Zipolite Hotels, Posada, Camping, Lodging In Zipolite Oaxaca
Zipolite's is a one-street beach village but you can find the Zipolite Internet Café with a upstairs location
near Posada Cristobal where you plug in your own computer for 15 peso per hour or use their computers.
There are weekend discos, funky restaurants, and a large grocery store if you are doing your own cooking.
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 $30-40 USD
a night with snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving from the beach in front of the
hotel. Hotel Prices change and can double during December high season
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 also) Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to the Mexican Riviera's Acapulco
Puerto Escondido offers rental dive equipment, surfboards, tour attractions, nightclub happy hours, luxury
hotels, and beaches. With lodging from $12 USD a night up to $150, Puerto Escondido. Breakfast for $50
pesos Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50-80 Pesos, grilled Dorado, Guacamole, tostadas steamed
vegetables.
An option is to travel north along the coast to Acapulco. No need to spend more than $30-50 USD a day on
these beaches nor to pack more than a beach outfit and sandals on the Pacific Coast beaches.
Dining will be on fresh fish and fruit that come to the markets and then the restaurants reasonably priced and
in abundance. 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 and New Years,
near Posada Cristobal where you plug in your own computer for 15 peso per hour or use their computers.
There are weekend discos, funky restaurants, and a large grocery store if you are doing your own cooking.
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 $30-40 USD
a night with snorkel tours, scuba diving, and sightseeing boat tours leaving from the beach in front of the
hotel. Hotel Prices change and can double during December high season
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 also) Puerto Escondido is still remote compared to the Mexican Riviera's Acapulco
Puerto Escondido offers rental dive equipment, surfboards, tour attractions, nightclub happy hours, luxury
hotels, and beaches. With lodging from $12 USD a night up to $150, Puerto Escondido. Breakfast for $50
pesos Pancakes, fruit, and coffee, Dinner: $6.50-80 Pesos, grilled Dorado, Guacamole, tostadas steamed
vegetables.
An option is to travel north along the coast to Acapulco. No need to spend more than $30-50 USD a day on
these beaches nor to pack more than a beach outfit and sandals on the Pacific Coast beaches.
Dining will be on fresh fish and fruit that come to the markets and then the restaurants reasonably priced and
in abundance. 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 and New Years,
Zipolite Beach Lodging includes Posada San Cristobal
which offers a restaurant and a variety of options from
500 Peso suites in a new beachside building to 200 Peso
per night rooms.
See Getting to Zipolite Below
which offers a restaurant and a variety of options from
500 Peso suites in a new beachside building to 200 Peso
per night rooms.
See Getting to Zipolite Below
Zipolite Beach Lodging:
For independent travelers the
Posada Shambala offers budget
accommodations and a great view.
Oaxaca's Pacific Coast beaches never
see crowds except during the November
surfing competitions at Puerto Escondido
and perhaps again at Christmas/ New
Years. Otherwise these beaches offer
solitude and quality hammock time with not
much else to do but swim, beach comb, and
dine on fresh grilled Dorado.
Candles line Zipolite beach at night while
visitors watch the sunset and sip their drinks.
Zipolite's beach-side posadas can't get any
quieter.
Zipolite's nude-optional beach is one of the
few places in Mexico were nude bathing is
allowed.
For independent travelers the
Posada Shambala offers budget
accommodations and a great view.
Oaxaca's Pacific Coast beaches never
see crowds except during the November
surfing competitions at Puerto Escondido
and perhaps again at Christmas/ New
Years. Otherwise these beaches offer
solitude and quality hammock time with not
much else to do but swim, beach comb, and
dine on fresh grilled Dorado.
Candles line Zipolite beach at night while
visitors watch the sunset and sip their drinks.
Zipolite's beach-side posadas can't get any
quieter.
Zipolite's nude-optional beach is one of the
few places in Mexico were nude bathing is
allowed.
From Zipolite you
can cab(40 pesos)
(bike or a long hot
walk) or 5 pesos
collective cab to
Puerto Angel for
small waves and
Mazunte where
you can find Eco
touring and the
turtle Museum and
rescue project.
can cab(40 pesos)
(bike or a long hot
walk) or 5 pesos
collective cab to
Puerto Angel for
small waves and
Mazunte where
you can find Eco
touring and the
turtle Museum and
rescue project.
Zipolite is one of Oaxaca's
quietest and best beaches.
Forty miles south of Puerto
Escondido, Zipolite lures a
few surfers, some European
nudists, and independent
travelers. The attraction is
freedom and lodging right on
the beach for $15 -$20 a
night USD except during
holidays.
A long-time favorite is
Posada San Cristobal
right on the beach with a
restaurant, bar, hammock
area, and lifeguard. station
nearby for 150- 200 pesos.
$12-$20 USD per night.
A new building in the complex
offers rooms with amenities
for 500 peso per night.
You need walk no further than
50 yards from your table to
the warm Pacific surf.
Get there by bus from Puerto
Escondido to Pochutla and
then collectivo to Zipolite or
ask the bus driver to stop at
the crossroads for
Zipolite/Mazunte and then get
a collectivo or Camioneta to
Zipolite.
quietest and best beaches.
Forty miles south of Puerto
Escondido, Zipolite lures a
few surfers, some European
nudists, and independent
travelers. The attraction is
freedom and lodging right on
the beach for $15 -$20 a
night USD except during
holidays.
A long-time favorite is
Posada San Cristobal
right on the beach with a
restaurant, bar, hammock
area, and lifeguard. station
nearby for 150- 200 pesos.
$12-$20 USD per night.
A new building in the complex
offers rooms with amenities
for 500 peso per night.
You need walk no further than
50 yards from your table to
the warm Pacific surf.
