Things 2 do in Cabo San Lucas

[Kiwi]

1st time there and staying at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar.

Flying into MMSD San Jose Del Cabo.

Whats a guy 2 do???

 

[AeroDork]

drink beer and chase tang

 

[User998]

Do a seach on here for Cabo San Lucas. There was a post a couple months ago about it, and there was a lot of participation and ideas.

Its a great place to go, but make sure your not the one who has to do the preflight on the airplane. That heat and humidity at the airport is almost unbearable!

 

[charter dog]

Spend LOTS of money!

Golf, fishing or 'tang will cost you. Norte Americano gringo cash is always welcome. Or if that is not an option, just hang around at the hotel or go down to Cabo and walk around. Or bring a good book. It's kinda fun your first couple times if you have the dough. Eat at the hotel, "Lenny's allmost kosher deli" or anywhere else that filters their water. If you get that little "bug" from untreated water, you'll wish you hadn't. Veggies and ice are the usual culprits. Locals are immune to it.

Any "problems" with paperwork (Mexican insurance, tourist visa etc..) that crop up at the airport are easily solvable with a small fee paid in cash to el commandante de la aeropuerto! Usually, engaging the services of a handler helps you to avoid any "difficulties". The fuelers accept UVair or Baseops cards. And of course, cash american dollars!

Everyone speaks english and are generally very friendly. There are worse destinations. I'm just nearly as tired of Cabo as I am of Vegas. Have fun.

Best,

 

[n5374f]

Go to Splash & Mermaids $5 cover, $5 gets you into both girls are hot and real friendly

 

[Kiwi]

Spend LOTS of money!
There are worse destinations. I'm just nearly as tired of Cabo as I am of Vegas. Have fun.

Best,

Ha Ha that made me laugh - we are going to Vegas after Cabo San Lucas.....

 

[2000flyer]

Someone on this board is in Cabo right now. Lets see if he checks FI on the road

 

[PHX767]

Cabo Wabo cantina. What a dump. You will see a lot of gringo tourists, just get the tee shirts and go some where else.

Frozen margaritas are made from local ice. As the previous poster said, beware. Bottled beer is always okay. Salad bars also a no no. Eat something baked, boiled, or grilled. Ask for your coke (coke light for diet coke) sin huelo (no ice).

Walk the marina, look at all the yachts. Amazing. It will be hot, do it after dinner, about 9pm.

I found it to be pretty expensive. Use your credit card for the best exchange rate.

Take plenty of bottled water from the plane.

 

[psysicx]

As long as you don't eat the ice you will be okay. If your looking for something cheap to do rent a surfboard.

 

[Kokyu]

Rent a car and head north up the coast about an hour to Todos Santos - it's a welcome relief from all the tourist crap in Cabo. Nice little artsy town, lots of cool interesting American refugees. NICE restaurants, a movie theater that runs new releases in English. There's a great learn-to-surf beach where I rented a "soft board" with neoprene on the top, so no slippy riding.

 

[patq1]

I just got back from a week in Cabo. We stayed at the Hilton which was terrific. The margaritas were great, fresh lime juice and no mixes. A cab to either Cabo or San Jose Del Cabo is $30 each way which I didn't think was too bad. We ate at a different Mexican restaurant each night. The food was great and the prices were inexpensive. I drank bottled water at the restaurants but I didn't worry about ice in my drinks. Tap water at the resort was fine. The exchange rate is 10 - 11 pesos per dollar. Try going to San Jose Del Cabo for dinner also. It is a much quieter town. Cabo San Lucas is the place to party. Try one of the sunset sailboat tours, we went on the Pez Gato, or the ATV tours, or waverunner tours. And of course, there is the previously mentioned Mermaids for the adult entertainment. Have fun,

Pat

 

[Fokkerflyer]

Beer 'n women!!!

Ay caramba!!!

Have fun, bring sunscreen and condoms.

imp:

 

[Freight Dog]

If you like fishing, catch a cab to La Playita in San Jose Del Cabo. Or just tell the cab driver to take you to Tomas for fishing. They all know him. They'll take 2 guys in a panga boat, $110 each. That includes your tackle and licenses. It's quite a bit cheaper than sport fishers in Cabo San Lucas. Bring your own ice/booze/food. This is about as Mexican old school as it gets, but it's WAY cool.

I was there last week. Aside from catching bonito that we ended up using for bait, me and another guy both landed a marlin each.

Any fish you catch, you can keep. They'll filet it for you, and depending on where you're staying, but your hotel restaurant will even prepare your catch for you. There are also several restaurants that will prep it for you as well.

Well worth the money!

 

[PilotSkydiver]

Don't worry about the Ice in CABO!!!

I lived there for 3 months and the bottled water and the ice thing is one of the biggest scam's in the area.. I drank the tap water the whole time and most of the resturants have filtered water in the tap anyway!!!

Cabo dosen't have the same problems with water as the rest of Mexico.. they have good fresh sources of water and do not get it from contaminated streams and rivers like the rest of mexico...

Just my .02

 

[G100driver]

As long as you don't eat the ice you will be okay. If your looking for something cheap to do rent a surfboard.

That is a bunch of crap. How are you supposed to drink a margerhita [sp]

I drink the water down here and have ice in my drinks ... never been sick. I do make sure that I have a steady stream of alcohol in my system about all times however.

I would avoid the fresh salads. Often the lettuce is field cleaned and you never know what it going on there.

If you are looking to have a good time might I suggest the following.

1. Stay at the Fienesterra. Not the "best" hotel in the world but it is centraly located in in downtown Cabo San Lucas and is within stumbling distance to the following:
a: Nowhere Bar ... great spot for happy hour and watch the boats come in from a hard day fishing.
b: Mi Casa. Best local fare, great atmoshere.
c: El Squid Roe. Bout 1am even a pilot can get laid ....
d: Cabo Wabo. If Sammy Haggar is in town the place will be rocking!

With that said, everyone of these places is a tourist trap ... but man are they fun. You never know who you will see. The other day I met one my true heros ... a yes some of yours ..... David Hayes {AKA TED STRIKER}