![]() Personal favorite tour guide: Alberto España Chavez (email España Chavez PYRAMIDS ECO EXPLORATION, a visit to the archeological site showcasing some uncovered ruins of the ancient city of Copalitlan. The 3 LEVELS OF HUATULCO tour, which includes visits to small villages, including Pluma Hidalgo (5,000 feet above sea level) noted for coffee production. The SEA AND SUN BAY CRUISE, a boat trip around the bays with stops for snorkeling, swimming and lunch (click here for lunch description and recipe). Secrets partners with Amstarto offer tours and have even installed an Amstar desk in the lobby for easy sign up and personal assistance. Government regulated official tour guides and tour companies offer a variety of recreational and cultural tours that showcase the region. Nature built the scenery and man lived in the region long before Mexico’s national tourism agency acquired the land for development in the 1980s. Secrets boasts nine dining facilities, BUT not all are open on the same days, so plan in advance if you want to try all.īars dot the resort (bar service at the swim-up pool is said to be best) and drinks come in such a variety of styles and colors that fashionistas can order to match a swimsuit. On the other hand, those seeking direct access to the lap and swimming pools, beach and water activity, gladly pay extra for a preferred suite on the ground floor of Buildings C or F (building C being outside the “quiet pools” and building F overlooking the pools with the most activities). Those desiring the best views of the sea (private terrace/no pools), choose a non-preferred suite on the third floor of Building A. But not all guests prefer the preferred rooms. Also some suites with private Jacuzzis on a private terrace wear a preferred title. For example, the resort calls suites that share a swim-out (lap-type) pool off a semi-private terrace, preferred. The outsides of the suites differ and determine if the suite falls into the “Preferred Club” category (a designation that offers additional amenities). The resorts classes suites into several different categories, and with the exception of a few super huge suites at the tip top of the tier, most suites sport the same pleasantly decorated oversize rooms, spacious closets and nicely arranged bathroom area. Secrets tucks 399 suites into six separate buildings rising up the hill from the coast. UNDERSTAND THE LAY OF THE RESORT WHEN CHOOSING A SUITE The resort raises flags to let guests know the status, but even if ocean swimming is out, Secrets’ beach makes a lovely spot for an afternoon siesta accompanied by a lullaby of waves rolling ashore and wind softly rustling the thatched shade umbrellas.Ģ. Sometimes the beach at Secrets is swimmable other times the water is too rough. ![]() The resort curves around the bay, which hugs the water like lips of a smiley face, with rock formations the accents at both ends of the smile. The region’s intense sunshine seems to tan Huatulco’s beaches a creamy coffee color and heat the water to a welcoming warm.Īlthough most of the large resorts sit along Tangolunda Bay, Secrets sits by itself in Conejos Bay. Others spread sand to the sea in an easy gentle flow. Many of Huatulco’s bays display a wild and restless spirit with rugged rock formations and jagged shoreline. The good: the whole area remains gentle, safe, nature focused and not overrun by visitors (except, perhaps, during prime holidays and when cruise ships dock). The bad: Huatulco is hard to reach by both car and plane. The mountain range, poorly paved roads and location in lesser-known Southwestern Mexico, isolates Huatulco, which is both bad news and good. During the dry season, greenery turns brown and shrubby, revealing flowery trees and cactus, striking with desert appeal. In rainy season, thick tropical greenery covers the mountainous hills that rise from the coast to the cloud forest. Huatulco (pronounced wah-tool-co and officially called Bahías de Huatulco) covers 100,000 acres and spans 20 miles of coastline draping around nine bays. Located on the Pacific coast, in the state of Oaxaca, at the end of the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, this Mexican government-developed tourist community sits surrounded by glorious nature. Tourist authorities like to say that during Spanish rule, pirates ransacked Huatulco, but did not succeed in stealing its beauty. As we’ve happily been there, done that, we are supplementing the marketing information with our own ten little secrets to getting the most from a Secrets vacation. Brochures tout the suites, pools, restaurants, beach and spa of Secrets Huatulco, an all-inclusive resort in Huatulco, Mexico, but previews don’t/can’t paint the whole picture.
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