There’s More to Cabo Than the Resort Corridor

And it's easy to understand why.

The resort corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo contains some of the area's most beautiful hotels, beaches, golf courses and ocean views.

It deserves its place in the Cabo experience.

But it isn't the whole experience.

Sometimes the map gets more interesting when you zoom out.

Baja California Sur is bigger than the stretch of highway most visitors see between the airport and Cabo San Lucas.

Follow the roads farther and the landscape changes.

So does the pace.

Desert opens up. Smaller towns appear. Beaches feel different. The marina disappears from view.

Suddenly the Cabo trip becomes a Baja trip too.

The obvious places are obvious for a reason.

There's a tendency in travel content to treat popular places like they somehow became less worthwhile because people know about them.

We don't see it that way.

The Arch is famous because it's spectacular.

The marina is busy because it's a gateway to a huge part of the Cabo experience.

The beaches, resorts and golf courses draw visitors because many of them are genuinely extraordinary.

You don't need to avoid the places everybody knows.

You can enjoy them — and still keep exploring.

Take the road a little farther.

One of the things we love about this part of Mexico is how many different kinds of days can begin from the same home base.

Sometimes the destination is the point.

Sometimes the drive itself is part of the day.

Don't confuse “local” with “hidden.”

Another travel habit we want to avoid is pretending every worthwhile place needs to be a secret.

Sometimes a place is well known locally.

Sometimes visitors know about it too.

Sometimes it's been there for decades.

The interesting question isn't always: “Has anybody discovered this yet?”

A better question might be: “What makes this place matter?”

Who goes there?

What happens there?

Why do people return?

What should somebody know before visiting?

That's the kind of place story we're interested in telling.

A beach can be more than a beach.

Two beaches can both have sand and water and still create completely different experiences.

One might be better for swimming.

Another might be better for watching the waves.

One might be full of activity.

Another might make more sense when the goal is simply to spend a quiet afternoon outside.

The same goes for towns, neighborhoods, marinas, desert trails and day-trip destinations.

The question isn't only: “Is this place worth visiting?”

It's also: “Is this the kind of place you're looking for today?”

Let the kind of day choose the place.

That's a theme you'll see all over We Do Cabo Fun.

We don't believe there is one “best” boat, one “best” fishing trip, one “best” golf course or one “best” way to experience Cabo.

Places work the same way.

A couple looking for a long lunch and a walk may want a completely different day from a family looking for beach time.

Someone who wants adventure may happily spend hours driving farther into Baja.

Someone else may want to stay close to the resort and make it back in time for sunset.

Neither is doing Cabo incorrectly.

The right place depends on the day you want.

Look between the destinations too.

Some of our favorite discoveries happen because we were headed somewhere else.

A roadside stop.

Somewhere to eat.

A viewpoint.

A conversation that changes the next stop.

That's part of why we like exploring Cabo this way.

The destination gives the day direction.

Curiosity fills in the spaces.

Cabo can be your base camp.

One of the best things about staying in Los Cabos is that you don't have to choose between enjoying Cabo and exploring farther.

Have the resort day.

Take the yacht.

Play golf.

Spend the afternoon at the pool.

Then choose another day and go see something different.

Cabo can be the destination.

And it can also be the starting point.

These are the places we'll keep sharing.

Over time, the Places side of The Heartbeat will become a collection of the beaches, towns, neighborhoods, roads, ranches and corners of Baja we think are worth knowing.

Some will be famous.

Some won't be.

Some might become full day trips.

Others might simply be somewhere to stop for an hour.

What matters is that there is a reason to tell you about them.

And whenever possible, we'll tell you more than where they are.

We'll tell you why we think they belong in the story.

Take the long way once in a while.

You don't need to spend your whole Cabo trip searching for somewhere tourists don't go.

That's not the point.

Enjoy the destination you came to see.

Then, when the day allows it, make the circle a little bigger.

Follow the road.

Stop somewhere unexpected.

Ask someone what's ahead.

You might discover another part of Baja.

Or you might simply see the Cabo you already loved from a different direction.