The Los Cabos Journal
Honest, local advice for planning your trip to Los Cabos, written by our team in Cabo.
Los Cabos travel guideBest Time to Visit Cabo San Lucas: A Month-by-Month GuideThe sun shows up in Cabo roughly 350 days a year — so the real question isn't whether to go, but what you want when you get there: whales, marlin, empty beaches, or the lowest rates.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideWhale Watching in Cabo San Lucas: Season, Species & Insider TipsEvery winter, thousands of whales travel down the Pacific to the warm waters off Baja — and Cabo San Lucas has front-row seats. Here's when to come, what you'll see, and how to do it right.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideIs Cabo San Lucas Safe? An Honest 2026 GuideIt's the most-asked question about a Cabo trip — and it deserves a straight answer, not a sales pitch. Here's what the data says, where the worry really comes from, and how to stay safe.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideCabo San Lucas Fishing Calendar: Best Time to Fish, Month by MonthThey don't call Cabo the "Marlin Capital of the World" for nothing. The waters where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez hold fish year-round — the trick is knowing what's biting when.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideThings to Do in Cabo San Lucas: A First-Timer's GuideRock arches rising out of the sea, a marina lined with sailboats, desert that runs straight into the Pacific — Cabo packs a lot into a small stretch of coast. Here’s how our team would spend your first few days.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideThe Best Beaches in Cabo San Lucas (and Which Are Safe to Swim)Cabo’s coastline is stunning — but not all of it is for swimming. Here’s an honest, local rundown of the best beaches: which have calm, safe water, which are strictly for the views, and what each one is really good for.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideWhere to Stay in Cabo San Lucas: Neighborhoods ComparedLos Cabos isn’t one place — it’s a string of very different areas along a 20-mile corridor. Pick the right one and the whole trip gets easier. Here’s how the neighborhoods actually compare.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideGetting to Cabo: The Airport & Transportation GuideLanding in Los Cabos is easy — one airport, plenty of direct flights, and a short drive to the coast. The one thing worth planning ahead is how you get from the terminal to your front door.Read guide →
Los Cabos trip planningHow Many Days Should You Spend in Cabo? (With Sample Itineraries)Long enough to see the Arch, slow down by the pool, and eat one dinner you'll talk about for years — that's the real target. Here's how a long weekend, five days and a full week actually play out.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel guideCabo vs Cancún vs Puerto Vallarta: Which Is Right for You?Three of Mexico's best-loved beach destinations, three completely different trips. We're based in Los Cabos — and we'll be honest about where each one wins, including when Cabo isn't the right call.Read guide →
Los Cabos family guideCabo With Kids: A Family Travel GuideYes, Cabo works with kids — you just have to know which beaches to swim at, which to admire from the sand, and how to build a trip that runs on nap time instead of nightlife.Read guide →
Los Cabos day tripsA Todos Santos Day Trip From CaboAn hour up the Pacific coast, the pace slows, the light softens, and the resort strip gives way to a bohemian mission town of galleries, boutiques and farm-to-table kitchens. Here's how we'd spend a day there.Read guide →
Los Cabos seasonsCabo in Summer: What to Expect (and Why It Can Be a Great Time to Go)Summer in Cabo has a reputation for being "too hot" — but the honest picture is more interesting: the warmest water of the year, the thinnest crowds, and the best villa value, with a couple of caveats worth planning around.Read guide →
Los Cabos travel tipsWhat to Pack for Cabo: A Practical Packing GuideCabo is a warm-weather, sunny-almost-always kind of place — which makes packing pretty simple once you know the handful of things that actually matter down here.Read guide →
Los Cabos area guideEl Tezal, Cabo San Lucas: A Neighborhood Guide (Where to Stay & Why)Just up the hillside from the marina, El Tezal has quietly become the smart place to base a villa stay in Cabo — big ocean and sunset views, a calm residential feel, and everything downtown right below you.Read guide →
LOS CABOS VILLA COLLECTIONLarge-Group & Family-Reunion Villas in Los CabosWhen it's more than a couple — a reunion, a milestone birthday, a wedding party, three generations under one roof — a private villa beats a block of hotel rooms every time. Here's our collection built for exactly that.Read guide →
LOS CABOS VILLA COLLECTIONCorporate Retreat & Offsite Villas in Los CabosA private villa where your team stays, works and bonds under one roof — direct flights from the US, no jetlag, and an on-site concierge who runs the logistics so you can run the offsite.Read guide →
LOS CABOS VILLA COLLECTIONCabo Wedding & Bachelorette VillasCabo San Lucas is one of the top spots anywhere for weddings and bachelorette or bachelor trips. A private villa gives your whole group its own base — rooftop bars, pools, swim-up bars and sunset views over the Arch — with a concierge lining up the rest.Read guide →