Acapulco is a resort town on the west coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero, named after a national hero but is recently more known for its drug violence - in fact, USA Today named Acapulco itself the second deadliest city per capita in the world. None of these really matters or concerns the tourists, however, as you don't really see cartel violence in touristy areas.
It's a very popular destination domestically, as it's the closest beach to Mexico City, around 5 hours by bus. It's also famous internationally after HM King Edward VIII, then HRH The Prince of Wales, afterwards HRH The Duke of Windsor, visited and loved it and promoted it back in Europe. He was of course quite a sensation himself, before abdicated to marry the woman he loved, Wallace Simpson, later Her Grace The Duchess of Windsor.
The biggest attraction is the cliff diving at La Quebrada. The cliff is an artificial one, as it was broken for its rocks to build a hotel. Since then, people began jumping off it (for a fee) and it's become a show. It's around 20 minutes from the city centre on foot, and there are 4 timeslots (there may be more than 1 show per time slot): 1:30pm, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, 10:30pm. You can also view the show from a boat by joining a tour to a nearby island (the boat would be there around 7:45pm). The ticket costs MXN$40, and it's also possible to dine at the hotel nearby for the shows. There are 4 different viewing platforms, the closer the better. The cliff jumpers walked through the viewing platforms to get to the ocean, swam across the narrow trait to the cliff, and climbed up. There was one guy who jumped from a lower piece of rock, then another in the middle, then 2 people at the same time, and finally, someone jumped from the very top. The whole show was around 10-14 minutes in length. 2 of the guys actually swam to the first boat that arrived to socialize with the people.
Another highlight for me was the release of sea turtles. I first took a taxi colectivo from the city centre to the hill where the Capilla de la Paz is at (MXN$18). There I saw the view of the city and the ocean. Then I took the same route to the "Princess" sign where there's a small town with a Walmart and stuff. I changed to another one for Barra Vieja (MXN$20) for food. The restaurants there are known for their pescado de la tallar, which I unfortunately could not try because the smallest fish they had was 1.25kg and MXN$540, which is simply too much for one person, but a very good price for 4-5 people to share. There's also a river mouth and a very rough beach. Then I took the same route back to the Playa Hermosa turtle camp (the driver didn't know it, so I had to check Google Maps). When I called, they asked me to go at 6:30pm, and said 6:00pm when I told them I worried about not being able to catch a taxi later (the driver actually told me they go from 5am to midnight between the "Princess" and the city centre, but I'm not sure about this second route). I arrived a little early and they immediately let me release 2 turtles, after some instructions. They are very small baby turtles which we put in a basket, before letting them walk their way from the beach to the ocean. You don't need to give them any directions, but they walk pretty slowly and they pause from time to time. Their entrance to the sea was a little anticlimatic, as they were simply washed into the ocean, and you can't see them after that. I'm not sure if you could play with them by swimming with them. The first time they got the waves, however, they were pushed back on to shore. It's by donation but I was told MXN$50 per person, which I thought was worth the price, despite the fact that the whole process was only 5-10 minutes in length.