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Ixtapa is a place surrounded by a mountain range that descends to the sea and frames this wonderful town. Here, you will enjoy a traditional atmosphere and peaceful environment with several beaches and activities such as sport fishing, bird watching and more.
To enhance your experience and ensure an unforgettable Mexico vacation, Cala de Mar offers a wealth of resort activities, attractions and Ixtapa things to do and see. Explore the ocean and experience the annual whale migration. Relax on the pristine beach, Playa el Palmar, or take in a game of golf on one of the nearby golf courses. Arrange a private dinner or sail around Ixtapa in style. From dining and shopping to easy exploration of the natural environment, Cala de Mar puts you in the center of an exhilarating destination. Just contact your Personal Assistant to discover it all on your Ixtapa travel to our Mexico resort vacation. |
CULINARY EXPERIENCE
Cala de Mar offers a truly unique and personal way to fully experience Mexican cuisine.
Our professional chef will set up an experience just for you starting with a trip to the market. You and the chef will pick out fresh, local ingredients to prepare your traditional Mexican dish. At the market, the chef will provide the history on the food and the background on where your ingredients originate.
Once you return to the hotel, our chef beautifully arranges your newly purchased ingredients in the kitchen in order to provide the optimal environment for teaching you on how to prepare some of the tantalizing dishes and international cocktails served in our gourmet restaurants.
This is truly a one-of-a-kind experience to delve into the history and traditions of Mexican cooking. Classes are limited to two people in order to provide the most hands-on and personal experience possible.
Our professional chef will set up an experience just for you starting with a trip to the market. You and the chef will pick out fresh, local ingredients to prepare your traditional Mexican dish. At the market, the chef will provide the history on the food and the background on where your ingredients originate.
Once you return to the hotel, our chef beautifully arranges your newly purchased ingredients in the kitchen in order to provide the optimal environment for teaching you on how to prepare some of the tantalizing dishes and international cocktails served in our gourmet restaurants.
This is truly a one-of-a-kind experience to delve into the history and traditions of Mexican cooking. Classes are limited to two people in order to provide the most hands-on and personal experience possible.
YOGA
Find your inner peace surrounded by the magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean offered by Cala de Mar from the Yoga Deck.
Sixty minute Yoga sessions may include posture (asana), breathing (pranayama), control of subtle forces (mudra and bandha), cleansing the body-mind (shat karma), visualizations, chanting of mantras, and many forms of meditation.
Sixty minute Yoga sessions may include posture (asana), breathing (pranayama), control of subtle forces (mudra and bandha), cleansing the body-mind (shat karma), visualizations, chanting of mantras, and many forms of meditation.
GOLF
Designed to seamlessly blend in with Zihuatanejo's natural landscape, area golf courses near Cala de Mar foster a connection between players and the surrounding nature.
The Palma Real Golf Course, an original Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, is a par 72 golf course that is equally challenging and naturally idyllic, dotted with natural lakes and lagoons, situated alongside the Pacific coastline. The Palma Real sits on an old coconut plantation, surrounded by indigenous wildlife and tropical vegetation.
The Marina Ixtapa Golf Club showcases a Robert von Hagge designed course. It is a par 72 dunes-style golf course that challenges golfers with plenty of sand traps, hazards, and canals.
Your Personal Assistant can work with you to create a challenging and rewarding outing during your Ixtapa golf vacation.
The Palma Real Golf Course, an original Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, is a par 72 golf course that is equally challenging and naturally idyllic, dotted with natural lakes and lagoons, situated alongside the Pacific coastline. The Palma Real sits on an old coconut plantation, surrounded by indigenous wildlife and tropical vegetation.
The Marina Ixtapa Golf Club showcases a Robert von Hagge designed course. It is a par 72 dunes-style golf course that challenges golfers with plenty of sand traps, hazards, and canals.
Your Personal Assistant can work with you to create a challenging and rewarding outing during your Ixtapa golf vacation.
SCUBA DIVING
Discover unique dive spots in the Pacific Ocean with a professional PADI certified dive instructor.
Dive with us on our underwater tours to over a dozen sites including islands, sea mounts and various coves along the coast. Dive trips for all levels are available as well as full instruction and certification courses.
Enjoy the best diving experience in the Pacific Ocean fronting our beach resort destination.
Dive with us on our underwater tours to over a dozen sites including islands, sea mounts and various coves along the coast. Dive trips for all levels are available as well as full instruction and certification courses.
Enjoy the best diving experience in the Pacific Ocean fronting our beach resort destination.
SURF
Catch fantastic waves on your Ixtapa surfing holiday. Enjoy the main breaks in Playa Linda, a rivermouth beachbreak that can produce long lefts breaking toward the lagoon, only ten minutes away from the resort or go on an adventure further north to Playa de Troncones or La Saladita, world famous surfing destinations. Learn to surf from the best and grasp all the knowledge you need in order to be a surfer. If you are already an experienced surfer, you may improve your surf skill. Your Personal Assistant can arrange the schedule of your preference, provide board rentals, accommodate both individual and group lessons and organize custom surf trips.
CRUISES & SAILING
Due to our location along the Pacific Coast, the Cala de Mar Personal Assistant can organize an unforgettable nautical experience. Be it a romantic cruise along the ocean or an exhilarating sailing adventure, we aim to turn your dream Ixtapa sailing vacation into reality.
