A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Monday, December 31, 2012

Hurricane Divers Add to trip Santa Cruz Beach | Apartado Postal 196, Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, Huatulco 70989, Mexico (958) 587-1107Website

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Santa Cruz Beach | Apartado Postal 196, Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, Huatulco 70989, Mexico

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CaptainandTenille

Grande Prairie, Canada

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4 reviews

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“What a pleasant experience”

Reviewed 28 December 2012 NEW

Took a 2 dive trip yesterday with Hurricane and was very happy. The service was excellent, the gear in really good condition. We went to 2 different locations and Dive Master Antonio was very knowledgeable and helpful. Met great people on the boat and saw lots of good stuff on the coral banks, most of it greatly pointed out by...More

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Thank you for your kind words. Hope to see you back again soon! Happy New Year, Roberto More

K M

Regina

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8 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

12 helpful votes

“A terrific novice diving experience”

Reviewed 27 December 2012 NEW

We booked with Hurricane Divers after reading reviews and recommendations on TA. Roberto (owner) was easy to communicate with via email and made planning things easy. My wife had some scuba experience but I had none, so we ended up with a bay tour with discoverScuba for two. We found the shop in plenty of time and met Blaise, our...More

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Good to hear you enjoyed your all-day diving excursion with us. Whe you come to Huatulco again one day, maybe you can bring some commercial spray, we can't get it here! ;-) Happy New Year, RobertoMore

Diogenes39

Mexico City, Mexico

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3 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

“There are much better diving options in Huatulco”

Reviewed 26 December 2012 NEW via mobile

Being treated as if the service provider is doing you a favour is definetely not what you are looking for when you book a diving excursion. But that was precisely my experience at the front desk in Hurricane Divers. I was attended by a French guy by the name of Blaz who didn't even offered me a sit when I...More

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I'm sorry you feel you didn't get the attention you deserved. All I can say is that the Christmas week is extremely busy for us and kitting out a boat full of divers in the morning can get a bit stressful. However, that's not an excuse. I'll tell you what, next time you're in Huatulco I'll invite you for a... More

Amanda W

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Perfect day on the water”

Reviewed 4 November 2012

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We had such a nice experience with Rob and Pauline. We visited many wonderful Bahia's with great beaches! After snorkeling and swimming we had a fantastic lunch and snacks (made by Pauline herself). During the trip we saw flying fish, dolphins and a big turtle, really incredible!! Next time we will do the tour again. Thank you Rob and Pauline...More

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You're welcome! Glad you guys enjoyed it. Thanks for the photos! Roberto More

ja_didier

West Allis, Wisconsin

2 reviews

2 helpful votes

“A great trip and wonderful experience”

Reviewed 28 October 2012

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My wife and I did a half day snorkeling tour. Communication in setting up the trip was great. We went to two different spots to snorkel. The guide even did a brief tour of the different beaches and slowed down for dolphins and a turtle. We both had a great time and enjoyed the entire trip. We were recommending them...More

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Good to see you had a great time. And thank you for recommending us! Roberto More

lakmom

Illinois

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9 reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

20 helpful votes

“Great people to work with”

Reviewed 20 October 2012

We had a great experience with Hurricane Divers. We enjoyed an all day cruise of the bays with snorkeling and a picnic lunch. My husband also enjoyed a morning of diving. Thank you Pauline for a wonderful lunch! We highly recommend them and will snorkel/dive with them again if we return to Huatulco. Thanks to all the employees for a...More

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Thank you for your kind words. Happy to see you had a good time with us. Hope to see you again soon! Roberto More

colin l

Atlanta, Georgia

2 reviews

2 helpful votes

“Awesome dive adventure”

Reviewed 20 June 2012

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We had 4 certified divers and 3 kids who hadn't dove before. they did the "Discover Scuba" package and we all dove together to a max. 40' depth. The crew were great, very professional and gave easy to understand instruction which made our inexperienced kids more comfortable. Our 10 yr old was particularly nervous about jumping out of the boat...More

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Glad to see you all had a good time and that the kids enjoyed their first diving experience! Thanks for the review. Roberto More

SFDive

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3 reviews

23 helpful votes

“Professional staff, well maintained equipment including boat, and a great variety of dive sights offered at Hurricane.”

