Island Hopping with Luxury Beach

Water taxis stop at each one during regular intervals throughout the day, or if you rent your own panga, its pilot will come for you whenever you tell him to. The place to start if you want to island hop on your own and in your own time is Boca de Tomatlan.

Boca de Tomatlan is a small village at the mouth of the Tomatlan River. It lies nestled in a cove and is worth visiting. It’s the last stop on the highway that goes towards El Tuito, which you will read about in an upcoming Luxury Beach article. The sand on the beach is pearlescent and the waves are encouragingly gentle at its shore. There are a few restaurants on the beach, most of them selling the freshest seafood. Their specialty is barbecued fish, pescado sarandeado, which can be bought by weight.

If you’ve never tried bbq fish, there and then would be a good time to do so, it’s divine. The fish is marinated in traditional bbq and like many Mexican dishes can be served mild to extremely spicey.

Once you´ve had an opportunity to enjoy lunch, you can make your way to the shore where you’ll see many pangas lined up and ready to take you to whatever island you may want to visit. (However, in case you fall in love with Boca, Luxury Beach Concierge Service recommends a quaint but clean bed and breakfast there, Casa La Ventana (House of the Windows).

One of the first beaches past Boca de Tomatlan in the municipality of Cabos Corrientes is Las Animas. It boasts 2 beautiful white sandy beahces and azure blue waters. The beaches host a handful of beach restaurants and private villas and a new stylish beach club. The beaches have long been popular with locals and tourists alike and saw rapid increase in population and visitor numbers in the 90s.

The community built a pier to cater to the many charter boats that visited Las Animas on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the pier and beach suffered from the rapid growth in tourism and saw the construction of a water park and mini canopy tour.

Recent years have seen the community invest heavily in reclaiming the beauty of Las Animas and protecting the local environment. While visitors still enjoy water skiing, parasailing, snorkeling, and hiking, the local community provides these tours in a more eco-friendly manner to ensure tourism is both environmentally and economically sustainable.