Parque Natural Ria Lagartos
Parque Natural Ria Lagartos
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Ruth W
Winnipeg, Canada21 contributions
Mar 2020
it was a sight to behold! all the flamingos !!
the pink lake was awesome
we stopped many times along the drive to see other birds like the Yucatan Wren .. wow.. what a cute bird! love the song
our guide, Joel, was excellent !!
if you're looking for a guide - send him an email - ortegapimienta@gmail.com
the pink lake was awesome
we stopped many times along the drive to see other birds like the Yucatan Wren .. wow.. what a cute bird! love the song
our guide, Joel, was excellent !!
if you're looking for a guide - send him an email - ortegapimienta@gmail.com
Written 11 March 2020
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T Paquette
Tappen, Canada13 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
As promised. 2 hr boat ride, fed a crocodile, saw plenty of birds and most importantly pink flamingos. Pink lake isn’t actually very pink on a cloudy day. If you can choose your day, it’d have been better on a sunny day.
Written 7 March 2020
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Rowan H
Cairns, Australia1,674 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
We visited Rio Lagartos as a day trip from Valladolid. It cost us 2000 mexican peso per person but included stops at Las Colorados (Which I personally didn’t rate) and a beach on the way back. I think a day tour is the best way to visit this area as the public transport connections are a little bit tedious.
Our tour included a 2 hour boat ride to see the rich offerings in the Reserva de la Biosfera Ria Lagartos. We did this in August and can confirm there is still a healthy population of pink flamingoes present. We also enjoyed viewing various bird life. The boat tours also offer the opportunity for a ‘Mayan mudbath’. This is essentially an activity in which one is able to cover their body in mud. The boat will stop at a white mud type beach initially and then at another some 30 minutes later to allow you to wash it off. Wasn’t for me but my wife enjoyed it.
Overall we enjoyed our visit here and would recommend this activity to others, particularly due to its uniqueness.
Our tour included a 2 hour boat ride to see the rich offerings in the Reserva de la Biosfera Ria Lagartos. We did this in August and can confirm there is still a healthy population of pink flamingoes present. We also enjoyed viewing various bird life. The boat tours also offer the opportunity for a ‘Mayan mudbath’. This is essentially an activity in which one is able to cover their body in mud. The boat will stop at a white mud type beach initially and then at another some 30 minutes later to allow you to wash it off. Wasn’t for me but my wife enjoyed it.
Overall we enjoyed our visit here and would recommend this activity to others, particularly due to its uniqueness.
Written 11 August 2022
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Maria M
Washington DC, DC6 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We really loved the experience. It was even better because we chose an amazing guide (William Cantó- his phone is found easily online). His English is very good and he explained everything with a lot of passion and was very profesional. He is actually a biologist. We saw flamingos, lots of birds and even crocodiles. We ended the tour in a beautiful beach and we were completely covered in mud. William took a lot of beautiful pictures of us too. Don’t miss the chance to do this tour!
Written 8 January 2020
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vtmp
Houston, TX69 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
It is one of a kind. Was in my bucket list for a long time and we just made it happen. It is really PINK and beautiful. It is wow. Can’t believe your eyes. They just open a new station few months for tourist to take a tour by tour truck. Drive straight into the place as google map. We bought the Safari tour. They had discount for us in Feb which $25. Regular $50. They took you around and stop for you to take pictures. One lake is less pink you can get down close to photograph. The pinkest one was last to stop and yeah it is awesome. Drawback is that you had to drive far. We drove from Tulum 3 hours. I highly recommend it. Amazing place
Written 22 February 2022
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Dreamer765481
New York City, NY11 contributions
Dec 2020
To be fair, I never actually went into the park, so perhaps this is the wrong place for these comments. During the drive up we encountered vultures, floods and swarms of locusts. The surrounding area and town are dismal and sinister. I've travelled budget all over the world, so tend not to be picky. We went to the Adventure tour place everyone suggests and they were unfriendly and it was so dodgy I was uncomfortable leaving our car for the duration of a tour. Highly suggest a tour group rather than doing it on your own.
Written 30 December 2020
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rosgari
Miami, FL151 contributions
May 2021 • Friends
We took a private tour on a small boat with an experienced local guide, Don Pedro. The tour was 4 hours long. He stopped several times on the way to see the flamingos. We saw crocodiles, different kinds of native birds and plants. Then the boar stopped at a considerable distance to see the flamingos. After that, the guide took us to the place where the Golf of Mexico ends and the Caribbean Sea starts, beautiful place. We also had the opportunity to get off the boat on two occasions. First, to cover body with mud from a small beach… only one friend dis it and she didn’t like it much. Then guide took us to a ni e small beach where my friend had a chance to rinse the mud (sorry, this sounds funny!) and the rest of us just jumo in the water to enjoy. Water so clear and shallow beach but with strong currents. Beautiful tour, no special strength or efforts required, ok for all ages.
