Wild places and wildlife · All year
Boat Tour to see Dolphins and Marine Life
Along the coast at first light for dolphins and turtles, with snorkelling over the reef.
4.7 · 608 reviews on GetYourGuide
Villa ExperienceExperiences · Puerto EscondidoOctober 2026
Oaxaca coast · Surf, turtles and the lagoons
The Boat Tour to see Dolphins and Marine Life is the one booking almost everyone here should make, and the Turtle Release Experience is the evening that children remember. Beyond those it is a temazcal, a sunset ride along the beach, a cooking class and a first surf lesson well away from Zicatela.
7 tours · checked 16 October 2026
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Along the coast at first light for dolphins and turtles, with snorkelling over the reef.
4.7 · 608 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
A beginner lesson on the gentler beaches, well away from Zicatela. Drills on the sand first.
5.0 · 11 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
An evening with the local conservation group, releasing hatchlings down the sand. Pickup included.
4.6 · 282 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
West into the Chacahua lagoons for the wildlife and the sunset, and the water lights up on the way back.
4.7 · 16 reviews on GetYourGuide
On land · All year
Jungle trails and a river crossing out to the beach for sunset, ending at a bonfire.
4.5 · 29 reviews on GetYourGuide
Food and drink · All year
Three Oaxacan courses with a local host: tortillas by hand, tacos, mole, and mezcal with the dessert.
4.9 · 16 reviews on GetYourGuide
Spa and wellness · All year
The traditional steam lodge, then a clay scrub, a massage and tea. Two hours, and you will sleep.
4.7 · 35 reviews on GetYourGuide
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Frequently asked
Not one our catalogue states. Both run year round here; the turtle camps release through most of the year and the dolphins are resident along this coast. The boat trips go early, when the water is flattest.
The turtle release is the obvious one, and the dolphin boat trip works for anyone who does not mind a small boat. The cooking class is good with older children. The temazcal is a hot, enclosed steam lodge and is for adults.
Not at Zicatela, and the lesson on this page does not go there. It is taught on the gentler beaches with land drills first, which is the honest way to learn on this coast.
One. The Chacahua National Park trip runs west into the lagoons for the wildlife and the sunset and takes about six hours. Everything else on this page is two to four hours and starts in or near town.
Every tour here books on GetYourGuide. 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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