Cabo Trek Private Yacht in Cabo San Lucas: 1-Hour Express Highlight Cruise for 10

Cabo Trek

Cabo San Lucas Private Yacht 1 Hour Express Highlight Cruise

★ 5.0 (4) · from $399

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Prices and timetables checked 2026-10-17. Affiliate note: the booking button is a GetYourGuide link and I earn a commission on bookings.

The Cabo Trek private yacht is a one-hour express run: $399 per group for a 33-foot Sea Ray 330 Express Cruiser with a captain and first mate, for up to 10 guests, past the Arch, Lover’s Beach, Pelican Rock, the sea lion colony and El Medano beach.

The detail that changes the decision is the time. One hour from the marina is enough for the highlights, but it leaves no room for a swim or a long sunset, and the start time is not fixed at booking: Cabo Trek messages you a proposed time afterwards, which you then confirm or change.

This page covers one product from my Cabo San Lucas boat tours comparison and sits in the Cabo yacht charter group. The Harbour Advisor home page links my other destinations.

What is the Cabo Trek private yacht and what do you see?

It is a private one-hour harbour and coast cruise on a 33-foot motor yacht, sold as the quick way to see the Cabo highlights without a shared deck. The listing promises great photo opportunities and a captain and first mate who handle safety.

• The Arch: the headline stop, a short run from the marina.
• Lover’s Beach and Pelican Rock: the two rock-and-sand landmarks beside it.
• Sea lions: the colony on the rocks near Land’s End.
• El Medano beach: the long hotel beach on the bay side, the last stretch.

The listing lets you ask for a cake or champagne for a special occasion. It also says that Cabo Trek can tailor the cruise, so message them before the date if you want a specific order of stops.

Where does the Cabo Trek private yacht leave from?

The Cabo Trek counter is in the Tesoro Hotel building on the marina front. The listing gives three reference points: it is close to dock M-O, next to the white lighthouse with a red stripe, and behind the D’Right Joint restaurant. Tesoro Hotel on Google Maps and the marina lighthouse on Google Maps help you locate it.

The listing excludes hotel pickup and drop-off, and Cabo has no metro, so take a taxi or rideshare to the marina. Walking time depends on where you start, so I give none.

What is the route, stop by stop?

The route is a compact loop from the marina to the Arch and back along the bay. The listing names five highlights, and the straight-line distances below show how close they are.

Those distances come from the map pins in my places data and are straight lines over water, not the boat’s track. At a cruising speed of 10 knots (my assumption, not stated by the operator) the Arch is about seven minutes away, which is why one hour covers all five stops comfortably.

How long is it and when does it sail?

The cruise lasts 1 hour, and the listing offers no fixed departure grid; Cabo Trek proposes a start time by message after you book. If you want the sun to set during the hour, ask for a start about 30 minutes before sunset.

Sunset values come from the sunrise-sunset.org API for the 15th of each month in 2026, in the America/Mazatlan time zone, UTC-7 all year. The 30-minute lead is my own planning rule, not an operator timetable.

What is included and what costs extra?

The $399 covers the yacht, the captain and first mate, taxes, fees and the marine park fees. Photos and hotel transport are separate.

The listing adds that Cabo Trek may cancel your booking for bad weather or not enough travellers, and you would then get a full refund. For a private charter, "not enough travellers" should not apply, but it is in the policy text.

What does it cost per person at each group size?

The price per person falls from $200 for a couple to $40 for ten guests. At ten guests, the hourly cost per person is below the $44.85 median for shared trips, but the median trip lasts longer.

A group of eight pays about $50 each, which is just above the $46 an hour of a shared sunset dinner but buys you a private boat and a chosen start time.

How does the Cabo Trek private yacht compare with other private trips?

It is the shortest and cheapest private boat in this comparison, and the longer sailboat gives three times the time for 50% more money. The table lines up the private options.

If your group is three or fewer, the shared sunset sail costs $252 for three people, which is $147 less than the private yacht, though you share the deck.

Is the Cabo Trek private yacht worth it against the other Cabo boats?

For six to ten guests who want privacy and a short, photogenic outing, yes. For a couple, it costs $200 each for an hour, which is hard to justify against $84 for two hours on a shared sailboat.

• Worth it for: small groups, families with limited time, proposals and photo shoots.
• Weak value for: couples, snorkelers and anyone who wants food and drinks included.
• Longer alternative: the 3-hour private sailboat at $600.

605,763 cruise passengers arrived in Cabo San Lucas in the first seven months of 2025, on 161 ship calls.

With cruise passengers filling the main harbour, a private yacht is also the fastest way to dodge the queue at the dock.

When is the best time to go?

For whales, pick December to March; for calm water and dry skies, January to April. The table shows rain days, sea temperature and sunset times.

One March 2025 reviewer saw sea lions and whales on this trip. NOAA Fisheries notes that Mexico’s humpbacks breed along the Pacific coast and pass the Baja peninsula, and it recommends keeping at least 100 yards from large whales. No sighting is guaranteed.

The 2025 data show 16 rain days and 142.6 mm in September and 11 rain days in August, so the short cruise is most likely to be cancelled for weather in late summer. Mean wave height peaks at 1.7 m in October. The next public holiday is Revolution Day on 16 November 2026 (Nager.Date).

What do passengers say?

The pattern is that private beats crowded. The four reviews I could read rate 5 stars and praise the captain, the sunset and the wildlife.

• Privacy: one reviewer chose it over crowded group boats.
• Captain: credited with making sure the group saw everything.
• Wildlife: sea lions and whales mentioned in a March sailing.
• Length: one reviewer wished it did not have to end.

With four ratings in total and all of them 5 stars, the 5.0 says little about consistency. Treat it as a hint, not a track record.

Who should skip it?

Skip it if you want to snorkel, eat on board, or spend more than an hour on the water. My Cabo boat tour list and the three-hour private sailboat suit those plans better.

How do you book the Cabo Trek private yacht?

1. Choose a date and your group size.
2. Watch for the message with the proposed start time and confirm it.
3. Find the Cabo Trek office inside the Tesoro Hotel near dock M-O.
4. Bring a camera; the listing sells the cruise as a photo outing.

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Sources: Listing data from GetYourGuide (checked 2026-10-17). Open-Meteo historical weather and marine APIs, sunrise-sunset.org API, Frankfurter FX API. Los Cabos municipal government; NOAA Fisheries; Nager.Date.