Ixtapa/Zihua beach

[rds912]

My wife and I would like to do an ATV tour in the morning which ends at 12:30, then meet back at the ship and take the kids to a beach that is nice, but close to the ship. any ideas? thanks

[Fblack]

Most people will tell you to go to Los Gatos beach. It's a short boat ride away. But be forewarned.

 

I was on the Mercury last year and our table mates went snorkeling at Los Gatos beach. 3 of the 4 went onto the water. Those 3 got very sick. After two days vomiting and fever, they finally returned to dinner.

 

I asked what happened and he said "I should have suspected something was wrong when we saw dead chickens in the Water".

 

Basically Los gatos and many beaches in Mexico are really small coves and bacteria from sewage never is completely removed from the waters.

[jaynak]

Wow - dead chickens - that is disgusting!!!! We were at Las Gatas last week and it was amazing - the water was the clearest and cleanest of any of our 6 ports - definately would not hesitate to go back... We spent the afternoon on Playa La Ropa - which is a 10 min taxi ride away from the ship - also a lovely beach, although the water was not as clear as at Las Gatas I would not say it was 'dirty' by any means. Maybe we just got lucky the day we were there?? Jayna K

[Charisse4]

I agree, we were at Las Gatas beach 2 weeks ago and it was beautiful. Clean and clear......this was actually our favorite stop......the rest of the Mexican Riviera, You can have.

[snoslen]

We were there the end of March. Just loved it. Very relaxing and never got sick. Had some wonderful fish tacos for lunch and were treated very special by the food vendors. I would highly recommend going. We never saw anything wrong with the water. We didn't snorkel, but many people were. It was a Mexican holiday so many of the local people were there as well. It was a great time.

[martinsfo]

Los Gatos was our favorite stop in Mexico. The water was pristine, the beach very clean, and the food was delicious.

[gumballz]

 

I was on the Mercury last year and our table mates went snorkeling at Los Gatos beach. 3 of the 4 went onto the water. Those 3 got very sick. After two days vomiting and fever, they finally returned to dinner.

 

I asked what happened and he said "I should have suspected something was wrong when we saw dead chickens in the Water".

 

 

They saw dead chickens in the water and they still went in? :confused:

 

Eww...

[Fblack]

They were two couples from Alberta, Canada on their first cruise and I asked the same question.

[gumballz]

Well hopefully they learned their lesson and next time they see something dead floating in the water, they won't get in.

 

I still think that's really gross though. :(

[addictedtotravel]

We went to Las Ropas beach last year. It's a $5 taxi. Only walked in water after seeing a long brown snake slither into the water. This year we ferried to Las Gatos. They want you to buy lunch but we got 2 chaises for $5 and beer and cokes were $1.50. The water was warm clear and nice but I'd bring those water shoes for the kids as there were some rocks. We are very careful to keep our faces out of the water but I don't know if kids would do that. We love Zih and the people are gentle

[SmooCruise]

a long brown snake in the ocean??? ohhh....I wish you hadn't said that...I HATE snakes!!!

[NeptunesGoddess]

*lol* Vicky! I KNOW! Hmmmm I don't know about that.

 

Vicky? it is great to see a countdown in your signature now. YAY! I only wish I could add that same countdown to mine. :(

[SmooCruise]

*lol* Vicky! I KNOW! Hmmmm I don't know about that.

 

Vicky? it is great to see a countdown in your signature now. YAY! I only wish I could add that same countdown to mine. :(

SERIOUSLY!!! I want to know about this snake! I knew there were sea snakes at the bottom of the ocean....but at the shore! EWWWW!!!!!

 

I wish this countdown was on yours Kim!!! I was really wanting you to go! :(

[addictedtotravel]

I went online and tried to figure out what kind of snake it was but wasn't very lucky. Recall going to some Zih site and others have reported them too. There were lots of locals and no one seemed concerned.