Punta Diamante or Acapulco Diamante is the fashionable tourist area of Acapulco. How not to be if you have luxury hotels and condos, fine restaurants, world-class boutiques and entertainment venues, just steps from spectacular beaches.
Keep reading so you know what to do in Punta Diamante Acapulco so that your vacation there will be the best of your life.
Learn about the best things to do in Punta Diamante, Acapulco:
1. Have fun at Playa Revolcadero
Playa Revolcadero is in front of the Bulevar de las Naciones that connects with the Acapulco International Airport. It has good waves which makes it attractive to surfers, who also enjoy good sun and clean sand.
The restaurants serve fish to size and other delicacies of seafood cuisine, as well as cold beer, cocktails and any other refreshing drink.
In addition to surfing, as entertainment on the beach, flights in ultralight planes, tours of the sand in ATVs and horseback riding for children and adults are added.
The sunsets at Playa Revolcadero are splendid, which invites many people to walk along the sand while the sunset occurs. From there you can see the urban development of Punta Diamante with its luxury hotels, condominiums, shops and restaurants.
2. Visit the Papagayo Park
Among the things to do in Punta Diamante Acapulco with children is visiting Parque Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, an ecological reserve of 22 hectares better known as Parque Papagayo, between the oldest part of Acapulco and the beginning of Acapulco Dorado.
Parque Papagayo represents the green lung of Acapulco since it is its largest green area and practically the only one. It has lakes, lawns and groves, gardens, a nursery, fountains, an animal shelter and a children's fair.
Sports fields that include a skating rink, library, restaurant and food outlets, add to its attractions.
Its accesses are through Avenida Costera Miguel Alemán and Avenida Cuauhtémoc. In the second entrance there is a monumental sculpture of a piñata that became the symbol of the park, the work of the artist Alberto Chessal.
You can walk, jog and read breathing fresh air and in contact with nature.
3. Meet the Princess Imperial Acapulco Hotel
The Princess Imperial Acapulco Hotel is inspired by the Mexican pre-Hispanic pyramids, which has made it an icon of Acapulco since its construction in the early 1970s.
The Princess Acapulco is on Avenida Costera de Las Palmas and has a tennis complex whose main court of 6 thousand spectators is home to the Mexican Tennis Open, better known as the Acapulco Open, a competition on the professional world circuit and the most important in the country .
The luxurious resort is in front of Playa Revolcadero with delicately maintained gardens and rooms overlooking the ocean and the mountains.
Its elegant bedrooms are exquisitely decorated and common areas include a golf course and 4 swimming pools with waterfalls overlooking the sea, apart from the tennis complex.
In its commercial corridor, it has a luxury spa clinic with a sensational design in a monumental palapa, with 17 massage cabins and the best aromatherapy, thermotherapy, massage therapy and biomagnetism treatments.
Its 4 restaurants, 3 bars and the café offer food and drink alternatives with an excellent atmosphere and the best views of Punta Diamante.
Learn more about this fantastic hotel here.
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4. Witness the jump in La Quebrada
Among the things to do in Punta Diamante Acapulco, nothing is greater than seeing the waterfall in La Quebrada, an emblematic spectacle of the bay in the old port.
The intrepid divers must calculate the movement of the tide and the entrance of the sea water, so as not to fall on the deadly rocks at the bottom 35 meters high.
The jumps are during the day and at dusk with an audience comfortably installed in a viewpoint to see the exciting performance. The nocturnal ones are more dangerous because the divers have less visibility of the entrance and exit of the sea.
To see this show in a session of 6 dives you will have to pay 40 pesos.
La Quebrada is home to world diving competitions and although its jumps have been filmed for numerous film and television productions, it is not the same to see them live.
5. What to do in Acapulco Diamante at night: have fun at Palladium and Mandara
The nightlife in Acapulco Diamante is so intense that many travel from other sectors of the bay to enjoy it.
Located on a slope of the panoramic highway of Las Brisas, Palladium is one of the most popular establishments among Acapulco nightclubs.
