Beaches on Mexican Riviera

[Calgary Couple]

Can anyone tell me what beaches would be close to the cruise ship ports that would be suitable for younger children. We would be interested in perhaps beginner snorkling and swimming. The ports we will be visiting are Cabo, PVR and MZT. Thank you so much for any info.

[SadieN]

The eastern Pacific is nothing like the Caribbean. She's colder and, at times, nastier.

 

Medano beach in Cabo is popular to play in, no snorkeling. Some will snorkel at the arch, but not good for those who've never snorkeled before.

 

Other things to do---

Cabo has a nice '30' minute museum an easy walk from the dock.

 

In PV many go to Las Caletas, an all inclusive on the beach.

 

In Mazatlan check out the central market. Lots of little shops and eateries.

[Ine]

Forget snorkeling from beaches, it hardly exist on this coast and certainly no realy from the beach.

In Puerto Vallarta either indeed do the Caletas excursion as a beach day.

Or make a walk to Krystal Hotel, not too far from the terminal. If you show your cruisecard they will allow you at their pool and beach, but of course you need to buy drinks and food there. This has been discussed many times.

Another option it a bus or cab to Playa los Muertes, old town. Although sometimes the ocean there isnot that great for swimming for kids.

[peacelovemickey]

I was just wondering the same thing....I want to take my 5 year old to a beach in one port.... What about Stone Island in Mazatlan? How is the beach there?

[cruisingMax]

Cabo- Chileno Bay is wonderful for snorkeling, beautiful for pictures, can get there with inexpensive city buses and walk from the highway, or take a taxi, or even hire a water taxi. or, from marina, follow road to the left, less than a mile to the end, a nice local beach with gentle waves, no facilities, but great snorkeling if you go all the way to the end where the beach ends. If lucky to catch a low tide time of year, can walk to Pelican Rock Beach for even better snorleling, or if ambitious and can watch out for water taxis, can get out to Lover's Beach at Land's End. Locals know how to maneuver over the rocks to get there- but looks too risky for me. The public beach is safe for kids. Enjoy

 

Mazatlan- lots of lovely beaches, but most have strong surf. Stone Island Ferry is a short walk down the road, to the left outside the cruise port, it gets you over to the Stone Island side where the water is calm and great for kids. Lots of little restaurants line the beach that you can sit at all day if you eat and drink there. We love Letty's, it's a few blocks down on the sand..but sometimes crowded if not there fairly early. No snorkeling to speak of, can swim around plenty, very relaxing day.

[Laurie S.]

There are lots of great places to snorkel from the beach on the Mexican Riviera, but as said above it is not the Caribbean. The water is colder, but in the summer it reaches into the high 80s. I've been diving over the holidays in San Carlos and the average surface temperature is 69 degrees right now. Several degrees colder at the bottom--hit 65 degrees yesterday.

[torybruno]

I second Stone Beach in Mazatlan. Very calm, wide beach. Fine sand. We arrived fairly early while most places were still setting up loungers. We parked it at Lety's for the day. 100 USD included lots of margaritas, beer, water bottles, lunch for four adults and loungers for the day. Amazing coconut shrimp.

 

Cabo beaches had very strong waves with under tows, be careful. We were at Lovers and Divorce beaches.

 

Las Calitas is a very private hilly and mostly shaded beach. Many steps to deal with. There are a lot of activities for families there, I'd maybe recommend it for children ages 6-14. My older boys would have been bored there.

[Calgary Couple]

Cabo- Chileno Bay is wonderful for snorkeling, beautiful for pictures, can get there with inexpensive city buses and walk from the highway, or take a taxi, or even hire a water taxi. or, from marina, follow road to the left, less than a mile to the end, a nice local beach with gentle waves, no facilities, but great snorkeling if you go all the way to the end where the beach ends. If lucky to catch a low tide time of year, can walk to Pelican Rock Beach for even better snorleling, or if ambitious and can watch out for water taxis, can get out to Lover's Beach at Land's End. Locals know how to maneuver over the rocks to get there- but looks too risky for me. The public beach is safe for kids. Enjoy

 

Mazatlan- lots of lovely beaches, but most have strong surf. Stone Island Ferry is a short walk down the road, to the left outside the cruise port, it gets you over to the Stone Island side where the water is calm and great for kids. Lots of little restaurants line the beach that you can sit at all day if you eat and drink there. We love Letty's, it's a few blocks down on the sand..but sometimes crowded if not there fairly early. No snorkeling to speak of, can swim around plenty, very relaxing day.

Thank you so much for the infor