Rates and season information

     Xcacel Beach is a protected turtle sanctuary on a crescent beach of deep, white powder sand. Drive to the beach in just 5 minutes or take a 15 minute walk on a short jungle path from the neighborhood, carefully crossing the highway and down a short road to the beach. There is a guard hut as you enter where you pay an entrance fee of 10 pesos per person. Bring the beach chairs, large umbrella, and a sunshade that is perfect for nap and shade time.  A large soft-side cooler bag is provided to keep your beverages and sandwiches cool.  Just spend the day relaxing, boogie boarding, snorkeling and walking this lovely strip of the Caribbean. There is a restroom facility and outdoor shower available.

     If you’re lucky enough to visit during turtle nesting season (May – September) you can enjoy Akumal and Xcacel for an evening “Turtle Walk”. What an amazing opportunity to see mother turtles building nests and laying their eggs, up to 150 of them! If you’re lucky enough to wit baby hatchlings emerge from their eggs in the sand and later released to the sea, consider yourself blessed by nature! Contact the turtle keepers in the beach hut building at Xcacel to arrange a nighttime turtle walk. The admission collected goes to turtle research, preservation and maintenance of the project. If you’re walking along many of the local beaches late at night or early morning, you’ll most likely get to encounter this incredible experience! There are some great beachfront restaurants where we’ve witnessed turtle sightings and nestings over dinner. Ziggy’s, La Zebra in Tulum are favorites to enjoy such an amazing evening as well as the beauty of an immense star-filled sky.