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The Best Cabo Snorkeling Tours

Best Cabo Snorkeling Tours
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Cabo San Lucas is world-famous for its incredible snorkeling opportunities and the best snorkeling tours. While advanced swimmers can snorkel from shore in some spots, joining a guided snorkeling tour maximizes your chances of having a fantastic experience.

Types of Snorkeling Tours

Boat Tours

Snorkel from a yacht

The most popular type of snorkeling tour uses boats to reach prime spots offshore. Those are the best Cabo snorkeling tours.

Boat tours can be on sailing catamarans, yachts, or pangas, depending on the operator. These tours allow you to see more areas and avoid strong currents.

Guided Shore Tours

Some companies offer guided shore tours taking you to snorkel spots accessible from the beach. Guides assist you with entering and exiting the waters safely. Shore tours may be better for those prone to seasickness.

Guided shore tours are, in most cases, private tours where you hire the boat and its crew. Part of the tour is to anchor in front of this beach or that bay. The crew will then take you to the beach and guide you there.

Snorkel and ATV tour. Guided shore tours.
Snorkel + ATV Guided shore tours option

Those can also be combined with other activities such as ATV and horseback or camel riding.

Snorkeling Cruises

Full snorkeling cruises provide all-inclusive experiences with meals, drinks, and stops for snorkeling. Cruises allow for longer days on the water. However, they often accommodate larger groups.

Snorkeling Cruise Highlights / Itinerary

Embarking on a journey around the land’s end offers a visual feast, where the iconic Pelican’s Rock stands as a sentinel beside the famed Arch, a natural gateway carved by time.

Here, the sea-lion colony basks in the sun, indifferent to the awe they inspire in visitors.

Best Cabos snorkeling tours. Snorkel of Lover's Beach
It’s an excellent snorkeling spot—Snorkel of Lover’s Beach.

The beaches, kissed by the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez, offer a unique blend of tranquility and the raw power of nature.

As you cruise smoothly out of Cabo San Lucas Bay, the experience is elevated by the personal, upscale service that caters to your every need, ensuring that your adventure is as comfortable as it is memorable.

 

The itinerary is punctuated with opportunities to capture memories, with the Arch providing a dramatic backdrop for photographs—a moment frozen in time, with the option to use your camera to capture that perfect shot.

For those who seek to immerse themselves further into the beauty of this aquatic paradise, snorkeling amidst a kaleidoscope of tropical fish reveals the vibrant life beneath the waves.

The journey is not just about sightseeing; it’s an immersive experience. Sailboats gracefully glide by Pelican’s Rock, while yachts glimpse the luxurious at Santa Maria or Chileno bays.

All this, accompanied by a light lunch and an unlimited premium bar, ensures that your senses are as delighted as your spirit of adventure.

What to Look for in a Tour

Small Group Sizes

For the best Cabo snorkeling tour experience, look for tours capping groups at 12 passengers or less. Small groups mean more personal attention from your guide.

There are plenty of shared tours. However, the larger the boat, the more crowded and noisy it gets.

Quality Gear

Quality snorkeling gear

Reputable companies provide quality snorkel gear like masks, fins, and snorkels, so you don’t have to bring your own.

Make sure they offer instructions if you are new to snorkeling.

Knowledgeable Guides

Look for experienced guides who are educated about the local marine ecosystems. Good guides will share facts and point out specific species and sites.

Safety Record and Reviews

Research companies to ensure they have strong safety records and excellent reviews. This minimizes risks and maximizes your chances of a fantastic tour.

Top Snorkeling Tour Operators, most recommended

  • Cabo Sailing Ocean Adventures – Best for private, luxury, and mid to small-share groups
  • Cabo Adventures – Best for mid-size share groups
  • Cabo Expeditions – Best for mid and large-size share groups
  • Cabo Rey – Best for large share groups
  • Pez Gato – Best for large share groups

Booking Your Tour

Reserve spots directly through the company site or hotel concierge.

Read all details thoroughly and confirm the time and meeting location. For flexibility, consider private charters.

Bottom Line

For the best way to discover Cabo’s incredible underwater world, join a guided snorkeling tour.

With access to top spots and expert guidance, tours allow for unique snorkeling experiences.

Selected Snorkeling Tours & Activities

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Snorkel Tour to Pelican Rock by Glass-Bottom Boat with Souvenir Photos

If you think the beauty of Los Cabos is framed by the dramatic contrast of the ocean, mountains and the desert, wait to experience our snorkel adventure, the real beauty is gu....

4.71 / 5 - Excellent(112 Reviews)
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from: $115 USD

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If you think the beauty of Los Cabos is framed by the dramatic contrast of the ocean, mountains and the desert, wait to experience our snorkel adventure, the real beauty is guarded in the largest aquarium of the world! and you are just about to get immersed in it.

Kayak Expedition to the Arch of Cabo San Lucas, Lovers Beach & Snorkel

Live an unforgettable experience kayaking to the famous Arch of Cabo San Lucas.

