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La Candelaria Tour: Explore Untouched Desert, Beach & Antique Indian Village

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87 Ratings

Cabo San Lucas

Embark on a captivating tour of La Candelaria, an untouched 200-year-old Indian village in Baja California Sur. Discover its natural beauty, ancient church, and encounter indigenous wildlife.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

G-Force Adventures - Your adventure tour begins as you are picked up from your hotel in Los Cabos or the cruise ship port. We will then take you to G-Force Adventures Park where you’ll pick your top of the line UTV.
La Candelaria - We’ll first explore El Salto, a small waterfall that runs most of the year towards Los Pozos (the wells) where a small, well-preserved church still stands after 100 years, and still serves the local people. The next destination will be the town of La Candelaria, which is an antique 200-year-old Indian village, which preserves its entire natural environment, conformed by the village, the desert, and Migriño beach. This little town is located in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican State of Baja California Sur. The total current population of La Candelaria is 128 people.

In La Candelaria, you’ll see the church, orchards, and species of animals indigenous to the region such as iguanas, doves, and hares. The people of La Candelaria are known for their long lifespans - most residents live well into their 90s!

See different plants and admire the incredible views and contrast between the white sand, desert and blue ocean. This tour will give you the chance to drive your own UTV and explore the outdoors of Cabo San Lucas in an adventurous way. The tour is guided all throughout and no previous experience is required.

After your tour, you will be taken back to your hotel.

What's Included

Helmet, goggle, and face mask provided
Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off service
Bottled water included
Knowledgeable driver/guide
Transportation in an air-conditioned minivan

What's Not Included

Park Entrance Fee $20 USD per person
Gratuities
Collision Insurance $40 USD per vehicle

Additional Information

La Candelaria is an antique 200-year-old Indian village, which preserves its entire natural environment, conformed by the village, the desert, and Migriño beach. This little town is located in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican State of Baja California Sur. The total current population of La Candelaria is 128 people.

Minimum age to drive is 16 years
Suitable for all levels of experience
It is recommended that you wear sunscreen, jeans and comfortable shoes

Location

G-Force Adventures

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Sclato

Jan 15, 2024

Fantastic customer service - I would give Tony all of the stars if I could. My husband and I were booked on a side by side UTV for this tour, but then our large group hit a looong sandy river bed to break free and let loose, our machine advertised “limp home mode,” and we couldn’t accelerate. Our friends behind us obviously knew something was wrong, but Tony quickly responded to my frantic waving and gave us his 4x4 to continue until a new UTV could meet us at the beach. The roads were scenic through the desert mountains, with brief stops at Candelaria and a beach, but the best part was our private tour. Tony split the group and kept our 5 person party a private go fast party. We took twisting roads and river beds and had a great time! My only regret was the photographer wasn’t on the go fast party. She stayed with the pokey party. Once we got back to the shop, we checked out the photos, grabbed 2 for 1 margs and the bar and waited until a tequila tasting of Tony’s family’s tequila. So good. That blanco was perfection. We tried the blanco, bourbon barrel anejo, repasado, plus liquors of chocolate, margarita, and espresso/vanilla. Loved them all! Props to the crew for all they did to make sure our day was as smooth as the tequila.

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Pioneer47366169176

Dec 10, 2023

Worth the money! - A wonderful experience! Juan was an excellent guide who was mindful of safety and our enjoyment. Even when one of our UTVs had mechanical issues, they quickly brought out a better one! No complaints from our group. The tequila afterwards was so good we bought a bottle to go.

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Sarah_c

Sep 15, 2023

The best anniversary trip - It was awesome we enjoyed every bit of it great views and awesome guide definitely will be doing it again soon

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9charism

Jul 29, 2023

Best fun in a long time !! - This was the most fun I've had in a long time! These things go fast and the twisty, windy trails make this a fun little challenge. The utvs are in great shape and the tour guides are attentive. We stopped in Candelaria by the old church for a drink before continuing to the beach where we got to take a picture with the camel. I 100% recommend. One tip is to make sure you wear shorts that cover your knees and long sleeve covering so you don't get burnt like me even though I had spf 50 on haha. P.s. you get dirty.

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P2401arwilliams

Jul 26, 2023

Don't race Alejandra - We recently took the desert and beach UTV tour. Amazing. Alejandra was a great tour guide. She asked slow or fast? Since we own our own UTVs we said fast. I would not want to race her. She was great, super pace, knowing just when we needed a breather ( we are all in our 50s ). The desert is amazing (would not want to be stranded there). Terrain rough but the UTVs handled it like a champ. Easy place to find, drove ourselves, arrived early. They offered to take us on a private tour (for an extra charge) and we accepted. Was nice just us two couples on the tour. Beach was nice with a cool breeze. Great refreshments when we arrived back. And Juan's knowledge of tequila was exceptional, we even purchased our favorite after tasting. Jasmin took great photos as well. Would do it all again , and I would recommend to anyone looking for an off-road adventure.

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I2109hqcarlosr

Jul 21, 2023

Amazing experience!!!! - Amazing experience!!! From our driver that picked us from our hotel Gabriel to our UTV guide at G Force which was Juan. When I was researching which company to do the UTV adventure in Cabo I looked for several things. Price and reviews were two things. Also, G Force allowed us to take our phones and action cameras. They just told us that of course it would be our responsibility which we understood so it would be on us if we lost them. Other places said on their sites no phones and if you wanted to take your action camera, it would be extra or you had to use theirs which of course was going to be extra. Juan was an awesome UTV guide. It was only two families on our trip so he was going fast which my family and I loved. It was a big thrill. The whole experience was great! Thank you G Force for giving my family and I a great UTV experience in Cabo. Would definitely use them again if we go back for another adventure! Highly recommend!!

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J3143vyjasons

Jul 19, 2023

Candelaria utv tour - The tour was by far the best utv tour we have ever done. Our guide Alejandra was amazing. She is very knowledgeable, funny and just made the trip amazing.

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O5396lxmichelled

Jul 9, 2023

Excellent! - What a blast! Special shout out to Alejandra our guide…she is the best! Good food and very friendly staff. Thanks for the great time guys!

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Z8711npchristopherp

Jul 5, 2023

Wide open through the sand! - Such a fun activity. UTVs are fast, trails are fun and well kept and we saw some great backcountry and beaches. Go with Juan, you won't be disappointed! After the ride, don't skip some of the best food we've had on our trip. The wood fired pizzas and sopes were especially good. Great fun, we'll be back.

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Kristopheryg

Jul 3, 2023

Great family ride - The tour was a lot of fun. Wish we had more time at the beach, and a little more information during the visit to town and canyon. ATV needs heat shield to protect riders' legs from heat.

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