All Inclusive Ixtapa Resorts and Vacations

Ixtapa and neighboring city Zihuatanejo are located on the pacific coast of the Mexico mainland. The resort city is located on a large bay at the base of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The landscape is that of rolling hills covered with lush vegetation and filled with all types of animals.

The resort offers the tourist miles of white sandy beaches, tropical warm oceans and plenty of sunshine. The coastline is dotted with high rise hotels and condos offering the traveler a variety of accommodations including all inclusive resorts to the budget minded motels.

Ixtapa and Zihuantanejo have very pleasant weather. The highs are usually in the high 80’s and 90’s during the summer months and low 80’s during the wet months. Ixtapa receives most of the rain between June and November.

Ixtapa is unique in that the city as created just for tourism opportunities by the Mexican government. This location, along with Cancun where chosen in the 1970 for development based on the location, beautiful unspoiled beaches and availability of land. The city has a population of about 7,000 making this Mexican resort one of the smallest. There are plenty of tourists that enjoy this beach resort.

The main attraction for visitors to the Ixtapa and Zihuantanejo cities are the beaches, the ocean activities and the tropical setting. Many tourist enjoy activities including ocean kayaking, swimming, parasailing, ocean cruises, surfing, deep sea fishing and wind surfing. Land activities include ATV rides, horseback riding, eco tours of the surrounding landscape and more.