You have decided to rent a car and escape the “Cabo Bubble” for a day. Excellent choice. But now you face the classic Baja dilemma: West or North? To the West lies Todos Santos, the dusty, artistic “Pueblo Mágico” known for its surf and farm-to-table dining. To the North lies La Paz, the state capital …
Day trip
There is a phenomenon I call the “Corridor Trap.” You land in Cabo, you check into your beautiful all-inclusive resort, and you stare at the ocean for seven days. It is relaxing, sure. But it means you are missing the real Baja. Just beyond the paved perfection of the hotel zone lies a rugged, sun-bleached …
You come to Cabo for the luxury resorts and the nightlife. You go to a gorgeous island nearby to remember what the planet looked like before humans showed up. For years, this UNESCO World Heritage site sat quietly in the Sea of Cortez, visited mostly by marine biologists and die-hard divers. But this year, we …
If Cabo San Lucas is the life of the party, Todos Santos is the cool, artistic older sister who moved to the desert to paint. Located just an hour north on the Pacific coast, this designated “Pueblo Mágico” (Magic Town) feels like a completely different country. The neon lights and jet skis are replaced by …
If you’ve been around here a while, you know we at The Cabo Sun love a resort day as much as anyone. But the real Baja magic lives just beyond the Arch—easy day trips that swap pool loungers for waterfalls, art walks, and once-in-a-lifetime wildlife. Here’s our definitive, traveler-tested list of the 5 best day …
We at The Cabo Sun love a good “wow, this still exists?” day trip—and El Triunfo delivers exactly that. Tucked in the Sierra de la Laguna about 2 hours north of Cabo San Lucas, this tiny former mining town feels like a time capsule you can actually walk through, smell the mesquite, and hear the …
If you’ve been to Cabo a time or two, you’ve probably done the boat to El Arco, lounged on Médano, and made dinner plans around sunset (same). But there’s a second Baja just beyond the resort zone—quiet oases, ghost-town history, wild coastlines, and teal-blue bays you’ll have practically to yourself. We at The Cabo Sun …
Despite how it may seem, not all the fun on a Los Cabos trip has to involve the beach, incredible resorts or endless nights bar-hopping. Southern Baja is phenomenal and offers more outside both sides of Los Cabos, with plenty of awesome places to explore within a 2-hour drive. Day trips have become more common, …
For many visitors to Los Cabos, the beach is the main draw of their resort vacation getaway, with the world-famous El Medano beach being the center of attention. Recently, merchants have recognized a decline in these visitors hitting the sun, sand and surf of El Medano. They have come to the conclusion that the center …
Sometimes travelers make the mistake of copying the itinerary of someone they know. Maybe a friend went to Cabo recently and told them how much fun they had. Naturally, you would want to hear every second of why their trip was a blast. You find out they stayed at X resort and ate at Y …