Trip IdeasFodor's Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula, 1st Edition
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About This Book
Whether travelers are bound for sunny Los Cabos or heading out on an adventurous Baja road trip, they shouldn’t forget to pack Fodor’s hip new guide to this popular, tantalizing destination. Written by local Baja and Los Cabos experts, this book is packed to the gills with opinionated reviews, insider tips, and fantastic side-trip ideas. The guide includes illustrated features about seeing Baja’s gray whales, which resort spas offer the best services, the best colonial missions to explore, and where to find some of the most interesting up-and-coming wine south of Napa.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
Chapter 1: Experience Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula ............ 7
What’s New in Baja ............ 8
What’s Where ............ 10
Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula Planner ............ 12
Top Experiences ............ 14
Quintessential Los Cabos ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
Baja Road Trip ............ 20
Chapter 2: Where to Stay ............ 27
Where to Stay in Los Cabos Planner ............ 28
San José del Cabo ............ 30
The Corridor ............ 35
Cabo San Lucas ............ 41
Chapter 3: Where to Eat ............ 59
Where to Eat in Los Cabos Planner ............ 60
San José del Cabo ............ 62
The Corridor ............ 68
Cabo San Lucas ............ 72
Chapter 4: Beaches & Outdoor Activities ............ 83
Beaches ............ 84
Water Sports ............ 93
Land-Based Activities ............ 102
Chapter 5: After Dark ............ 111
San José del Cabo ............ 112
Cabo San Lucas ............ 115
Chapter 6: Shopping ............ 123
San José del Cabo ............ 124
The Corridor ............ 128
Cabo San Lucas ............ 129
Chapter 7: Baja California Sur ............ 137
Welcome to Baja California Sur ............ 138
Baja California Sur Planner ............ 140
West Out of Los Cabos ............ 142
East Out of Los Cabos ............ 145
La Paz ............ 150
Loreto ............ 162
Baja California Sur Essentials ............ 178
Chapter 8: Baja California Norte ............ 183
Welcome to Baja California Norte ............ 184
Baja California Norte Planner ............ 186
Beach Towns ............ 198
Border Towns ............ 213
Baja California Norte Essentials ............ 224
Understanding Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula ............ 229
Books & Movies ............ 230
Spanish Vocabulary ............ 234
Essentials ............ 243
Getting Started ............ 244
Booking Your Trip ............ 250
Transportation ............ 258
On The Ground ............ 263
Index ............ 273
About Our Writers ............ 288
Los Cabos & The Baja Peninsula In Focus
Experience Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula
A Whale’s Tale ............ 23
Where to Stay
Baja Rejuvenation ............ 42
Baja California Norte
Viva Vino ............ 206
Close Ups
Cabo Condos ............ 34
Dining In ............ 66
Budget Bites ............ 80
Surf’s Up ............ 89
An Underwater Paradise ............ 95
Fishing for Dollars ............ 99
Waking the Dead ............ 115
Hagar’s Hangout: Cabo Wabo ............ 118
A Shot of Tequila ............ 121
Best Bring-Backs ............ 125
Bead by Bead ............ 132
People in Glass Houses ............ 133
Mission Impossible ............ 156
Ecotastic ............ 195
Spa on the Border ............ 221
Maps
Baja Peninsula ............ 11
Where to Stay in San José del Cabo ............ 32
Where to Stay Along the Corridor ............ 37
Where to Stay in Cabo San Lucas ............ 50
Where to Eat in San José del Cabo ............ 63
Where to Eat Along the Corridor ............ 69
Where to Eat in Cabo San Lucas ............ 73
Beaches of San José del Cabo ............ 86
Beaches Along the Corridor ............ 88
Beaches of Cabo San Lucas ............ 91
After Dark in San José del Cabo ............ 113
After Dark in Cabo San Lucas ............ 117
Baja California Sur ............ 139
The West & East Capes ............ 146
La Paz ............ 152
Loreto ............ 164
Baja California Norte ............ 185
Beach Towns ............ 199
Ensenada ............ 201
Border Towns ............ 214
Tijuana ............ 216
Chapter 1: Experience Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula ............ 7
What’s New in Baja ............ 8
What’s Where ............ 10
Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula Planner ............ 12
Top Experiences ............ 14
Quintessential Los Cabos ............ 16
Great Itineraries ............ 18
Baja Road Trip ............ 20
Chapter 2: Where to Stay ............ 27
Where to Stay in Los Cabos Planner ............ 28
San José del Cabo ............ 30
The Corridor ............ 35
Cabo San Lucas ............ 41
Chapter 3: Where to Eat ............ 59
Where to Eat in Los Cabos Planner ............ 60
San José del Cabo ............ 62
The Corridor ............ 68
Cabo San Lucas ............ 72
Chapter 4: Beaches & Outdoor Activities ............ 83
Beaches ............ 84
Water Sports ............ 93
Land-Based Activities ............ 102
Chapter 5: After Dark ............ 111
San José del Cabo ............ 112
Cabo San Lucas ............ 115
Chapter 6: Shopping ............ 123
San José del Cabo ............ 124
The Corridor ............ 128
Cabo San Lucas ............ 129
Chapter 7: Baja California Sur ............ 137
Welcome to Baja California Sur ............ 138
Baja California Sur Planner ............ 140
West Out of Los Cabos ............ 142
East Out of Los Cabos ............ 145
La Paz ............ 150
Loreto ............ 162
Baja California Sur Essentials ............ 178
Chapter 8: Baja California Norte ............ 183
Welcome to Baja California Norte ............ 184
Baja California Norte Planner ............ 186
Beach Towns ............ 198
Border Towns ............ 213
Baja California Norte Essentials ............ 224
Understanding Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula ............ 229
Books & Movies ............ 230
Spanish Vocabulary ............ 234
Essentials ............ 243
Getting Started ............ 244
Booking Your Trip ............ 250
Transportation ............ 258
On The Ground ............ 263
Index ............ 273
About Our Writers ............ 288
Los Cabos & The Baja Peninsula In Focus
Experience Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula
A Whale’s Tale ............ 23
Where to Stay
Baja Rejuvenation ............ 42
Baja California Norte
Viva Vino ............ 206
Close Ups
Cabo Condos ............ 34
Dining In ............ 66
Budget Bites ............ 80
Surf’s Up ............ 89
An Underwater Paradise ............ 95
Fishing for Dollars ............ 99
Waking the Dead ............ 115
Hagar’s Hangout: Cabo Wabo ............ 118
A Shot of Tequila ............ 121
Best Bring-Backs ............ 125
Bead by Bead ............ 132
People in Glass Houses ............ 133
Mission Impossible ............ 156
Ecotastic ............ 195
Spa on the Border ............ 221
Maps
Baja Peninsula ............ 11
Where to Stay in San José del Cabo ............ 32
Where to Stay Along the Corridor ............ 37
Where to Stay in Cabo San Lucas ............ 50
Where to Eat in San José del Cabo ............ 63
Where to Eat Along the Corridor ............ 69
Where to Eat in Cabo San Lucas ............ 73
Beaches of San José del Cabo ............ 86
Beaches Along the Corridor ............ 88
Beaches of Cabo San Lucas ............ 91
After Dark in San José del Cabo ............ 113
After Dark in Cabo San Lucas ............ 117
Baja California Sur ............ 139
The West & East Capes ............ 146
La Paz ............ 152
Loreto ............ 164
Baja California Norte ............ 185
Beach Towns ............ 199
Ensenada ............ 201
Border Towns ............ 214
Tijuana ............ 216
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