Zipolite Beach, Camping and Lodging on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast
Zipolite's one-street village offers an Internet café and
weekend disco with a few nice restaurants but is otherwise rustic
and remote.
see Zipolite dining
Mazunte and Puerto Angel's beaches nearby offer more of the
same with a few upscale hotels.
Playa Panteon in Puerto Angel offers the most relaxed
swimming beach and a modern hotel at $25-50 a night with
snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving
from the beach in front of the hotel.
From Zipolite you can catch a Camioneta to the crossroads and
then a $20 peso bus north to Zicatela Beach, home of the
Mexican Pipe-Line and its more party-ready town of Puerto
Escondido.
(cove beaches) Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to
Acapulco , further northwest on route 200.
Puerto Escondido offers rental equipment, Lagoon tour
attractions, nightclub happy hours, luxury hotels, and beaches.
Find lodging from $5 a night up to $150. Puerto Escondido.
Breakfast for $5.50: Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50
grilled Dorado, Guacamole, tostadas steamed vegetables.
An option is to travel north along the coast to Acapulco.
(cold buses with extreme AC)
The temperature hovers at 86 with a strong mid day sun. You'll
find bus service efficient and inexpensive, and the lodging
reasonable and readily available except at Christmas time, New
Years, and Easter.
weekend disco with a few nice restaurants but is otherwise rustic
and remote.
see Zipolite dining
Mazunte and Puerto Angel's beaches nearby offer more of the
same with a few upscale hotels.
Playa Panteon in Puerto Angel offers the most relaxed
swimming beach and a modern hotel at $25-50 a night with
snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving
from the beach in front of the hotel.
From Zipolite you can catch a Camioneta to the crossroads and
then a $20 peso bus north to Zicatela Beach, home of the
Mexican Pipe-Line and its more party-ready town of Puerto
Escondido.
(cove beaches) Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to
Acapulco , further northwest on route 200.
Puerto Escondido offers rental equipment, Lagoon tour
attractions, nightclub happy hours, luxury hotels, and beaches.
Find lodging from $5 a night up to $150. Puerto Escondido.
Breakfast for $5.50: Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50
grilled Dorado, Guacamole, tostadas steamed vegetables.
An option is to travel north along the coast to Acapulco.
(cold buses with extreme AC)
The temperature hovers at 86 with a strong mid day sun. You'll
find bus service efficient and inexpensive, and the lodging
reasonable and readily available except at Christmas time, New
Years, and Easter.
Zipolite Beach offers camping at several locations on
the beach. Other lodging options include Posadas
San Cristobal and Posada Shambala at the west end
of Zipolite Beach.
the beach. Other lodging options include Posadas
San Cristobal and Posada Shambala at the west end
of Zipolite Beach.
Zipolite Beach, Dawn:
Surfing Zipolite Beach
Lodging on Zipolite Beach
Zipolite Beach Lodging:
Posada Shambala at the west end
of the beach offers inexpensive
accommodations and a great view.
Cristobal offers rooms with
restaurant, private bathroom, shower,
200 Pesos.
Cristobal, offers rooms and
restaurant, 200-300.
Candles line the outdoor café at
Zipolite Beach's Posada Mexico at
night while visitors watch the sunset
and sip their drinks.
You can find posadas right on the
beach with restaurants, bars,
hammock areas, and a lifeguard
station nearby for 200 pesos.
$15-$20 USD per night.
with modern rooms and parking for
500 Pesos.
- Posada
Posada Shambala at the west end
of the beach offers inexpensive
accommodations and a great view.
- San Cristobal
Cristobal offers rooms with
restaurant, private bathroom, shower,
200 Pesos.
- Posada Mexico
Cristobal, offers rooms and
restaurant, 200-300.
Candles line the outdoor café at
Zipolite Beach's Posada Mexico at
night while visitors watch the sunset
and sip their drinks.
You can find posadas right on the
beach with restaurants, bars,
hammock areas, and a lifeguard
station nearby for 200 pesos.
$15-$20 USD per night.
- Hotel
with modern rooms and parking for
500 Pesos.
From Zipolite you can
cab or Collective cab
(Camioneta) to Puerto
Angel for small waves.
Go in the other
direction for Mazunte
where you can find Eco
touring and the Turtle
Museum and rescue
project.
cab or Collective cab
(Camioneta) to Puerto
Angel for small waves.
Go in the other
direction for Mazunte
where you can find Eco
touring and the Turtle
Museum and rescue
project.
- Camping
Blanca find camping on the beach
for 50 Pesos.