Written 22 June 2021
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Cindy B
New York175 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
It’s a beautiful area. Great for bird watching. Boat tour to pink sea to see flamingos. Nesting island for birds. Rio Lagartos is quaint fishing town. No bank. Bring small denominations of pesos. Credit cards at hotels and restaurants usually. Safe!
Written 10 March 2021
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Carol K
West Bend, Wisconsin, United States17 contributions
Feb 2020
We booked a day trip from Cancun. I'm sorry I didn't keep track of the company as it wasn't 1 of the main companies. But they were very good. We stopped at a Rancho for a breakfast. Then to Los Colorados to see the salt operation and some Flamingos at quite a distance. Then on to Rio Lagarto where we had a boat ride to see Flamingos closer. Even tho it wasn't the right time of the year, we did see several groups. Great trip over all.
Written 8 January 2021
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,626 contributions
Dec 2018 • Friends
We had a nice relaxing time walking around Ria Lagartos and a boat ride on the biosphere reserve’s waters. During our sightseeing tour, we also visited a small fishing village and saw lots of flamingos along the estuary. This park is a breeding ground of many flamingos.
Written 23 December 2018
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federica lorenzini
Rome, Italy
Hola, es mejor hacer el boat tour por la mañana o por la tarde?
Written 8 January 2024
Hola, nosotros vamos a Cancún en unos días y renté un coche por nuestra estancia. ¿Es recomendable hacer el viaje a Las Coloradas y Ria Lagartos? ¿Qué me sugieren? Leí que podemos llegar hasta el muelle y luego esperar una lancha o compartir. Gracias por sus respuestas.
Written 18 February 2020
Buenas tardes, siguen operando ?
Donde se contratan los paseos en lancha ? Gracias
Written 10 April 2022
El día 1 de enero de 2020 laboran? Y aque hora son los tours?
Written 31 December 2019
Para los días no laborales, según el calendario, no trabajan todos, casi entre el 10 y el 15 porciento de los guías se quedan en servicio. Si usted viene en una de esas fechas le recomiendo reservar previamente para que le puedan dar el tour. Y muy importante, al momento de reservar, si usted habla inglés o francés, pida en su reservacion, que desea un guía bilingue. Y también podrá preguntar, si reciben efectivo o pago en tarjeta.(ya que es muy común que en Río lagartos se queden sin sistema). Así también podrá preguntar sobre el estado del clima para su fecha aproximada de llegada. Para mas información +52 998 103 5042 la mojarrita rio Lagartos restaurant and tours. Será un honor y un placer servirles.
Written 14 February 2021
Hello, how do we get from Ria Lagartos to Holbox with a bus or taxi? Any advice would be much appreciated.
Written 17 November 2019
From what I’d heard about holbox, I didn’t bother. But I don’t believe there is any direct way. I was able to negotiate a bit of a reduction in the price of our boat trip. Remember, though, cheap isn’t better if you get in a crappy boat with an uneducated guide. The purpose is to learn, appreciate, enjoy and support protection of this amazing environmental resource. Rio Lagartos Adventures is avoiding tour buses even though there is $$$ to be made, because they actually want to guide people who want to learn, not just take a boat ride.
Written 17 November 2019
Por el momento en la pandemia tenemos, 6 salidas al día. En caso que usted se quede sin transporte se puede solicitar un taxi a tizimin para que lo lleven a su destino elegido. Para cualquier otra duda será un placer servirles +52 998 103 5042 la mojarrita rio Lagartos restaurant and tours
Written 14 February 2021
Ça coûte combien? Est-ce possible de se rendre soit même en voiture et payer l'entrée?
Written 16 February 2019
A boat tour is 1000 pesos for 2 hours for the full boat. The city can easily be reached by car.
Written 12 March 2019
Do jakiej miejscowości należy dojechać by wynająć łodz , pytam bo chcę dostać się z Cancun wynajętym autem, oraz o której godzinie najpóźniej można zacząć rejs?
