Ixtapa Island Tour: Experience Calm Waters, Breathtaking Beaches, and Varied Marine Life
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93 Ratings
Ixtapa
Experience the calm waters, breathtaking beaches, and varied marine life on an Ixtapa Island tour. Swim, snorkel, and relax on the island, and visit a lagoon full of crocodiles and beautiful birds on the way back.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Playa Linda - Our accredited tour guide, will walk with you for about 15 minutes around the Linda Lagoon to show you different kinds of lagoon birds, iguanas, crocodiles and lagoon turtles, he will explain you some interesting facts about the wild life in this natural habitat.
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Isla Ixtapa - Ixtapa Island
Our accredited tour guide will take you to the pier at Linda Beach and from there you will be taken by boat to the island.
On the Island you will be taken on a 10 minutes walking tour to visit the 3 beaches on the Island.
You will have chairs and lounge chairs for you to relax, enjoy the view, maybe swim or if you want you can rent snorkel equipment and explore the coral reef.
Your lunch will be serve at Ixtapa Island, the choices for the lunch can be:
c3 Chicken on the grill or breaded or chicken fajitas.
c3 Fish on the grill or breaded or on garlic sauce.
c3 Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded.
All of the dishes come with guacamole & chips, as part of the lunch you will tortillas and salsa. Your also comes with a beer or soft drink.
After lunch you will have to relax for about 1 hour and after that you will be taken back on the boat to the mainland and from there to your hotel.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included for ease of travel
- Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Enjoy a delicious lunch during your tour
- Benefit from the insights of a fluent English-speaking local tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Use of snorkeling equipment
Additional Information
Enjoy the calm water of Ixtapa Island, where you will have the opportunity to swim and practice other water sports in crystal clear water.
The Island has three beaches, all within a very short walking distance. Varadero and Cuachalalate beaches have calm water with sandy bottom where you can swim, and the Coral Beach on the back of the island it’s a great place to snorkel in shallow water because of its beautiful coral reef and wide variety of marine life.
The amount of fish on coral beach is so good that you will be able to see them right from the shore line.
On the island you will also have the chance to relax in a lounge chair with a constant breeze or take a short walk into the bushes to see the tame white tail deer.
On the way back from the Island we will visit at a lagoon full of crocodiles, iguanas, lagoon turtles and beautiful birds in a natural habitat.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not recommended for child aged 2 and under
- Not recommended for adult aged 81 and over
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Playa Linda
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(93 Ratings)
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Colleen_e
Mar 19, 2024
Lots of time to snorkel.... - Lots of time to snorkel. Nice sandy beach to swim, great food with friendly people, good value that included transportation.
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Babsmason
Mar 14, 2024
Wonderful excursion for a great.price - Great deal you do have to pay about 25 dollars for your snorkle gear. Very friendly professional we felt very safe. We even got to see a wildlife estuary with crocks birds turtles and iguanas.
Alder was our guide and he was great.
I highly recommend this tour!
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Pamelync2016
Mar 8, 2024
Superb guide for your experience for all activities and adventures in the Ixtapa Zihuatenejo area. Booking another tour! - HIGHLY recommend Luis de la Maza for tours and activities in Ixtapa Zihuatenejo. Very experienced, knowledgeable and professional guide. The Ixtapa Island snorkeling tour was easy, efficient and filled with information about the area we drove through and then visited in the island. Luis managed all tickets, boat details, snorkeling equipment, lunch and customized according to our interests. This included personally guiding the snorkeling over the reef using a float board with rope handles. I’m an experienced diver and I appreciated his ability to take some of the work out of moving over a new reef system to both see as much of the reef as possible and keep both snorkeler and reef safe underwater bumps. The diverse birds, crocs and iguanas in a small lagoon eat the boat pier was an interesting plus for a lovely, well balanced day. The water temperature was heaven. We are booming Luis for additional adventures here! It was a delight.
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Barbara_c
Feb 26, 2024
Ixtapa Island Tour - Luis was a wonderful guide and took us to a lovely spot. We had a great lunch looking out at the water and visited several other beaches. It was a delightful afternoon!
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Katy_l
Jan 20, 2024
Great snorkel day - We went snorkeling and it was well worth it! Beautiful! Lovely tour guides! Good calm ocean swim! The food was awesome!
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Anne_g
Jan 10, 2024
Excellent tour and great tour guide. - Excellent guide and great spot to visit. Highly recommend this tour. Lunch was delicious. Scuba diving superb. Overall a lovely experience.
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Shawn_h
Dec 23, 2023
A nice relaxing day on the island - Antonio was an excellent guide and we had a nice relaxing day with good food, snorkeling, and drinks!
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Donnalea_j
Mar 11, 2024
Very swimable beaches - We were able to swim on the island as there was no rip tide or undertow. We stayed and played in the water for over and an hour, then went back in two more times...just lovely...
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601jg
Mar 30, 2024
Not what I expected - This was not what I expected. We were picked up and taken to the island. Make sure that you bring tip money because everyone is asking for money. The island itself is not being taken care of. There are deserted buildings and unsafe structures, and most of the island is off-limits. You must stay in the restaurant areas. Which is very crowded. There is not much space to enjoy a peaceful lunch. The snorkeling is busy and cloudy. There seemed to be lots of sand stirring up that day. We never got a tour of the Playa Linda as promised. The tour operator seemed to be in a rush and he skipped that part of the tour. Next time, I will just stay at the resort or try out a new beach.
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Joviejo
Mar 16, 2024
Average experience - I wouldn't call this a tour. There was a leader who got us to the island then got us seated. We did not learn anything about the history of the island and were not granted any extra amenities. The leader was not very enthusiastic, I'd say adequate. As for the experience on the island it was ok...nothing special. The snorkelling wasn't great, visibility was terrible. The food was meh.
You can visit the island without a guide, which would be less expensive and you would have the freedom to come and go as you like.
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