Travel agencies; the local boat cooperative, Sociedad Cooperativa Turística Nueva Punta Escondida; and some individual boatmen offer trips for parties of several passengers right from the main town beach. The minimum one-hour trip takes you for a look at a number of sandy little coves west of town, including Carrizalillo (Little Reeds), Puerto Angelito and its beach, Playa Manzanillo [1] (Little Apple), Coral, and Puesta del Sol (Sunset).
Take drinks, hats, sunscreen, and sunglasses, and don’t go unless your boat has a sunroof. Trips can be extended (about $15 per additional hour) to your heart’s content of whale-, dolphin-, and turtle-watching, beach picnicking, snoozing, and snorkeling. For more details, visit www.tomzap.com/pe-coop.html [2].
Alternatively Omar’s Sportfishing (local cell 044-954/559-4406, long distance 045-954/559-4406, omarsportfishing-1 [at] hotmail [dot] com, or dolfamily [at] hotmail [dot] com) offers excursions, including dolphin-, whale-, and turtle-watching. You can find Omar on the beach at Puerto Angelito. For more information, visit www.tomzap.com/omar.html [3].
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oaxaca/pacific-resorts/puerto-escondido/beaches-and-activities/west-side-beaches
[2] http://www.tomzap.com/pe-coop.html
[3] http://www.tomzap.com/omar.html