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Snorkeling with Whale Sharks
Tour available only from June until the end of August. Click here to discover our special package!
This marvelous excursion starts early in the morning. The tour is by speed boat to Cabo Catoche, an area where the Gulf of Mexico meets the Caribbean Sea. Here you can swim with what is considered the world’s largest fish, also known as domino fish because of its contrasting colors. Enjoy watching it from a minimum distance and appreciate their size and structure. As this takes place in open seas, it is almost certain to find dolphins, turtles and stingrays on the way. You can also enjoy a special snorkeling tour off the coast of Cabo Catoche, an unique and unforgettable experience! Available only in very few places around the world.
Program incudes:
• Search and snorkeling with the Whale shark
• Snorkeling in Cabo Catoche
• Shared boat transportation
• Bilingual guide
• Lunch box: Ceviche, soda and water
• Snorkeling equipment
• Pick up and drop off at the hotel
• Estimated duration 5 hrs.
Mangrove Kayak Tour
Search for local flora and fauna while kayaking through Holbox’s mangrove Reserve on a guided tour. Glide over the water with high quality kayaking equipment on this tour suitable for all levels. Enjoy the wildlife in the morning atmosphere on this sunrise tour. Possibility to observe birds, fish, manta rays, crocodiles.
Mangrove Kayak Tour includes:
• Bilingual guide
• Life jacket and kayak
• Taxi pick up at the hotel
• Water and fruits
• Duration of the tour: 3 hours approx.
Horseback Riding Tour
We will make your dream come true, riding a horse in the Holbox mangroves, enjoying the spectacular view of the Mexican Caribbean on a natural scenery full of magic, in an atmosphere of privacy and exclusive service.
• Duration: 1 hour and half approx.
Mini Pesca – Fishing
It’s a fun activity and it’s interesting and very easy to do. It’s a small fishing at two miles of Holbox. If you like dexterity and you want to spend a nice day, this activity is for you. Each fish in the boat is an achievement because in the end we will prepare a delicious Ceviche you will delight with our freshest seafood of the island.
Classic 3 Islas Tour – Discovery Holbox
A pleasant boat ride through the islands surrounding Holbox with bird watching: white and gray pelicans, frigate birds and seagulls. According to the season, one can also see the famous pink flamingos. During the ride it is likely to observe dolphins and stingrays. In Passion Island one can also enjoy the incredible view of the sand banks and likewise the darker color of the stream where the sea meets the lagoon. Iguanas are numerous and are normally found running on the shore. At Isla Pajaros, a protected nature reserve, one can enjoy the great variety of native birds that live there, many of which are endemic and can be observed from the lookout tower built especially to see this natural display of biodiversity. Yalahau is the next in line visit: a spring of fresh water where one can swim and enjoy the benefits of this healthy and healing water located in a mangrove area.
Itinerary:
• Tour by speed boat around Passion Island
• Visit to the spring water Cenote Yalahau
• Visit to the “Isla Pajaros” with Bird Watching
• Available everyday
• Duration: 3 hours approx.
Cabo Catoche Tour
Tour available only from 16 September to 31 May.
Cabo Catoche is an area preferred by the local fishermen for their fishing and it is an ideal place for snorkeling as it has diverse flora and fauna. At just 2 meters in depth, there are special sites called Cuevones (caves), where one can see the nurse sharks, turtles, octopuses and lobsters. As the ride is in open sea, sightings of dolphins, manta rays and dolphins are possible. As part of the tour, our guide will take you to fish on this site and then prepare a delicious marinated ceviche that can be tasted right on the edge of an unspoiled beach. If the tide is high enough, you can take a ride on one of the rivers that cross the island and visit the mangrove area of Holbox island.
The Tour includes:
• Cabo Catoche Tour
• Snorkeling
• Mini fishing
• Ceviche prepared right on board boat
• Walk to Punta Mosquito
• Tour of the river and mangroves
• Shared boat transportation
• Bilingual guide
• Snorkeling and fishing gears
• Lunch box: sandwich, water and soda
• Pick up and drop off at the hotel
• Available everyday at 8:00am
Chichen Itzá – Valladolid Tour
Chichen Itza is an archaeological site currently considered one of the modern wonders of the world. Enjoy a guided tour between Mayan pyramids taking us back to the great empire that ruled for hundreds of years in the Yucatan Peninsula. You will also visit a Cenote: a freshwater sink hole with different colors and rock formations where one has the opportunity to dive and swim. The city of Valladolid is the second largest in the state of Yucatan. The colorful colonial architecture will make you enjoy this walk through the historic center and crafts market.
The Tour includes:
• Entrance to the archaeological zone of Chichen Itzá
• Visit to a Cenote
• Walking at the main square of Valladolid
• Pick up at the hotel
• Round trip transportation
• Entrance to Chichen Itzá with food included (no drinks)
• Certified guide available upon request
• Duration: 10 hours.
