Ali and I often visit Playa La Majahua, a nearby beach that rarely has more than a handful of people using it. In fact, several years ago I wrote a blog about this beach. Click here to read about the beach, the neighborhood’s interesting history, and how to find this beautiful location.

Recently we met a young woman in town, Olivia. She wanted to practice her English, and as we talked about hiking and our constant quest for new trails and cool sites in Zihuatanejo, she told us that wanted to show us a cool hike in town. We had heard about “La Poza,” a natural pool near Playa La Majahua, and had even tried to find it on one of our hikes. But we had no idea there was also a cave in the same area.

We drove to Playa La Majahua, and about halfway down the road to the beach there is a trail off to the left. A 10 minute walk, then a little bit of a climb along the lava rocks leads to La Poza. It’s fairly easy to find, but I’m not sure we would’ve found it without Olivia, as the pool is located on the backside of the lava rocks. A man chased me down on the trail asking me how to find La Poza, and I had to tell him that I was just learning how to find it myself. The pool sits at the edge of the ocean with a great view of Playa La Majahua. I brought tennis shoes, but while swimming I managed to cut my toe. Olivia told us that it’s important to avoid La Poza during bad weather, and to keep an eye on the waves. Several people have died when waves crashed into La Poza while people were swimming. As we left we passed a woman in her wedding dress with a photographer.

Back at the car we drove the rest of the way down the road and past the beach where we found another trail off to the left. Again, without Olivia we would’ve had some difficulty finding the trail and cave. The trail split several times, but as we hiked there were a few nice viewpoints where we could see the beach and ocean. After less than 15 minutes of hiking we arrived at La Cueva del Tigre. We were prepared with flashlights, as we hiked into the cave. It was a good-sized cave, and again, tennis shoes are advised. The cave was a nice, cool respite from the hot afternoon. As you hike into the cave you’ll see the roots from the trees above going through the ceiling of the cave into the floor of the cave.

The entire excursion took us less than two hours. We are super grateful to Olivia for showing us the amazing sites located in our Zihuatanejo. We look forward to introducing more people to La Poza and La Cueva del Tigre.