Adventures in Xel-ha or Xcaret
Xel-Ha – The Snorkeling Heaven (ishel-ha) is a great pick for 1st time snorkeling, or people whom do not want to open water snorkeling on windy days when the ocean is rough.
The park is a large natural inlet that has a small opening to the ocean making it a natural aquarium for all kinds of fish and sea life. There is a fresh spring water river that flows threw a mangrove, down to the inlet – you can inter tube down. You can see cenotes and they have a small Mayan cave, or just find one of the hidden areas with hammocks.
Cenotes – Natural jungle oasis freshwater pools & Aktun Chen – Dry Cave and Jungle Tour
Cenotes are one of the most unique features of the Yucatan’s geology. The cenotes are literally the liquid life of Quintana Roo.
Cenotes are natural oasis pools in the jungle, fed freshwater by the submerged caves, or underground riviers, which honeycomb the underground. Many of these cenotes can be visited on organized snorkel-swim tours while others with signs along the road simply require a small fee to enter.
Xaman Ha Aviary – Tropical birds
Xaman Ha Aviary is a wonderful natural habitat for some 60 species of tropical birds who populate the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula.
Here you can see roughly 200 individual birds living in harmony with one another, all within an open-air sanctuary that has paths and trails leading to the birds’ preferred nesting areas. Xaman Ha Aviary is located in the heart of the Riviera Maya in Playacar, Playa del Carmen
Eco Tours – Tour in Sian Kaan
with EcoColors. Visit and get to know the most important Biosphere Reserve in Mexico “Sian Ka’an”.
From their visitors’ center in the Sian Kaan go kayaking in through the mangrove estuaries, hiking in the jungle, discover plants and animals of the region, bicycling in the coastal dunes, visiting unique archeological sites of the Maya, snorkel in the cenote freshwater pools in crystal waters explore amazing caves and much more adventure. Email them at info@ecotravelmexico.com
Location: 3 kilometers north of the Boca Paila bridge, south of Tulum beach in the Sian Ka’an reserve.