Las Gatas Beach Tour: Snorkeling, Kayaking, and Relaxation with Complete Equipment and Guide
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85 Ratings
Experience the ultimate beach adventure at Las Gatas Beach! Snorkel, kayak, and relax with complete equipment and a professional guide. Book now for an unforgettable 5-hour tour!
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Av 5 de Mayo 24 - The tour begins with pick up at your hotel in Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo, and travel to La Ropa Beach to get fitted out with a kayak and lifejacket. Paddle alongside a guide as you make the 45 minute trip to Las Gatas Beach, where you’ll pause for a cold beer or a bottle of water before starting an hour snorkel tour of the Las Gatas seawall.
    Everything from hermit crabs to tropical fish makes their home on the sheltered inner surface of the seawall, and you’ll also find sea urchins and sea cucumbers among the coral reef formations. Swim as far as the ‘king of kings’ statue, an underwater statue of Jesus.
    Return to shore for lunch on the beach, choosing from a main dish of fish filet or shrimp or chicken fajitas or cheese quesadillas.
    Relax on the beach for 1 hour and 45 minutes to soak up the sunshine or swim, then return to your kayak for the trip back to La Ropa Beach, this tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel at roughly 3:30 P.M.
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Travel in comfort with air-conditioned transport
  • Enjoy a delicious lunch
  • Expert local guide fluent in English
  • Kayak and snorkel equipment provided
  • Safety first with included life jackets
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience snorkeling and kayaking at Las Gatas Beach on this tour that features transportation, kayaks, snorkeling equipment, a meal, and a knowledgeable tour guide. The sea wall at Las Gatas beach creates a fantastic setting for swimming and snorkeling. It’s also a great spot to unwind or perhaps enjoy a refreshing beverage in a chilled-out environment. The excursion is estimated to last around 5 hours.

  • 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
  • Dress code is beach clothes
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Bring money (only cash) for drinks
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Grace_a
May 2, 2024
Great day in the water - We had our trip with Pablo and, start to finish, it was excellent! My partner and I brought my dad and I’m so glad we booked with this guide. We learned about some of the history of the area and local culture. The kayaking was excellent. Snorkeling was great. Saw a lot of fish, eels, and sea stars. Pablo helped us identify a lot of the species we saw and was great showing us some that we otherwise would have missed. Lunch was delicious and right on the water front. Highly recommend for anyone looking for an active, sunny excursion. 🤗☀️
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Kristin_t
Apr 6, 2024
Fun in the Sun - Pablo is fantastic! The kayaking is so peaceful and beautiful. Pablo is very knowledgeable about all of Zihuatenejo and the beaches. He shared lots of information and history. The snorkeling was beautiful. Pablo is very kind and helpful to ensure the best experience.
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Liz_m
Apr 2, 2024
Great day of fun and history! - Luis is very efficient and communicated with me as soon as I booked. He sent me a text to confirm and to ask if I had any questions. We were picked up right at our hotel lobby. They called to let me know they were almost at the hotel, so we could meet them. I appreciated that. From ixtapa. It was about a 20 min ride. We got to the dock and met Pablo. My sister had never kayaked before so he eased her anxiety and put us in a two-person kayak. He checked on us constantly and made sure we were always in the group. Kayaking was fun! It took us about 40 minutes to get to Las Gatas. On the way, Pablo gave us information about the region. I don’t know about the rest of the group, but I wasn’t really tired when we got to Las Gatas. Once there, we got ready to snorkel. We followed Pablo at all times. We saw lots of fish, sea stars, a very shy octopus and even an eel. Some in the group dove down to see Jesus. 😀 We had lunch after snorkeling. The lunch was yummy. Some had shrimp, others had fish. But there were many other options to choose from. We each got one drink (included). Note*** if you want more than one drink, you’ll need to pay for it. A piña colada is about $7. So not bad! Restrooms were readily available and clean. We had about half an hour after lunch to look around, shop or just go in the water. My sister and I sat at the restaurant to relax for a bit longer. Pablo came over and we had a great chat about where we were from, and he proceeded to tell us some more about the area and its history. We got back to La Ropa where our ride awaited. We dropped off our new friends first and headed to Ixtapa. It was a great day!!! I wholeheartedly recommend this tour. And if you get Pablo, say hello from the two Puertorican teacher sisters! 👋🏽😊
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Wendyandjohn
Mar 21, 2024
Book this tour! - Luis gave our group (my husband, sister and brother in law - active 60s) an extraordinary experience. He thoughtfully curated all aspects of the tour which involved pick up at a nearby hotel, transport to a beach where we got into our kayaks and paddled to a beach (maybe two miles at a comfortable pace) adjacent to our snorkeling destination. We have snorkeled at many places around the world. This tour is unique in that Luis stayed with and due to his familiarity with the area and his keen observation, found a juvenile octopus, 20 plus species of fish, sea urchins, and star fish. After a delicious lunch (catch of the day was mahi mahi that was grilled with a garlic marinade) we paddled back to a beach near our accommodations. Within a few hours of our return, Luis had uploaded excellent ( and generally flattering) photos and videos of us taken throughout our time together. Luis is knowledgeable about Zihua and well-informed about a diverse range of topics from history, archaeology, economic development, and school policy to marine biology. He was solicitous, effective and just fun! We could not recommend this experience more highly. Don’t wait - just book this tour. Especially if you are new to Zihua, it is a wonderful introduction to the geography, restaurants, and topics interest of each member of the group.