Its colossal 50-meter wide panoramic window overlooking the bay, its waterfall and its spectacular games with laser beams, will make you feel like you are floating while you feel the music of the DJs that completes the illusion of weightlessness.
Internationally renowned DJs have passed through Palladium, playing on its world-class acoustic system, which provides high-fidelity sound combined with an unrivaled light show.
Mandara, also on the highway of the Las Brisas de Punta Diamante subdivision, is a sophisticated club very popular with young people that is always full in high season.
Its theme parties from the 70s, 80s and 90s are unmatched.
6. Admire the Diego Rivera murals at the Casa de los Vientos Cultural Center
The Casa de los Vientos is a property built in 1943 in Old Acapulco, bought 5 years later by Dolores Olmedo, an art collector, friend and source of inspiration of the great Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera.
Rivera lived in the Casa de los Vientos during his 2-year stay in Acapulco, between 1956 and 1957, his health already deteriorating. There he made 2 murals on the exterior walls of the property.
For this work of art, one of his last works, the artist was inspired by Aztec mythology, embossing and using tiles, seashells and volcanic stones, allegorical figures such as Quetzalcóatl, the Feathered Serpent and Tláloc, the god of rain.
In addition to the exterior murals, the artist made another 2 on the ceiling and one on the terrace.
The property was converted into a House of Culture by the Secretary of Culture and the Carlos Slim Foundation. Apart from Rivera's murals, other works of art and period furniture can be admired.
7. Dinner at Tonys Asian Bistro and at Harry’s Acapulco
The restaurant, Tonys Asian Bistro, in Las Brisas, brings together delicious pan Asian cuisine, sensational views, and careful attention.
Among its dishes, the rack of lamb with jelly, the tuna fillet with foie gras, the papillote of mussels in coconut sauce and the rib eye stand out.
There is also praise for pho soup, the popular Vietnamese broth made from meat and rice noodles, as well as caramelized salmon, Satay sea bass in peanut sauce, and duck breast tacos.
Close your feast at Tonys Asian Bistro with an exotic sherbet of a seasonal fruit. Learn more here.
Harry’s Acapulco
Harry’s Acapulco offers juicy cuts of meat and fresh seafood on Boulevard de las Naciones 18.
It is said that this exquisite restaurant serves the finest meats in the world, such as Japanese wagyu and aged American cuts with Prime Certification, which has made it the most prestigious steakhouse in Acapulco.
The service at Harry’s Acapulco is impeccable and its cocktail list and wine list are among the most complete in the bay.
Learn more about the restaurant here.
8. Go shopping at La Isla Acapulco Shopping Village
The Isla Acapulco Shopping Village, on the Bulevar de las Naciones in Acapulco Diamante, has restaurants, boutiques, shops, galleries, bars, cinema, entertainment venues and other services for the whole family.
The shopping center organizes musical events, Mexican parties, children's courses, painting, confectionery, clothing, crafts and makeup workshops. It also celebrates sports rallies, art exhibitions, Christmas shows and parties of other emblematic dates.
At La Isla Acapulco Shopping Village there is always entertainment to see or activity to do. You just have to go and start having fun.
Learn more about this fantastic shopping center here.
9. Admire the Cathedral of Acapulco
This cathedral temple consecrated to Our Lady of Solitude is in the historic center of Acapulco, in front of the city's main square. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century and shows a mixture of styles such as neo-colonial, Byzantine and Moorish.
The cathedral suffered seismic movements and hurricanes during and after its construction, for which it was rebuilt between 1940 and 1950, years in which it was finally given its current architectural appearance.
Inside, the image of the Virgen de la Soledad and the decoration with golden mosaics and tiles stand out.
The square that serves as the city's zócalo bears the name of the Guerrero soldier, Juan Álvarez Hurtado, a fighter during the War of Independence and the Second French Intervention.
Its main elements are 5 colonial-style fountains, a beautiful kiosk in front of the Costera Miguel Alemán and the statue of the soldier.
10. Get to know Fort San Diego
Fort San Diego is the most important regional historical monument and the most important fortress in the entire Pacific Ocean. It is shaped like a pentagon and houses the Acapulco Historical Museum.
