Fun in the sun and then some.

At the East end of the Playa Hotelera (Hotel Beach) in San José del Cabo, you'll find San José’s famed estuary, home to over three hundred and fifty species of wildlife and lush vegetation. Fed by underground aquifers, the river and lagoon are one of the few oases in the lower Baja peninsula.

This beach is the home of La Playa Sportfishing, the local Panga Fishing Fleet. Although this area is not recommended for swimming, it’s a great place to watch the local fishermen land their catch and the entertainment will be in clear view all day long.

La Ribera is not known as much for its beaches as for its location. About 50 miles north of San José del Cabo on the Sea of Cortés, you will come to this small village where you can access the only paved road in the area that leads to Highway 1.

Just west of Costa Azul is another stretch of beach, much smaller, called Playa Acapulquito. It’s another local surf spot which has gained recent popularity in this area. Access to Playa Acapulquito is just as easy, right off the new four lane highway at Km. 28. Swimmers are welcome, however the watchword is, watch out for surfers.

This will be your first stop among the beaches of the East Cape. Set where sand dunes provide shelter from the wind, this is a wonderful, unnamed beach between Pueblo La Playa and La Laguna Estates and an inviting place to camp or picnic.