Your day, step by step
07:30
Tender ashore. Pick up a free map at the information booth on the tender pier.
08:00
Glass-bottom boat or water taxi from the marina to El Arco, past the sea lions at Pelican Rock. Agree the price and pick-up time first.
08:45
Get dropped at Lover's Beach for a swim on the calm bay side. Do not swim at Divorce Beach on the Pacific side.
10:30
Boat pick-up to Medano Beach. Swim in the bay or rent a paddleboard.
12:00
Lunch at a beach restaurant on Medano, such as Mango Deck or The Office.
13:15
Walk or take a water taxi back to the marina. Visit Plaza Amelia Wilkes and the natural history museum, or browse the crafts market.
14:30
Last shopping near the marina, within a few minutes of the tender pier.
15:00
Join the tender queue, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Downtown and the marina15:00
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Downtown and the marinaWalk 10–15 min to the tender pier, then queue15:00
- Lover's Beach / El ArcoBooked boat pick-up 30 min before the tender14:30
- San José del CaboRuta del Desierto bus, about 1 hour13:30
Where people get Cabo San Lucas wrong
Getting into a water taxi to Lover's Beach without agreeing the pick-up time, then missing the tender window.
Built from our Cabo San Lucas guide, checked against 22 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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