Bella Vista, near town, is calm, with restaurants and services. This is the most popular beach on the island and at Venezuelan holiday times it is overcrowded. It is possible to see the island by Ultralight from here at weekends. T095-623519, English spoken. There is bungee jumping, parasailing and most watersports.
Activities abound at weekends in peak season.
El Humo is less crowded and well-known, with deeper water and stronger currents, but it is a nice beach. The water gets deep rather suddenly, fishing huts, fish sold on beach, apartments, expensive restaurant, Playa Escondida at the far end. There are a number of clifftop look-out points. The road improves radically beyond Manzanillo, winding from one beach to the next. The little fort of La Galera is on a promontory at the northern side, beyond which is a bay of the same name with a narrow strip of beach, more fishing boats and many seafront restaurants.