Los Alcazares is a busy tourist resort with a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants, and some fine beaches. It is a popular spot for water sports and the Mar Menor is a haven for all types of such sports including windsurfing, sailing, jet-skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling and swimming. For golfers there are a good range of courses nearby, with new complexes currently under construction, also the famous sports resort of La Manga is just a short drive away.

Los Alcazares can be easily accessed from the N332 coast road and from the AP-7 motorway, it is just a 10 minute drive from the nearest airport at San Javier (Murcia), other places worth visiting around Los Alcazares include Lo Pagan with its famous healing mud baths, the La Manga sports resort, San Pedro del Pinatar, the ancient city of Cartagena and the unspoilt beaches of Calblanque