Tacos and Tequila Tours in Cabo: Five Ways to Get Both, and What Each One Really Is
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The short answer: for the most-reviewed way to get tacos and tequila with something to look at, book the small-group tour with boat ride, tacos, tequila and photos – six hours, €106.02, 4.9 stars from 136 reviews. For a tasting and nothing else, book the tequila and mezcal tasting in central Cabo San Lucas – an hour and a half, €35.64, 4.8 stars from 15 reviews.
See prices and dates for the small-group tour
The names mislead in both directions. The most-reviewed of these is called a cruise and is mostly a tour of two towns by van. The cheapest is called a tasting and is exactly that. Read the itinerary, not the title.
Five trips compared
| Trip | Duration | From | Rating | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-group tour with boat ride, tacos, tequila and photos | 6 hours | €106.02 | 4.9 (136) | First-timers who want Cabo San Lucas, San José and a photographer in one day |
| Tequila and mezcal tasting | 1.5 hours | €35.64 | 4.8 (15) | Anyone who wants the spirits, on foot, without a boat or a van |
| Glass-bottom boat cruise with tequila tasting | 3 hours | €57.69 | 4.0 (11) | A first look at the Arch with a tasting afterwards, from the marina |
| Arch and sea lions boat tour with a Mexican meal | 45 minutes | €62.37 | 5.0 (3) | A short boat ride followed by lunch |
| Tacos and tequila tasting sailboat tour | 2.5 hours | €98 | no reviews yet | The sunset sail, for those who accept a listing nobody has reviewed yet |
The one most people book: six hours with a photographer
This is the tour with the numbers behind it, and its title promises a cruise. Read the itinerary: a glass factory in Cabo San Lucas, the marina, a boat ride past the Arch, a photo at the CABO sign, then downtown San José del Cabo and its Art District with free time, and tacos at a local taquería – three hand-made tacos, vegetarian options available – with a tequila tasting. Transport is an air-conditioned van from most hotels and cruise ships. The guide narrates in English, and the photographer’s unedited photos are free.
The group is small: the listing says limited to 10 participants in one place and a maximum of 12 in another – plan for about ten. Gratuities and drinks at the restaurant are not included. The listing says it is not suitable for wheelchair users, and infants up to two ride on a parent’s lap.
What it is not: a boat day. If the sea is the point, the boat ride here is one stop among five. For that, see the El Arco boat tours.
Check availability for the six-hour small-group tour
The tasting room: no boat, no van
The tequila and mezcal tasting is in a tasting room in the centre of Cabo San Lucas, within walking distance of the shopping streets, so nobody has to drive before or afterwards. The listing describes six tequilas and three mezcals with snacks (dark chocolate, agave heart, meat, shrimp, cheese and grasshoppers), while its inclusions list gives different counts – four tequilas, three mezcals and three flavoured tequilas – so check what you are booking. It is not suitable for children under 18. Fourteen reviews is a small base, but at €35.64 the risk is small too.
The boats that add a tasting
The glass-bottom boat cruise with tequila tasting is three hours from the marina past the Arch, Lover’s Beach and Pelican Rock, with the sea lion colony, then free shopping time and an optional tasting. It is not suitable for pregnant women, people with mobility impairments or people over 260 lb (118 kg). It rates 4.0 from 11 reviews, the lowest of the five.
The Arch and sea lions boat tour is only 45 minutes, with departures between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and a Mexican meal afterwards. Three reviews are not a rating.
The sailboat at sunset
The sailboat tour with tacos and tequila is the one that sounds best on paper: three tequilas with a tequila master, tacos prepared aboard, an open bar, the Arch at sunset. It has no reviews yet. Bring cash for the dock fee of 2 US dollars per person. If you are comfortable booking something nobody has reviewed, the free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start is what protects you.
Who should skip which
- Skip the six-hour tour if you only want a drink. You will spend most of the day in a van.
- Skip the tasting room if you want to be on the water.
- Skip the glass-bottom boat if you have mobility problems or weigh more than the listed limit.
Our recommendation
For most visitors: the six-hour small-group tour. It has the most reviews by a long way, 4.9 stars, a photographer and a taco lunch, and it covers both towns.
For the cheapest way to taste properly: the tasting in central Cabo San Lucas. €35.12, indoors, and over in ninety minutes.
All of the food and drink trips are on the food and tequila tours page.
