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- Playa Santa Maria lies by the Twin Dolphin hotel and can be accessed by car or visited via any of the running water boat tours coming from Cabo San Lucas Marina. Another feature of the beach is that it lies in close proximity to Chileno Beach – another quiet, fabulous respite that you can easily hop over to for a change of scenery.
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Santa Maria beach about 11 kilometers from Cabo San Lucas is a wonderful alternative to Medano Beach if you want a peaceful, restful beach with no vendors. You can get there by private car, public bus (37 MXP and a walk), or Uber (200 MXP).
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We’ve just returned from yet another awesome visit to Cabo San Lucas in Baja California Sur, Mexico– and another morning trip to snorkel at Santa Maria Bay – where we had a great time snorkeling, swimming and whale watching. The bay is a marine preserve in the Sea of Cortez (renowned for its marine life), so it’s an excellent spot for snorkeling.
We love scuba diving in Cabo in October when the water is bathtub-warm. For snorkeling and diving, October and November are prime months. But it’s now January in Los Cabos– a winter day when daytime temps can sometimes be in the low 70s F. And yet today, the sea is warm enough for snorkeling.
Heck, it’s one of the best beaches in Los Cabos, whether snorkeling or not! The coarse golden sand (mixed with small pebbles) is pristine. And its calm waters make it a great choice for swimming, even if you’re not interested in snorkeling. Having arrived early (before 9:00 a.m.), we almost have the bay to ourselves. Where we’ve plopped down, there...
Later, drying off on the beach in the sun, after more than an hour in the water, we spot the whales. They’re about 100 feet away from us. Admittedly, we’ve seen closer-up views of whales in Caboon whale watching tours. But even though it’s the whale season in Cabo, we just didn’t expect to see these whales there and then. And they just keep spoutin...
No, if you want pristine conditions, the best way to go snorkeling here is to do it on your own. Each year we visit Cabo, we make a point of returning to Santa Maria Beach to snorkel. We enjoy it so much, we often end up going several times each trip. It’s one of our favorite things to do in Cabo. Often by 11:00 am, there are some five snorkeling t...
Toilets and showers
The public beach facilities have beenspiffed up recently. When you arrive at the parking lot to the beach, you’ll notice a big clean new bathroom building, with flush toilets and change rooms. Outside the bathroom, there are outdoor showers, so you can rinse off the salt water after swimming and also rinse off your snorkeling gear. From the parking lot, it’s a short walk along a newish wooden boardwalk down to the beach.
Montage Los Cabos
If you haven’t been to the beach in a few years, you’ll no doubt be surprised to see a large new hotel there. There’s no stopping development in Cabo (which just keeps getting bigger and better!). A Montage Los Caboshotel has been built on the shores above the beach. It opened in November, 2018. One of the best luxury hotels in Los Cabos, the low-rise resort is quite tasteful though, and blends in with the landscape. It has beach chairs and umbrellas for guests set up in a middle section of t...
Beach club for local residents
At the far end of the beach from the public parking lot, you’ll see a chichi beach club, usually empty! It’s for the exclusive use of local home-owners. So it’s off limits if you don’t have privileges.
Where is Santa Maria Beach in Cabo San Lucas?
The beach parking lot for Santa Maria Beach is located along the Tourist Corridor, about 8 miles east of Cabo San Lucas at Km 13, Carretera Transpeninsular (Federal Highway 1).
By bus
It’s easy to hop on the bus if you don’t have a car. While we usually go in a rental car, we have taken the bus. It’s not a “first-class Mexico bus” like we took for longer distances when visiting Mexico’s colonial towns. But the local Cabo bus is very inexpensive and not a hardship if you’re feeling a little adventurous. Buses will stop along the Corridor highway if you flag them down. Tell the driver you want to get off at Santa Maria Bay for snorkeling. There’s a bus stop on the side of th...
What if you want to take a snorkeling tour by boat? We get that. You may not have a rented car, and you may not want to take a taxi or the bus. So how else do you get there? If you’d prefer sailing to Santa Maria Bay on a catamaran instead, this 4-hour snorkeling cruise(with an open bar) also gets great reviews. The snorkel boat tours leave from th...
No motorized water sports (like jet skis) are allowed at either beach. So they’re both more tranquil than, say, Medano Beach. Like Santa Maria Bay, Chileno also has a public parking area, washrooms and showers, along with umbrella and chair rentals. We think Santa Maria Beach has slightly softer sand, however. The sand at Chileno is a little more p...
For some of the best snorkeling in Cabo, head to Santa Maria Bay. It’s one of the most beautiful beaches in Cabo, with thick golden sand lapped by crystal-clear waters. Go early in the morning before the breeze picks up and the snorkel cruises arrive – and you’ll have the beach to yourself. And you’re sure to love spotting all the colorful fish tha...
A sheltered, natural cove, the sands of its swimmable beaches rest between two large granite rocks that block the hard influence of the pounding surf swell and constant winds, making it a prime-time destination for tourists looking to safely go swimming, snorkeling, and diving.
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Sep 25, 2023 · If you are on a budget, the local bus is the cheapest way to get to Santa Maria Beach in Los Cabos. This only costs around $2-$3 per person (37 MXP). If you are coming from San Jose del Cabo, you first need to take a bus heading towards Cabo San Lucas.
