Mexico has remained open to American tourists all through the pandemic without restrictions.

Once I was vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, I organized a trip to Los Cabos, which was the sector's first journey vacation spot to get hold of Share care fitness protection .

I planned an revel in staying at health-focused resorts, consuming vegan meals in San Jose del Cabo and enjoying the area’s nature.

If you’re considering travelling to Los Cabos quickly, right here’s what to expect:


Entry and exit requirements
 
While it's no longer mandatory to expose proof of vaccine or a poor COVID take a look at, traffic ought to entire the health danger assessment shape 12 hours previous to arrival.

The traveler-friendly has applied a testing program to assist visitors get tested at their resort to be able to meet necessities to board flights to their home countries, which includes the U.S.

As of  Eight, unvaccinated Americans will want a negative test taken within someday of departure. The three-day rule nonetheless applies for vaccinated vacationers.

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Local regulations: Pack a mask

Los Cabos With Care, the area's COVID protocol, units the policies for the airport, transportation, restaurants, bars, tours and beaches.

Curfew: People ought to be interior with the aid of 2 a.m.

Masks:  Everyone ought to wear mask always in  public and personal areas except whilst eating, ingesting, or swimming.

Clearing up any Cabo confusion

Los Cabos is the county or area containing the traveler mecca of Cabo San Lucas and the neighboring city of San Jose del Cabo. Both are served via the same airport, Los Cabos International Airport.  Los Cabos is located inside the Mexican nation of Baja California Sur.

Where to live and dine





Upon arrival at Solaz Resort, my temperature become taken and I changed into supplied a reusable masks and hand sanitizer to apply all through my stay. I chose Solaz as it has one of the most effective swimmable seashores at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. (Note: Solaz is currently closed for infrastructure upkeep.)

My room had a personal plunge pool which changed into extremely-expensive at some point of the recent desert afternoons – Los Cabos enjoys over 340 days .

The seaside-front property features art by Mexican artist César Lopez-Negrete who spent time visiting throughout the Baja Peninsula amassing notion from the vicinity’s flora and fauna for his art.

I had lunch at Chula Vegan Café, the first vegan restaurant in San José del Cabo, run by way of sisters Natalia and Ivana. They serve plant-primarily based renditions of Mexican dishes including nachos with vegan cheese.

After lunch, I masked up and strolled round Plaza Majors, the town square in San José del Cabo, admiring the beautiful structure, avenue art and souvenirs at Plaza Artisans.

Cabo: 'The world's aquarium'






While snorkeling, I saw endangered sea turtles gliding thru the gem-like turquoise sea. Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau dubbed Cabo’s Sea of Cortez the " the arena's aquarium," way to its array of marine lifestyles.

That wasn't the only water I explored. Back at Solaz, I indulged in a rubdown and soaked within the hydrotherapy swimming pools.

In-house artwork museum

Solaz is the handiest lodge in Mexico that has an on-website online museum, Gabonese del Barco. I strolled via the famous, that have plaques in English and Spanish and found out approximately Baja Peninsula's history and nature.

Get cooking

As the day became to night I grabbed a seat outdoors at Al Pair, which recently introduced a large choice of vegan dishes to their menu along with roasted cauliflower tacos.

I like to take cooking classes after I journey and took one at the circle of relatives-owned farm-to-desk Tamarinds in San Jose del Cabo.

Our group become small – just eight human beings – and the complete revel in was outside. We harvested fresh vegetables from the garden, learned how to make homemade tortillas, salsas and greater.

That nighttime I snagged a desk at Don Sanchez restaurant and enjoyed the vegan tasting menu with modern plant-ahead plates the use of integral Mexican ingredients like jicama, tomato and huitlacoche.

The bottom line





I didn’t stumble upon crowds in any respect throughout my trip to Los Cabos. I felt absolutely secure the whole time and changed into capable of do all the sports on my itinerary – most of which have been exterior. I followed neighborhood guidelines to keep myself and others safe, wore my mask and washed my arms often.