Best time to visit · December

Puerto Escondido in December

Peak

High season ignites: perfect weather, whales offshore, and a Christmas–New Year surge that books out months ahead.

Weather

Dry, sunny, warm — the postcard settings return and hold.

Sea & surf

Calm-season ocean: friendly coves, smooth seas for boats, Zicatela smaller but never a swimming beach.

What's on

Whale season opens properly; turtle releases nightly; the holiday fortnight is the year’s peak for both energy and prices — book stays and Christmas-week tours far ahead.

Book the season

3 h

Dolphin & Whale Watching in Puerto Escondido

★ 4.9 (348)from $65

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2.5 h

Guided tour of an ancestral Mezcal distillery with transport

★ 5.0 (244)from $86

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2 h

2-Hour Surf Lesson in the Waves of Puerto Escondido

★ 5.0 (189)from $70

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