Charter a boat to go scuba diving and snorkeling in a watery wonderland of reefs, or arrange an evening under the stars on a Zihuatanejo cruise that uses the land as a backdrop for intrigue and romance.
Charter a boat to go scuba diving and snorkeling in a watery wonderland of reefs, or arrange an evening under the stars on a Zihuatanejo cruise that uses the land as a backdrop for intrigue and romance.
MAGICAL SUNSET TOUR
This romantic cruise takes you for a sail around the bay of Zihuatanejo and out into the ocean to enjoy the sunset with a grand view of the hotel property.
DEEP SEA FISHING
Go past the barrier reef and into the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Here, our guests can charter a journey for that evening's catch. Mexico deep sea fishing excursions take the accomplished sportsman into an environment that is as much paradise as it is invigorating.
We provide an experienced professional crew to test your mettle on the open sea to land a catch. Back at the resort, our culinary team will prepare it according to your direction. If you wish, our Executive Chef will share the secrets of preparing a legendary seafood feast.
We provide an experienced professional crew to test your mettle on the open sea to land a catch. Back at the resort, our culinary team will prepare it according to your direction. If you wish, our Executive Chef will share the secrets of preparing a legendary seafood feast.
HORSEBACK RIDING IN PLAYA LARGA
Another way you can experience the breathtaking Pacific views and lush, native flora is from atop a tame horse alongside one of our professional horseback riding guides. Ride along the beach at Playa Larga or trot along the picturesque countryside trails on our mountain ranch tour.
We will arrange the ideal experience suitable for your skill level.
We will arrange the ideal experience suitable for your skill level.
ARTS, CRAFTS & SHOPPING ORIENTATION
Mexico's artists are famous for their ingenuity and unique sense of form and color. In many cases, the country's natural beauty and intricate sense of humor are playfully integrated into works of art. A great variety of regional crafts is to be found in select stores throughout Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo.
Your guide will make sure you visit some of the most interesting shops and give you expert advice on where, how, and at what price to purchase.
Duration: 2 hours
Your guide will make sure you visit some of the most interesting shops and give you expert advice on where, how, and at what price to purchase.
Duration: 2 hours
TRADITIONAL MEXICO
The purpose of this outing is twofold: to get a little bit of insight into the Mexican countryside, customs, and traditions and enjoy a relaxing few hours at a great beach and lagoon. Beginning the excursion with a 20-minute drive to our neighboring city, Petatlán, along a scenic route, heading southbound towards Acapulco. On the way, your tour guide will explain the history, cultural, and anthropological background of the region and stop at a local bakery where you may observe the old fashioned way of preparing fresh coconut bread.
The tour of Petatlán includes the market with the different Mexican spices and chiles, cactus and herbal medicines, and the opportunity to buy gold at very reasonable prices. Because the people of the state of Guerrero link many miracles to the "Cristo de Petatlan," a visit to the church is also part of the tour. On the way back to Ixtapa, you will spend a couple of hours at the original fishing village of Barra de Potosi, where you may swim, explore, and take magnificent pictures of the lagoon, wildlife, and bird sanctuary. Enjoy fresh lobster or other seafood at exceptional prices and take in a boat trip through the lagoon.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours
The tour of Petatlán includes the market with the different Mexican spices and chiles, cactus and herbal medicines, and the opportunity to buy gold at very reasonable prices. Because the people of the state of Guerrero link many miracles to the "Cristo de Petatlan," a visit to the church is also part of the tour. On the way back to Ixtapa, you will spend a couple of hours at the original fishing village of Barra de Potosi, where you may swim, explore, and take magnificent pictures of the lagoon, wildlife, and bird sanctuary. Enjoy fresh lobster or other seafood at exceptional prices and take in a boat trip through the lagoon.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours
TWICE AS PLEASING - IXTAPA - ZIHUATANEJO ORIENTATION TOUR
Blending into the lush green backdrop of the Sierra Madre, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo lies along a hilly tropical coastline and is surrounded by dozens of white sandy beaches. We are fortunate to live in a paradise that blends two very unique destinations into one. Though the two areas are quite different in habitat and style, they still share that same, wonderful sense of Mexican hospitality. Ixtapa: the modern, master-planned resort with perfectly maintained landscaping, vanguard architectural design and services, a luxurious marina with yachts from all parts of the world, exclusive residential areas, boutiques, and two 18-hole, designer golf courses. Zihuatanejo: the traditional fishing village, hiding place for pirates and adventurers throughout history, with the folklore and charm of an old Mexican coastal town that showcases a harbor, market, town square, beaches, and main street.
This orientation tour offers a general overview of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and the immediate surroundings. Your guide will point out to you some great restaurants, stores, and places of interest. If you plan to participate in other organized tours or want to do some exploring on your own, the impressions and insights will help in your decision-making.
Duration: 2 hours
This orientation tour offers a general overview of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and the immediate surroundings. Your guide will point out to you some great restaurants, stores, and places of interest. If you plan to participate in other organized tours or want to do some exploring on your own, the impressions and insights will help in your decision-making.
Duration: 2 hours
BICYCLE TOUR
Ixtapa's bicycle track goes through an ecological and wild-life reserve, so it is a ride like no other where families or couples can relax while observing some of Ixtapa's most eccentric flora and fauna, including crocodiles and iguanas.
Visitors take the opportunity to picnic and enjoy the morning and afternoon before riding back and head to their preferred beach in the area.
Visitors take the opportunity to picnic and enjoy the morning and afternoon before riding back and head to their preferred beach in the area.
