Medano Beach
$200–400 mid-range / night
The main swimming beach, walkable to the marina, El Arco water taxis and nightlife. Busy and lively.
Medano hotel guide →
Cabo San Lucas · Medano Beach · Tourist Corridor · San Jose del Cabo
Book a Cabo hotel on a beach you can actually swim at.
Most Los Cabos shoreline is too rough to swim. Compare areas, resorts and the best months, then check live prices for your dates.
300+ sunny days a year
Dec 15–Apr 30 whale season
488 MXN state tourist tax in 2026
May–June best-value months
Pick your base
Four areas, four very different trips
Where you stay decides whether you can swim, walk to dinner or reach the airport fast. Start here, then pick the hotel.
Tourist Corridor
$400–900 standard / night
Big full-service and all-inclusive resorts, golf and snorkel coves at Chileno and Santa Maria.
All-inclusive guide →San Jose del Cabo
$150–350 boutique / night
Colonial plaza, galleries and the Thursday Art Walk, 15 to 20 minutes from the airport.
San Jose guide →Todos Santos
$150–350 boutique / night
Artsy Pueblo Magico on the Pacific, about an hour from the airport. Surf, not swimming.
Todos Santos guide →Rate ranges are peak-season estimates from GoVisit Cabo.
Resorts by trip
Guides for the way you actually travel
Resorts on a swimmable beach
The question that decides most Cabo trips, answered hotel by hotel.
Read the guide →
All-inclusive resorts
What is included and who each one suits.
All-inclusive guide →
Adults-only
Quiet pools, honeymoons, no kids' club.
Adults-only guide →
Family resorts
Kids' clubs, suites and calm water.
Family guide →
Under $150 a night
Near Medano and the marina.
Budget guide →When to go
Dry for nine months, then a short, stormy fall
- Best value: May and June, dry and before the summer storms.
- Most expensive: December to April, when rooms average more than $500 a night.
- Wettest: August to October, peak hurricane season, with the warmest water and deals.
Planning guides
Start with the questions everyone asks
Where to stay
Cabo San Lucas vs San Jose del Cabo vs the Corridor
Swimming, nightlife, airport time and price compared side by side, with a pick for couples, families and groups.
Read the comparison →- 01
Cabo beaches you can swim at
And the Pacific beaches to look at, not swim
- 02
SJD airport transfers
Shuttle, private and taxi prices compared
- 03
The 2026 tourist tax and entry rules
Who pays the 488 MXN levy and how
- 04
Hurricane season
Real risk and how to book safely
- 05
Is Cabo safe?
The current advisory and practical tips
- 06
Luxury resorts in Los Cabos
The splurge picks and what sets them apart
Wildlife calendar
Plan around the whales and whale sharks
Humpbacks arrive in mid-December and whale sharks gather off La Paz from October. These are the windows for 2026-27.
Humpback whalesDec 15–Apr 30
Whale sharks (La Paz)Oct 1–Apr 30
Peak billfishSep–Oct
Calmest seasMay–June
Season dates: What's in Cabo and U.S. News.
Things to do
Plan the days, then stay close to them
El Arco and Lover's Beach
Water taxis, glass-bottom boats and how to land on Lover's Beach safely.
Stay on Medano Beach
Sunset cruises
Dinner, open-bar and sailing cruises compared by price and what is included.
Stay near the marina
ATV and camel tours
Desert-to-beach rides on the Pacific side, with prices and what to wear.
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