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Private Cabo Kayak and Snorkel Tour at Santa Maria & Chileno Bay

Kayak and snorkel two of Cabo's calmest, clearest bays on a private tour.

Private tour — just your group 2.5 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

Start in Santa Maria Bay, surrounded by cliffs, and kayak east toward Chileno Bay to explore tide pools and snorkel in calm, shallow water with fish, eels, starfish, urchins, and sea turtles.

This private tour pairs sea kayaking with guided snorkeling across two of the safest, clearest bays on the Los Cabos corridor — a slower, more nature-focused alternative to the boat-and-Arch circuit.

Highlights

  • Santa Maria Bay A cliff-ringed cove, one of the calmest bays for launching a kayak.
  • Tide pools Shallow rock pools along the route, explored between paddling stretches.
  • Chileno Bay Clear, shallow water for snorkeling with real marine life — fish, eels, starfish, urchins, and turtles.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Pickup from your Cabo San Lucas or San José del Cabo hotel.

1

Santa Maria Bay

A cliff-ringed cove, one of the calmest bays for launching a kayak.

2

Tide pools

Shallow rock pools along the route, explored between paddling stretches.

3

Chileno Bay

Clear, shallow water for snorkeling with real marine life — fish, eels, starfish, urchins, and turtles.

D

Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, the route is calm water suitable for beginners, and your guide paddles with you.
Yes, all kayaking and snorkeling equipment is included.
This is a private tour for your own group.
Yes — both are federally protected marine sanctuaries on the Los Cabos Corridor, and Chileno Bay specifically bans jet skis and other motorized watercraft inside the bay, which helps keep its water clear and its small coral formation intact.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

Start in Santa Maria Bay, surrounded by cliffs, and kayak east toward Chileno Bay to explore tide pools and snorkel in calm, shallow water with fish, eels, starfish, urchins, and sea turtles. This private tour pairs sea kayaking with guided snorkeling across two of the safest, clearest bays on the Los Cabos corridor — a slower, more nature-focused alternative to the boat-and-Arch circuit.

Santa Maria Bay and Chileno Bay are both federally protected marine sanctuaries along the Los Cabos Corridor, the stretch of coastline between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, and both are Blue Flag-certified for water quality. Chileno Bay's protection bans jet skis and other motorized watercraft inside the bay, which is a real part of why its water stays unusually clear — visibility that regularly tops 30 feet — and why it has held onto something rare for this immediate corridor: a living coral formation, among the only spots this close to Cabo San Lucas where coral still grows (the larger, better-known coral reef at Cabo Pulmo lies much farther east along the Sea of Cortez).

Santa Maria Bay's own horseshoe shape, ringed by cliffs on three sides, is what makes it one of the most sheltered put-in points on the corridor for a kayak — the surrounding rock blocks most of the open-water swell, and the bay functions as its own protected fish sanctuary. The roughly two-mile paddle east toward Chileno follows a shoreline the two bays effectively share, with the tide pools along the way simply exposed rock shelves that fill and drain with the tide, not a man-made feature.

Both bays sit on the winter path of migrating humpback whales, which pass the Los Cabos coastline roughly December through April. It isn't the focus of this particular route, but a passing spout or breach offshore is a real possibility during those months.

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