Renting a Yacht in Cabo
Cabo San Lucas is a Mexican town located on the coast in the county of Los Cabos in Baja California State, facing the Sea of Cortez (also known as the bay of California) on one side, and the Pacific Ocean on the other. The town is well known for its beaches, boating activities and its nightlife. Playa El Medano is the most famous beach where yachts congregate on its large marina, and where many tourists and locals partake in the popular sport of fishing.
How much does it cost to hire a boat in Cabo?
Prices to hire a yacht in Cabo start as low as £342 for the day, however, averages at around £1500 to £4000 for a day trip. These prices will vary based on the season, type of boat and number of passengers, however, all yachts come with a fully licensed captain and skipper included in the price.
Boat Availability in Cabo San Lucas
Much like the rest of Mexico, the peak season is during the winter months, from December to April, where you will find more tourists as well as warmer weather. It is also important to note that Cabo San Lucas is a popular destination for Spring Breakers, which usually occurs towards the end of March depending on the college. This event will make the town much busier as well, so it is important if you are planning to visit during this period to book far in advance and be aware that costs will be higher. We recommend booking at least a year in advance for the peak season, and although demand is slightly lower in the off-season it is still important to book at least 6 months in advance.
Do I need a licence to hire a yacht in Cabo?
All yachts and boats in Cabo come with a fully licensed and professional Captain so you can enjoy your time out on the water and relax.
Overview of Cabo San Lucas
Los Cabos is composed of two different towns, Cabo San Lucas, and San José del Cabo. Both have their own charm, with San Lucas being the larger, more energetic of the two, and San José offering a more traditional quaint and family-oriented experience.
Both towns are connected by the Tourist Corridor, a scenic highway that runs about 20 miles long. It is a beautiful drive from one to the other featuring the Baja California Desert on one side and the glistening Sea of Cortez on the other.
Cabo San Lucas is a wonderful place to hire a yacht, due to its great weather and sailing conditions, incredible scenery, range of luxury yachts available and its accessibility. Cabo San Lucas is the ideal place for a vacationer looking for a relaxing sailing experience, however that is not to say there is not a wide range of exciting and heart racing water sports to try, such as surfing, snorkeling and whale watching. Cabo San Lucas also has some incredible day trips to visit, whether you are setting off from Cabo or hiring a yacht around the other beautiful locations in Mexico. Its iconic sights include the famous rock formation known as El Arco, which is a great spot for swimming and diving, Lover’s Beach which is a secluded beach accessible only by boat and the Cabo Pulmo National Park, which is home to a vast amount of marine life, such a sea turtles, rays and sharks.
Cabo San Lucas is famous for its luxury hotels and yachts, and so it is popular for tourists to stay in an all-inclusive hotel and hire a yacht for a day on the water, with a lot of visitors choosing to stay in one of the gorgeous adults only resorts on the Tourist Corridor, as a lot of the exciting things to do in Cabo are based here.
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