Río Lagartos

Biosphere

We start our nature adventure with a 3-4 hrs boat ride in the fishing village of Rio Lagartos, at 104km/64 miles from Valladolid. Because we go early, you'll see a lot of birds before wondering its main attraction: the pink flamingos.

Flamingos

This ría hosts, besides almost 400 bird species, the largest Mexican pink flamingo colony. You can admire them all year round because here they have the food and the perfect weather to stay.

Mayan bath

On the way back, you can try a Mayan bath. It's an ancient Mayan tradition for skin care. The natural white clay with salt helps to soften and rejuvenate your skin.

The Beach / Source

After the mayan bath, you can rinse yourself in a refreshing water source or on the beach.

For lunch you can choose a delicious regional meal based on chicken, pork or fish filet, or vegetarian.

Ek Balam

Entrance: 95 pesos.

Archeological site

Ek Balam or 'Black Jaguar' is one of the most important archeological sites of Yucatan.

The main palace is higher than the Kukulcán temple in Chichén Itzá and you still can climb the structures.

Stucco facade

It's almost intact stucco facade makes it different to all the other Mayan sites.

A guide will tell you everything about this ancient capital city.

Uayma

Ex-convent of Santo Domingo

We'll end our daytrip with a visit to the recently restored ex-convent of Santo Domingo (17th century) in the village of Uayma. Undoubtedly the most colorful church you'll find on the Yucatán Peninsula.

Time	Activity
06:00am	Light breakfast
06:15am	Departure
08:00am	Arrival in Río Lagartos
08:15am - 11:15am	Boat tour in the reserve
11:15am - 11:45am	Refreshing time
12:00pm - 01:00pm	Lunch
01:00pm - 02:20pm	Trip to Ek Balam
02:30pm - 04:10pm	Guided tour and free time Ek Balam
04:15pm - 04:45pm	To Uayma
04:45pm – 05:15pm	Visit of the ex-convent
05:15pm - 05:30pm	Back to Valladolid

Price: 990 pesos or 85 USD per person.

Children under 12 years old: 790 pesos or 67 USD.

Children under 4 years old: free.

Includes: Light breakfast, transport with a.c., entrance to the parc, binoculars, 3-4hrs visit to the natural biosphere of Riá Lagartos by launch, lunch, guideservice Ek Balam.

Not included: Entrance to Ek Balam (95 pesos).

Tips for our service providers are optional.

Minimum: 3 people (If only 2 people show up for the tour, 300 pesos (25 usd) more per person).

For a more personalized service, we leave in small groups of maximum 14 people.

Pick-up service included: Before 06:00 am.

We recommend you to make a reservation by sending us an e-mail. The first one who books a tour on a certain day, that day will be the tour for all customers.

Payment (only cash: pesos, usd or euro. 4 banks in Valladolid) is here in Valladolid, the day(s) before the trip.

We don't get commissions in the places we visit!! We don't bother you with stopping at shops to let you buy souvenirs. So you will pay a correct price.

Recommended for all ages

We recommend you to bring: