a long hard trip for these gentle creatures, but the lagoons in Baja are the perfect location for birthing. The gray whales were once hunted to near extinction in the very waters they work so hard to visit. They are now protected in the U.S. and Mexico, with the estimated population over 20,000 strong.
You can be as laid-back or as active as you like. When it comes to activities, you have many choices, such as swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, scuba diving, riding the camels, exploring the desert, fishing, etc. Cabo San Lucas has the largest marlin tournament in the world. Taking place towards the end of October every year, Bisbee’s Black and Blue Marlin Tournament lasts 3 days and features millions of dollars in prizes. 2011 tournament boasted a field of 100 boats and more than 560 anglers representing 12 different nations. Top honor went to a very respectable 409-pound marlin, and second place took home more than $1 million bucks!
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