With its coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, Mar de Ajó is an Argentinian beach of great importance for tourism as it offers excellent beach, varied walks and a warm family atmosphere. This beach used to be known as Mar de Ajo Margarita, because of a boat that sank on its shores.
The beaches are extensive and ideal for a stroll in quads, have fine golden sand, no stones so you can comfortably lie on the sun and tan in full. Water is the most crystal clear that you can find on the beaches of Argentina and is visited by clams and shellfish. It has camping areas, excellent services for the tourist and recreational activities organized for those who wish to participate. It also has a large pier over 250 meters long which is ideal for fishing at any time of day.
Out of the over fourty beaches on the MAR DE AJO, there's one for every taste, from the ones where you can sunbathe on the rocks though it's not advisable to go deep in these waters, to the ones where you can enjoy swimming, fishing and going out in small boats. The most visited by tourists are the ones at the center and south of the city.
In Mar de Ajo you can find from hotels, hostels, apart hotels, inns and cabins available for rent as needed, so your accommodation should not be a problem, except if you go from January to March, when all the Argentinian beaches are overcrowded.
It has a very interesting shopping mall to buy and walk around or sit in one of the cafes and enjoy a good cup of tea, or bars to enjoy a good drink or dinner and lunch at very nice restaurants with ocean views. For sport fishing, the best place to go is La Salada Grande de Madariaga.
In Punta Medanos, to the south of this beach, horseback riding or quadcycles are chosen by tourists.
The night offers endless entertainment possibilities in its pubs and discos until the wee hours of the morning and if you wish to try your luck, roulette, black jack and thousands of slot machines will be challenging you at the Casino, which is well appointed.
You can take a flight from Buenos Aires to Villa Gesell, and then a few miles to Mar de Ajó or make the journey from Buenos Aires on Route 2 until the junction with Route 63 then take Route 11 and at the roundabout turn left up the coast.
The climate is temperate, in the summer from December to March you can enjoy an average temperature of 30 degrees.
