Clear Boat Ride to the Arch and End of the Earth
Recommended by 92% of travelers
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- 40 to 50 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sailing to the distinctive coastal rock formation known as The Arch (“El Arco”) is a popular pastime in Cabo San Lucas—but most boat tours only give passengers a partial experience of the water. On this clear-bottomed boat cruise, enjoy unique underwater views, and catch sight of local flora and fauna, while staying dry and comfortably seated.
- Choice of morning, afternoon, and evening tour timings for extra flexibility
- Boat rides are capped at just 12 people for a personalized experience
- Learn about the region’s coastal ecology and history from your captain and guide
- Express 1-hour tours slot easily into even packed travel schedules
What's Included
- safety equipment
- certified captain
- English speaking guide
- Completely transparent boat
- Visit to the arch, end of the land, tropical fish area, visit to the sea of cortez,
- Does not include a drink that is allowed.
- Does not include transportation
- Does not include tip or photographs.
- It doesn't go down on the beach
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Envatours CaboMarina Sn Local 15 y 16 A, Centro, Centro, Marina, 23450 Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico
Inside the pretty square, entering right in the center of the pretty square on one side of the Fountain
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Most travelers can participate
- Wheelchairs should stay in the office. The tour can be taken exclusively if the passenger can stay seated on his own in the boat.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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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Reviews
4.7
based on 554 reviews
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It was definitely worth the money. Luis was our tour guide, and he was awesome!!! He had a GREAT personality and was very funny!!! The captain, Martin was also very good. Luis told us if we put our phones down on the glass bottom boat floor, it would look like we were snorkeling. We saw a ton of fish.
Luis took pictures of each group at the arch. He allowed a lot of time and didn’t rush us at all. Great experience!!! I recommend it.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! 🤩 We’re thrilled to hear that you had such a great time on our Clear Boat tour and that Luis and Captain Martín made your experience fun and memorable. 🐠🛥️ We’re also happy you enjoyed seeing the fish through the glass bottom, the photos, and the time at the Arch. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back to Cabo San Lucas soon! 🌊✨
It’s more of a photo shoot than an excursion. It took about 10 minutes one way to get there the guide spent a little bit of time talking about the arch and about a sentence for lands end the majority of of the time was spent photographing passengers in about 7 different poses each. Then they take you inside the office to try to sell you the pictures. The boat was cool, but not really worth it.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations.
Our tour is designed to provide a scenic visit to the iconic Cabo Arch, which is the main highlight of the experience, while also offering information about these remarkable landmarks and the opportunity to capture memorable photos during the trip. We understand that the focus on photography may not appeal to every guest, and we appreciate your feedback, as it helps us evaluate the balance between the guide's commentary and the time dedicated to taking photos.
We also appreciate your comments regarding the presentation and sale of the photographs. Our intention is for this service to remain entirely optional and not detract from the overall experience.
Thank you again for your valuable feedback. We hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a better experience in the future.
EXCELLENT COMPANY! I am always skeptical of prebooked experiences, especially in Mexico where we have had bad ones. but this one was great. the guides were friendly, knowledgeable and offered to take photos with our camera vs buying professional photos. i was worried that they were going to pressure us to buy theirs, but they did not. i highly recommend this tour AND this company. don't just show up at the docks as a million guys will swarm you to take advantage of you. we just sat at a nearby bar until it was our time then headed over & boarded the boat. they also didn't make us talk like some guides make everyone talk and participate in their jokes and stories. these guys were amazing. and their prices were really good... that's why i was afraid.
Experience was great but the photos price was overpriced. More expensive than the boat ride.lol It seen the focus was the photo shots instead of the guide.
Response from Host, May 2025
Hi Juan.
We appreciate you sharing your experience with us. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the experience overall. We’re sorry to hear that the photo prices felt too high — we appreciate your honesty and will take this into consideration. Our goal is to provide both a memorable experience and great service, so we’ll definitely look into how we can better balance that in the future.
Thank you again for joining us!
Daniel was a fantastic guide. The boat took us out to the arch and we got some amazing pictures. The acrylic boat was so cool to ride on. We could a bunch of fish right below our feet.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much for your review! We're thrilled to hear you had a great time and that Daniel made your experience even better. The Arch is always a stunning sight, and we're glad you got some amazing photos. It's also great to know you enjoyed the unique experience of the acrylic boat and spotting fish right beneath your feet. We hope to welcome you back for another ocean adventure soon!
It was amazing. Had a great time. The fish were fun to watch, would have liked to see more fish. Guide was great.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for your kind review! We're thrilled to hear that you had an amazing time and enjoyed watching the fish. We’re glad you had a great time with our guide, and we hope to welcome you back on another adventure soon!
Best regards,
The Envatours Team
Fun and interesting tour. Our tour guide guide Antonio has a happy and entertaining personality. Definitely recommend
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Glad you enjoyed the tour! We are happy to know that Antonio managed to make the tour more fun. We greatly appreciate your recommendation and we hope to see you again on another tour. See you next time!
Our guides were nice, helpful, smart and very attentive to our needs. I would repeat the same trip with the same guides.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that you had such a positive experience with our guides. It's great to know that their attentiveness and expertise made your trip memorable. We would love to welcome you back for another adventure with the same guides in the future!
Don't waste your money, buy an excursion through the cruise line. By the time the tender got us to the port our excursion had started. There is no one at the port to take you to the excursion location. Waste of $80.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
I am very sorry that you had a bad experience with the excursion. I completely understand your frustration. Your comment is very valuable and we apologize for the inconvenience.