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Adamls5317xj
Jan 30, 2024
Awesome excursion - Luis and Pablo are the best. This was a great time. The work out is solid, the snorkeling was fun, and the food and conversation were awesome. Highly recommended!
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Darrell_r
Jan 6, 2024
Fun kayaking to Las Gatas - This was our third tour with Luis' company. We already reviewed the food tasting and archaeology tours. This tour was just as good as the first two and we would highly recommend it. Our guide was Pablo who was also our guide on the archeology tour to the ruins. We met near the fisherman's wharf and kayaked along the beaches to Las Gatas. Pablo was very familiar with the area and told us about the history of the beaches and the area in general. When we got to Las Gatas, we were greated by a group of people at the restaurant where we would have lunch. They took our kayaks and stowed them while we snorkeled and ate lunch. The snorkeling was not the best we have ever experienced (that was in Roatan and hard to beat), but not the worst. We saw lots of smaller blue angel fish, gobis, needlefish, etc. It was fun to be on and in the water after hanging out by the pools in zihuatanejo. Once again, we were on a small tour. There was only one other couple on our trip and they were very interesting. We had a lot in common so we had a good conversation throughout the trip.We kayaked back to La Ropa where Luis was supposed to meet us for a drive back to Hotel Irma. He was not there when we arrived so Pablo arranged a taxi at the companies expense to take us back to our hotel without delay. The whole trip was a lot of fun and we would highly recommend it.
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Robert_v
Jan 6, 2024
Great kayak and snorkel tour in paradise - Well organized and fantastic trip. The kayaking in the Zihuatanejo Bay was beautiful and the snorkeling experience was one of the best I ever had. There is an enormous diversity of fish and because it’s rather shallow they are all close by. Gear, guidance , lunch transport etc was all perfectly arranged
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H1875svpatriciaf
Jan 3, 2024
Perfect thing to do!!! - What an incredible experience!! Luis is wonderful!! He walked us through every step and took care of all the details ahead of time!! He was there every step of the way! He is so full of information! Totally recommend him!!!
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Voyager818872
Dec 28, 2023
Kayak and snorkel experience in Zihua - Our family spent Christmas Day on this tour. Luis’s team did a great job with our pick up location and getting us to the starting point. Our guide Pablo took excellent care of us throughout the day. Our paddle to the beach was so beautiful and the snorkelling was excellent. Thank you for a memorable day!
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Shawn_h
Dec 19, 2023
Kayak and snorkel Las gatas beach! - We had an amazing morning leaving the pier by kayak. We took kayaks around zihua Bay with our guide telling us about the community and buildings along the way. We landed our kayaks on Las gatas beach and had a table to ourselves where we could leave our things and go snorkeling. Everything was looked after and we returned from snorkeling to great drinks and a delicious lunch of Mahi Mahi and shrimp. While snorkeling we saw so many fish along with a historic anchor from an original voyage of the area. There was also a 12 foot tall statue of Jesus that was lowered into the bay years ago. We then kayaker back to LA ropa Beach where we got a ride back to our condo. It was a great day. 10 of 10 reccomend this tour! Also the water is very warm in December.
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