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Pink Flamingo in Celestún
Celestún Playa
Lunch at the restaurant La Ramada de la Tía Candi
Pelicans
Waterhole

Boat tour through the mangroves of Celestún and Playa from Merida

By Viajes Colibrí Yucatán TOURS
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price was AU$160, price is now AU$126 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Discover the mangrove reserve through a boat tour. Observe various endemic and migratory birds that live in the mangroves. Bird watching includes binoculars to observe them up close. The best season to see many flamingos in Celestún is between December and March; The rest of the months there are few, however, other types of local birds can be observed.
Cool off by swimming in a freshwater spring located among the mangroves. Optionally, you can take photos with the raccoons on the dock, which you can feed with the help of the tour guide.
Enjoy eating at a beachfront restaurant where you can also lounge and swim. Celestún is the most beautiful beach in the state with crystal clear waters all year round.

Activity location

  • Viajes Colibrí Yucatán TOURS
    • 487-A Calle 58
    • 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • C. 58 487
    • 487 Calle 58
    • 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Boat tour through the mangroves of Celestún and Playa from Merida
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
AU$159.93
AU$126.35 x 1 AdultAU$126.35
Total
Price was AU$159.93, price is now AU$126.35
21% off

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified nature guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound trip transport from Mérida
  • What's includedWhat's includedRefrigerator on board the vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedDelicious food in front of the beach at the La Ramada de la Tía Candi restaurant, you choose a dish from the menu provided by the guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedBinoculars for bird watching
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks in the restaurant are not included

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Viajes Colibrí Yucatán TOURS
  • 2h
This is the first meeting point where we pick up travellers for this tour. Departure from here is punctual at 08:00 am (with a maximum tolerance time of 10 minutes). Later we go to the next meeting point which is the Santa Ana park and we finish at the third meeting point which is the Fiesta Americana hotel. Before leaving Mérida we stop at a store to buy water and snacks for the road. Once we have everyone on board and after making the stop at the store, we begin our journey to the first point of this incredible tour. The time to get to the Celestún mangrove reserve is 1 hour and a half on the road.
Celestan Biosphere Reserve
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Discover this incredible reserve. You board the boat which has a capacity for a maximum of 8 people, on this boat you take the 1 and a half hour trip to visit the bird rest area, sighting of pink flamingos and other birds, you cross the tunnel of mangroves and swim in a freshwater spring. Here at the pier there are bathrooms (it is recommended to wear a swimming costume if you want to swim in the water hole). 15 minutes are also allocated to coexist with the raccoons that inhabit the reserve, which you can feed with cookies or fruit.
La Ramada de la tía candi
  • 3h
Enjoy the most beautiful beach in the state, here the stay is 3 hours in the restaurant to eat a delicious dish that is already included in the tour, swim and explore the surroundings. There are lounge chairs, palapas, a swing, bathrooms and showers.
Viajes Colibrí Yucatán TOURS
  • 2h
We finish this tour at the same meeting point where we picked you up in the morning, starting with the last one which is the Fiesta Americana hotel and ending at the Viajes Colibrí office. The travel time back to Mérida is 1 hour and a half from the restaurant in Celestún.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESViajes Colibrí Yucatán TOURS
    • 487-A Calle 58
    • 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEC. 58 487
    • 487 Calle 58
    • 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEntrada Avenida Cupules del Hotel Fiesta Americana
    • 97000, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEParque de Santa Ana
    • y 45 Calle 60
    • 97000, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

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