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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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Santa Maria Beach. 1,312 reviews. #7 of 84 things to do in Cabo San Lucas. Beaches. Write a review. About. This sheltered cove is bookended by towering rocks in the Tourist Corridor. Its crystal clear waters make it a favorite for swimming, diving, and snorkeling. Suggest edits to improve what we show. Improve this listing. Tours & experiences.
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- Santa Maria Beach, Cabo
- Santa Maria Bay Snorkeling
- About The Beach Itself
- See Whales When Snorkeling Santa Maria Bay, Cabo!
- Tips: Snorkeling at Santa Maria Beach Your Own Way
- Facilities at Santa Maria Bay, Los Cabos
- Getting to Santa Maria Beach, Los Cabos
- Santa Maria Bay, Cabo, Snorkeling Tours
- Chileno Bay vs. Santa Maria Snorkeling
- Last Words on Playa Santa Maria, Los Cabos
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.
Santa Maria Beach. As you gaze out to the azure sea you will see the peaceful horseshoe shaped beach with sand the color and consistency of pink rice. Relatively secluded, Bahía Santa María is a protected marine sanctuary, so bring along a bag of bread or tortillas and feed the multi-colored creatures of the deep.
Mar 26, 2024 · Santa Maria Beach (Playa Santa María) map. Zoom out to view the proximity to Chileno Bay, Cabo San Lucas, and San José del Cabo.
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Santa Maria Beach (Playa Santa María) Los Cabos. Stretching around a secluded cove, Santa Maria Beach (Playa Santa María) is a protected marine sanctuary and an excellent spot for snorkeling or sunbathing.
