RIU offers two beachfront, all-inclusive resorts in Cabo San Lucas; Riu Santa Fe and Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas. Located on one of the most dramatically beautiful beaches on the Baja California peninsula, each resort offers a disco, multiple bars including pool bar and sports bar, internet cafe, day and nighttime entertainment, tennis courts, gym, sauna and jaccuzi. Snacks and beverages are available at both resorts 24 hours a day.

Less than three miles from the town of Cabo, the family-oriented Riu Santa Fe offers 902 rooms, a children’s club and two swimming pools. In addition to the spacious buffet restaurants, Riu Santa Fe offers three a la carte dinning rooms: “Torote” the poolside grill and steakhouse, “La Misión” featuring Mexican cuisine and “Carusso,” featuring Italian delicacies and dishes.

Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas boasts 642 deluxe guestrooms and select suites feature hydro-massage bathtubs and a Jacuzzi on the terrace. Unique amenities at the Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas include 24-hour room service and Riu’s renowned mini-bar and liquor dispenser that features full-size bottles of liquor. This resort offers four a la carte restaurants including “Misaki” which offers Japanese cuisine, a poolside grill and steakhouse, a Mexican dining room and “Krystal” which offers a special menu developed by Michelin-star Spanish chefs.

Spa services and motorized watersports are available at an additional fee at both resorts.

ABOUT RIU HOTELS & RESORTS

RIU Hotels & Resorts, a family owned and operated hospitality company, was founded in 1953 in Mallorca, Spain. Ranked as the 27th largest hotel chain in the world by Hotels Magazine (2008), the company operates more than 100 hotels worldwide with 29 hotels (15,000 rooms) in the Americas region. They are located in the Dominican Republic (8), Florida (1), Mexico (14), Jamaica (4), the Bahamas (1) and Aruba (1). In 2009, Riu will open a new resort in Mazatlan, Mexico, one in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, two hotels in Tunisia and one in Morocco. Worldwide, RIU Hotels & Resorts employs more than 20,000 people in 16 countries on three continents, offers more than 37,000 rooms and serves 2.7 million guests annually. For more information about RIU Hotels & Resorts visit www.Riu.com or contact your travel professional.

A whale surfaces near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

“There is something almost mystical about Whale watching these animals,” Cabo San Lucas and another place where commercial whale watching from December through late April is a popular tourist attraction. ” They are so big.

The blue whales [which can also be seen in other part of the Baja area] can be over 90 feet long. They are a big animal, maybe the biggest.