Birding San Jose Estuary Los Cabos Mexico

Recommended by 92% of travelers

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Spotting scope & filed guides to identify species, also binoculars upon request
Bottled water
Small bay tour on a boat

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

* Pick-up times in summer are between 05:30 to 06:00 , In winter between 06:00 to 06:30 to maximise your birding expreience * We pick up at lobby of your hotel but please provide your hotel & room number because at security gate will ask the guide to let access to the lobby . * If You are coming on Cruise-ship please provide: name of Cruise arrival time , I will give you directions where to meet the guide . * If you are staying in an air BnB let us know , Not all gated comunities let us access property , we can pick you up at some but others only to closest pick-up location , I will let you know .

Operating hours
.7:00 am

What To Expect

San Jose's Estuary and Bird Sanctuary

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Neesa_W

The tour guide was absolutely fabulous. She was well versed in the ecosystem, history and culture of the area. She engaged us from the time she picked us up at the hotel until the time we returned to the hotel. As new birders, she taught us about binoculars, the birds of the area, birding 101, and the interesting history of the estuary and the environmental challenges. We would go back in a heartbeat.

Reviews

4.7

based on 26 reviews

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Joanne is great lovely boat ride

Sheryl_D, Mar 2026

Short lively estuary birding excursion with two endemics followed by lovely boat ride. Not mentioned in explanation on line. But we adored the boat ride and did add a couple new species. Also Joanne knows so much about the land. Geology. Etcetera.

Birding Los Cabos

Adil_K, Jan 2026

The experience made it easy to get from my resort to birding sanctuary. My guide Joanne was knowledgeable and I saw at least 40 species of birds with good pictures. Probably heard 5-10 more species but did not get pictures. Overall an excellent trip for 2. 1/2 hrs of birding and about 1 1/2 hr driving to and back to the sanctuary

The estuary was great-...

susan_S, Dec 2025

The estuary was great- would have preferred to spend the whole time there or incorporated another birding spot- not coming back for the boat ride ! We had to wait forever to park the car- that needs to be worked out! Maybe have a trip that doesn’t include the boat ride and just do land birding as an option. Our guide was very knowledgeable and did a good job for the birding.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Dear Susan : thank you very much for your comment we will take in considerantion your sugestion , there was a time where we enjoyed the estuary and ecountered very interesting species by the bay and rockeries near the arch , But it is true that los Cabos has grown so muuuch beyond control that Parking is now an issue , is one of the reasons we are tryig to preserve the estaury by giving sustainable use trough birding tour and now you are part of it , thank you very much , We must recognize there are things we can control and others don't ... like Parking and by the way is not always an issue but from now on guides will sugest if visitors want to spend longer time at estuary and skip the bay portion in days we have a LOT of cruisers. Greetings - Jose

Great morning birding at Estuary San Jose

Melody_J, May 2025

Joanna was awesome. Knowledgeable about San Jose, endemic birds, and some culture. I had an amazing morning at Estuary San Jose. Highly recommend

Highly recommend.

Neesa_W, Apr 2025

No show tour

Claudine_W, Nov 2024

The tour was a “no show.” I waited an hour for the designated hotel pick up but no one showed up. Did get through to chat help via Whatsapp however no luck reaching the operator who didn’t respond to my call. This was my second attempt to take this tour. I’ve requested a refund.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Good Morning , there must be a missunderstanding somewher , it is always a pleasure to lead visitors but sometimes as much as we want some times is not possible, we didn't confirm your reservation we explained you because our policy is for a minimum of 2 participants , please give us opportunity to serve you in another time .

Amazing experience seeing rare and endangered birds.

Cathleen_H, Oct 2024

This was one of the best birding trips I’ve ever done! So amazing to see rare and endangered birds along with multiple other species. The Estuary needs to come a protected bird sanctuary. Truly it is a unique and extremely valuable ecosystem in Baja. My only concern was how often the guide used the sound app to call out birds. This is not a recommended practice as it can confuse and stress birds, and potentially lead to changes in behavior.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

thank you for your feed back we are happy when visitors are happy too , and regarding sounds , we will talk to our guide and improve her performance , please come back and you will see those changes implemented. Thank you

Do Cabo for Birding

Bret_H, Oct 2024

Over 40 different species of birds identified during our time on land and on water. Jo Ann was a knowledgeable tour guide for us.

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for your kind comments , is always our pleasure to lead our guest and send them Happy , please comeback whenever you want we have many more bird species to show you - Greetings to all of you -Joanne

1/2 day birding in San Juan Los Cabos

Bill_T, Feb 2024

we saw 50 different species with Joann including two endemics. she was very knowledgeable and we had a pleasant day. i would highly recommend her .

Excellent birding in San Jose

William_A, Oct 2023

Joanne was a very accomplished guide. We went to the Reserva Ecologica Estero and saw many water birds. Also saw the Xantu’s hummingbird. Very nice

Excellent bird watching at the estuary

Chrissy_L, Feb 2023

Thanks to our guide we saw over 50 different kinds of birds and learned alot about the area. The estuary area should not only be a national park as it is currently designated but will also be designated as a bird sanctuary.