Puerto Escondido - Excursions

Puerto Escondido City and Shopping Tour

Price: $25
Discover the beautiful treasures that Puerto Escondido has to offer like the public market Benito Juarez, El Adoquin and Zicatela Beach. Plus buy traditional souvenirs to take back home such as black pottery, traditional textiles and the traditional alebrijes.
You will begin your tour walking through the famous tourist corridor called El Adoquin, place where you can find plenty handicraft shops and buy different types of souvenirs like black pottery, traditional textiles and alebrijes, brightly and colored sculptures of fantastical creatures typical of Oaxacan-Mexican folk art. Then you will continue visiting Buen Mezcal, place where you can taste the Mezcal and Mezcal creams (the original Oaxaca version of the well-known Tequila) and an enjoyable regional coffee. Your next stop will be the beautiful Zicatela Beach, place where you can enjoy amazing views from Puerto Escondido shore. Take pictures of its amazing views and walk along the well know beach, famous for being the 3rd place in the world with the highest waves, a perfect spot for surfing. Afterwards you will go to the traditional Benito Juarez picturesque market to discover the traditional products that local trades, like aromatic herbs that are used to to cuisine or like medicine, besides vegetables and fishes. To finish your journey, you can choose between enjoy at your own a delicious dish of fishes and seafood at one of the restaurants from El Adoquín or a good and delicious typical food in one of the restaurants in the center of Puerto Escondido.

 

What’s included

  • Bilingual guide
  • Resort pickup and drop-off
  • Mezcal Tasting

Dolphin & Whale Watching Cruise with Snorkeling

Price: $50
Experience the amazing sensation of swimming and dolphin watching in Puerto Escondido! We have five species of dolphins (spotted, spinners, bottle nose, pilot and river dolphins), that call Puerto Escondido home. We will encounter an extraordinary eco-system with abundant marine wildlife. Sea turtles, mobula rays, whales, flying fish, a variety of sea birds and many other magnificent marine animals abound. Don’t forget your swimsuit, and cameras to enjoy these amazing creatures.
After hotel pick up 7:00 am you will arrive at Puerto Angelito beach where you will be departing on a 25 foot panga boat with shade.We will start  our trip sightseeing the main beaches of Puerto Escondido, such as Playa Principal, Zicatela, and Punta Zicatela from the water. After this we will head off shore in search of Dolphins, Whales, (whales visit Puerto Escondido from November to April), and an incredible diversity of marine wildlife. We will search for dolphins in the pacific coast which has 5 species of dolphins: Spotted, spinners, bottle nose, pilot dolphins and river dolphins. Once we find them, you will be able to admire and listen to them in their natural environment! Get your cameras ready to take some shots and videos as they join us on our trip! . There is so much to see so be ready  to have a fun and memorable adventure!At the end of the tour you can decide if you would like to stay at Puerto Angelito beach or head back to your hotel.
What’s included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Local guide
  • Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • Boat with shade
  • Life vest