At times camping can be as little
as 25 Pesos per person.
- Where is Zipolite
of Puerto Escondido. Zipolite is a
low rise beach community that
caters to surfers, a few nudists, and
independent travelers.
- Sunrise, Sunset
sunsets along with the lodging right
on the beach for $15 -$20 a night
USD except during holidays.
- Surf
Zipolite; the rip currents can be
dangerous. A lifeguard is on duty
and will advise on the conditions for
swimming.
The better swimming beach is at
Puerto Angel
- Solitude
never sees crowds except at
Christmas/ New Years and Easter
Vacation.
Reach Zipolite Beach by bus from
Puerto Escondido to Pochutla and
then collective camionetta or taxi to
Zipolite. Or, if arriving from Puerto
Escondido, ask the local bus driver
to stop at the crossroads for
Zipolite/Mazunte and then get a
collectivo or Camioneta to Zipolite.
Reach Oaxaca's Zipolite Beach
Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to Puerto
Escondido and then on OCC bus,
Estrella Blanca Bus, or local bus
southeast along the coast to
Pochutla, and from there a short
taxi ride.
OCC Bus leaves the first class
terminal in Oaxaca City for
Huatulco, and then Pochutla. (10
hours)
City's Second Class terminal and
go over the mountains to Puerto
Escondido or to Pochutla. (8 hours)
hours) for 120 Pesos
The mountain driving can be tough
on those prone to motion sickness
and the buses can be cold.
- Air
Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to Puerto
Escondido and then on OCC bus,
Estrella Blanca Bus, or local bus
southeast along the coast to
Pochutla, and from there a short
taxi ride.
- Bus,First Class Bus
OCC Bus leaves the first class
terminal in Oaxaca City for
Huatulco, and then Pochutla. (10
hours)
- Second Class bus service
City's Second Class terminal and
go over the mountains to Puerto
Escondido or to Pochutla. (8 hours)
- Van Service
hours) for 120 Pesos
The mountain driving can be tough
on those prone to motion sickness
and the buses can be cold.
Transportation to Zipolite
How to Reach Zipolite from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, and Acapulco:
Four different bus routes reach the area of Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and Huatulco, on Oaxaca's
Pacific Coast.
from Palenque and San Cristobal de las Casas. From Huatulco the bus route goes northwest along the coast to
the transportation hub of Pochutla (Zipolite stop) and then to the beach town of Puerto Escondido.
Estrella Blanca Bus runs a first class bus route from Acapulco to Puerto Escondido, Pochutla, and Huatulco,
Pochutla, Huatulco, and Salina Cruz are first class transportation hubs for ADO and OCC bus routes to San
Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque via Villahermosa, (Tabasco and Chiapas State)
Estrella Blanca Buses run first Class service, 10 trips daily, between Puerto Escondido and Acapulco along
Pacific Coast Route 200.
to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido. (8 hours)
City
Four different bus routes reach the area of Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and Huatulco, on Oaxaca's
Pacific Coast.
- ADO Bus, First Class
from Palenque and San Cristobal de las Casas. From Huatulco the bus route goes northwest along the coast to
the transportation hub of Pochutla (Zipolite stop) and then to the beach town of Puerto Escondido.
Estrella Blanca Bus runs a first class bus route from Acapulco to Puerto Escondido, Pochutla, and Huatulco,
Pochutla, Huatulco, and Salina Cruz are first class transportation hubs for ADO and OCC bus routes to San
Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque via Villahermosa, (Tabasco and Chiapas State)
Estrella Blanca Buses run first Class service, 10 trips daily, between Puerto Escondido and Acapulco along
Pacific Coast Route 200.
- Second Class Bus
to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido. (8 hours)
- Van Service
- Air Service
City
Zipolite Beach Lodging
end of the beach
with hammocks, restaurants and a
variety of options including
massage and aromatherapy nearby
on the west end of Zipolite beach
between the Shambala and San
Cristobal.
- El Quimista Cabanas
end of the beach
- Lo Cosmico Posada
with hammocks, restaurants and a
variety of options including
massage and aromatherapy nearby
on the west end of Zipolite beach
between the Shambala and San
Cristobal.
Zipolite Beach Lodging Considerations:
the windows.
- Mosquito Protection
the windows.
- Ceiling Fan
- Wifi, there are two good internet cafés on the small main street at Roca
Blanca, on the west end of Zipolite - Hot Water, not many posada offer hot water
- Restaurant with bar,
- Secure parking.
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Camping is offered beneath palapa shelters on Zipolite Beach