Spending A Day In Cabo, San Lucas

The Baja Peninsula of Mexico attracts thousands of tourists annually for its soft sand beaches, beautiful ocean scenery, trophy fishing, and delicious cuisine.  Whether you want to come of your own accord or whether you have been dropped off by a cruise ship, anyone who has only twenty four hours to spend in Cabo would be remiss if they did not take advantage of several opportunities once they are near the ocean.

Start as early as you are willing to rise in the morning and take a glass bottom boat out past the Arch and into the open ocean.  These water taxi tours, which cost only about ten dollars per person, take you out into the beauty of the Pacific Ocean, letting you see the sea life up close beneath your feet.  Though the coral reefs hum twenty four hours a day, the early hours are when the most fish are looking for their first meal and schools of countless different species of fish will be underfoot.  Bring a camera to get shots of corals, seabirds, sea turtles, sharks, and even the rare whales that congregate in the warm waters around the winter time.

A glass bottom boat is a great start, but many people would rather get close and personal to the corals and fish.  Snorkeling and scuba diving (for those who are certified) lets you dive into the shallow reefs and swim amidst the wildlife.  This tends to be pretty expensive at about one hundred dollars (or a thousand pesos) per person, but the sights are well worth the cost.  The contrast between cactus on the one side and an underwater landscape cannot be over-emphasized.  Few activities are more rewarding for kids and families than the chance to get out into the salt water and dive down to see the corals.

Cabo fishing charters allow novice and veteran anglers alike to capture some of the mammoth ocean fish in these rich waters.  Some charters like Pisces (http://www.piscessportfishing.com/) boast of having caught several thousand trophy marlins in a single year.  Some people travel from across the globe to fish in the Cabo region.  A charter allows you to plan out your day trip, whether you have a family of fishermen or whether you want to go out alone.  You can decide whether or not you want a specific fish, a bigger haul, or just the largest catch you can get on a line.