Rio Lagartos & Ek Balam: searching for wildlife as well as ancient Ruins
even though it was 6:00am as well as we were comfortable in our bed at hotel shop Casa Quetzal, we awoke with enjoyment for the day we had gepland!
Would you want to leave this bed?!
We had already done a cycle trip around Valladolid with MexiGo Tours, however since we had such a excellent time, we decided to book one more experience with this company.
We drove out to the fishing village of Rio Lagartos with four other travellers as well as our upbeat guide, Gilberto. set next to the village is a massive, 60,000 hectare nature reserve as well as lagoon. right here you can discover flamingos, crocodiles, over 300 types of birds as well as many fish. We’d already seen flamingos as well as crocodiles during our safari in the Masai Mara in Kenya, however we never tire of spotting animals in their natural habitats.
Us with lovely Ria Lagartos in the background
Within moments of zigging as well as zagging down the brackish canals, the jungle came to life with the tunes of birds as well as the rustle of the mangroves. We spotted Egrets, Ospreys, Herons, Pelicans, a Puffer Fish, a couple of crocodiles as well as more. After cruising down the canal for about 45 mins, we pulled up on shore as well as saw Flamingos wandering around, eating as well as flying! They were much brighter in color than the ones in Kenya, we couldn’t believe it. Their neon hue seemed to glow in the afternoon sun.
After stalking the birds for a while, Gilberto asked if all of us wished to put some mud clay around our bodies as a kind of natural medical spa treatment. Of course, Nick as well as I jumped at the possibility while the other 4 tourists decided to stay in the boat. We smeared the clay around each other, which was similar to our mud bath in the Dead Sea in Jordan, however this mud was a bit thicker.
We left the hot mud to bake on our bodies for about 15 mins before rinsing it off with fresh water. What we were entrusted to was smooth, soft skin. obviously we’re supposed to look 10 years younger…whether that’s true or not is one more story.
We made our method back to shore as well as enjoyed a tasty fish lunch. After that, we were off to our final stop of the day, the ancient Maya Archeological site of Ek’ Balam. This was to be the very first Maya site we had ever seen, so we were truly looking ahead to it.
Compared to Chichen Itza, Ek’ Balam is one of the lower visited sites in the Maya world as well as it definitely didn’t disappoint. We wandered around picturing what life must have been like over 2000 years ago. We hiked up the 106, uneven, stone steps to the top of the Acropolis as well as enjoyed the views of the thick jungle as well as ancient buildings down below.
Ready to hike to the top
We had a amazing 10 hour day as well as definitely suggest doing a trip out to Rio Lagartos as well as Ek’ Balam, two must-sees in this area of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Check out our video full of wildlife, mud baths as well as ancient Maya ruins!
To book this tour, get in touch with Toon of MexiGo tours at:
Phone: +52.985.8560777 or +521.985.1082018
Email: mexigotours@hotmail.com
Website: www.mexigotours.com
Toon as well as his other half likewise lease out a modern, two bedroom apartment called Casa Mango. It includes every appliance as well as providing you would requirement in a vacation rental. It even has a pool! They fee $99/night, which is a extremely great cost by Valladolid standards. They likewise offer discount rates for longer stays.
To have a look at Casa Mango, inspect it out right here on Air BnB.
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