Celestun Beach and Mangrove Boat Ride from Merida: Explore Wildlife and Relax on the White Sands

Embark on a thrilling boat ride through the Celestun mangrove, spotting diverse wildlife such as flamingos, crocodiles, and migratory birds. Then, unwind on the pristine white sands of Celestun beach. Nature and beauty await!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Celestun - 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

What's Included
  • Certified guide
  • Round transportation from Merida (could be a meeting point even if the hotel is listed)
  • Boat ride
  • Wild life sightseeing
  • Free time at Celestun beach
  • One dish to choose (fish or chicken)
What's Not Included
  • Drinks at the restaurant
Additional Information

The Celestun sanctuary is a thriving ecosystem, hosting diverse wildlife like migratory birds, flamingos, crocodiles, racoons, fish and many other species!
An excursion on a boat through the mangrove swamps of Celestun is on the cards as our guide will ensure we don’t miss any of the prime attractions in the reserve. We sail where the river gently…

Location
Celestun
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Orianalucia
Oct 13, 2024
Total relaxation and wonder - This tour is the perfect way to end your holiday! Several hours of pure relaxation, enjoying the nature, learning new things, seeing some truly amazing sights and relishing in the beauty of the locations visited is a sure way to melt away all the stress, worries or tiredness. The group is small and the guides are amazing. Couldn't recommend it more!
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Los
Sep 4, 2024
Highly recommended experience - Excellent experience, highly recommended. A boat trip through the mangroves saw a crocodile, crabs and flamingos. Also we were able to stop in the middle of the sea and go down to take a Mayan bath.
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Carol
Aug 16, 2024
Day trip to Celestún - Antonio was a great host, there were only 3 of us and he made our experience a great one. He was the highlight of our day trip. The boat ride was nice but August is not the best time of year to see much wildlife l. The beach at Celestun was very clean and water was good. Service at the rest/ bar on the beach was good.
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Willsnetwork
Jun 25, 2024
Mexico 2024: a trip to Yucatan - While staying in Merida, we booked this daily activity to visit the Celestun Lagoon. Our driver brought our group to the lagoon and we went birdwatching until we were able to see the flamingos from close. We then, explored the mangrove forest and also saw a crocodile. There was a place in the forest were we could also swim in this mixed water (half fresh half salty) - the scenario was very picturesque. The trip ended with a stop at the first location where we saw a family of raccoons, and then at the beach: the water was very rough that day, and we really couldn’t see the sand but we had a good time.
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Greg_b
Jun 22, 2024
Great tour of Biosphere and Celestun Beach - Wonderful tour of the Biosphere and Celestun Beach. We saw the flamingos and many other local birds. Great lunch on the beach as well.
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Brooke_b
May 27, 2024
Fun and Relaxing - Such a fun day! Start with seeing flamingos and a trip through a mangroves island and then a relaxing lunch and afternoon at the beach. Great choice for a Sunday.
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Chris
Aug 25, 2024
Celestun Beach and Flamigos - Well organized tour and knowledgeable guide. Great to see the Flamingo and swim in the Gulf of Mexico. Included lunch was really nice
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L1587bcjacquelineg
Aug 26, 2024
Very beautiful everything, but as time on the beach. - The whole landscape was beautiful, but we needed time on the beach... one more hour would have been enough. The food in the palapa was very bad.
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Alexanderbj4337op
Sep 19, 2024
Tour cancelled at last minute - We were supposed to have a tour September 14. September 13 early afternoon contact from the organization about where we should gather the 14th. Unfortunately, the tour was cancelled the same day around 4.30 pm because too few people went along. Very unfortunate because we were looking forward to it, unfortunately we were too late to book another tour for the next day. However, another alternative to the 15th was immediately proposed. Unfortunately we did not achieve this with our travel planning. + Contact with the organization is easy. + The money was immediately transferred back. - Last minute cancellation by organization.
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Melanie_m
Oct 2, 2024
Horrible Customer Service - I would love to have gone but there was confusion as far as where the pick up would be with the website saying my hotel and someone from the tour company stating otherwise without updating the tour details online. When I contacted customer service, they were very rude and took absolutely no ownership of this mishap what-so-ever. They stated that I would not get any kind of refund, full or partial. I had also booked another tour thru Viator with the same company but luckily I cancelled and got the same tour elsewhere for a better price. I do NOT recommend doing business with Altus Tours EVER. They clearly do NOT know how to conduct a proper business.
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From $121
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).