Get there by bus from Puerto
Escondido to Pochutla and
then collectivo to Zipolite or
ask the bus driver to stop at
the crossroads for
Zipolite/Mazunte and then get
a collectivo or Camioneta to
Zipolite.
Oaxaca's Zipolite Beach can be reached by air from Oaxaca's airport (OAX) to Puerto Escondido and then
OCC bus or local bus southeast along the coast to Pochutla, and from there a short taxi ride.
First Class Bus service leaves the first class terminal in Oaxaca City for Salina Cruz or Huatulco and then from there to
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) bring warm clothes for the mountain run. Motion sickness a problem for some due
to the extremes of the mountain road.
Van service makes a run to Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can be tough on those prone to motion sickness, medicine is recommended especially on the van
run which is fast and tough on those prone to motion sickness.
OCC bus or local bus southeast along the coast to Pochutla, and from there a short taxi ride.
First Class Bus service leaves the first class terminal in Oaxaca City for Salina Cruz or Huatulco and then from there to
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) bring warm clothes for the mountain run. Motion sickness a problem for some due
to the extremes of the mountain road.
Van service makes a run to Pochutla. (6 hours)
The mountain driving can be tough on those prone to motion sickness, medicine is recommended especially on the van
run which is fast and tough on those prone to motion sickness.
Transportation to Zipolite
Getting There
How to Reach Zipolite from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, and Acapulco:
Three Different Bus Routes reach the area of Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and
Huatulco on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.
ADO, First Class service with OCC buses reaches Pochutla via Salina Cruz and Huatulco.
The route then goes Northwest along the coast to Pochutla (Zipolite stop) and continues
northwest to Puerto Escondido
Second Class buses run over Route 175 and Route 135, from oaxaca City making more direct
runs over the mountains to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
Van service is available between Pochutla and Oaxaca City, 120 Pesos for the six hour trip.
Pochutla, Huatulco, 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
How to Reach Zipolite from Oaxaca City, San Cristobal de las Casas, and Acapulco:
Three Different Bus Routes reach the area of Zipolite, Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, and
Huatulco on Oaxaca's Pacific Coast.
ADO, First Class service with OCC buses reaches Pochutla via Salina Cruz and Huatulco.
The route then goes Northwest along the coast to Pochutla (Zipolite stop) and continues
northwest to Puerto Escondido
Second Class buses run over Route 175 and Route 135, from oaxaca City making more direct
runs over the mountains to Pochutla and Puerto Escondido.
Van service is available between Pochutla and Oaxaca City, 120 Pesos for the six hour trip.
Pochutla, Huatulco, 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
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Zipolite Beach Lodging includes
Posada San Cristobal which offers
a restaurant and a variety of options
from 500 Peso suites in a new
beachside building to 150 Peso
rooms on the beach.
Posada San Cristobal which offers
a restaurant and a variety of options
from 500 Peso suites in a new
beachside building to 150 Peso
rooms on the beach.
Next door to San Cristobal, rooms rent for 200 Pesos a
night at the Posada Mexico with parking and an Italian
restaurant. Across the street, (above right) 150 peso a
night with free wifi.
At Kikos, a block east along the beach you can pitch a tent
for 25 pesos a night in an enclosed area facing the beach.
night at the Posada Mexico with parking and an Italian
restaurant. Across the street, (above right) 150 peso a
night with free wifi.
At Kikos, a block east along the beach you can pitch a tent
for 25 pesos a night in an enclosed area facing the beach.
Zipolite Beach Lodging includes the
Alchemista Posada which offers a
restaurant and a variety of options from
200 Peso rooms in a beachside building.
Alchemista Posada which offers a
restaurant and a variety of options from
200 Peso rooms in a beachside building.
Two doors east of the San Cristobal Posada
find the Hotel Paradise , a new four story
place where rooms rent for 200 pesos a
night, no wifi as of Jan 2011.
It is best to ask questions when shopping:
free Wifi, hot water, ventilators, ceiling fans,
bar, restaurant, screens on the windows, off
street parking ?
find the Hotel Paradise , a new four story
place where rooms rent for 200 pesos a
night, no wifi as of Jan 2011.
It is best to ask questions when shopping:
free Wifi, hot water, ventilators, ceiling fans,
bar, restaurant, screens on the windows, off
street parking ?
Zipolite
Beach offers
great sunrises
and sunsets
Beach offers
great sunrises
and sunsets
Zipolite Beach Lodging:
For independent travelers the Posada Shambala offers budget accommodations and a great
view from the hill on the west side of the beach.
For independent travelers the Posada Shambala offers budget accommodations and a great
view from the hill on the west side of the beach.
Dawn in January at Zipolite Beach
Sunset mid January Zipolite Beach
Posada Shambala offers a great view
from the hill on the west side of the
beach. Budget lodging Hostel posada
from the hill on the west side of the
beach. Budget lodging Hostel posada
Zipolite Beach Lodging
includes the El Quimista
Cabanas and Lo Cosmico
Posada which offer
cabins, shelters with
hammocks, restaurants
and a variety of options
including massage and
aromatherapy nearby on
the west end of Zipolite
beach near the Shambala
includes the El Quimista
Cabanas and Lo Cosmico
Posada which offer
cabins, shelters with
hammocks, restaurants
and a variety of options
including massage and
aromatherapy nearby on
the west end of Zipolite
beach near the Shambala
Zipolite Beach Lodging
Considerations:
Look for mosquito protection,
either a mosquito net over the
bed or screens on the windows.
Ask about these options: a
ceiling fan, wifi, hot water
shower, restaurant with bar,
secure parking.
Considerations:
Look for mosquito protection,
either a mosquito net over the
bed or screens on the windows.
Ask about these options: a
ceiling fan, wifi, hot water
shower, restaurant with bar,
secure parking.
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