Beach Reviews · Mexico

The best beaches in Mexico

Beach reviews across the Yucatán, Baja, and Mexico's Pacific coast

4 beaches reviewed in Mexico

Aerial view over Playa Balandra near La Paz: rippled turquoise shallows and a deep blue pool, the curved main beach beside a small conical hill, a mangrove patch and inner lagoon among brown desert hills, with Pichilingue port in the distance

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Playa Balandra, La Paz: How to Get In, and When the Bay Looks Its Best

4.1 / 5

Playa Balandra is a shallow, sheltered bay about 25km north of La Paz in Baja California Sur, known for its white sand and the El Hongo rock. Entry is by a 125-peso wristband in one of two daily shifts capped at 450 people, and online wristbands cover only the afternoon shift.

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Turquoise water inside the collapsed volcanic crater of Playa del Amor on the Marietas Islands with sandy beach visible through the open ceiling

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Playa del Amor (Hidden Beach)

3.6 / 5

A surreal beach hidden inside a collapsed volcanic crater on the Marietas Islands, accessible only by swimming through a tunnel at low tide. Strictly limited to 116 visitors per day.

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Playa Xpu-Ha from above: the Serenity Beach Club's thatched palapas and red parasols under the palms, swimmers in the clear blue shallows and resort buildings on the far point

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Xpu-Ha Beach, Riviera Maya: How to Get On the Sand and What It Costs

3.1 / 5

Playa Xpu-Ha is a calm, sandy-bottomed bay off Highway 307, 25 minutes south of Playa del Carmen, ranked 37th in the world for 2026. The sand is public by law, but most ways onto it cross private land and beach-club gates.

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Tulum Beach

3.3 / 5

The Caribbean coast beneath ancient Mayan ruins, where turquoise water meets white sand and the reality of seaweed, crowds, and beach club prices adds a complicated layer to the Instagram dream.

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