Wild places and wildlife · All year
Turtle Release Experience
Hatchlings released on a beach north of town, after a talk from the people who run the camp.
5.0 · 10 reviews on GetYourGuide
Villa ExperienceExperiences · Ixtapa-ZihuatanejoOctober 2026
Guerrero coast · The island, the ruins and the turtles
Three bookings, and the Isla Ixtapa Day Trip with Lunch is the first: a short boat to a protected island with calm water to swim in. The other two are the Turtle Release Experience on a beach north of Zihuatanejo and the Xihuacan Archaeological Tour with its museum.
3 tours · checked 16 October 2026
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Hatchlings released on a beach north of town, after a talk from the people who run the camp.
5.0 · 10 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
The boat across to the island reserve: calm water to swim in, snorkelling if you want it, lunch on the sand.
4.9 · 8 reviews on GetYourGuide
Culture and day trips · All year
The ball court and pyramids at Xihuacan, and the museum that explains what was dug up there.
5.0 · 8 reviews on GetYourGuide
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Frequently asked
Not one our catalogue states. The camp north of Zihuatanejo releases through most of the year, and the talk comes before the release whichever month you go.
All three, which is unusual. Isla Ixtapa is calm water and a lunch; the turtle release is short and in the evening; Xihuacan is a five-hour visit with a museum, so it suits older children better.
All three start in Ixtapa or Zihuatanejo with pickup. Xihuacan, also called La Chole, is inland from the coast and the drive is part of the five hours.
All three book on GetYourGuide rather than with us. We choose them and keep the list checked; the operator holds the booking, the payment and the cancellation terms. We earn a commission on the links, as the page says at the bottom.
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