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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #43 of 83 attractions in Cancun
Traveller Description: This beach is lined with open-air cafes, restaurants and bars, making it a perfect place to scope out the crowd.
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Attraction type: Beach
Activities: Dining
Address: Km 6.5 Cancun 77500
Mexico

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“the locals beach”
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3 of 5 stars
jhodnett
Lubbock, Texas
21 Sep 2005
2/2 found this review helpful

This beach is beautiful. The sands were clean for the most part. There were lots of open air restaraunts and things to do (parasaid, rent sea doos, cayaks, etc...) There is even good shopping in the little shops just off the beach front. The only negative is that it is always crowded. This is one of the locals favorite beach.... more

“not nice beach!!!!!”
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1 of 5 stars
noelle_on_tour
New York
28 Aug 2004
6/12 found this review helpful

My Husband and I went to the playa tortuga one afternoon,while we were cancun. I thought the beach would be nice but I had a terrible time there.The water was not clean, the place was dirty, and the locals threw trash all over. I went back to my hotel after 10 minuts there. I went to another beach delfines ,beautifull... more

“wonderful beach”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Little Rock, AR
5 Aug 2003
19/22 found this review helpful

We spent the day at Playa Tortugas. The beach at our hotel was way too rough to enjoy. The water at Playa Tortuga is so calm and relaxing. We took our rafts and just floated in the water for hours. There is no entrance fee and there are shops/restuarnts all around if you get hungry, You can take the public... more

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Km 6.5, Cancun 77500, Mexico