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The 18 mile Cabo San Lucas Tourist Corridor connects San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. Here you will find your choice of popular beaches including Playa Santa Maria, Chileno, Monuments Beach, Twin Dolphin Beach, Costa Azul, Palmilla, Playa Acapulquito, Bledito, Playa Cabo Real and more.
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Don’t feel like renting a car? Autotransportes del Noroeste, SuburCabos, and InterBaja buses run approximately every 20 minutes back and forth from San Lucas to San José, daily from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. with stops near most beach accesses. Let the driver know your stop in advance. The 2005 fare is about $1.50 U.S. each way, but remember that U.S. and Canadian coins are not legal currency in México. Tour companies also organize snorkel, kayak and beach trips, by van or boat, to Bahía Santa María and Bahía Chileno, midway through the twenty mile-long Tourist Corridor.
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Monuments Beach - Km. 5.5
Monuments Beach is a small beach popular with the surfing set and has the closest surf to Cabo San Lucas, just a few miles out of town. It can best be seen from poolside at Sunset Da Mona Lisa Restaurant at Misiones del Cabo as sunset approaches. Turn off the main road at the entrance to Misiones del Cabo, just before the main entrance you need to park and walk down to the beach. |
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Shipwreck Beach (Playa Barco Varado) - Km. 11
The rusty wreckage of a Japanese freighter remains on the rocks of this once popular beach area. Now, the wreck provides a spectacular backdrop for the "Ocean" finishing holes at the Jack Nicklaus Cabo del Sol course. Soon, it will surpass its original popularity with the completion of the new Hacienda Del Mar Hotel now under construction.
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Twin Dolphin Beach (Playa Las Viudas) Widow's Beach - Km. 12.5
Playa Las Viudas is now called Twin Dolphin Beach and is located just southwest of the Hotel Twin Dolphin. This picturesque beach is a quiet spot to relax and have a picnic. There are no services. Access: Km. 12.5, to the west of the Hotel Twin Dolphin entrance. |
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Santa Maria Beach (Playa Santa Maria) - Km. 13
At Km. 13, Just east of the Hotel Twin Dolphin, this horseshoe-shaped gem tucked between two bluffs is a protected marine sanctuary. Perfect for families with very good swimming, snorkeling and dive sites offshore.
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Chileno Beach (Playa Bahia Chileno) - Km. 13
Chileno Bay, next to the Hotel Cabo San Lucas, is yet another breath-taking bay known for its diving and snorkeling. Look for the dive flag at the edge of the highway at Km. 15, which marks the parking entrance. An equipment rental Palapa (a palm leaf covered hut) is located on the beach's western end near the water. |
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Playa El Tule
Playa El Tule, a secluded sandy stretch of beach, is a good surf spot at times. There are scattered boulders in the surf and driftwood can be found up on the beach. Access is at Km. 16.2 at the Los Tules bridge (Puente Los Tules). A four wheel drive vehicle is needed to get across the sometimes soft sand of the arroyo. |
Rio Caracol Beach Club
At Kilometer 18, you’ll find the Rio Caracol Beach Club, so named for all the fossilized snails found in the adjacent arroyo. This beach club has a lovely palapa restaurant with a wading pool, pergola covered chaises located below on the beach, showers, pretty decent restrooms, and free ocean kayak usage for patrons. What you won’t find are bothersome beach vendors but please note that your own food or coolers are not allowed. If you want your frosty mango margarita refilled, all you have to do is plant the pennant flag (located near your chaise) in the sand and a waiter will promptly take your order. Note: January 2008 - This information is from our Los Cabos Magazine, Issue 8 from 2003. The beach club has been closed for several years. We will update the access to the beach shortly. |
Playa Bledito (Tequila Cove Beach)
Playa Bledito is just west of the protected cove of Playa Cabo Real. Playa Bledito, in front of the Meliá Cabo Real and the Hilton Los Cabos, is a safe swimming beach created by a man-made breakwater. The easiest access is also through Hotel Meliá Cabo Real at Km 19.5.
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Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico - Last Revision - 30 January 2008 - jat
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