Los Cabos is one of the top luxury destinations in Mexico, earning its position with steady arrival of private jets. This Baja paradise features a plethora of high-end hotels, fine dining options, lavish spas with water circuits, deep sea fishing, luxe shopping, cliffside golf, creamy sand beaches, magical sunsets, pounding surf and sunshine almost every day of the year. All this makes “Cabo” one stylish destination. Just a little over a 2-hour flight from L.A., it’s an easy escape for a long weekend.
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5 Awesome Adventures
Gain an offshore perspective and set sail on a cruise around the coast. Cabo Adventures offers an up-close view of the Land’s End Arch, Lover’s Beach, sea lion colonies and Cabo’s famous jagged arch rock formations that appear to erupt from the sea. Spot whales and sip a mimosa while admiring the properties of the rich and famous from the water.
Take in a sunset with a view of the vast ocean, rocky cliffs and stunning wildlife. Rooftop 360, atop the Corazon Resort and Spa is the highest terrace in town and pairs an unmatched view with dining, drinks and nightly entertainment. Bunker Bar, part of Rosewood Residences, sits patop the vast ocean just below the Old Lighthouse, the oldest structure in the region (1905), on a steep dune above the high ocean bluffs. Sip a cocktail on the patio after a round of golf or soak in the mesmerizing scenery to become one with nature.
Appreciate creative artistry at the San Jose Del Cabo Art Walk Thursday evenings 5 9 p.m., November to June for a vibrant slice of local culture. Try hot, crunchy, sugary churros from one of the carts in this quaint town as you wander the art galleries and absorb live music and the festive atmosphere.
You may see glass hearts hanging in Cabo, even from trees. Step inside the San Miguel Blown Glass Factory (@artglass_loscabos) to witness handblown products being made from recycled bottles. Over 150 items are made daily thanks to Pueblo Bonito’s resorts donations of over 2 tons of empty bottles weekly. Take home a custom creation or purchase glassware, figurines, bowls and plates as souvenirs.
During mid-summer and through late fall, Cabo becomes a sea turtle sanctuary. Assist the Sea Turtle Conservation team members as they release the hatchlings from protected nests (buried in the sand) on the beach at dawn. What could be better than a sunrise with hundreds of baby turtles on the beach?!
4 Dining Experiences
Hone specialty cooking skills with a class at Flora Farms, a 25+ acre working farm that offers instruction on how to make tortillas, regional salsas and seasonal tamales. Walk with an herbalist, book a guided farm tour, take an art class or savor dinner with a farm-to-table experience that includes dining outside on the catch of the day, a massive pork chop or wood-fired pizza along with over 90 varieties of heirloom veggies. The chef often changes the menu with playful medleys, even rabbit.
Nobu Hotel Los Cabos features several amazing restaurants, with the world-renowned Nobu Restaurant situated on a grand deck overlooking the ocean. The setting feels private, relaxed and spacious. Order from the inventive menu featuring Nobu’s signature dishes like rock shrimp tempura, miso black cod and yellowtail sashimi. Try the omakase menu or sample the local seafood offerings such as lobster, shrimp, oysters, chocolate clams, red snapper, marlin and tuna.
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica offers the ultimate in romantic dining: a 4-course meal by candlelight on the beach or at sunset inside a bamboo palm leaf tepee, where a 2-hour seaside affair begins with the ancestral sounds of conch shells and includes craft cocktails, music and a photographer to memorialize the moments.
Grand Velas Los Cabos has the most diverse high-end dining options in town, offering five gourmet dinner restaurants led by top chefs, culminating with Michelin star Cocina de Autor’s multi-course tasting menu that highlights the diversity of Mexican cuisine and local ingredients. Foodies will love the boutique property’s ceviche-style chocolate clams, Baha fish tacos and octopus tacos enhanced with bone marrow. Also, guests can participate in culinary experiences like Mexican Wine and Cheese Pairings in a lavish lounge, Mexican Chocolate Tastings accompanied with after dinner drinks, and private Mezcal sips and education led by an expert bartender.
3 Stylish Ways to Stay
Get away from it all at an all-inclusive, adults-only, indulgent retreat. Grand Velas Boutique is a modern beachfront Shangri-La, dripping in pink and white bougainvillea, where the only decision needed is what kind of tacos and Mezcal cocktails to have delivered poolside. Choose one of the 79 suites with firepits, plunge pools and 24-hour butler service. Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Resort and Spa is set at the tip of the Baja peninsula on a secluded beach and situated on a dramatic ocean hugging cliffside, ideal for a group getaway or romantic escape with several pools, a grand spa offering beachside massages and the exclusive Jack Nicklaus designed Quivera Golf Club.
Bring the whole family along on a luxury resort experience. Family-friendly Grand Velas Los Cabos (adjacent to its sister Boutique property) sets a high bar for elevated all-inclusive dining, featuring exquisite restaurants, outstanding service and every amenity one could ask for. One & Only Palmilla is a stunning 55-acre beachfront resort featuring all-age activities like surfing, sailing, golfing and horseback riding. Nobu Los Cabos offers relaxing Japanese minimalism paired with Mexican flair, pampering guests of any age in understated luxurious rooms, suites and multi-bed private residences.
Come back again and again, with a real estate investment in a luxe resort community. Quivera is a residential golf and spa retreat situated on 1,850 acres with 3 miles of pristine beaches including major amenities like a private beach club, nature trails, gourmet food hall, art gallery, botanical garden, and access to the Pueblo Bonito resort facilities. New neighboring sister property Rosewood Residences Old Lighthouse promises to take the same concept even more upscale, offering 144 residences over 550 acres in an ultra-luxury experience unseen before in a residential community.
2 Modes to Unwind
Enjoy a spa day! The Grand Velas brand’s spa experience is the best in the world, as treatments begin or end with a 7-step water circuit featuring a eucalyptus-scented steam room, ice and aloe room, polar plunge pool, aromatherapy sensory shower, sauna, Jacuzzi and multi-sensory pool filled with countless water pressure sprays and temperatures to massage each part of your body. Decompress on a bubble bed (like floating in a champagne glass) before trying a Tequila Massage, a deep tissue energizing rubdown with stretching and a cool tequila shake to relax muscles. Treatments are inspired by Mexican culture and the new Grand Velas Boutique spa emphasizes sound therapy for a deep level of relaxation.
Dip your toes in the sand! Delphine, Cabo’s new Costa Palmas Day Club, arrived this summer in collaboration with L.A.-based Michelin Star Chef Ludo Lefebvre and internationally acclaimed day club curator Fabien Cerato. Here, the essence of the French Riviera comes to life with Euro-chic dining, drinks and barefoot beachside dancing.
1 Southern Mexican Baja Resort City where “style” means laid back during the day with a hat and sunscreen and resort-casual dress in the evenings.