Mazunte Lodging, Oaxaca Pacific Coast Turtle Museum
and Beach Village
and Beach Village
Mazunte is a one-street village but does offer an Internet café,
restaurants, and lodging.
Mazunte beach is small but offers surfing at times in the cove beside
Punta Cometa. From Mazunte reach Zipolite for surfing and Playa
Panteon in Puerto Angel for a sheltered cove swimming beach. Puerto
Angel and Zipolite offer modern hotels at $25-50 USD a night with
snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving from the
beach in front of the hotel in Puerto Angel.
From Zipolite you can catch a camionetta to the crossroads on Route
200 and then a $20 peso local bus north to Zicatela Beach, home of
the Mexican Pipe-Line in Puerto Escondido.
(Puerto Escondido also offers cove beaches)
Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to the Mexican Riviera's
Acapulco and Puerto Valarta,
Escondido offers rental equipment, tour attractions, nightclub happy
hours, luxury hotels, and beaches. With lodging from $5 a night up to
$150, every budget can enjoy Puerto Escondido. Breakfast for $4.50:
Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50USD grilled Dorado,
Guacamole, tostadas steamed vegetables.
From Puerto Escondido you can travel north along the coast to
Acapulco. or south to Salina Cruz and the San Cristobal de las Casas
or Tapachula Chiapas (Beaches)and into Guatemala.
You'll find bus service efficient and inexpensive, and the lodging
reasonable and readily available except at Christmas time, New Years,
and Easter vacation.
restaurants, and lodging.
Mazunte beach is small but offers surfing at times in the cove beside
Punta Cometa. From Mazunte reach Zipolite for surfing and Playa
Panteon in Puerto Angel for a sheltered cove swimming beach. Puerto
Angel and Zipolite offer modern hotels at $25-50 USD a night with
snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving from the
beach in front of the hotel in Puerto Angel.
From Zipolite you can catch a camionetta to the crossroads on Route
200 and then a $20 peso local bus north to Zicatela Beach, home of
the Mexican Pipe-Line in Puerto Escondido.
(Puerto Escondido also offers cove beaches)
Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to the Mexican Riviera's
Acapulco and Puerto Valarta,
Escondido offers rental equipment, tour attractions, nightclub happy
hours, luxury hotels, and beaches. With lodging from $5 a night up to
$150, every budget can enjoy Puerto Escondido. Breakfast for $4.50:
Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50USD grilled Dorado,
Guacamole, tostadas steamed vegetables.
From Puerto Escondido you can travel north along the coast to
Acapulco. or south to Salina Cruz and the San Cristobal de las Casas
or Tapachula Chiapas (Beaches)and into Guatemala.
You'll find bus service efficient and inexpensive, and the lodging
reasonable and readily available except at Christmas time, New Years,
and Easter vacation.
Mazunte Lodging, Oaxaca Pacific Coast Turtle Museum
and Beach Village offers rustic lodging on the beach and
the Turtle rescue program and museum. Oaxaca's Quiet
Pacific Coast Beach Community
and Beach Village offers rustic lodging on the beach and
the Turtle rescue program and museum. Oaxaca's Quiet
Pacific Coast Beach Community
Mazunte Beach Lodging:
For independent travelers Mazunte
offers inexpensive accommodations and
great ocean views at the Playa Mazunte
bordered by Punta Cometa, just to the
right or northeast as you face the turtle
museum. Centro Mexicano de la
Tortuga, or Mexican Turtle Center.
Mazunte and Oaxaca's other Pacific Coast
beaches never see crowds except during the
November surfing competitions at Puerto
Escondido and again at Christmas/ New
Years, and Easter for the other beaches such
as Mazunte. Otherwise these beaches are
seldom crowded
For independent travelers Mazunte
offers inexpensive accommodations and
great ocean views at the Playa Mazunte
bordered by Punta Cometa, just to the
right or northeast as you face the turtle
museum. Centro Mexicano de la
Tortuga, or Mexican Turtle Center.
Mazunte and Oaxaca's other Pacific Coast
beaches never see crowds except during the
November surfing competitions at Puerto
Escondido and again at Christmas/ New
Years, and Easter for the other beaches such
as Mazunte. Otherwise these beaches are
seldom crowded
From Mazunte you can cab or
collectivo to San Augustinillo,
Zipolite, or Puerto Angel.
Mazunte offers Eco touring and
the turtle Museum and rescue
project.
collectivo to San Augustinillo,
Zipolite, or Puerto Angel.
Mazunte offers Eco touring and
the turtle Museum and rescue
project.
community in Oaxaca State
forty miles south of Puerto
Escondido and five miles
northwest of Zipolite Beach.
The attraction for Mazunte for
a few surfers and
independent travelers is the
turtle museum and the beach
where lodging is budget
variety including tenting on
the beach beneath a palm
shelter for 45 pesos per night.
Cabanas and rooms rent for
$15 -$20 a night USD and
are plentiful except during
Christmas and Easter
holidays.
