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Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo)

Two-ocean Baja: granite reefs, protected parks, and easy beach days

Updated Jan 23, 2026 • 22 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo)

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

22 sources • Updated Jan 23, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Jan 23, 2026.

CONANP Protected Area: Cabo San Lucas (fees, rules, contact) - Entrance fee, access rules (bracelet), species, and office phone/email.
CONANP Protected Area: Cabo Pulmo National Park (fees, access, contact) - Entrance fee, access distances, basic visitor rules, and park contact details.
CONANP Products: Conservation Passport and Bracelet (how to buy) - Explains digital bracelet/passport purchase workflow and validity.
Visit Los Cabos: Whale watching guide - Season timing and planning tips for whale watching (December to April).

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

22 sources • Updated Jan 23, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Jan 23, 2026.

CONANP Protected Area: Cabo San Lucas (fees, rules, contact) - Entrance fee, access rules (bracelet), species, and office phone/email.
CONANP Protected Area: Cabo Pulmo National Park (fees, access, contact) - Entrance fee, access distances, basic visitor rules, and park contact details.
CONANP Products: Conservation Passport and Bracelet (how to buy) - Explains digital bracelet/passport purchase workflow and validity.
Visit Los Cabos: Whale watching guide - Season timing and planning tips for whale watching (December to April).

Visit Los Cabos: Chileno Beach - Beach overview and Blue Flag mention for a beginner-friendly snorkel cove.

Visit Los Cabos: Embrace It sustainability fund - Tourism fund context and sustainability framing.

Embrace It official FAQ (Baja California Sur) - Defines who the fee applies to and how payment/QR status works.

INM (Mexico) official FMM form page - Official immigration form information.

US State Department: Mexico travel advisory (entry process notes) - Mentions passport stamp, e-gate receipt, and how air travelers can retrieve FMMD record via INM.

GAP (airport operator): Los Cabos Airport about page - Airport operator information and terminals overview.

PADI Travel: Cabo San Lucas diving overview - General diving overview, conditions, and common marine life.

PADI Travel: Cabo Pulmo diving overview - General diving overview for Cabo Pulmo.

Dive Ninja Expeditions: Cabo diving conditions - Practical ranges for water temperature, visibility, and thermoclines.

Dive Journey spot pages (internal linking slugs) - Reference for internal spot slugs used in signature_sites.

BMM / SSS Network: Cabo San Lucas recompression chamber - Hyperbaric/recompression chamber listing and contact.

BMR Diving Medicine Center (hyperbaric capability) - Dive medicine center information and hyperbaric services overview.

PROFEPA: NOM-131-SEMARNAT-2010 (whale watching standard) - Official standard covering whale watching approach distance, speed, and activity restrictions.

CONANP: Code of ethics for diving and snorkeling in protected natural areas - Ethics guidance including sea lion breeding sensitivity and whale shark interaction rules.

Baja California Sur: Embrace It FAQ and payment portal - Official state portal describing the Embrace It tourism fee program.

PR Newswire: Embrace It updated to 488 Mexican pesos for 2026 - Press release reporting the 2026 amount update (488 pesos) and effective date.

Destination hero photo by Carlos Gilbert - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@carlosgilbert01