Excursion Bacalar

Excursion Bacalar: 4h boat tour with a French speaking guide to discover the fauna and flora of the lagoon far from mass tourism Here you come for blue, blue and again blue …

Preserved by mass tourism, Bacalar lagoon is a breathtaking natural beauty, there is a climate of paradise.

You will enjoy the great boat tour with your French-speaking guide to discover cenotes of different colors and depths, stromatolites, the cenote rapids of Xul Ha, and the virgin part of the Bacalar lagoon.

Program of the boat tour

This excursion to Bacalar is a real great 60-kilometer boat trip in the non-tourist area of ​​Bacalar to discover the virgin part of the lagoon in the middle of a transparent water of around 30 °, dream landscapes, stromatolites, cenotes and intoxicating colors.

Duration of the excursion: about 4 hours (9H-13H)

Discovery of Cenote Negro which is more than 170 meters deep.

View of Fort San Felipe from the lagoon built between 1725 and 1733 to prevent attacks by pirates.

Observation of the bird sanctuary, access by the non-tourist part where you will see pelicans, herons, egrets and storks. (the birds are not there all year round)

View of the cenote Esmeralda with its 90 meters deep.

Swimming in the pirate canal, arm of water connecting the lagoon to the sea that was once used by pirates.

Break at the abandoned hotel to discover the Maya bath with exfoliation with sulfur clay.

Discovery of the Bonanza Lagoon of a more pronounced turquoise blue with a view of the Holistic Akal Ki center.

Floating and swimming in the Xul-Ha cenote rapids, and discovery of stromatolites that are living reef structures that have become very rare to observe.

You will find something to nibble and drink on board.

What to bring

• UV t-shirt (the same biodegradable sunscreen will be banned)
• Towel
• Water shoes
• Hat and sunglasses

What to remember

• French-language guide certified Secretoo, French company based in Lyon
• Booking can be cancelled 72 hours before the tour and fully refunded
• If the reservation is subsequently canceled, the amount remaining to be paid to the guide will be levied so as not to impact the other participants or the guide who has reserved his day for you.