Cabo San Lucas City Tour: Boat Ride, Glass Blowing & Tasting

See the Arch and blow glass yourself in one afternoon

A five-hour Cabo San Lucas city tour with a professional guide covers the Los Cabos Arch and Sea Lions Colony on a 45-minute glass-bottom boat ride, includes a tequila tasting and a hands-on visit to a glass-blowing factory, and comes with hotel pickup. Free shopping time is built into the day.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cabo San Lucas City Tour Highlights

• Explore main attractions with guide
• Enjoy 45-minute glass bottom boat ride
• Visit Los Cabos Arch and sea lions
• Stop at Lovers and Divorce Beach
• Participate in tequila tasting
• Visit glass blowing factory

The Experience

If you land in Cabo with a free afternoon or want to pack the main sights into a single outing, this tour moves through the essentials without the logistics. A guide picks you up from your hotel and walks you through Cabo San Lucas's main attractions before heading to the water. The 45-minute glass-bottom boat ride is where the day opens up — you're looking down at the Los Cabos Arch from the water and watching sea lions move around Lands End, the rocky point where the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez meet. The boat lets you see both without needing to arrange separate excursions.

After the boat, the tour stops at a glass-blowing factory. This is not a demonstration you watch from a bench — you're invited to try it yourself if you want to, handling the molten glass and shaping it under instruction. It's the kind of thing most visitors don't get to do on their own. A tequila tasting rounds out the factory visit, and the tour builds in free shopping time so you can move at your own pace through the town's main retail areas without feeling rushed.

The guide speaks English or Spanish, and the whole day runs five hours. Bottled water is included. Pickup is from your hotel, so you don't need to arrange transport to the meeting point. Children from age one are welcome, and specialized infant seats are available on the boat.

What’s included

• A professional guide in English or Spanish.
• hotel pickup.
• a 45-minute glass-bottom boat ride to the Los Cabos Arch and Sea Lions Colony.
• a tequila tasting.
• a hands-on visit to a glass-blowing factory.
• free shopping time in Cabo San Lucas.
• and bottled water throughout the day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Cabo Day Trips

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you're new to Cabo and want the main sights and a couple of hands-on moments without building an itinerary yourself — the guide, the boat, the factory and the timing are all arranged, so a five-hour afternoon holds together as a single outing.

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Top questions

What exactly is the glass-bottom boat ride like on this tour?

The 45-minute glass-bottom boat ride takes you out to the Los Cabos Arch and the Sea Lions Colony, where you can watch sea lions from the water and see the rock formations of Lands End. The glass bottom lets you look down into the water without leaving the boat.

Do I get to try glass blowing myself, or is it just a factory tour?

The glass-blowing factory visit includes the option to blow glass yourself under instruction — you're not just watching a demonstration. It's a hands-on stop, though participation is your choice.

How much free time do I have to shop, and where?

Free shopping time is included in the tour itinerary, and it takes place in Cabo San Lucas's main shopping areas. The exact duration and location are built into the five-hour schedule.

Is hotel pickup really included, or do I meet the guide somewhere?

Hotel pickup is included — the guide collects you from your accommodation in Cabo San Lucas, so you don't need to arrange separate transport to the tour's starting point.

What if I'm traveling with a baby — can they come on the boat?

Children from age one are welcome on this tour, and specialized infant seats are available on the glass-bottom boat, so you can bring a baby along without needing to arrange childcare.