Enjoy the sunsets or better kayak your way into a sunset.
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.
Water Sports
Add in snorkeling to view the sea urchins and sea cucumbers that call the sea wall protecting the bay, their home.
Or dive into the warm sea and experience the vibrant marine life.
Enjoy surfing on the longest beach here. If surfing is not your thing, lounge at the beach side bars and enjoy a drink.
Playa la Ropa
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.
Contrary to its neighboring places, Zihuatanejo offers a view of the bay from its hotels.
Boutique Stay
This beautiful waterfront promenade curls around the bay, starting from municipal pier to the east side of Playa Madera.
Paseo del Pescador
Get a slice of local life early in the morning, when fishermen lay out their catches or bask in the evening sunset, walking along the walkway.
Right on the promonade is a small museum displaying the pre-Hispanic settlements and cultures on the Costa Grande. There are six rooms showcasing pieces from the Mexica, Olmec, Tarascan
and Teotihuan cultures.
Costa Grande Archaeological Museum
Visit this urban legend that over the years has become a popular tourist destination. This mansion belonged to an infamous Chief of Police.
Partenón del Negro Durazo
Play golf at the arenas around Zihuatanejo, like Palma Real Golf Course, which is currently the most popular one.
Golf
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.
Enjoy some traditional tiritas de pescado among other seafood options. These are raw fish, cut into strips, accompanied with lemon juice, onions and chillies.
Cuisine
Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video.
This pristine beach is on the south of the bay. Take a ferry to reach here from the promenade. Swim here or walk over to the lighthouse to enjoy a beautiful sunset.
Playa las Gatas
Get some exercise on an eight-kilometre bike trail through a nature reserve that consists of a rain forest. Be ready to see roseate spoonbills, iguanas, herons, parrots, cardinals, lake turtles and armadillos, as you coast through ceiba and parota forest where the trees get up to 40 metres high.
Cycling
A visit during November to April will be greeted by thousands of humpback and grey whales off Mexico’s Pacific coast. Witness mothers come from Alaska to give birth in these warmer waters.
Whale Watching
This annual maritime event aims to raise money for Zihuatanejo’s most disadvantaged children. Over the last 16 years, it has grown into one of Mexico’s top sailing events with a week-long program comprising of dance, gala dinner, and benefit concert.