Zihuatanejo - Activities

Ixtapa boasts a pair of 18-hole golf courses, including the Palma Real Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and one of Mexico's finest courses. Both courses provide a diverse assortment of challenges, and wander past water hazards, jungle hilltops and the sands of Playa Palmar.

Head north of the hotel zone to Playa Linda or La Manzanilla (at La Ropa Beach) in Zihautenejo, where horses can be rented by the hour for beach or tropical plantation rides.

The Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo region is blessed with ideal conditions for the water sports enthusiast. Choose from diving, fishing, parasailing, swimming, wave runners, banana boats and more. Or simply relax on over a dozen sandy, palm-linted beaches and coves.

Restaurants range from simple to deluxe, dress is casual. Several dozen restaurants offer everything from seafood to Japanese cuisine, along with plenty of fine Mexican fare. And for night owls, Ixtapa offers several bars and discos.

There are a variety of shopping options in both Ixtapa and Zihuatenejo. Bright whimsical ceramics, carved wooden fish and wooden or ceramic ceremonial masks are examples of traditional, locally-produced crafts. Vendors can be found in two separate markets.