Go Swimming
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To go swimming, you have to leave Zipolite.
My top recommendation for swimming is to take a tour with Azul Profondo (Deep Blue). They have an office on Zipolite's main strip, and they offer snorkeling tours leaving daily around 9:00 am. They will drive you out to their base in Puerto Angel, from which they'll take you on a scenic tour to spot turtles, dolphins and even seasonal whales (sadly, we didn't see anything) before stopping at four different beaches for swimming and snorkeling. If you'd like flippers, pick them up at the office before your departure. Sadly, when I took the tour there was a major jellyfish infestation at some of the beaches. This did mean, though, that we got to spend a lot of time at the last stop, which had some good coral reefs and lots of fish. I found the waters to be quite calm; I snorkeled for about forty-five minutes without fins or a life jacket. Many of the Mexicans on the tour did not ever go in the water, or did so only for a few minutes with their life jackets, so you may feel a little bit uncomfortable being one of few swimmers in the water.
If you don't want to do an organized tour, as I noted in my other tip, take a taxi or collectivo to one of the nearby beaches like San Augastinillo or Mazunte.
My top recommendation for swimming is to take a tour with Azul Profondo (Deep Blue). They have an office on Zipolite's main strip, and they offer snorkeling tours leaving daily around 9:00 am. They will drive you out to their base in Puerto Angel, from which they'll take you on a scenic tour to spot turtles, dolphins and even seasonal whales (sadly, we didn't see anything) before stopping at four different beaches for swimming and snorkeling. If you'd like flippers, pick them up at the office before your departure. Sadly, when I took the tour there was a major jellyfish infestation at some of the beaches. This did mean, though, that we got to spend a lot of time at the last stop, which had some good coral reefs and lots of fish. I found the waters to be quite calm; I snorkeled for about forty-five minutes without fins or a life jacket. Many of the Mexicans on the tour did not ever go in the water, or did so only for a few minutes with their life jackets, so you may feel a little bit uncomfortable being one of few swimmers in the water.
If you don't want to do an organized tour, as I noted in my other tip, take a taxi or collectivo to one of the nearby beaches like San Augastinillo or Mazunte.
Written Jun 9, 2012
Phone: 958 584 34 38 (Azul Profondo)
- Related to:
- Budget Travel
- Diving and Snorkeling
- Beaches
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