Cabo San Lucas offers an abundant array of opportunities in the way of day time activities ranging from extreme east cape desert adventures to simply relaxing on the beach and enjoying an ice cold margarita. A few of Cabo's more popular activities (and non-activities) are listed below. These are just a few of the ways you can go about spending your time in Los Cabos. One thing is for sure. There is so much to do in Cabo San Lucas that it would take months to do it all.

Beach Hopping: It seems the most popular thing to do in Cabo San Lucas is absolutely nothing. This primarily consists of lounging on tropical beaches soaking up the rays and enjoying the occasional icy beverage. And why wouldn't you. Cabo's average spring break day consists of 80 degree weather without a cloud in the sky. Below is a list of a few of the more popular beaches in and around Cabo San Lucas.

Playa Medano: The most popular hang out during the day time hours is at and around the friendly beach bars of Playa Medano. Playa Medano is the closest beach to town, within walking distance of Mexico Spring Break hotels. Popular hang outs at this spring break Mecca include Mango Deck, The Office and Billygan's. Playa Medano is also a popular place to rent water equipment, catch a water taxi or or catch a parasail for a panoramic view of the bay.

Lands End: If you are looking for a little slower pace than the crowded Playa Medano. try taking a glass bottom boat out to Lover's Beach. This is the stunning strand of beach located at the world famous arches of Land's End. The going rate for a round trip glass bottom taxi is about $7-8 per person. They typically take you around to the Pacific side beaches and show you some of the better places to view the tropical fish. There is also a small colony of seals near the arches.

Snorkeling: See above for more information about the best snorkeling beaches. You can pay a hefty fee to go on a pricey snorkeling tour or you can take our advice and do it for practically free. The three best places to snorkel around Cabo San Lucas are Bahia Chileno, Bahaia Santa Maria, and Land's End. You can rent equipment by the hour, half day or day at Bahia Chileno, and Bahaia Santa Maria, or Playa Medano. Renting equipment by the day and sharing gives everyone the opportunity to test the waters without much of a burden on the bank account. If you are a serious diver, there is a live coral reef located at Cabo Pulmo on the East Cape south of La Paz.

Surfing: We have written up a fairly extensive guide to surfing in the Los Cabos area. This subsection includes directions and information for most of the better surf spots from north of Todos Santos to the East Cape. If you are limited to the immediate Cabo San Lucas area, we recommend Monumentos, a nice, but rocky left point break just outside town or Zippers at Playa Azul, just west of San Jose del Cabo. If there is no south swell which is necessary for most of the breaks on the cape, the area around Todos Santos may still be pumping from the west.

Water Sports: Playa Medano offers tons of water sports, including wave runner rentals, sailing, wind surfing, kayaking and much more. If you are a water sports enthusiast, almost anything you may wish for is available at Playa Medano. Los Cabos is a windsurfers paradise with good wind action, particularly from November through March. And surfing is excellent on the Pacific without the crowds -- and fighting for waves - typical of the surfing spots in northern Baja close to the California border. Los Cabos is a recreational sailors dream with endless undeveloped coastline, small islands and open waters to explore. Los Cabos is also a world-class sea kayaking destination with coves, inlets, water caves and beaches that are only accessible by kayak. This is an excellent place to learn sea kayaking skills, too, since the seas are generally calm.

Shopping: There is an assortment of shops in downtown Cabo San Lucas including jewelry stores, open-air bazaars, designer boutiques and souvenir shops. You will also be bombarded with sales people trying to hit you up for water activities, time share tours and any other product or service that can be sold. If you are looking to spend a day shopping, a trip to San Jose del Cabo is your best bet. The town is a lot slower paced and you will find the old colonial style buildings charming. Popular items in San Jose del Cabo include jewelry and black coral. A colorful and diverse selection of handmade artisanry is sold in the shops including silver jewelry, hand-painted vases, wrought-iron candleholders, ceramic figures and masks, flowing Mexican dresses, and carved wood objects.

Golf: Los Cabos is world renowned for its golf resorts with panoramic views of the Sea of Cortez and Land's End. Popular courses around Cabo San Lucas include Palmilla Golf Course, a 27 hole paradise and El Dorado, a recently inaugurated 18 hole course, both designed by Jack Nicklaus. Additional courses include Cabo Real Golf Course, design by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Cabo Del Sol, also designed by Jack Nicklaus, which recently made the list of top 100 golf courses in the world by Golf Magazine.

Deep Sea Fishing: Los Cabos is referred to by many as the Marlin capital of the world. But there is much more than simply marlin roaming the waters off Cabo San Lucas. This fertile sea is home to over 850 species of fish, including wahoo, cabrilla, dorado and snapper. There are over 500 boats based in the Cabo area that offer sport fishing packages, ranging from pangas to state of the art luxury fishing yachts. Sport fishing packages can be booked at many of the booths throughout town or at the Cabo San Lucas marina.

Day Trips: Several towns and villages, easily reached on day trips, offer history, shopping and more. Todo Santos, originally a Jesuit mission and plantation, today is known for its fishing industry, fruit orchards and handmade crafts; it is a beautiful 50-mile drive up the Pacific coast from Cabo San Lucas through a desert landscape with a backdrop of jagged mountains. Miraflores, about 25 miles from Santiago, about 35 miles from San Jose del Cabo, is another quaint Baja village with the areas only zoo. About 124 miles north of San Jose is the main town and capital of Southern Baja, La Paz; originally a pirates haven, Italian missionaries built a church here more than 500 years ago and today it offers history, shopping, restaurants and more.

Whale watching: If you’re fortunate to be visiting Los Cabos in the months of January through March, it’s likely that at some point during your stay you’ll be treated to the sight of whales spouting off shore. Many whales that feed in northern waters migrate south each year. From mid to late fall, gray whales make the longest migration of any mammal, a 6,000 mile journey from their summer homes in the Bering and Chukchi Seas between Alaska and Siberia, to winter in the warm waters of Baja California and the Sea of Cortez. Averaging a speed of four to five knots, they arrive in late December seeking both shelter from the frigid northern waters and refuge to birth their young. Gray whales (also known as the Pacific gray, California gray or grayback) calve in the protected, shallow lagoons of San Ignacio, Scammon’s, Ojo de Liebre and Magdalena Bay.