Celestun Beach and Mangrove Boat Ride from Merida
- 10 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Celestun reserve is filled with multiple wild life species like migratory birds, flamingos, crocodiles, racoons, fish and much more! Our guide will take us to a boat ride troughout the Celestun mangrove, he will point out all the highlights of the reserve. We'll pass the point where the sea and the river meets After the ride, now it's time to relax a the gorgeous Celestun beach. The white sand and the blue unspoiled sea will be the best view to relax and have a nice swim. At the beach we'll head to the restaurant for the meal Nature and beauty is waiting for you!
Inclusions
What's included
- Certified guide
- Free time at Celestun beach
- One dish to choose (fish or chicken)
- Round transportation from Merida (could be a meeting point even if the hotel is listed)
- Wild life sightseeing
- Boat ride
What's not
- Drinks at the restaurant
Itinerary
We'll enjoy a boat ride trough the reserve of Celestun to spot different kinds of wild live like birds, fishes, crocodiles, racoons and more! After, a relaxing time at the Celestun gorgeous beach
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.3
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Ratings come from 89 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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3Visit of the mangrove
That was a nice moment but we learnt the tourism is very bad for the mangrove, like it kills flamengos so I woudn't recommend to continue going there. Also the beach was nice but not incredible
5Flamingoes mangroves and beaches
You meet up early and travel with knowledgeable and friendly guide and driver to take a boat tour thru the mangroves followed by lunch and two glorious hours on the beach great day totally memorable and worth doing
2Most uncomfortable bus ride & tour!
They pack the bus and if you’re smaller(weight wise) they will put you in the very back of the bus!! No windows & extremely uncomfortable. The tour operator kept pointing things out the window along the drive but we couldn’t see anything…again no windows back there!! We arrived at our boat and we thought we were getting an English tour guide which we requested, not the case! He didn’t speak a word of English and basically no information regarding the flamingoes or along the mangrove, he just stood on the boat doing nothing! Complete waste of time! Next stop is the beach which is a 5 minute drive from the boat to the beach. We decided we needed a breather from bring crammed in the 4 back seats so we sat in the other comfortable seats. All we heard were complaints & people gripping!! Since when did these seats become reserved?!! Extremely disrespectful! Then you spend at least 3 hrs if not more at the beach a little long seeing I thought the main event were the flamingoes?! Trip back home the tour guide held us back getting on the bus until everyone else got on the bus and in their chosen seats and we once again we had to sit in the very back, no windows & extremely tight quarters & very uncomfortable! The guide said everyone is bigger…what???Meanwhile we’re in our mid 60’s and we don’t count?! Because of our size we had to be crammed in the back seats of the bus? We complained and he ignored us! Complained to Viator and they couldn’t care less! We asked for a small discount and they refused. Horrible customer service from Viator & this is a really bad tour! Would definite NOT recommend this tour!
3Could have been better!
It was a long way to go (bus and especially the boat ride) for a short trip through mangroves and to see flamingos at a distance. We would like to have spent more time in the mangroves, and been given more detailed information. Our guide wqs very nice, but not very knowledgeable. One of the people on the boat was able to spot more birds and sea life than he could. Lunch was simple but tasty. The beach was clean and uncrowded. The change rooms at both stops were terrible (and the kitchen was behind the one right at the beach). Be sure to wear your bathing suit under your clothes so you don't have to change.
5Fun day in Celestun
Great tour to Celestun. We enjoyed the boat ride and seeing the turquoise water. There were hundreds of pelicans and dozens of flamingos. The lunch and time at the beach afterwards were fun. You could take nice photos with a phone camera, the photos with the 300 mm lens are great.
1Tour didn’t show up at pickup point
The tour company never picked us up at the listed pickup point and never called. After an hour we called and they said we weren’t at the correct location. Document clearly states otherwise and hotel owner agreed. They refused to issue a refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 30 travellers
- Operated by
- Altus Tours
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- On tour details 3 hours remaining is for the travel time
- The supplier is entitled to assign the meeting point even if the hotel is listed
- Not recommended for passengers with mobility issues
How it compares in Mérida
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 385 experiences we list in Mérida.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 23 of 385.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mérida
Mérida, capital of Yucatán, is a Spanish colonial city of grand boulevards and mansions, a base for Maya ruins, cenotes and flamingo lagoons.
Francisco de Montejo the Younger founded Mérida in 1542 on the site of a Maya town, and stone from its temples went into the cathedral and houses. The Plaza Grande is the heart of the city, with the cathedral of San Ildefonso, the Governor's Palace, whose walls are covered by murals of Maya history, and the Casa de Montejo, with an ornate carved façade. The low colonial houses of the centre gave the city its nickname, the White City.
Top-ranked sights in Mérida: Chacchoben, Merida Cathedral (Catedral de San Ildefonso), Main Square (Plaza Grande).
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