Located on Mexico’s Gold Coast, Mazatlan is the closest Mexican resort to the United States, and it’s been a favorite destination for those looking to soak up the relaxed pace of life along the Pacific Coast for decades.

Nicknamed the “Pearl of the Pacific,” Mazatlan offers everything from full-service all-inclusive resort life to intimate villas, hotels and private residences available for short- or long-term rental. It is in every respect a top-notch vacation getaway, but without the relentless push to go, see and do present in so many places. Mazatlan embraces tourists, but is a full, rich city in its own right above and beyond its attractiveness.

For golfers, courses designed by Lee Trevino and Robert Trent Jones, Jr., one of the world’s foremost course designers, will challenge and delight with fantastic layouts and stunning ocean views.

If romance is in the air and you’re in the market for a fantastic wedding destination or honeymoon, you can’t go wrong with Mazatlan. With 10 miles of stunning Pacific beachfront and many picturesque churches and other historic buildings, you’ll certainly find just the right spot to start life as a couple. For beer lovers, one of the largest breweries in Mexico, Pacifico, will give you plenty of reasons to smile with brewery tours and chances to sample brews that never make it north of the border. All the traditional amusements and diversions are here including some of the finest sport fishing on the Pacific coast, whether your desire is deep-water big game or the challenge of shallow-water predators.

Mazatlan is also a great family vacation destination! Visit Stone Island, with its horseback riding, boogie boarding and snorkeling. Go whale or dolphin watching. And don’t forget the Aquarium, with hundreds of species of marine life and stunning sea lion shows!

From mild to wild, Mazatlan has whatever you seek!