Reviewed 5 June 2012 via mobile

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Roberto, the owner provided excellent communication prior to our trip. Our dive guide, Blaz a frenchman, spoke English and of course Spanish. He was very calm, polite and enjoyable. The boat captain Javiar, was kind, helpful and very skilled in knowing where to go and where to anchor. He kept a safe watch on us while we were diving. We...More

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Great to see you had a good time with us. Thank you for the compliments! Hope to see you both again soon. Roberto More

MaraInTO

Toronto, Canada

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105 reviews

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74 helpful votes

“Rough ride for Beginner SCUBA divers”

Reviewed 9 May 2012

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I decided to finish my PADI Open Water course with Hurricane Divers in Nov. 2011. They had a good price and the instructor is very experienced (20+ years). However, my SCUBA diving experience was terrible. First of all, we were taken out in a fishing boat. There were no seats, no diving platform and barely even any covering from the...More

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I'm very sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience. I honestly don't remember this happening, but last November I was abroad. What I can say is that our boat is indeed a "panga", as used in the tropics by thousands of dive operators. It does have seating and a sun roof, but it's not big enough to... More

Janice S

great yarmouth

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8 reviews

6 attraction reviews

5 helpful votes

“Snorkelling excursion”

Reviewed 13 April 2012

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Had a fantastic two weeks in Hautulco, the highlight being the full day snorkelling excursion with Hurricane divers. The crew really looked after us and the scenery and the variety of fish was fantastic. The deserted beach which they found for us was the ideal setting for the wonderful lunch provided by Pauline. We cannot reccommend Hurricane Divers highly enough...More

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Nice to see that your trip with us was the highlight of your holiday! Hope to see you again next year.... Roberto More

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We had little to do except relax. Wake up. See the sunrise. Go for a nice relaxed run on the beach. Shower. Eat breakfast at one of the many restaurants on the beach. Go back to room, slather on sunscreen. Chat and chill on the hammocks on the balcony in front of our room. Be glad for our ocean view and the roar of the waves. Read on the beach. Jump around in the water when it's too hot. It's lunchtime. Ponder lunch. Sip watermelon juice and laugh, maybe order a pina colada or two and play a version of Drunk Mexican Scrabble. Back on the beach. Swim. Read. Talk. Laugh. Head for the hammocks in the shade if it's too hot. Buy hibiscus juice. Head upstairs for a shower before the sunset. Over to Posada Mexico for pina coladas and tapas. And then where is dinner? The sun sets beautifully over the rocks. Get dinner. Relax. Walk around in the streets, scanning the goods vendors have, trying not to bump into other diners and strollers. Up to the room. The roar of the ocean while reading before bed. And sleep. And let's do it again tomorrow. In a town of pure beauty and chill and guacamole...it's a great place to be.

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Posada Brisa Marina Zipolite Reviews

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189 reviews

Posada Brisa Marina Dec 27, 2012

Posada Brisa Marina was one of this lucky guesses combined with low season and some luck. How else I can explain third floor two bed room facing beautiful beach, with terrace filled with hammocks and lazy chairs that we got for price of 100 pesos per person. Excellent bathroom and old school locker that looked more like door for a fireplace made our stay even better. Beds are big and nice surrounded by couple of night tables and a chair. I went for hammock one night because outside smelled like ocean and temperature was just perfect. All windows have mosquito nets so you can open them wide with no problem.

We got to Zipolite after long all nighter from San Cristobal del Casas. Being back to the beach was exactly what we were looking for, and this beach was just perfect. Friend of mine told us about this place with lots of excitement of how relaxed and great people are in this area. Four of five small fishing villages have excellent beaches, enough hotels and no resorts that you can go in. I have seen few yoga retreats on the way and couple of spiritual places. What I am trying to say is that this area is largely not touristic in a sense of bunch of foreigners covering the beaches, but more for people that know how to find good spot and spend quality time. Surfing is fairly good with long stretch of wave, but not as good as Puerto Escondido. Zipolite was definitely surfing camp place judging by the old stilts cabanas that still cover good part of the beach.

Posada does not look like it is finished building. There is large 4-5 story building with balconies all over and not really safe wooden railing that gives it a bit of the character. Owner or manager lives on the bottom floor, right next to the only stairs and he is all security you can get. Not that area is dangerous in any way, just that he does everything that you need. Stairs that take you up the posada are rudimentary wooden makeshift stairs, a bit dangerous to use, so apply caution while going up, especially if your feet are wet or sandy.

Posada has its own shaded area, chairs and hammocks where you can enjoy siesta time or just get back in life after a long night. On the beach, right next to the shade, there is small restaurant with excellent food, beach view and service. You can rent some snorkels, boards and stuff for beach at the posada but watch out when you are entering the water because there are very strong rip currents running all over the beach.

Right in the front of the posada there is good and big market store, with fresh fruit and lots of cheep beer. Restaurants are very limited to few in town but food is mostly tasty and fresh. There is one restaurant in hotel on the north side of the beach which has excellent fish and Italian cuisine. All in all, this place is perfect go get stuck for long month or so…

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