How to plan a trip to cabo san lucas
What Most People Don't Know About Cabo San Lucas: 7 Travel Tips Before Traveling to Cabo Mexico
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hey there i'm ali smalls welcome to my
channel in this video i've got tons of
tips for visiting kabul mexico so if
you're planning your first trip to cabo
then you definitely want to listen to a
few of these tips before you go i kind
of wish i knew them before i was here so
let's get into it
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if you've done any research you've
probably come across los cabos cabo san
lucas and san jose del cabo and you
might be a little confused like i was
los cabos is actually the name for the
entire region of the southern part of
the baja peninsula and within los cabos
there's the two sister cities so there's
san jose del cabo which is where the
airport is and then cabo san lucas which
is a little more well known
so cabo san lucas is what they call the
cancun of cabo it's where the spring
breakers go that's where the party's at
there's tons of beach bars restaurants
nightlife there's a lively marina
there's tons of fun party all-inclusive
resorts and then san jose del cabo is
more of the like residential town it's a
little more laid back there's a lot of
upscale resorts and hotels a lot of
quiet family-friendly hotels and that
sort of thing and both of those cities
are about 30 to 40 minutes apart so just
make sure you choose which vibe you're
looking for to determine where you're
gonna stay
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just make sure you check the age for the
resort that you're staying at because
most of them require at least one person
to be 21 or over however for the months
of march and april they need someone
who's 25 and over because that's the
spring break period so just make sure
you read the fine print before choosing
your hotel
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another important thing to know before
booking your trip to cabo mexico is that
the beaches here are not well known for
swimming currents the riptides are super
super strong here it's also very rocky
so if you want a mexico vacation where
you can swim absolutely anywhere cabo
might not be the place for you so just
know that most places won't allow you to
swim in the beach the views are
phenomenal though so don't worry about
that if you do go into town like cabo
san lucas there are a few beaches where
you can swim
so there's medano beach there's
horseshoe bay and a couple other ones so
if you really want to come to cabo and
swim in the ocean you will have the
opportunity just not absolutely
everywhere
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okay so let's talk about money the
currency here is mexican pesos but us
dollars are widely accepted so you can
use either or i choose to use pesos just
because i like to use the local currency
whenever i'm traveling i do have a full
video about tips for traveling to mexico
so definitely check that out if you want
a little bit more information especially
if it's your first time to mexico also
if you are going to use us dollars try
to bring small bills with you like ones
and fives tens and a few twenties just
because sometimes people don't like
giving change especially if you're using
us dollars so if you're gonna pay for
one or two drinks and it comes to six or
seven dollars and you only have a 20.
sometimes you might have a hard time
getting changed so it's just a lot
easier if you have small bills with you
at all times
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when you fly into cabo you're going to
go through customs and you're going to
get a tourist card and they slip that
into your passport before you leave the
airport do not lose this so just keep it
in your passport put it in your safe and
leave it there for the entire duration
of your stay because you're going to
need this card when you want to leave
the country so don't throw it out keep
it with your passport keep it somewhere
safe and you're good to go
another tip is to have your
transportation arranged before you land
at the airport after you exit customs
but before you get outside you'll walk
through a corridor with lots of sales
reps hollering at you and trying to get
your attention these are timeshare reps
disguising themselves as transportation
helpers they'll shout at you they'll ask
which company you're traveling with and
when you answer they'll pretend to be
with that company avoid these people and
get outside as fast as you can outside
is where the reputable transportation
agencies pick up travelers
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as far as getting around in cabo you'll
have to take a taxi hire a driver or
tour guide or rent a car uber does exist
in cabo but there are still a few issues
being worked out the taxi companies
don't like that uber is becoming popular
and this has caused a few problems for
instance you can't take an uber from the
airport and secondly most resorts don't
let uber through the property's security
gates if you're getting dropped off
you'll probably be let through but if
you're trying to leave the resort either
to go to town or to the airport your
uber car will not be let through the
gate so you can either walk down to the
gate or just go with a taxi however if
you're hanging out in either cabo san
lucas or san jose del cabo using an uber
to get around the cities is no problem
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as far as how many days you need in los
cabos cabo san lucas or san jose del
cabo most people spend between five to
seven days
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if you're staying at an all-inclusive
resort like most people do one week is
usually the perfect amount of time to
vacation in cabo this allows you enough
time to enjoy the resort's amenities for
a few days as well as one or two
excursions and a day or evening checking
out the nightlife in cabo san lucas
so i hope that you found this video
helpful for planning your trip to cabo
mexico you're gonna have an amazing time
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and stay tuned to my channel for more
mexico videos like this or check out my
other ones that i've already got posted
and
thanks for watching
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