How much should I bring for a week in Cabo San Lucas?

Question

Hey a couple of my fraternity brothers and I are going on vacation early January. How much should I bring. Are bars cheap in Mexico. The exchange rate in Mexico is 150.00 USD=1,648.42 MXN. We are going to eat dinner, get wasted, for about 6 days straight.

How much are things down there, and what should I stay away from. I heard from some alumni that when they went they almost got arrested and paid off the police not to go to jail. What should I watch out for.

Thanks

Answer 1

Cabo San Lucas expensive. Just like any other place in US. If you get out of hand the police will come into play. Just enjoy and don't get carried away.

Go on boat party tour . You might go to the pier and ask for specials. Last time out there it was 25 per person just to party and snorkel. 3years ago. A little extra to go on mini personal submarine excursion on the same tour.

Check out Wide Open Baja. Off Road Racing tour.

Answer 2

You should figure that you will spend 'at least' the same amount of money you would spend for the same things where ever you are from.Destinations like Cabo and Cancun are expensive.

The fact is, the Police in Mexico are not paid like the Police where you live so sometimes they are a little more more creative when they run into drunk,obnoxious gringos. You wouldn't find fault with that,would you? After all, think about the alternative...a Mexican jail or a few bucks for a policeman's family.It should be a no-brainer.

Answer 3

You didn't give enough info.  Are you staying somewhere?  Food might be included at the resort.  Is the place you are staying close to Cabo so you can walk?  Taxis and shuttles get expensive and some of the resorts are 20mins+ out of town.  

Your best bet it to go for an all inclusive right in CSL, walk to the bars at night and party until the wee hours of the morning, then hang out at the pool and the beach (medano) all day getting primed again for another night out.  Check out the Melia CSL.

Booze is getting expensive in the bars, but its still cheaper than the USA.  Remember Cabo is the most expensive resort in Mexico!  If you want cheap cheap you should go somewhere else. (PV or Mazatlan)

As far as getting arrested...it doesn't happen very often.   Police will tolerate quite a bit, because they know the drunk tourists bring money to CSL.  But if you are throwing glasses at cars, or picking fights with locals, or trying to have s*x with a prostitute in a car on the main street (all things I have witnessed drunken american frats do)  You will find yourself in a really hot, stinky cell with a bunch of other losers on the edge of town trying to remember your basic spanish and hoping your friends saw you thrown in the back of the cop van.  It is rare to pay off a cop if you are being an a*****e!  Most people "pay off" traffic violations or infractions so they don't get their drivers licence taken.