Cabo San Lucas City Guide

Cabo San Lucas is a Mexican resort destination located at the very tip of the country’s Baja California peninsula. This resort town is the favored holiday destination of popular Hollywood actress, Jennifer Anniston who has been for years associated with big-game fishing. Nowadays, it has achieved much fame as luxury hotel filled resort that is a choice playground for visitors looking for a laid back or activity filled vacations in the sun.

Cabo San Lucas is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez offers a whole host of water sporting activities like, spot fishing, snorkeling, diving and surfing though this resort town is also known for the many shopping, dining and raucous nightlife options that it offers.

If you are feeling a bit rundown and feel the need for ‘ some fun in the sun’, then a trip to Cabo San Lucas may just be what the doctor ordered.

San Jose del Cabo or ‘the Old Town’ is located closest to airport. The old town has a unique old world charm though it offers many new luxury hotels and resorts as well. If you enjoy having the unique ambience of the old coexisting with the new, then San Jose del Cabo should be your favored accommodation locale for your stay in Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo San Lucas often referred to simply as ‘Cabo’ is the main town of the resort, which is located at a distance of 20 miles from the airport. Located here is a famous natural stone arch, which is called El Arco and is the symbol of Cabo San Lucas. ‘Cabo’ is famous the world over for its ‘rocking’ night life and if the purpose of your visit to Cabo San Lucas is to party hard at its many night clubs and bars then the hotels of main town Cabo, should form your base during your vacation here.

The Corridor is the name given to the highway that connects the two main towns, which comprise the resort of Cabo San Lucas, namely San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. This highway is lined with golf courses and resort hotel properties that offer gorgeous views of the stunning coastline.

Water sports and partying are known to be Cabo’s main attractions but the beach resort town also offers a few cultural attractions.

This church is the oldest church in Cabo San Lucas, which is located on Calle Cabo San Lucas near the main plaza. The church was built by the Spanish missionary Nicolás Tamaral in 1730. A large bell is located in the stone archway commemorates the completion of the church in 1746. The Church of San Lucas is the most widely attended church in the Cabo area even though it has a gruesome past. It is believed that the founder of the church Tamaral was actually murdered by the original inhabitants of the town, the Pericúe Indians because they found his demands for monogamy highly objectionable.

The Casa de la Cultura is a pink, colonial style building which hosts dance and music performances along with other artistic exhibits. The building also has much history associated with it, as it served as a refuge for U.S. Citizens during the U.S. –Mexican War of 1847.

The Cardon Gallery is located in the Plaza Nautica and offers reproductions of art and artifacts from old-world Mexico. These contemporary sculptures and installations are fashioned out of ceramic, brass, paper mache and copper and are available for sale.

Land’s End is a spot in Cabo that is known for its jaw-dropping views and many photo taking opportunities. Land’s End is also known for its many unusual rock formations which have been fashioned by the wind and tides. Most visitors on vacation to Cabo San Lucas enjoy walking along Playa del Amante (Lovers Beach) during low tide for it allows them a better view of an eroded passageway located here called the Arch of Poseidon.

This museum offers exhibits like artifacts, maps, tools, photographs and journals that chronicle the rich history of the Baja Peninsula down the ages.

Cabo San Lucas is known for its many beautiful beaches which offer a wide array of water sports activities like swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, surfing and more. Playa El Medano, Playa Chileno and Playa del Amor are some of the resorts most popular beaches which must be experienced on any visit to Cabo San Lucas.

Most visitors who frequently book a vacation to Cabo San Lucas seem to think that the resort enjoys year round perfect weather for the resort experiences more than 300 days of glorious sunshine. Average temperature highs in Cabo range from the mid-70's in winter months to mid-90's in summer months. While the temperatures in the spring and fall are usually extremely agreeable as they hover around the mid-80.

As a result Cabo San Lucas experiences a peak tourist season for much of the year. However if you are planning to make your travel bookings for Cabo San Lucas with Fare Buzz, you have no cause for worry for we offer reasonably priced Cabo San Lucas flight and hotel deals all year round.

Cabo San Lucas is served by its Los Cabos International Airport which is located near San Jose Del Cabo. This airport welcomes a whole host of legacy and budget carriers from the USA, Canada and Mexico.

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Cabo San Lucas is served by a public transport system, which consists of public buses and taxis. However taxis at this high end resort town cost a pretty penny and it definitely makes sense to rent a car for the duration of your stay in Cabo San Lucas.

Fare Buzz offers a wide array of affordable car rentals for Cabo San Lucas. You can reserve your car for your Cabo holiday at the same time that you make your other travel bookings for your vacation in Cabo San Lucas with Fare Buzz and pick up your rental vehicle once you land in the resort city.

Having a rental car at your disposal in Cabo San Lucas also gives you much flexibility as it enables you to make day trips to neighboring towns like Todos Los Santo, Los Barriles, La Paz which lie within easy reach of the Cabo area and offer great sight-seeing opportunities.

If you are one of those holiday- makers, who has a need to shop even while on vacation, you will be quite happy with shopping opportunities that Cabo San Lucas offers. The main shopping locales in this beach side resort are its malls like the Puerto Paraiso Shopping and Entertainment Plaza which offers designer apparel stores, swimwear boutiques and stores that sell a wide variety of knick-knacks. Aside from stores, this mall also offers movie theaters, a video arcade, a food court and many restaurants.

Other shopping haunts at this vacation hotspot include locales like Luxury Avenue which is located adjacent to the Puerto Paraiso Shopping and Entertainment Plaza and offers outlets of luxe brands like Hermès, Fendi, and Swarovski.

However if you want to shop for Mexican souvenirs on your Cabo holiday you need to go to San Jose del Cabo for it offers many traditional Mexican specialty stores that offer local arts and crafts like hand blown glass, ceramics, artworks and cigars which make great gifts for friends and family back home.

Cabo San Lucas offers a vibrant and varied dining scene that features various restaurants that serve native Mexican fare as well as several other international cuisines.

Some of the most popular restaurants in Cabo San Lucas include eateries like Edith’s restaurant at Medano Beach, Early Bird’s at the Marina, Gardenia’s Tacos on Pasea Pescadores, Mi Casa Restaurant and Cantina and Wicked Pizza in downtown Cabo, Baja Brewing Company and H Restaurant in San Jose del Cabo.

Cabo San Lucas is especially renowned for its ‘wild’ party scene and it accordingly offers a plethora of bars and nightclubs that cater to a wide variety of tastes and preferences. Some of the most popular bars and nightclubs in Cabo San Lucas include long established party places like El Squid Roe, Cabo Wabo, The Giggling Marlin, The Office, Mango Deck Beach Club, Nikki Beach, Mambo Café and Passion which are known to rock until the early hours every night.