Written 23 October 2018
Cześć. Jedziesz drogą do Rio Lagartos z Cancun ( są dwie drogi ty wybierasz płatną bo darmowa jest bardzo kiepska i zajmie dwa razy więcej czasu ) po drodze stajesz w Ek Balam ( lepsze piramidy niż chitzen itza i mało ludzi, poza w kompleksie EkBalam jest przepiękna Cenota z tyrolkami itd...naprawdę warto a widzieliśmy na jukatanie wiele cenot , nurkowaliśmy w kilku itp...to najlepszy wybór na tej trasie ). Trasa to jakieś 3-4 godziny w zależności od tempa jazdy. Na EkBalam potrzebujesz jakieś 2 godziny. Potem jedziesz prosto do rio lagartos, w mieście trzymasz się głównej drogi i nigdzie nie zjeżdżasz, ta droga prowadzi aż do morza gdzie jest mnóstwo punktów z łódkami. Wybierz taką którą ma większy silnik . My tak zrobiliśmy ( punkt dokładnie w przedłużeniu głównej ulicy ), cena ta sama, za to mijasz po drodze wszystkie inne łodzie i oszczędzasz godzinę. Zanim wsiądziesz na łódkę po prawej stronie ( jakieś 50 m ) masz mały lokalny sklep z piwem i przekąskami. Po wszystkim warto udać się do lokalnej restauracji na ośmiornice ( właśnie to łowią lokalni rybacy ). Spytaj się kapitana swojej łódki to ci coś podpowie. Nie pamiętam do której godziny są łodzie, my byliśmy koło 15-ej i było ok. Wracając wieczorem zajedź do miejscowości Valladolid ( tylko kilka kilometrów poza Twoją trasą ) gdyż naprawdę warto. To jedna z nielicznych miejscowości na jukatanie w stylu meksykańskim/ kolonialnym. Wieczorem jest pięknie. Tuż przy kościele przy głównym placu jest świetna knajpka. Z tamtąd powrót bezpośrednio do Cancun. Całość zajmie około 10-12 godzin. Powodzenia Ps. uwaga odnośnie jazdy autem otrzymaliśmy kilka wskazówek od przyjaciół mieszkających na stałe w meksyku. Po pierwsze nie mierzą prędkości, ale łapią i próbują wymusić łapówkę- trzeba grzecznie acz stanowczo mówić że jechało się przepisowo. Po drugie w milionowym Cancun są tylko dwie jednostki z alkomatami, więc badanie trzeźwości polega na dmuchnięciu policjantowi w ręce i pytaniu czy piłeś. Jeśli się przyznasz to wzywają lotną brygadę z alkomatem. Więc nie pij lub ...... Do policji mów po angielsku nawet jak znasz hiszpański. Oni raczej po angielsku nie mówią i to ich lekko peszy co skraca kontrolę. Punkty kontrolne są na wjeździe do cancun i przed większymi miejscowościami - tam jedź wolno.Generalnie drogi są dobre i jest bardzo bezpiecznie. Mam nadzieję, że pomogłem . Miłej podróży.
Written 29 October 2018
Si se puede. Necesitarias pedir permiso a la reserva y al municipio para hacer camping. Si deseas pasar una hermosa tarde en la naturaleza para meditar o eres amante de las fotografia lo del camping es lo tuyo. Lo unico que necesitas es un buen repelente y las ganas de disfrutar la naturaleza. Para mas info 998 103 5042
Written 24 September 2018
Buenas Noches, alguien sabe hasta que hora del día se pueden hacer los paseos en lancha? son solo por la mañana?
Written 11 May 2018
Con mi familia realizamos la excursión como a las 2 de la tarde pero solo hay que conversar con los lancheros que allí se encuentran seguro llegas a un acuerdo en cuanto a valor y horario del paseo.
Written 11 May 2018
Bonjour ,
Nous allons en août en famille (6 adultes et 5 enfants ).
Nous aurions souhaité y aller par nous meme.
Est il possible d y aller sans réservations et à qui doit on s adresser ?
D avance merci
Written 7 May 2018
Bonjour, Il est tout à fait possible de s'y rendre par ses propres moyens et prendre une excursions sur place.Les bateaux attendent les touristes à quai, à vous de négocier ensuite votre tarif ! Pour cette sortie nous avons fait appel à Mexigotour situé à Valladolid mais nous étions moins nombreux que vous.Au retour nous nous sommes arrêtés aux ruines de Ek Balam.Si vous louez un véhicule au Mexique sachez que dans cette partie du pays les routes sont impeccables et que les mexicains ne sont pas des fous du volant, ils conduisent très bien.Pas trop de circulation non plus.Il y a certainement des bus réguliers pour y aller mais vous serez dépendants des horaires.Dernier conseil il fait très chaud au Mexique en été et si vous le pouvez partez le plus tôt possible pour cette excursion....et les autres aussi! Très belle excursion avec comme point fort las coloradas et ses flamands d'un rose très soutenu.Bon voyage !
Written 8 May 2018
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