Two fave hot spots are Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. But just as Cabo and Cancun are different, so too are Cabo and Puerto Vallarta. Sure, they’re both in Mexico, but they’re as unalike as tacos and tequila.
Cabo has a desert climate, and it tends to be drier than Puerto Vallarta during the rainy season. Like PV, good times to go to Los Cabos are between December and March.
It’s a fun and trendy escape for a winter sun-and-sand vacation. The tropical jungle that surrounds the city is lush with palm trees, flowing rivers, and colorful singing birds.
We’d have to say Puerto Vallarta has better beaches if you want to swim in the ocean. Many of the beaches in Cabo are unsafe for swimming because of strong currents and rip tides.