Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve – Real de Salinas – Celestun Beach

Ria Celestun and Beach...

Estimated budget
Personalized
Tour Type
Private - minimum 2 people
Duration
1 Day
Starting Location
Merida, Yucatan - Airport / Hotel
Final Destination
Merida, Yucatan - Airport / Hotel
Included Services
Transportation, tickets...

This is one of our one day tours. We will take a boat ride through the estuary of the Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, the favorite place for thousands of flamingos to feed and rest. We will also visit the town of Real de Salinas in Campeche, where we will find pink evaporation ponds, as in Las Coloradas.

Inside the mangrove, we will visit an area with dead trees, known as the "petrified forest" and a fresh water spring where we can swim and refresh ourselves. We will also have the opportunity to see other species of birds and with luck, some amphibians and reptiles too. Finally, at Celestun beach, we will enjoy the sunset before going back.

WE WILL VISIT:

Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve – Real de Salinas – Celestun Beach

If you have a different idea, contact us and we will gladly advise you so that your trip is just as you wish.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: Ria Celestun – Real de Salinas – Celestun Beach

9:00 a. m.: We leave the city of Mérida for the Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, a multicolored paradise just 95 km away, west of the state capital. Upon arriving at the fishing community of Celestun, we will board a boat to take a tour of the estuary. The Ria Celestun Reserve, with an area of 60,000 ha, is the favorite place for thousands of flamingos to feed and rest. Flamingos are white or greyish at birth, the pink color is provided by the carotenoids present in the mixture of their diet. We will also be able to observe other species of birds, such as cormorants, herons, frigates and storks. Get your camera ready!

Inside the mangrove, we will visit an area with dead trees, known as the "petrified forest", and a fresh water spring where we can swim and refresh. Mangroves are vital to the coastal zone; they protect from hurricanes, provide shelter for migratory birds and are growth areas for hundreds of mollusks, crustaceans and fish.

We continue to the town of Real de Salinas in Campeche, where in addition to the ruins of the old salt-producing hacienda, we will find evaporation ponds or "pools", as in Las Coloradas. The pink color of the water is due to the high concentration of halobacteria and microalgae that live in high salinity waters.

We return to Celestún beach, in Yucatán, to eat and enjoy a beautiful sunset.

END OF OUR SERVICES

Included Services

Accommodation

We have made a careful selection of accommodation options in each of our destinations, to be able to recommend to our clients. We have chosen depending on the location, quality service, good food and pleasant atmosphere.

Meals

Our packages can be without meals, or they can include only the breakfasts: American or Buffet, depending only on what the client decides to add each time.

Transportation

Luxury vehicles with air conditioning and music, from the reception at the airport of arrival, during all the days of excursion and until the final transfer to the airport of departure. All passengers have traveler's insurance.

Guide

He/she will provide explanations about each site and will be in charge of the group all the time +local guides in the archaeological zones. A certified guide can be additionally hired in a particular language per group, if necessary (please request more information if you need it).

Tickets

Motorboat in Celestún, Cenotes: Cuzama, Homun, Abala, Yalcoba and Temozon, Forts and Bastions of Campeche, Convent of Izamal, Church of Valladolid and Cathedral of Mérida, Boat rides in Ria Lagartos and Las Coloradas, Archaeological Zones of Edzna, Ek Balam, Uxmal, Calakmul and Chichen-Itza.