Holbox Adventure

Here is what to expect for the "Classic Tour" (aka 3 island tour) in the off-season (October): we came in to book the day before we wanted to go out for the tour. We were told the port was closed so we could not go, but then told that the port may be open in the morning so we could message our guide Jesus on WhatsApp to find out the next morning. We don't speak Spanish well so we confirmed the guide would be bilingual and we're happy to find at 9am the next morning that the port was open and we would depart at 10am. A taxi picked us up and took us to the boat. This is when we paid: money for the tour went to our taxi driver (we were confused by this at first as he just took off after that without introducing us to a guide first). Our guide came to get us from there. The guide on the boat didn't speak English and we don't speak enough Spanish to get anything out of a guided tour - but that didn't matter because the guide didn't tell us anything along the way anyway. First we went to bird island. We saw brown pelicans, double crested cormorants, frigate birds, and royal terns as well as some gulls (Bonapartes I think). Then to the Ojo de agua. I hadn't been in a cenote yet so I'm glad we stopped - but remember your tour fee DOES NOT cover entry to the cenote. Its only 25 pesos though. The cenote is small - definitely not big enough for all the boats full of people who stop there at once. Good experience though overall. Then you have to wait for your whole group to finish so it could be a long stop depending on the group. Last, you'll go to Paradise Island: where you'll see flamingos! This made the trip worth it for me. Otherwise, the island is swimming with mosquitoes so BRING YOUR BUG SPRAY! Our guide didn't explain to us in English or with hand signals that he was going to move the boat so we were shocked to come out and find the boat gone. We waited a while (being eaten alive) before wading around the island to find a dock and boats. I wish he'd waited for us but I guess it is our fault for not speaking Spanish (though I'm not sure he told others either, as a couple people lagged behind us). We also saw dolphins on this tour but that was by chance because we spotted them ourselves. Otherwise the guide was just speeding through - and I don't blame him. This 3 hour tour took us about 4 hours.

Undoubtedly the best in Holbox Island.

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Its beach is very beautiful, with attentive and friendly people. Its streets flooded with sea sand, plus its shops and restaurants with colorful murals, make it a unique and attractive place.

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