Pitch a tent or rent a
hammock right on the beach
with a restaurant, bar, walk 50
yards from your tent to the
Pacific surf.
Get to Mazunte by OCC bus
or local bus from Puerto
Escondido on highway 200 to
Pochutla and then collectivo,
(collective cab or camionetta,
a small pickup truck with a
covered top) to Zipolite. If
you arrive via the local bus
fro Puerto Escondido ask the
bus driver to stop at the
crossroads for
Zipolite/Mazunte and then get
a collective camionetta to
Mazunte or Zipolite.
forty miles south of Puerto
Escondido and five miles
northwest of Zipolite Beach.
The attraction for Mazunte for
a few surfers and
independent travelers is the
turtle museum and the beach
where lodging is budget
variety including tenting on
the beach beneath a palm
shelter for 45 pesos per night.
Cabanas and rooms rent for
$15 -$20 a night USD and
are plentiful except during
Christmas and Easter
holidays.
Pitch a tent or rent a
hammock right on the beach
with a restaurant, bar, walk 50
yards from your tent to the
Pacific surf.
Get to Mazunte by OCC bus
or local bus from Puerto
Escondido on highway 200 to
Pochutla and then collectivo,
(collective cab or camionetta,
a small pickup truck with a
covered top) to Zipolite. If
you arrive via the local bus
fro Puerto Escondido ask the
bus driver to stop at the
crossroads for
Zipolite/Mazunte and then get
a collective camionetta to
Mazunte or Zipolite.
be reached by air from
Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to
Puerto Escondido and then
by OCC first Class bus or
local bus along the coast
road, route 200, to
Pochutla, and from there a
short taxi ride or collective
taxi called a camionetta.
First Class Bus service
leaves the first class terminal
in Oaxaca City for Huatulco
and then Pochutla. (10 hours)
Second Class bus service
leaves Oaxaca City's Second
Class terminal and goes over
the mountains to Puerto
Escondido or to Pochutla. (8
hours)
Van service makes a run to
Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can be
tough on those prone to
motion sickness, medicine is
recommended.
Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to
Puerto Escondido and then
by OCC first Class bus or
local bus along the coast
road, route 200, to
Pochutla, and from there a
short taxi ride or collective
taxi called a camionetta.
First Class Bus service
leaves the first class terminal
in Oaxaca City for Huatulco
and then Pochutla. (10 hours)
Second Class bus service
leaves Oaxaca City's Second
Class terminal and goes over
the mountains to Puerto
Escondido or to Pochutla. (8
hours)
Van service makes a run to
Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can be
tough on those prone to
motion sickness, medicine is
recommended.
Transportation to Mazunte
Getting There
How to Reach Mazunte from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, and
Acapulco:
Three Different Bus Routes reach the area of Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and
Huatulco on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.
ADO, First Class service via OCC Buses reach Pochutla via Juchitan, Salina Cruz
and Huatulco. The route then goes Northwest along the coast to Pochutla
(Mazunte/Zipolite stop) and then to Puerto Escondido
Second Class buses run over Route 175 and Route 135, making more direct runs over
the mountains to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido
Juchitan and Salina Cruz are also first class transportation hubs for trips to San
Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque (Chiapas State)
Estrella Blanca Buses run first Class service, 10 trips daily, from Puerto Escondido
to Acapulco along coastal Route 200.
Local buses run every hour along the coastal route 200 highway connecting
Huatulco, Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
How to Reach Mazunte from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, and
Acapulco:
Three Different Bus Routes reach the area of Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and
Huatulco on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.
ADO, First Class service via OCC Buses reach Pochutla via Juchitan, Salina Cruz
and Huatulco. The route then goes Northwest along the coast to Pochutla
(Mazunte/Zipolite stop) and then to Puerto Escondido
Second Class buses run over Route 175 and Route 135, making more direct runs over
the mountains to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido
Juchitan and Salina Cruz are also first class transportation hubs for trips to San
Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque (Chiapas State)
Estrella Blanca Buses run first Class service, 10 trips daily, from Puerto Escondido
to Acapulco along coastal Route 200.
Local buses run every hour along the coastal route 200 highway connecting
Huatulco, Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
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Mazunte Lodging can be as simple as pitching a tent at a beach side palapa restaurant. The one-street
village does offer an Internet café, restaurants, and lodging. Across from the church,above, find the short road
to the beach
village does offer an Internet café, restaurants, and lodging. Across from the church,above, find the short road
to the beach
Mazunte Lodging on the Oaxaca Pacific Coast near the Turtle Museum and Beach Village can be
rustic tenting on Mazunte beach beneath a palm Palapa.
rustic tenting on Mazunte beach beneath a palm Palapa.
Collective taxis on the coast are
called Camionetta, Zipolite to
Mazunte 5 pesos. Zipolite to the
crossroads at route 200 for Puerto
Escondido, 10 peso.
called Camionetta, Zipolite to
Mazunte 5 pesos. Zipolite to the
crossroads at route 200 for Puerto
Escondido, 10 peso.