4.96 / 5 - Excellent(425 Reviews)
2 hours 30 minutes Free CancellationViator.com | TripAdvisor.com

from: $90 USD

From$90 USD

Live an unforgettable experience kayaking to the famous Arch of Cabo San Lucas. Our Hobie kayaks are very stable and we provide all the necessary safety equipment for you to have a pleasant experience. We have the only tour in which you can enjoy the sunrise rowing in the sea. Likewise, we keep small groups so that you can enjoy the specialized service of our guides, people who are passionate about their region and will gladly share stories and interesting information throughout the trip and can assist in identifying the underwater diversity while snorkeling in the reef of Pelican's Rock.

Snorkeling Experience Tour in Cabo (open bar & lunch included) CABO BLUE BOAT

Experience the best of Cabo onboard the Cabo Blue Boat.

4.81 / 5 - Excellent(299 Reviews)
3 hours 30 minutes Free CancellationViator.com | TripAdvisor.com

from: $73.6 USD

From$73.6 USD

Experience the best of Cabo onboard the Cabo Blue Boat. Equipped with two large frontal nets and a wide deck to enjoy your three hour snorkeling, sightseeing and paddleboarding tour. Step on board and be greeted with our professional crew, and handed a cocktail to enjoy. Cruise out of the marina to the famous arch and land's end, and make a stop to capture your photos. Enjoy an endless variety of music during your day adventure. The service offered will make you feel VIP from beginning to end. Lunch and unlimited drinks from the open bar 2 Stand Up Paddle Boards Snorkel Equipment (masks, tubes, flippers, lifejackets) Floating Water Mat Bluetooth sound system Spray hose available to rinse off (Dec 15-Apr 15 Whale Watching Season) the odds of experiencing close encounters with whales are high. This is a shared tour (up to 40 passengers) Children: 5 years and up CRUISE SHIP GUESTS:11:00AM OR BEFORE ARRIVALS ONLY Check us out at Instagram at CABOBLUEBOAT or Facebook at CABO BLUE TRIMARAN

Pelican Rock Snorkeling and Sightseeing Adventure

Enjoy a snorkeling tour at a calm and protected site filled with a wide variety of tropical fish and invertebrates.

3.84 / 5 - Good(25 Reviews)
2 hours Free CancellationViator.com | TripAdvisor.com

from: $55 USD

From$55 USD

Enjoy a snorkeling tour at a calm and protected site filled with a wide variety of tropical fish and invertebrates. You will see how a beautiful wall dive leads to the famous Sandfalls, which look like waterfalls but are composed entirely of sand. This place also has rocky slopes covered with gorgonians and graceful sea fans. In the summer months, you may even spot manta rays and big fishes. This snorkeling tour is perfect for all underwater photographers!

Private Paddleboard and snorkel at the arch

Standing Up Paddleboarding (also known as SUP), is the hottest new water activity.

5.00 / 5 - Excellent(4 Reviews)
2 hours 30 minutes Free CancellationViator.com | TripAdvisor.com

from: $128 USD

From$128 USD

Standing Up Paddleboarding (also known as SUP), is the hottest new water activity. It requires balance and strength, but nearly anyone can do it with the right instruction. Let our experienced guides teach you how to glide along the water on your paddleboard sooner than you could think. The pride you feel by reaching this goal is priceless, and the view of the Arch is breathless. During the tour, a break is needed, and this time is used for snorkeling at Pelican Rock. Excellent guides Beautiful views One of the best colony of sea lions Lots of fish Great Beaches Great way to have fun while you do some exercise

Private Los Cabos Arch & Playa del Amor tour by Glass bottom kayak

Come with us on a Cabo Snorkeling and glass-bottom kayak tour at The Arch, the famous Baja Peninsula landmark where the Pacific Ocean joins the celestial emerald waters of the....

5.00 / 5 - Excellent(18 Reviews)
2 hours 30 minutes Free CancellationViator.com | TripAdvisor.com

from: $432 USD

From$432 USD

Come with us on a Cabo Snorkeling and glass-bottom kayak tour at The Arch, the famous Baja Peninsula landmark where the Pacific Ocean joins the celestial emerald waters of the Sea of Cortez. The Arch is not only an ideal habitat for marine birds and multicolored fish, but it is also an incredible place to observe a huge colony of majestic sea lions. This is a Cabo Arch Tour with a difference, as our glass bottom kayaks allow you to see stunning sea life as you paddle through one of the most beautiful bodies of water in the world. And you can get an even closer look at the sea life in Cabo by snorkeling in the clear turquoise waters.

At Los Cabos

I used to live in Los Cabos for some time and worked here as a boat captain in one of Cabo San Lucas' leading tour companies. Back then, I came for 6 months but stayed for 18. I've done a bunch of things, and visited multiple hemispheres. I traveled and lived in other countries. And now I'm back here, At Los Cabos.
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