East Cape Resort Mexico Vacations

East Cape Resorts on the East Cape of the Baja Peninsula, in Baja California Sur, where the vast Pacific Ocean merges with the Sea of Cortez, is one of the world’s most famous sportfishing meccas. Baja Mexico Vacations are where tranquil warm ocean currents meet the North American continental landmass, sport fishing enthusiasts who visit this region target multiple species, many with year-round availability.

For an all-around Baja Mexico fishing vacation, it’s hard to beat our two spectacular resort properties, Hotel Palmas de Cortez and Hotel Playa del Sol—as well as the Villas de Cortez private condominiums—located ninety miles north of Cabo San Lucas (45 miles north of the San Jose de Cabo/Cabo San Lucas International Airport). Located in the secluded Bahia de las Palmas (“The Bay of the Palms”), Hotel Palmas de Cortez, Hotel Playa del Sol, and the Villas overlook the magnificent Sea of Cortez and represent the three jewels of Baja California’s sportfishing operations, first-class fishing-centric resort properties that cater to anglers of all skill levels and families alike. Our hotels feature impeccable service, fine dining, stunning tropical resort grounds featuring palm tree-lined Infinity swimming pools, jacuzzi, sushi bars and poolside cantinas the Spa de Cortez, tennis and pickleball courts (the Palmas Pickleball Resort), and plenty of other resort destination amenities, all designed to provide the comfort you expect from your fishing vacation.

Famous for huge blue marlin as well as thrilling, hard-fighting black marlin, these Mexican fishing destinations offer the biggest fish and best variety of species of any Mexican resort area. Besides blue marlin and black marlin, the Sea of Cortez near Baja’s East Cape is a spring spawning ground for striped marlin. These magnificent gamefish thrive all year in these waters. Although smaller in size when reaching adult size than the blues and blacks (striped marlin grow to 200 pounds here, while blue and black marlin approach 1000 pounds), the stripers are renowned as the hardest-fighting marlin species, pound-for-pound. Other billfish found near Baja’s East Cape include swordfish, as well as numerous Pacific sailfish.

The Baja Peninsula juts into the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean, providing anglers quick access to the cobalt blue ocean depths, which are home to numerous pelagic gamefish species.

Much more than a billfishing destination only, the Sea of Cortez also offers anglers huge schools of yellowfin tuna, including fish that exceed 200 pounds. The tuna roam the open ocean along with thousands of porpoises, sharing mutual food sources and working in tandem to hunt for prey. Acrobatic dorado (also known mahi-mahi in Hawaii and dolphin fish in the United States) also are available in significant numbers.

The stretches of sandy beaches ringing the Bay of the Palms are known as “The Roosterfish Capital of the World”. Inshore jack species like roosterfish commonly exceed 50 pounds in the Sea of Cortez. Plus, you’ll find literally dozens of other thrilling fish to catch in this Mexican fishing paradise (over 80 gamefish species prowl our inshore and offshore fishing grounds), species like wahoo, amberjack, cero mackerel, jack crevalle, yellowtail, grouper, cabrilla, and a variety of snapper species.

Other activities to enjoy while on vacation on Baja’s East Cape include the Palmas pickleball courts, whale-watching, ATV riding on the beaches and arroyos, exploring mountain waterfalls and spring-fed freshwater pools in the Sierra de la Laguna mountain range, snorkeling or scuba diving at the Cabo Pulmo Marine Sanctuary, kite-surfing and wakeboarding, sea kayaking, or simply relaxing by the pool or laying in the sun on the beach at water’s edge!

On Baja’s East Cape, at East Cape Resorts’ magnificent resort properties, you’ll experience the best that Baja California and the Sea of Cortez have to offer. Relax in lush tropical settings at our hotels located right on the beach, sip a margarita or cold Mexican beer, relax on the veranda of your seaside hotel suite, and have the best Mexican sportfishing experience literally just paces away from your room. Hook yourself into the experience of a lifetime at East Cape Resorts!