Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Southern Mexico
Northern Mexico
Central Mexico
Southern Mexico
IZAMAL
Sayachuleb
It is a magical place where fresh water meets the sea in the middle of mangrove vegetation. You can enjoy a boat or kayak tour. You can also explore the nearby lagoons to admire the wonderful flamingos and some crocodiles. Located in Dzilam Bravo, one hour from Izamal.
You can also visit the Elepetén cenote, the Bocas de Dzilam and the Xbuyaha, among other attractions. It has interpretive trails and camping facilities.
MANÍ
Sabacché
There are two cenotes (Tanimax and Kalcuch) both with crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkeling. There is a camping area and comfortable cabins. You can enjoy a bike tour to enjoy the natural environments. Located in Tecoh, 50 minutes from Maní.
El Rancho Kaab Na
The ranch offers a very relaxed atmosphere with comfortable cabins. Here you can feel pampered with a relaxing massage and a temascal and if you want some adventure you can take attractive tours in the surroundings. Located between Peto and Tzucacab, almost an hour from Maní.
MÉRIDA
Chuburná Carbonera
Discover the Bocana Carbonera and have fun with boat rides, sport fishing, tours, adventure and camping on the beach. You can visit the Dzul-Ha spring and observe the great diversity of birds in the region such as herons, pelicans and flamingos. Located 15 minutes from Merida.
Ecotours in Yucatán
Parque Sihunchen
It is an eco-archaeological park specialized in bird watching, it has 4 km of clean trails, the best time for hiking is very early in the morning. Here you can also learn about herbalism and the fauna of the area. Located 45 minutes from Merida.
Tumbel Zazil Kin
It has two cenotes: X'batún, an open-air cenote covered with lilies and full of fish, and Dzoncabal, a cave-like cenote that has an incredible landscape with a huge ceiba tree that descends into the crystal clear waters of the cenote. Located in San Antonio Mulix, 49 km from Mérida.
You can easily walk or ride a bike to get to the cenotes. The park has an interpretive trail, restaurant, palapas, camping area and ecological cabins. Located 49 km from Merida.
Kaxil Kiuic
The park has a biocultural concept. It has 6 cabins, a wading pool and an observation tower from where you can see animals such as: jaguar, pumas, wild boar, coati, temazate and white-tailed deer, as well as several species of birds. Located about 15 minutes from Mérida.
La Cooperativa Manglares de Dzinitun
It offers a canoe tour through hidden mangrove channels that flow into Ría Celestún. The tour is a unique experience, you will enjoy different ecosystems up close until you reach the lagoon where there are hundreds of pink flamingos. You can also visit an amazing natural pool in the Estero de la Bombita. Located 96 km from Merida.
Circuito Ecoturístico Lepán (Ecotourism Circuit)
It has a cenote illuminated with artificial light and about a kilometer of biking paths where you can observe birds such as the toh, xtakay, woodpecker and yuya.
In addition, you can visit the Xix cave that still keeps many secrets. It has a restaurant, palapas and bathrooms. Located in Tecoh, just over an hour from Mérida.
Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Explore the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve with all its beauties and secrets.
This place offers beautiful virgin beaches where you can swim, fresh springs with clear waters that bubble on the surface where you can also swim, the petrified jungle that looks like a landscape from a magical place and huge flocks of pink flamingos that live among its mangroves. Tour along the channels that surround the estuary is an unforgettable experience. Located an hour and a half from Merida.
Explore the Ría Celestún Biosphere Reserve to discover one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity in Yucatán. Take a Tour through the mangroves and the Bird Island to admire the pink flamingos.You'll also visit a Beach Club and enjoy all the wonders that Celestún has to offer.
You can also enjoy the Tour de Celestún y el Pueblo Mágico de Sisal, where, in addition to admiring beautiful landscapes, you can learn more about the history and traditions of the area.
Cenotes de Cuzamá
Yucatan is known for its cenotes, mystical and enigmatic places, and Cuzama cenotes are absolutely stunning. But what makes the cenotes around Cuzama really unique is the form of transportation to get to each cenote, on a horse-drawn cart that was used in the old henequen haciendas.
The cenotes that are visited are Chelentún, which is accessed by stairs, the Chacsinnicché, a pitcher-type cenote surrounded by huge tree roots and the Bolonchojol, with a slightly more difficult access since its stairs are vertical. During the tour, you will visit archaeological zones, haciendas and colonial buildings. Located approximately one hour from Mérida.
PROGRESO
Ría Progreso
The cooperative offers day and night tours in the mangrove ecosystem of more than 7 km. You can hire a kayak from La Ria Progreso so that you can spend the day at your own pace on the water. As you gently make your way through the mangrove landscape, while you see many tropical birds like white herons, toucans, flamingos, diving ducks and seagulls, among others.
It has a tourist hostel and a restaurant. Located five minutes from the port of Progreso and half an hour from Mérida.
San Crisanto
It has 1,472 hectares with mangrove vegetation and 3,500 meters of beach with Mayan-type houses. There are tours to springs where you can swim with huge tarpon and to cenotes such as the Dzonot-Tzik (Cenote Bravo).
Throughout the trip you can enjoy the mangrove fauna, especially the birds, as well as the turtles and lizards that can be seen in the crystal clear waters. To end the day, enjoy the three km beach with calm blue-green waters and stay the night in an ecological hut built in the traditional Mayan style. Located 52 km from Puerto Progreso.
OxWatz
It is a park dedicated to the conservation of nature, it has three lagoons, swamps, the majestic Cenote Azul and the archaeological remains of X-Baatun. There are camping areas and environmental education tours. Located 30 km from Tekal and 52 km from Progreso.
VALLADOLID
Punta Nichilí
Discover its trails with its great biodiversity, take a boat ride enjoying beautiful landscapes watching the crocodiles and the different species of birds that inhabit the place. You can also visit an archaeological island and practice catch and release fishing. It is located an hour and a half from Valladolid.
Cenote Xcanché
The body of water has 50 m (164 ft) in diameter and is surrounded by lush vegetation. Here you can enjoy rappelling, kayaking, or slide on a fun zip line that runs 20 m (65 ft) high. It has a camping area, bicycle rental and a restaurant. Located just over a kilometer from the archaeological zone of Ek Balam and 30 minutes from Valladolid.
Cabins Uh Najil (the House of the Jaguar)
It has a camping area, interpretive trails, bicycle rental, and a community museum. In addition to visiting the pre-Hispanic remains, you can explore the Cenote Xcanché. It offers cabins where the traditions, uses and customs of the region are still preserved. Located a few steps from the archaeological zone of Ek Balam and half an hour from Valladolid.
Parador Ecoturístico Yokdzonot
It has a beautiful cenote where you can practice rappelling, bicycle rental, restaurant and camping area. Located an hour and a half from Mérida and 45 minutes from Valladolid.
Cooperativa Río Lagartos
It offers walks through the Biosphere Reserve, starting at the estuary to observe the great diversity of birds in the region, especially the pink flamingo. You can also visit the salt ponds and the Peten Tucha, as well as observe the crocodiles. Located an hour and a half from Valladolid.
Punta Laguna
It is a protection zone for the spider monkey and the howler monkey. You can explore an amazing lagoon in a kayak, as well as the trails to observe the monkeys. There is a cenote inside a cavern. Located in Yaxcabah, one hour from Valladolid.