Need help with Cabo itinerary on our own please!

[Aquaticdreams]

Cruising in two weeks on Princess. We’ll be in Cabo from 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM. We want to do the water taxi to El Arco, go to Medano beach (an hour is plenty), shop, and have dinner close to the tender dock. Being a tender port I know it may take some time to get off and I assume we need to return by 8:00. What’s the best way to do this to try to fit everything in? Take the water taxi to El Arco first, then get dropped off at the beach, shop, then take a cab back to the dock? Or take a cab to the furthest point out for shopping (and where would that be?), make our way to the beach, take a water taxi to El Arco from the beach (any idea how late they run? Is this even possible?), then get dropped off back at the dock. I’m not really sure where the best shopping is i.e. near Medano, the Marina, or elsewhere. We’re interested in Mexican souvenirs and art, not so much the high end chain shops we can find at home. Any suggestions are much appreciated!

[Mike45LC]

I would do the "glass bottom boat" trip to the Arch first -- it gets dark too early in your short port call!

 

Warning:  If after your Arch visit the boat drops you off at the beach, you need to wade ashore.  So you will be sandy and wet.  Given how early it gets dark and how late you will be arriving in Cabo, you might want to skip either the Arch or the beach.  Or you might catch an amazing sunset from the beach -- I've never sunsetted on that beach and I don't even know which way west is from the beach!!  Someone help us here!  [Why don't I know which way is the sunset?  I've been on a ship's balcony in Cabo often enough.  Time to check some of my Cabo photos.]

 

Walk back to the Marina after the beach (or the boat tour drops you off in the Marina) and do your dining and shopping as you walk back to the tender dock.  If you are wet, that might make dining uncomfortable.  I'd skip the beach all together:  boat tour, shopping in the Marina, then dinner in the Marina. 

 

You did not mention drinking.  Giggling Marlin and other bars/clubs are easily walkable from the Marina.

 

[Aquaticdreams]

Thanks you make some very good points. It sounds like we might have to skip something but still trying to decide what. Any other suggestions are appreciated!!