Top Things to do in Rio Lagartos
What to do and see in Rio Lagartos, Mexico: The Best Places and Tips
Discover the best top things to do in Rio Lagartos, Mexico including Parque Natural Ria Lagartos, Rio Lagartos Adventures, Las Coloradas, Rio Lagartos Experience, Granja de Cocodrilos Itzamkanac, Rio Lagartos Tours, Cocodrilario Rio Lagartos.
Restaurants in Rio Lagartos
1. Parque Natural Ria Lagartos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 408 reviews
Reviewed By TravelbeeSantaFe_NM - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Well worth the drive, this national preserve (yeah, Mexico,) is a treasure. Rent a tour boat for 3-4 hours and explore the flora, fauna and aves. Even though we were there when most flamingos have flown to Cuba or Miami, still saw some prancing in the salt water and spied egrets, pelicans and others. Loved the mud baths and coming back to a "beach" across from the pier to wash off in the warm water. Recommend you get a bilingual guide if someone in your party does not speak Spanish. Best to go in the spring when the flamingos fly overhead like a setting sunset. It will bring you to your knees.
2. Rio Lagartos Adventures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 375 reviews
Experience The Natural Beauty of Rio Lagartos Bio-reserve,Yucatan with"Rio Lagartos Adventures". We specialize in Birdwatching,Flyfishing,Flamingo Tours,Crocodile night trips. Located at the Restaurant RIA MAYA , certified nature guides specialize in low impact eco-tourism to provide access to this beautiful Wilderness. Our experienced guides are skilled in identifying the wildlife here. Flamingos,crocodiles, All time of birds . English, spanish and Italian speaking guides are available " the best in Nature Tours & eco tourism "
Reviewed By Alex F
This was my second visit here. The first was last year, with Rio Lagartos Adventures/Diego Nunes and family. We paid $80US, I think, and while the tour was excellent, the guide who took us spoke limited English, and didn't know the English names for most of the birds. He had a good eye, spotting many birds I'd have missed, but if you don't know the names, it does detract from the experience somewhat. This year, the same outfit wanted $140US, so we decided to try someone else. What we got was a guide with much better knowledge, better English and an equally good eye. We paid 800 pesos. Basically, you can get a very similar experience for less than half the price if you're prepared to go beyond the biggest and best advertised operator. Just wander around the seafront area and you will be approached by numerous boat owners. I suspect they all know their stuff, it's just a matter of choosing one who can communicate with you, in my case that meant speaking good English. I didn't haggle especially, so you may get it even cheaper if you're on a budget. I was told Diego Nunes employs some of the locals to take boats out, and some of them aren't necessarily the most experienced. If you're lucky enough to get him or his son, it will be great, but you may not, and it will be way more expensive regardless.
3. Las Coloradas
Overall Ratings
4 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By Sam L - Boston, Massachusetts
Its like 3.5 hrs drive from Cancun, 7 hrs round trip drive is worth. There is pink lake, orange lake and green lake. There is no GPS address for this spot, We put Las Coloradas on our google maps and follow route. As you reach the spot, You will see lot of local tour ppl standing. They will charge you 300 pesos for tour. Do take the tour as the tour guide will show you nice spots like dead floating pool, mud facial place, take you closer to flamigos, brine shrimp, red plankton, other sea reptiles and walk to other spots. Colors of lake depends on the weather, Avoid cloudy day, Clear and sunny day will display more vibrant colors.
4. Rio Lagartos Experience
Overall Ratings
5 based on 15 reviews
Exciting boat trips, among mangrove channels within the reserve of Ria Lagartos, where you can be surprised observing different birds, crocodiles, meet the incredible pink lagoons of the coloradas and enjoy a relaxing white clay spa surrounded by flamingos in their natural habitat .
Reviewed By Gilberto C - Chetumal, Mexico
Llegamos al pueblo y una vez que nos hospedamos, nos pusimos de acuerdo con uno de los lancheros que hacen los recorrido para salir al otro día temprano, pues la idea era hacer observaciones de aves y tomar fotografías de aspectos de biodiversidad en la Reserva, nuestro guía que nos dijo que le dijéramos Willy fue todo un experto tanto en el manejo de la lancha como en la identificación de aves, plantas, cocodrilos y pequeños crustáceos, uno a uno de los pájaros que nos encontrábamos nos indicaba su nombre y algunos aspectos de cómo viven, comen y se reproducen, después nos percatamos que no estábamos con cualquier Guía, sino con un verdadero experto de la vida en esa Resereva. Sin lugar a duda, lo que más nos gustó fue acercarnos tanto a un cocodrilo que Willy acarició sin inmutarse, creemos que ya son amigos. Otro aspectos sobresaliente es que el Willy les habla a las águilas que por ahí andan, pues les chifla para que ellas vayan por comida que el les ofrece. Pero lo mas sobresaliente fue ir a ver a los Flamencos, la lancha se aceró cerquita, cerquita y yo toma y toma fotografías. Así, sin darnos cuenta el tiempo acabó y regresamos al pueblo a pesar de que nuestro guía siempre nos preguntaba que más queríamos saber...... Recomiendo ampliamente hacer el Tour en lancha cuando visites este pintoresco pueblo del norte de Yucatán..... ¡no te arrepentiras...¡
5. Granja de Cocodrilos Itzamkanac
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By Siegfried S
If you want a really good tour and affordable, how crocodiles live and breed visit this farm.
The owners take pride and respect to the crocodiles. They rescue the crocodiles breed them and then resettle them eventually in Ría Lagartos National Park.
The tour started as a whole adventure for the kids and us. We even experienced the birth of a crocodile out of its egg!
We could see and feed all the different sizes and ages of crocodile. Of course the ones bred in captivity are better to handle than the wild ones.
It's a whole project, as I understood it and everything is taken care of. From trash recycle (much needed in Yucatan) to the optimal treatment and resettlement of the animals.
I recommend it highly and it's on the highway to Rio Lagartos. Tour takes 40minutes. Very friendly staff! That makes the difference!
6. Rio Lagartos Tours
Overall Ratings
4 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By msmerz - Boulder City, Nevada
This was the best birding tour I have had anywhere, especially to see the Flamingos. I highly recommend this tour business. We spent the night and toured on the water the first afternoon and on land the following morning. The two were very different of course, and both were really terrific. We saw many birds, I think about 80 species in all, many of which we are not able to see at home. The rooms were comfortable though not fancy and the food at the restaurant was very good.
7. Cocodrilario Rio Lagartos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Siegfried S
If you want a really good tour and affordable, how crocodiles live and breed visit this farm.
The owners take pride and respect to the crocodiles. They rescue the crocodiles breed them and then resettle them eventually in Ría Lagartos National Park.
The tour started as a whole adventure for the kids and us. We even experienced the birth of a crocodile out of its egg!
We could see and feed all the different sizes and ages of crocodile. Of course the ones bred in captivity are better to handle than the wild ones.
It's a whole project, as I understood it and everything is taken care of. From trash recycle (much needed in Yucatan) to the optimal treatment and resettlement of the animals.
I recommend it highly and it's on the highway to Rio Lagartos. Tour takes 40minutes. Very friendly staff! That makes the difference!
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