Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve: Our most recommended tours and activities

In Lagartos River: Nature Tour in the Nature Reserve

1. In Lagartos River: Nature Tour in the Nature Reserve

Rio Lagartos is a fishing village of approximately 4500 inhabitants and is part of the Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve. The Natural Reserve is located in the East Yucatan with an area of 60,347.82 hectares and presents a great diversity of natural environments and scenarios such as wetlands, mangroves and coastal dune that houses a rich diversity of wildlife. The activity begins in the town of Rio Lagartos; The meeting point is an establishment of tourist information that is located in the Malecon so it is necessary to reach Rio Lagartos to perform the Tour The activity consists of a private boat tour of the Riartos Ria Biosphere Reserve, navigating the mangrove channels to explore and marvel at the diversity of fauna in its natural habitat. The Natural Reserve has more than 320 species of birds identified to mention some: herons, pelicans, colmoranes, eagles and frigates etc. In this route you visit the feeding area of the flamenco colonies that is the main attraction; Special sites and natural beauty have been chosen for the observation of flamenco colonies. Also on the tour there is the possibility of observing the Crocodile Moreletti in the mangroves and To finish the activity, a virgin beach of crystalline waters is visited. The Tour is made by a local guide that lives in Rio Lagartos; The local guide will help you identify bird species and share your knowledge about the Nature Reserve Ecology The activity is developed and directed for those who want to know more about wildlife and the natural environment, the activity is focused on the nature tourism segment and environmental interpretation

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink Lakes

2. From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink Lakes

Discover the very best of nature, history and culture on an incredible day trip from Cancún. See the extraordinary pink lakes of Las Coloradas and marvel at the rosy glow against the blue sky. Keep a look out for resident birdlife, including beautiful flamingos. Get back to nature in the mangrove forests of the Rio Lagartos biosphere reserve. Travel by boat through the mangroves looking for birds and crocodiles. Hope to catch the amazing spectacle of flamingos running on water, then enjoy a delicious seafood lunch of the freshest ingredients you've ever had.

Rio Lagartos: River Boat Tour with Natural Mayan Bath

3. Rio Lagartos: River Boat Tour with Natural Mayan Bath

This activity consists of a boat tour through the Ría (Brazo de mar), 12 km of mangrove canals are traveled, upon arrival at the site, a hole is made in the ground to extract a fine white clay. This clay contains sulfur, salt minerals, and seaweed.The clay is applied on the body like a natural spa.The benefits for skin is to clean the impurities in the dermis and leaves the skin soft and smooth like baby skin with a rejuvenating feeling.To end the experience, visit the emerald green Rio Lagartos beach to swim and remove the mud from the body.

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4.7 / 5

based on 6 reviews

150usd is really overpriced since one girl get the package at half of the price from the street another guy also get a cheaper package from other website. Good thing is we did go around in a van in a smaller (24 pax) group but I was really hoping for 12-pax group with the price I was paying. Anyway, for this trip, smaller group is really recommended because at the pink lake we will need to take turn to go up the viewing tower and also to take picture with crocodiles at the crocodile farm. We were split into groups of six on the boats at the Biosphere Reserve so group size doesn't really matter for this activity. Las Coloradas lake was really pink! The pink will be more striking in sunny day. However, we took the basic package which allow us to access to only one lake. There are 15 pink lakes altogether but we will need to buy the safari package to enjoy (take picture between two pink lakes) them, which of course is impossible due to the time limitation of the tour.

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink LakesReviewed byJingYing,11/30/2022

The trip was well planned and was a lot of fun. However, we didn't go with a small group (as it says in the description) but with a full coach. The visit to the lake and the boat trip were very good and there was enough time to look around and take photos. The lunch was very tasty but the drinks all had to be paid for by yourself. Everyone was only given a small bottle of water throughout the trip. Finally we were on a crocodile farm instead of the advertised Mayan ruins. There you could take pictures with crocodiles of any size. However, the natural habitat of the animals was not taken into account. In the end the excursion was very exciting and we saw everything we wanted to see. The only major point of criticism is the number of participants, as we specifically looked for a smaller group.

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink LakesReviewed byNiclas,4/13/2022

Interesting variety of activities but found walking across the salt plains a little hard going. Visit to crocodile conservation project might make some folk uncomfortable as crocodiles’ jaws taped shut so visitors can handle them.

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink LakesReviewed byPauline,4/6/2022

The Tour was awesome, though it’s quite a distance from cancun , the tour guides were very friendly, Palo, Angle and Alex . I recommend but know it’s not organic as it’s a salt factory.

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink LakesReviewed byzubeneschamail,6/24/2022

This tour was amazing! The guide, frank was amazing. So much energy, so fun and so personable. The lakes are beautiful and the experience was incredible. Thank you.

From Cancún: Day Trip to Las Coloradas Pink LakesReviewed bycatherine,2/19/2022

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