Make sure to bring pesos the boat tours don't accept cc or usd. Very fun and informative. We saw plenty of flamingos!

We went on the boat tour from the bridge. Guide Henry was a nice guy but admitted to us as soon as we left the pier that we might not see any flamingos because most of them had already migrated north and þ the tide...More

Boat ride to see the flamingos. Line to pay is under organized. You need 6 people per boat so you need to get together with other people if you are not 6 before you pay. Thousands of flamingos in April. Amazing but yiu need a...More

We stayed at Hotel Xixim for two nights - 20 minutes from town of Celestun expressly to take a boat trip out and see the flamingos. We came into the little town, went down to the beach and were soon gathered up to wait for...More

Took the tour this time from the bridge instead of the beach. Boats were 1200 pesos for 4people. The boats were bigger and we had an English speaking driver. Saw thousands of flamingos​. Great experience.

The Riserva biologica de Celestun, a lagoon on the north coast of Yucatan, about 80km from Merida, is the breeding ground for thousands of pink flamingos, white pelicans, and numerous other forms of bird-life. The main season is January to March, but the 90-minute boat...More

The flamingos are only there when sea level is low (check the sea level table in the internet - tabla de mareas - in Spanish ). The guys who sell you the tour "guarantee" there are hundreds of flamingos but that is not true. The...More

We had access to a car so we took the 1 3/4 hour trip from Chixculub to Celestun. The roads were very good with little traffic. A small village about a 1/2 hour out of Celestun was a treat. Stone fences, small cottages with palapas...More

We decided to bus from Merida to Celestun at 10:00 am for 232 pesos return for two of us. As we didn't know what time we would be returning we bought the return in Celestun. The bus ride was interesting as we got to pass...More

We were unsure if there would see flamigos. We went about 1pm and saw about 4000. What an awesome experience. No bargaining with boat owners. Everything now goes through ticket office. We waited about 10 mins for 3 others to join us costing each $318mx...More