Santa Cruz
Town & marina pier
Huatulco's nautical heart: the pier where boat tours leave and the cruise dock. Its beaches are La Entrega, Yerbabuena and Punta Santa Cruz.
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The 9 bays
Huatulco beaches and bays
Nine bays and 36 beaches. Which one to swim, snorkel, bring the kids or disappear for a while.
Bays9
Beaches36
Coastline≈ 35 km
National Park5 bays
Pick by plan
Chahué
Marina
A bay with a yacht marina and a wide beach next to La Crucecita, with moderate surf and fewer people than Santa Cruz.
Tangolunda
Hotel zone
Home of the big resorts and the golf course. Five beaches, including Tangolunda, Ventura and Rincón Sabroso.
Conejos
East, quiet
Three quiet beaches: El Tejoncito, Punta Arena and Playa Conejos. Next door is La Bocana, the closest surf spot.
El Órgano
National Park
Inside Huatulco National Park: a small beach with no buildings, for a quiet afternoon.
Maguey
National Park
Calm water and palapa seafood restaurants. A favourite for a full beach day.
Cacaluta
National Park
A long, nearly untouched beach inside the national park, surrounded by dry tropical forest.
Chachacual
National Park
An ecological reserve reachable only by sea. Its most visited beaches are Chachacual and La India.
San Agustín
West, the largest
The largest bay, with a coral reef a few metres offshore and simple restaurants. Beaches: San Agustín and Cacalutilla.
Three things worth knowing
Boat tour
The easiest way to see several bays in one day. Boats leave from the Santa Cruz pier.
National Park
Maguey, Órgano, Cacaluta, Chachacual and San Agustín are inside Huatulco National Park: pack out your trash and use mineral sunscreen.
What about surf?
The bays are calm. The waves are at the edges: La Bocana to the east and the coast toward Barra de la Cruz.
Frequently asked
How many bays and beaches does Huatulco have?
Nine bays and 36 beaches along about 35 km of coastline, between the Coyula and Copalita rivers.
Which Huatulco beach is best with kids?
Maguey and Santa Cruz for calm water and services. San Agustín also works if you want to snorkel.
Where to snorkel in Huatulco?
San Agustín, with a coral reef close to shore, and Maguey. Several national-park bays also have good snorkeling.
Sources: México Desconocido; Wikipedia (Huatulco); The Eye Huatulco.