City, beach, cliff jumping. Acapulco is a medium-sized city on the southern coast of Mexico and is known for its beach and high cliffs, from which you can watch professional cliff jumpers plunge into the depths every day.
To be honest, Acapulco confused me a little, because I always associate beach places with a chilled and relaxed vibe. Acapulco, on the other hand, has a very urban vibe. Most of the beach is lined with tall buildings and skyscrapers, which emphasises this feeling. And even when I was in quieter areas, the atmosphere reminded me more of a city or metropolis (e.g. Monterrey or Mexico City) than for example Puerto Escondido (nicest beach vibe ever).

Leaving the atmosphere aside, Acapulco has a very cute park, a city centre with some nicer and some less nice areas, a really beautiful and winding long sandy beach where you can take great photos, chill out and certainly do a few other activities and watch a cliff jumping show. And that’s pretty much it. Acapulco is therefore more suitable for a day trip. I’ve heard that Acapulco is a good place to party, but when I asked around, I found out that they don’t play much Latin American music, but rather techno/house/electro and stuff like that – not my thing at all – so I decided to leave that aside. 😀

Go or not? To be completely honest, I didn’t particularly like Acapulco. I can’t pinpoint one specific reason why, because the beach is really beautiful and the urban vibe and skyline make it totally different from other beaches in Mexico. And the cliff jumping was really cool – more on that in another post. But… on the one hand, I just didn’t find the city very welcoming. And on the other hand, apart from the beach and the cliff jumping with the coastline, I didn’t really find the city beautiful. So I would only recommend visiting Acapulco if you have time and are interested in either the beach or the cliff jumping. Otherwise, I don’t think it’s worth it.