Don't drink the waterIt is not recommended to drink unfiltered tap water in Cabo San Lucas. Just to be safe, ask for bottled water and be wary of drinks with ice cubes.
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While the water in Los Cabos is very pure, you still need to be careful. The water distribution pipes and other factors can become contaminated. Drinking water directly from the pipe is therefore not encouraged.
You can. Almost nobody uses tap water in Mexico, so the ice cubes and the iced beverages you will find in the various bars, cafes, restaurants, and hotels here are all prepared using purified water.
You're likely to come across info saying salads are the #1 what not to eat in Mexico food. Now, if not eating them makes you feel better, then don't. However, there's no evidence this is true. There's so much amazing produce in Mexico to try — just make sure to clean it thouroughly.
The water supply for all of Los Cabos is piped from aquifers in the Sierra de La Laguna range or from desalination plants in the area. All major hotels and restaurants have purified water. Bottled water is available in the tourist areas. The water here is very pure, but be careful.
As a precaution you should not drink tap water in Mexico even if it's purified at the source. Most resorts and hotels provide bottled water or large jugs of purified water for you to refill your bottle.
The norm for waiters is 15% to 20% of the bill, depending on service (make sure a 15% service charge hasn't already been added to the bill, although this practice is more common in resorts).
Most of the water and ice in hotels, resorts, and tourist restaurants are safe. Many offer purified bottled water and many of the resorts have desalination plants that purify the water on site.
If you want to avoid traveler's diarrhea, there are some simple rules to follow. First, forgo tap water and opt for bottled water instead. It may not be the best for the environment, but it will be better for your gut. Second, make sure you eat foods at the temperature at which they are safest to be eaten.
Travelers have reported blacking out after drinking small and moderate amounts of alcohol — in some cases, one drink — and regaining consciousness to find they were robbed, assaulted, hospitalized and taken to jail. Many reported encountering unhelpful or hostile resort workers, hospital staffers and police officers.
What's Included at an All-Inclusive Resort? Though it varies from hotel to hotel, typically rates at all-inclusive resorts include the room, all meals and snacks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, coffee, juice, soda, and water), and non-motorized water sports if it's along the beach.
Drinking alcohol in public is tolerated to an extent in Cabo as it is a party town; however you should know that it is illegal to drink alcoholic beverages on the street, in vehicles, at the beach and other public places. You may be pulled over by the police for doing so and you could be fined.