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Here’s a small baby turtle that we rescued on South Akumal Beach. The night before, several baby turtles hatched from their nest in front of Akumal Breakers and they scampered out into the Caribbean. The next morning, we found this one that was hanging on the trunk of a palm tree. We carefully placed it on the shoreline for its first swim in its new home. We look forward to seeing this baby turtle, along with its siblings, grow into the beautiful larger turtles that call Akumal home.
These beautiful creatures have made Akumal home for hundreds of years. Yes, the turtles love Akumal too! The beaches in Akumal are natural habitats for endangered Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles. The CEA (Centro Ecológico Akumal) educates residents and visitors about habitat preservation. Turtles lay their eggs during the night (May – Sep) and CEA members mark the nests daily to ensure they are not tampered with by humans. Typically, the baby turtles are hatched and escape to the ocean 60 days later continuing the magic of Akumal.
read CEA’s most recent report
Our family had an amazing stay at Akumal Breakers over New Year’s! The home is in safe neighborhood (with a gate guard) right on the beach! Our family all had plenty of room to spread out and enjoyed the pool and playing in the ocean just a few steps away. The house has a couple paddle boards and kayaks to use and the coral reef was a great place to snorkel! Definitely suggest bringing water socks to make walking out in the ocean easier. We grabbed a couple masks in town, didn’t need flippers. Tulum was about 20 min away. We spent a day having lunch there and visiting a few of the cenotes, highly recommend.
I can’t say enough about Lunda, the property manager! She was so organized and helpful, sending us lots of info about the property, things to do, and helpful hints for traveling to the area. She really went above and beyond to make the trip for our family special! The caretakers, Luis and Mirna, were there daily to clean and prepare some meals. We were told they give amazing massages but our trip was cut short and we didn’t have the time to enjoy. Next visit! I would highly recommend this property for a family. Great place to play and relax in the sun while having quiet and privacy away from town!
Villa is beautiful and exactly as pictured and described. Beachfront perfect for relaxing. Loved using the paddle boards and kayaks. Bring snorkel gear, see tons of fish and sting rays. Water shoes are a must, the water entry is very rocky/coral. If you want a really hot shower, use the outdoor. Beds and pillows were comfortable. Rooms very spacious. Kitchen had everything we needed for food and cocktail prep. All showers had shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel dispensers. Would love to return!
Beautiful setting! Small pool kept kiddos busy so adults could relax
We really enjoyed our stay! The area felt VERY safe (security was unobtrusively patrolling the beach and the guards at the gate were very attentive) and we really enjoyed hanging out on the property- both the shaded areas and sunny areas! Buena Vida (a short drive) and Jungle Fish (walking distance for lunch or early dinner) were our favorite restaurants. The beach area in front of the house was the prettiest and had the least amount of seaweed. Several guests from nearby hotels would walk over and set up on the beach in front of the house, so be sure to bring the lounge chairs down to the beach early in the morning to “reserve” your space. Would definitely rent this house again!