Barra de Navidad is a lively, family-friendly local beach with gentle waves and rustic palapa restaurants serving fresh seafood. Along downtown and the Malecon the main hangout for many hotels in the bay, beachfront restaurants with lounge chairs and umbrellas provide the perfect location to watch the day unfold with a plate of ceviche and a cerveza. Whales and dolphins are often spotted playing in the waters just offshore.
The sand on the beach is creamy beige and flecked with gold that glimmers in the midday sun.
The waves are a good size and just perfect for surfing or frolicking with boogie boards. Certain portions of the beach have low tides that wash gently onto the sand, creating safe shallow areas for small children.
Local vendors wander up and down the beach selling silver trinkets, peeled mangoes on sticks, hand woven hammocks, colorful sarongs, and hair braiding services. Sample cool and refreshing coconut water served right from the nut with a straw. After you're finished drinking, get the coconut hacked open and devour the fleshy insides the local way with lime, salt and hot sauce.Barra de Navidad's long beach to Melaque is ideal for a leisurely stroll from tip to end- it should take you less than an hour- and the sights along the way will keep you entertained and delighted by the vibrancy of real Mexico.
