Summer 2021 Trip to Acapulco
Hello, friends. I just made a drive down to Acapulco from Arizona, USA (about 3500 miles, round-trip), and I thought I'd share my experience.
I'm still not ready to get on a plane, due to Covid, so I thought a road-trip to Acapulco would make for a nice, safe vacation. Initially, I'd planned on doing some mongering. Hooking is legal in Mexico, and I figured there would be some hotties in Aca.
It took four days to get down there. I stopped in Guaymas, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, and arrived in Aca on the fourth day. The roads to Mazatlan are nice highways, but south of Mazatlan the road is a small two-lane country road, all the way. It made for some challenging times (road-kill, speed bumps, police, etc.). If you're driving your own car into Mexico, you are REQUIRED to stop at a visa station just outside of Nogales, to get a permit for your car. If you don't, you'll get in a lot of trouble from the police. The visa station is about 20 km south of Nogales, on the west side of the road. You also need to get a visa for yourself, so take your passport, of course. All fees are paid by credit card.
The vehicle permit costs about $55 (for six months), but there is also a $410 deposit! When you come back north, you need to stop at the visa station on the east side of the road, to return the vehicle permit. A week later, you'll get a $410 credit on your card.
I loved Acapulco! I've read a lot about safety on this forum, and other forums like TripAdvisor. I had absolutely no problems. I stayed in an AirBNB condominium at Torre de Acapulco, right on La Costera. It was a convenient, central location, and right on the beach. $100/ night. I definitely suggest looking at AirBNB's if you're down there. If I had brought a lady home with me, there would have been no issue.
During the day, I walked La Costera and took taxis to various attractions (e.g. The cliff-divers of La Quebrada). I saw no evidence of tourist-based crime. After dark, I retired to my condo.
I had planned on hiring an escort and visiting strip clubs, but the more I thought about it, it seemed too risky during a pandemic. How do you fuck a woman with a mask on? What's the point of getting a lapdance if she's masked up?
But, the people of Acapulco were very cautious with their Covid precautions. Masks were on everyone. When you entered a restaurant, they took your temperature, sprayed you with disinfectant, and made you gel your hands. All restaurant staff were masked up. I felt safer there than in many places in the US during the pandemic.
I don't know if strip clubs are open now. It would make sense that they are closed. I did walk by one, and it was closed and deserted.
So, that's it. I loved the city, and if you're holding off on visiting because of the rumors of crime, set that aside and get down there. Just stay to La Costera at night (residential neighborhoods seem safe during the day).
Be careful, get vaccinated, and have fun!
-S.