Puerto Escondido Hotels, Zicatela Beach and Playa Principal Hotels, Oaxaca Pacific Coast
Zicatela's main street runs beside the
beach and offers hotels, restaurants and
nightclubs.  There is a free WiFi  internet at
several cafés

In the center of Puerto Escondido find the Fri
Sat  "Cach Bar"  disco (10:00 Pm- 4:00 AM)

Zicatela Beach is a party-ready area at
night.
Puerto Escondido  offers rental
equipment, PADI Diving,  Ecotours to the
lagoons, nightclub happy hours, luxury hotels,
and five beaches.
Zicatela is fit for surfing only  but Playa
Marinero to the right of Zicatela as you face
the ocean has gentle waves and a life guard
station.
A short drive or 3/4 mile cab ride takes you
north to Puerto Angelito and two beaches in
a cove or a little further to another cove,
Playa Carrizalillo.

Escondido. Breakfast for $50 -60  peso:
($3.50 USD) Pancakes, fruit, and coffee,
Dinner:  60-70 Pesos grilled Dorado,
Guacamole, tostadas steamed vegetables.
Zicatela Beach Hotel, Villa Mexicana, on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast Surfing Beach
Zicatela Beach and
Oaxaca's Pacific Coast
beaches never see
crowds except during the
November surfing
competitions and again
at Christmas/ New Years
week and at Easter
Week.
August and November
surfing competitions liven
up Zicatela with surfing,
skateboarding, bikini
contests, and fishing
tournaments.  
Hotels on the beach road
are plentiful and varied

Restaurante El Caficito
on Zicatela, great
breakfast free WiFi
Zicatela Beach  is  open to
ocean waves and
recommended for surfers
only.
In Puerto Escondido you
can find hostels,cabanas,
and posadas for as little as
150  pesos a night $7.50
USD up to $150.00 USD
Other beaches in Puerto
Escondido offer beginning
surfing, kayaking,  Eco
touring, seafood
restaurants, and lively
nightlife.
Zicatela Beach
Oaxaca's famous surfing beach is located well south of
 Acapulco in the fishing village of Puerto Escondido.  
Zicatela Beach is renown in international surfing lore
for its high waves.  European travelers, and  
independent travelers visit Puerto Escondido for the
ecotourism and for the other quiet beaches.
The attraction for most visitors to Zicatela is the surfing
and ecotours.

Lodging can be found for $15  and up per night  USD
except during Christmas and Easter weeks.  
You can book a hotel with pool and restaurant right on
the beach road. 450-800 Peso a night is the average
room rate for full service hotels.
  • Air
Oaxaca's Zicatela Beach
can be reached by air
from Oaxaca's airport
(OAX) to Puerto
Escondido or from
Mexico City and then by
cab to the beach.
  • First Class Bus
From the terminals in
Huatulco and Pochutla.
first class bus service via
OCC Bus runs north along
the coast.
First Class Bus service
leaves the first class ADO
terminal in Oaxaca City
for Huatulco and then
Pochutla and Puerto
Escondido (10-11 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
Vans from Oaxaca City  
make runs many times
daily to Pochutla. (6
hours)  for 120 Pesos
The mountain driving can
be tough on those prone
to motion sickness.
  • Van Details
Puerto Escondido Vans,
Details
Transportation to
Zicatela
Zicatela Dorada Resort
Zicatela Beach Hotels
Hotels line the Pacific Coast
surfing beach,  Zicatela.   The
popular beach runs for about a mile
where you find lodging in all price
ranges.

  • Zicatela Dorada Resort
Dorado is on the main road running
parallel to the beach. Pool, Wifi,
ventilator, parking,

  • Hotel Arco Iris
The Hotel Arco Iris offers a seafood
restaurant, laundry services, bar,
pool, gym, internet, parking, baby
sitting services, and tours from the
hotel. $60 USD and up

  • Hotel Olas Atlas
Hotel Olas Atlas offers pool, cable
tv, AC, internet, restaurant

  • Bungalos Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol offers bungalos
pool, communal kitchen
  • Surf Hostel
Surf Hostel

  • Bungalos Zicatela
Bungalos Zicatela is on Morro
Street, across from Zicatela
Beach.  Restaurant, Bar, pool,
jacuzzi, cable tv, ventilator, 600-800
pesos except Christmas and Easter
01 054 5820798

  • Hotel Swiss Oasis
Hotel Swiss Oasis, charming, small
with pool, wifi, hot water, and a
community kitchen. Located on
Zicatela beach.  400-600 Peso
except Christmas and Easter

  • Papaya Surf
Papaya Surf on Zicatela offers AC,
kitchen, fridge, pool, bar,
restaurant, hammock
Zicatela Beach Hotels in
Oaxaca on the Pacific Coast
front the surfing beach
Zicatela in Puerto Escondido,
South Central Mexico's State
of Oaxaca.
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Puerto Escondido Hotels include Hotels on Zicatela Beach and hotels in the downtown area
near Playa Principal and Playa Marinero.
Zicatela Beach Hotels line the road along the surfing beach and give easy access to Zicatela's
 tube waves.
Hotel Olas Atlas offers pool, cable tv, AC, internet,
restaurant
Bungalos Zicatela across from Zicatela Beach offers  
restaurant, bar, pool, jacuzzi, cable tv,
  • Hotel Santa Fe
The hotel Santa Fe offers a quiet location on Zicatela but away from the center of the activity.  The
hotel offers a restaurant noted for vegetarian food, a pool, and proximity to the calm water beach at
Playa Marinero,  just at the beginning of Zicatela Blvd, close to Playa Marinero and Playa Zicatela
Zicatela Beach offers a
Lifeguard station on the
beach, but Playa
Zicatela is not a
swimming beach; it is
dangerous for
recreational swimmers
due to large waves,
undertow, and rip
currents.
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