Ixtapa Mexico Guide

Ixtapa offers 14 unspoiled beaches, golf courses, and fine quality shops. Tennis courts and a yacht marina add to the resort amenities. Launches explore the turtles, fish, and pelicans at El Morro de los Pericos, and excursion b oats tour Ixtapa Island, which served as the location for the film Robinson Crusoe.

Zihuatanejo, an old fishing village, has cobblestone streets with restaurants, shopping, and art galleries. The area's three beaches invite all water sports. In addition, the waters off Zihuatanejo are famed for their abundance of game fish- including sailfish, marlin and rooster fish.

General Info & Destinations

Ixtapa borders a wide bay dotted with small rocky islands inhabited solely by sea birds. The beach in town, Playa del Mar, is a two-mile stretch of white sand that gave Ixtapa its Nahuatl Indian name the white place.

Quaint and cozy, the towns of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are quickly gaining a reputation among tourists seeking rest and relaxation rather than the hustle and bustle of large resort towns. Click to the left and discover for yourself what both towns have to offer.

Activities:

Boat Tours

Veleros del Sol Cruises
Zihuatanejo Boat Cooperative Fishing Tours

Land Tours

Turismo Caleta Countryside Tour

Bull-Fights

Plaza de Toros Bullring

Club de Playa Omar Watersport Rentals
Zihuatanejo SCUBA center