In order to improve our services, we are taking into account what you mention about the lack of information or support at the port. Our goal is to provide a smooth and satisfying experience for all our customers, and your feedback will help us improve those details in the future.
In order to know more about your situation. Would you be so kind to provide us with the details of your reservation? Please, send us an email to info@envatours.com
We hope that you will give us another opportunity in some of our other activities.
Clean boat, friendly staff, beautiful fish & scenery. Great lil cruise gor the money. Highly recommend
Response from Host, Sep 2024
We appreciate your comment! We are certainly happy to know that you lived this great experience and were able to appreciate the bottom of the sea and its beauty :D
I hope we can have you again living this great experience, greetings! :)
Fantastic experience! Great boat crew! It was short and sweet - perfect for a quick tour of local beaches and the area. The crew shared Interesting facts about the local waters and landmarks along the way. My 2 kids had a blast!
fantastic friendly people, a good experience, photos was excellent a little on the expensive side but a very good memory.
The tour was easy to book through Viator and I was very intrigued by a boat tour in a clear boat. We had the earliest booking and the office staff quickly checked us in and prepared us for the tour with any instructions. A short walk from the Envatours office to the boat which was steady and able to easily access. We had a small group so the guide dispersed the group evenly on either side of the boat. You have to take off your shoes before entering the boat which they keep in a box for you. The tour last at or about 45 minutes where you go out to and back from the Arch of Cabo. At the Arch the boat stops for pictures. You cannot remove your lifejacket during the tour and the guide explains that there is no standing at any time during the tour. The tour guide provides some knowledge of the area during the ride in both English and Spanish. Taking pictures was nice however, the guide gently discourages taking pictures with your personal camera and wants to take pictures with a small digital camera that you can purchase at the end of the tour. The tour guide is not a professional photographer or fairly good picture taker so we did not purchase any of the photos. The water is very dark underneath the boat so it makes it challenging to see the sea life but you there are a few stops where we were able to see some sea life. I would definitely recommend going on an earlier tour if you prefer a smaller group. Overall a nice short tour to go out on the water at the marina and see the Arch, Lovers Beach for the price.
The trip was a good amount of time (45 minutes), with great views and fun to see the fish. It was a very comfortable ride with a great tour guide. We loved it!
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you for leaving us your review and we are pleased to know that you liked it :)
We hope to have you back soon or in one of our other branches so you can live the magnificent experience!
A very well organized tour. Our guide was excellent and very entertaining. My son loved seeing all of the fish under the boat, I wish we could have spent more time just looking at fish. We also saw many sea lions on the rocks and in the water nearby.
We did spend more time that I would have liked taking individual/family pictures at the Arco that you can buy afterwards.
It was amazing , unique experience. Got a little sea sick at the end but it was simply amazing!
Highly recommend.
I read a lot of reviews and info on these tours before finally picking one. We went in with the mindset of it’ll be whatever it’ll be. I’m so glad we did it. Our tour guide was awesome and so funny. Another reason I picked this one over the others is the meeting spot was a little more descriptive although maps was a bit off. We left the meeting spot and walked together as a group to the dock / our boat. By the time we were pulling back in to the marina it had been 55 minutes from the time we started walking. Very pleased with the time because we saw what was promised. I would do this again.
We loved the tour, it was a fantastic way to see the arch..the guide crew was very friendly..
Loved it!!
Great adventure! We loved it! I was very impressed! It was everything I expected it to be and more. Thanks!
Alejandro was amazing! The check-in process was quick and efficient. The tour started promptly. The photos taken by the tour guide came out fabulous! Would highly recommend.
The clear boat tour was a very cool and unique experience! Itzel was our guide and she was amazing! She explained everything we were seeing and also allowed us to take our own pictures. She was taking pictures for us that we could purchase but if you take your own pictures, it’s not necessary to buy them. I would definitely recommend this clear boat tour to anyone coming to Cabo San Lucas!
Perfect experience for family with young kids (and one of very few that we could do with a two year old). All of us loved looking at the fish on the way to the arch and the captain did an outstanding job of keeping us in position so we could see the arch. Our tour guide was very friendly as well.
We decided to do the clear boat for our honeymoon! We really enjoyed the experience! The staff was so friendly.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Hello, it is a pleasure to know that we were part of an important date and were able to live this incredible experience!
We hope to have you back in one of our destinations :)
Everything was awesome! Really beautiful experience. Our tour guide was awesome. This was the highlight of my trip
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Thank you for your comment, for us it is very important that all our customers live a unique experience!
Boat was neatly maintained. Driver operated safely. Tour guide was very professional and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend !
We missed the original time we had so they were able to put us on another boat for a discounted price of $15 USD per person. The pictures are worth the buy, kinda expensive but high quality. Our photographer also helped us with pose ideas.
Awesome experience! Our guide was amazing and took amazing pictures of everyone. You will leave with great pics if you want to purchase. The all clear beat was so cool. You could see other people in passing boats being jealous of our clear boat and wishing they had booked ours. Lol. Will definitely do this again when I bring friends back to Cabo.
Alejandro was a great tour guide - we enjoyed our time on this boat. The boat is clear and easy to see lots of fish
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Hello, we are very happy that everything has been to your liking, we hope to have you back soon, thank you for leaving us your opinion as this motivates us to continue providing a quality service to our customers, have a good day :)
The view of the arch was wonderful! The clear boats a nice way to view the fish, sea lions and pelicans up close.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
It's good to know that you were able to live this experience from our clearboat, thank you for leaving us your comment! :)
Had a great time the tour guides were friendly and funny worth the money saw alot a different fish and sea lions on the rock. We got alot of pretty sunset pics
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