Rio Lagartos and las Coloradas Tour
Tour
Rio Lagartos and las Coloradas Tour
This tour visits the natural reserve of Rio Lagartos, the pink salt lakes of Las Coloradas and the archaeological site of Ek Balam, making for an excellent combination of archaeology and nature in a single day.
Río Lagartos is within the Biosphere Special Reserve on the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Gulf of Mexico. It is famous for its enormous flamingo colony and large variety of flora and fauna. The largest American flamingo population in Mexico, around 44,000 of them can be found here.
Highlights
- Watch from up close one of the most beautiful species of birds on earth: flamingos.
- Ride a speedboat to look for the local wild life like crocodiles, hawks, eagles, egrets, herons, storks and lots of different kinds of birds.
- Take amazing pictures at the pink salt lakes of Las Coloradas.
- Flavor tasty fresh seafood.
- Climb several Maya temples including the Acropolis a 100 ft high one!
- Be witness to incredibly well preserved 1200 years old stucco sculptures.
Río Lagartos is within the Biosphere Special Reserve on the northern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Gulf of Mexico. It is famous for its enormous flamingo colony and large variety of flora and fauna. The largest American flamingo population in Mexico, around 44,000 of them can be found here.
Information
Duration
Around 12 hours
Pick up time
5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00
Destinations
Rio Lagartos, las Coloradas and Ek Balam
Activities
Bird watching, wildlife spottting swimming, boat riiding, history, archaeology, temple climbing.
Prices
- 1 Person - 757 USD
- 2 Persons - 407 USD
- 3 Persons - 277 USD
- 4 Persons - 217 USD
- 5 Persons - 187 USD
- 6 Persons - 167 USD
- 7 Persons - 160 USD
- 8 Persons - 147 USD
- 9 Persons - 140 USD
- 10+ Persons - 190 USD
Semi private VIP
207.00 USD per person
Shared tour limited to 4 people
Cost includes: All entrance fees, passionate profesional guide, private AC transportation, toll road fees, tasty lunch, bottled water and snacks.
Not included: Tips and drinks at restaurant
Itinerary
01.
Rio Lagartos
Enjoy the boat ride through the wetlands, your guide will point out and identify the fauna that can be found on our way to spot the flamingos. Once we get to where they gather you will see how they are such incredible and beautiful birds, watching them run on top of the water as they take off. After watching the flamingos you have the possibility of taking a mud bath. In Rio Lagartos we find a particular white mud with a high concentration of minerals that is really good for your skin, so it’s recommended you dip yourself in the mud and cover your whole body and face in it… or you can also do it just for the fun of it! Then we’ll ride the boat to a water spring or a close beach to wash the mud off!
02.
Las Coloradas
After the speed boat ride we’ll have a delicious seafood lunch at a local restaurant, for some people is their favorite part of the tour.
Now we will head to Las Coloradas that is only 15 minutes away from Rio Lagartos so you can take great pictures at its famous pink salt lakes.
On our way to Ek-Balam we will go through some Maya Villages where you’ll see how the locals live.
03.
Ek Balam
Ek Balam is one of the new jewels of Mayan archaeology, with recently discovered well-preserved stucco sculptures over 1200 years old which you witness up close by climbing the Acropolis, a nearly 100 ft. tall temple. It was considered a sacred city ruled by a living god and you can see and touch many of the temples and ruins in this wonderful ancient testament of the Mayans.
A tour through the site will tell you all the history of the place and it’s buildings. An incredible experience for all ages, come experience the jungle, water and ancient Mayan sites with us!
04.
Seafood Feast
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