On the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, just two hours from LAX/SFO, a foodie’s paradise awaits, and it beckons you with culinary adventures the likes of which you’ve never seen.
We’re talking dining experiences in restored sugar cane factories, sipping margaritas with a unique farm twist, and cliff-side cheese tasting paired with a glass of champagne overlooking the sparkling blue of the Pacific Ocean.
Now, is it just me, or are your taste-buds packing their bags already?
But before you get packing, get this: thanks to an exciting promotional campaign with Los Cabos Tourism, Mad Mex, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia, ten lucky amigos will be able to taste their way to the culinary hotspot that is Los Cabos and feast on all its delicious food, plus take part in a range of extreme activities that are bound to leave you with an appetite for more…
To be in the running, all you need to do is visit a participating Mad Mex location around Australia before 20 November, purchase any main meal, and then enter online here – oh, and the more times you enter, the greater your chances of winning!
But just in case you need a little extra convincing as to why Los Cabos should feature on any culinary traveller’s itinerary: Here are three taste-worthy reasons why you should travel to Los Cabos purely for the food.
1. Los Cabos has gone all organic
Fancy a little farm fresh on your next holiday?
Los Cabos is home to two certified organic farms – Flora Farm and Huerta Los Tamarindos – both of which cater to the increasingly popular organic food movement.
At Flora Farm, visitors can learn about organic farming on a guided tour of the ten-acre property in the shadows of the gorgeous Sierra de la Laguna Mountains, before tucking into a farm fresh meal and sampling a unique take on the traditional margarita, called the ‘Farmarita’ – yep, it’s truly something special!
Alternatively, visitors to Huerta Los Tamarindos can take a cooking class led by an experienced chef in the farm’s restored sugar cane factory-turned-restaurant, before letting the professionals cook them a delicious meal.
Pro tip: Time your visit to Los Cabos in December and take part in the colourful Sabor a Cabo or “Flavors of Cabo” festivities.
2. Fish for your own dinner, and have it cooked by a chef
You don’t have to be an expert fisherman or woman to catch a fish or five in Los Cabos, as the waters off the coast here are truly abundant with marine life – it is known as the ‘World’s Aquarium’ after all…
So yeah, Los Cabos is one of the best places to go fishing in the world, which consequently also makes it one of the best places to gorge yourself silly on fresh seafood!
But for something truly unique, why not sign up for Solmar Hotels & Resorts’ mouth-watering ‘Hook & Cook’ program, which allows guests to catch their own fish during the day and then leave it up to the skilled chefs to turn their catch into a delicious evening meal for as little as $12USD per person?
Did you know? Los Cabos is an exotic escape within easy reach of California, just two hours from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
3.One-of-a-kind dining experiences await
Los Cabos, where the desert meets the sea, is full of unique dining experiences that are sure to leave a lasting impression on you for many years to come.
For example, diners at Hacienda Encantada’s Los Riscos Restaurant can savour the flavours on their plate while savouring the views from the most sought after table at the restaurant: La Mesa del Patron. From this vantage point, diners will be able to enjoy a special menu – that includes selected wine-pairings – whilst overlooking the beach and crashing waves. Heaven!
Another once-in-a-lifetime experience takes place at Casianos in San Jose del Cabo, where guests can simply tell the chef what they can and can’t eat, and then sit back as the chef creates a sumptuous meal for them paired with delicious wine.
Oh, and we cannot not mention the cliff-side Champagne Terrace experience at The Resort at Pedregal. Perfect for guests interested in learning about the intrinsic relationship between food, salt and champagne, you’ll be able to enjoy a mineral salt, cheese and champagne pairing while taking in splendid views of the Pacific at this fine establishment.
How awesome does that sound?!
Pro tip: The Resort at Pedregal’s Food Wine & Food Festival takes place every year in July.
To learn more about Los Cabos, and how you can win one of five holidays for two to the Mexican culinary hotspot, visit http://visitloscabos.travel and http://www.madmexdeadly.com.au
What are you most looking forward to eating in Los Cabos? Let us know in the comments below.
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