Zihuatanejo Beach Resort Town, Pacific Coast Village, Mexico

Zihuatanejo Beach Resort Town, Pacific Coast Village,
Mexico

How to Reach Zihuatanejo

Buses
Long distance first class buses run along coast road Route 200 from Acapulco to the city of Lazaro
Cardenas.   Zihuatanejo is mid way, four hours south of Lazaro Cardenas.   Estrella Blanca serves
Zihuatanejo from Puerto Escondido and from Morelia and Mexico City. From the north, buses serve from
Mazatlan,Guadalajara area and then to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo,
From the south, buses from Puerto Escondido, reach Acapulco and then Zihuatanejo.   Bus lines serve
Zihuatanejo from Mexico City.   through Morelia and Uruapan.   Service is frequent out of Guadalajara and
Morelia.
Air Service reaches Zihuatanejo/Ixtapas airport, south of the city, from Mexico City.

Auto: Route 200, the coast road runs through Zihuatanejo between Acapulco and Lazaro Cardenas.

On the north end of the arcing beach and small bay of Zihuatanejo you find the boat pier and the fishing,
tours, sightseeing, and SCUBA dive boats. On the south end of the bay, you find the walkway along the
shore for sightseeing and recreation.
Beach-side restaurants and clubs offer tables along the beach where the fishing fleet run their boats up on
the sand beach. The fish go on sale around sunup with a kilo of Pez Vela fillet (Marlin) selling for 40 pesos.

Reliable friendly English and Spanish speaking Taxicab
driver:
Rene Brooks Morales Tel. 755-108-7043
Call for lift anywhere, hire for private tour, 200 pesos per hour
Very helpful, friendly and accommodating

Zihuatanejo is a Beach Resort Town on the Pacific
Coast of Mexico that offers cobble streets and painted
sidewalks where deep sea fishing, diving, parasailing
end ecotours are available in the tidiest low rise
resort in all of Mexico.

Zihuatanejo is unique in its Santa Fe New Mexico
look and its many upscale shops selling silver,
leather and art. Americans and Canadians have
wintered for years in Zihuatanejo and this English
speaking population has taught many of the local
people English during their intercambios. Still
Zihuatanejo is definitely very Mexican in its food,
tropical ambiance and in its prices. Regardless of
the many tourists, the local people are very friendly
and accommodating.

Five miles from Zihuatanejo, the relatively new
highrise Beach Resort of Ixtapa caters to the
vacationer looking for nightlife and beach sports.

Zihuatanejo has kept its relaxed atmosphere with
several pedestrian-only streets and open air clubs and
bars. The village still has its fishing fleet which moors
in the bay and sells its fish in an impromptu market
beneath the palms on Playa principal.
There is a charm to Zihuatanejo. The cobble streets
and brick sidewalks (impressed concrete but effective)
lend an ambiance of friendly lay back relaxation. The
walkway along the bay extends for miles and becomes
a great source of recreation for morning walkers.

Zihuatanejo is a Beach Resort Town on the Pacific Coast of
Mexico that was once just a fishing village. Now the
vacation resort of cobble streets and painted sidewalks
offers deep sea fishing, diving parasailing, ecotours, and
shopping for handcrafts including silver art in an orderly low
rise resort..

Zihuatanejo's bay is small but deep in its reach from the
open sea. Several beaches line the bay each offering
different wave conditions but none truly surfing beaches.
Surfing is available to the southeast

Zihuatanejo Beach Resort offers a walkway
along the bay that extends for miles. This is a
great resource for morning walkers who can
shop or stop for breakfast at one of the many
outdoor restaurants along the bay.

Zihuatanejo charms the visitor with atmosphere, a combination of Santa Fe and Key West comes to mind. The
relaxed atmosphere is sustained by several pedestrian only streets lined by open air clubs and bars.
The cobble streets and brick painted sidewalks give Zihuatanejo an ambiance of friendly relaxation. The local
people are remarkable friendly for residents of a tourist town.