Cabo Whale Watch Three-Level Vessel and Majestic Arch

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This two-hour whale watch leaves from Cabo San Lucas on a three-level boat built for line-of-sight — top deck for scanning, mid-level if you want the spray, bottom if you need a break. The trip runs December through March when gray whales and humpbacks move through the corridor, and it swings past Land's End on the way out so you get the Arch whether the whales cooperate or not. Breakfast is included, which matters more than it sounds like when you're on the water at 8 a.m. The boat holds enough people that you're not elbowing for space, but it's not a party barge. Thirty-one reviews put it at a perfect 5.0, which for a wildlife trip usually means the crew knows where to position and when to cut the engine. Ninety-five dollars gets you on. Bring a jacket — it's warm on land, cold on the Pacific before noon.