The structure was built in the 17th century as a fortification against attacks by English and Dutch pirates. Important episodes occurred during the conflicts in Mexico, including Independence, the war against the Second French Intervention, and the Mexican Revolution.
The museum was opened in 1986 and consists of 12 thematic rooms, including First Settlers, Conquest of the Seas, The Confines of the Empire, Navigation, Independence and Piracy.
The last of these rooms exhibits the weapons, instruments and objects commonly used by pirates, buccaneers and filibusters of the time.
The fort's kitchen was fitted out to show the way the soldiers cooked and ate, mainly the Guerrero and Spanish “fusion gastronomy”, seasoned with spices that came from Asia.
Learn more about the Fort San Diego museum here.
11. Visit the Chapel of Peace
This interdenominational chapel (open to all people, regardless of their creed) is at the top of El Guitarrón hill, on the premises of the exclusive Las Brisas Residential Club, where celebrities such as Plácido Domingo and Luis Miguel have a vacation home.
Weddings are held for people of all confessions in the Ecumenical Chapel of Peace. Many couples choose it to make their union official with maximum glamor but before dark, as it has no lighting.
Despite being non-denominational, on the esplanade of the chapel there is a Christian cross that rises 42 meters above sea level, with a hurricane-proof foundation and from where there are magnificent views of the beaches of Acapulco.
Another very good attraction is the sculpture, The Hands of Humanity, by the artist, Claudio Favier.
The chapel is of simple architecture with elegant details. In its construction, steel, cement, granite, onyx plates, pink cobblestones from Querétaro and the hard and resistant guapinol wood were used as the main materials.
12. Swim at Playa Majahua
The waves at Playa Majahua are ideal for swimming and enjoying with the family, especially children and older adults, because its waters are shallow. It is very clean and is next to the main beach of Puerto Marqués, which is larger.
Majahua is separated from the big beach by a rocky promontory, from where you can admire the Acapulco Diamante peninsula at the mouth of the bay.
In its sandy area there are awnings and umbrellas to comfortably enjoy this beach with crystal clear waters. Among the beach fun there are bananas and kayaks.
Restaurants serve fish, shrimp and other seafood delicacies.
13. Take advantage of “El Acapulcazo”
"El Acapulcazo" is an initiative of the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Acapulco (Aheta), with the support of the Secretary of Tourism of the State of Guerrero, to stimulate tourism to the bay with preferential rates and special packages, which include hotels, restaurants, transportation and other services.
This program is held between September and November, the low season months in Acapulco. It offers the possibility of enjoying the charms of the city with maximum comfort and at the lowest price.
In Mexico City and other locations, special advance sales events are held during June.
In Acapulco there are many things for free or to do with little money, such as enjoying its beaches, visiting its parks and architectural attractions, among which the zócalo, the cathedral, Fort San Diego and the Chapel of Peace stand out.
14. Spend a divine day at La Roqueta
You cannot be in Punta Diamante Acapulco and not visit La Roqueta, an island less than 1 km2 in front of the Acapulco Bay. It is a protected area of dense vegetation with very calm and clean beaches.
Boats and tours depart from the Acapulco coast that take tourists to La Roqueta. The return to the mainland is around 5 pm. These trips pass through the Virgen de los Mares, an image under the sea that is almost 8 feet high. It is there and has been revered by the locals since 1955. It was brought to its site by the Olympic swimmer and local idol, Apolonio Castillo.
At the top of the central part of the island there is a lighthouse from where you have magnificent views of the bay.
15. Get to know the best of Acapulco Bay with the most prestigious tour operators
In Acapulco Diamante and other sectors of the bay you can contact tour operators to visit the places of interest and practice your favorite sea entertainment.
"Acapulco for the whole day", "Tour by Van" and "Roberto Alarcón Tours", organize one-day tours of the city's attractions.
The Swiss Divers Association has kayak tours and takes you diving in the best places in Acapulco Bay, including snorkeling at La Roqueta Island.
“Acapulco Scuba Center” and “Sup Aca” do boat tours that include water sports. The operator "Xtasea" makes you fly over the sea on a vertigo zipline.
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