Bacalar Lagoon Tour: Explore Cenotes and Pirate Channel

Embark on an exciting exploration of Bacalar Lagoon and discover its seven mesmerizing colors. Visit stunning cenotes, learn about the ancient stromatolites, and uncover the secrets of the Pirate Channel. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Laguna Bacalar - The first glimpse you’ll have of this beautiful lagoon when you get close to the coast from the hill amazing view.
    The first place to visit in the Bacalar Lagoon is “Cenote Esmeralda”, where you’ll be amazed by the different shades of blue and understand why the Bacalar Lagoon is frequently referred as the 7 colors lagoon. Our next…
What's Included
  • Transportation round trip: Costa Maya – Bacalar
  • Insurance
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The inaugural spot on the tour of Bacalar Lagoon is ‘Cenote Esmeralda’. Here, the array of blue tones will astound you, and explain why the lagoon is often designated as the 7 colors lagoon. Following that, we’ll visit ‘Cenote Cocalitos’, a habitat for stromatolites, also known as living stones, believed to be the earliest forms of life on Earth.
The…

Location
Av. P.º del Puerto 1300
Avenida Paseo del Puerto
There will be a guide outside the port waiting for you with a Chac Ek sign and a white board with your name on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Megan_s
Mar 2, 2026
Recommend highly! - The guide was amazing! We had such a good time! They made sure we made it back in time. The food was delicious!
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Brooke_k
Feb 19, 2026
Fantastic! - Fantastic experience from start to finish. Julio the driver was friendly and did a great job. Juan, our guide, was literally jumping to meet our needs. I don’t think I have ever had such fantastic service anywhere! He got us beverages, took lots of pictures for us and was super knowledgeable. We traveled with our four older (11-18 year old) kids and they loved the Cenote and they especially loved the lagoon. The meal at the restaurant at the end was delicious and enjoyable. I would highly recommend this excursion, especially with Juan and Julio.
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Ally_e
Feb 14, 2026
7 colors lagoin - Very informative Adanour tour guide was great and a wealth of knowledge. The food was also very good
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Ruchi_s
Feb 14, 2026
We had an amazing... - We had an amazing experience! Highly recommend. We went with parents in their 60s and toddlers - everyone had an amazing time.
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Davidcu3046ht
Feb 8, 2026
A Great Day on the Lagoon - Transportation to and from the Lagoon (from the Costa Maya) was reasonably comfortable and the drivers were attentive and appropriately cautious. Once on site in Bacalar, the location of the dock/boats had restrooms and spaces to change clothes. Once on the boat, our driver Fernando did an excellent job. Tino (our guide on the lagoon, and one of our drivers) was particularly fun, articulate, informative. The Lagoon is beautiful - an amazing site to see...and the guys made sure we enjoyed it. We'd suggest less time swimming (since the air was cold anyway) and a bit more site-seeing on the lagoon. Drinks in the vans and on the boat were abundant, fruit on the boat was delicious. The taco lunch on the drive back was delicious. We were back at the boat in plenty of time. Tino stayed with one of our party a few extra minutes when their "sea pass" couldn't be found (was soon found!). DO this tour, and ask for Tino! One small issue was "getting to the van". A really detailed map was provided in the materials that were sent ahead. But a key exit from the port area seemed "blocked" and we had to walk past it (which took longer than expected). All ended well, but our advice is to be on the lookout for changes and ask for help. In the end, our driver was exactly where we were told- it just took a little extra time to get there. (Chac Ek folks may want to look into whether the "first exit to the right once you enter the port from the boat" is still open. On our day, no one seemed to be exiting there.)
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Sheila_w
Feb 6, 2026
Bacalar was amazing - Just go! Don't let the 1 1/2 hour drive scare you. It was an easy ride & they stopped halfway for us. I really no idea what to expect but pictures do not do this place justice. The water was so fresh & pristine. Our lunch tacos were delicious. Everybody really treated us special. Definitely will do it again.
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Henks440
Feb 3, 2026
A must do in Costa Maya - This was absolutely an amazing experience. A must see when you visit Costa Maya. Our giude was great and very informative. The lunch at the end of the tour was the cherry on top.
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Lskoob
Feb 1, 2026
Bacalar 7 Colors Lagoon is a Hidden Gem! - We were nervous the night before. We had only vague instructions where and when to meet, and that we had to get off of our ship as early as possible; the tour would depart 20 minutes after the first group arrived at the meeting spot. When we woke up, I had a WhatsApp message with a video message about how to find the meeting spot. Very helpful! But there were four ships in port, all with different disembarkation schedules. We ended up waiting for almost an hour before starting our tour. Carol was our guide for this lovely excursion. We boarded a very nice van (8 tourists, driver and guide) and drove for about 1 hour to reach Bacalar, stopping for fresh pineapple and mangoes along the way. We then boarded a comfortable pontoon boat and Carol explained how the cenotes were formed, which made up the beautiful fresh-water lagoon. We made several stops to wade in the shallow bright blue water lined with white limestone, surrounded by the dark greens, blues, purples and blacks of the much deeper cenotes. We spent about 1 1/2 hrs at the lagoon, then drove to a lovely outdoor taco restaurant for a nice lunch, then back to the cruise port with time to spare. We learned so much from Carol about the cenotes, the pirate history of the area and the people who live in this part of the Yucatan Peninsula. We really enjoyed it!
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Debra_s
Feb 13, 2026
Tour change without notice - Tour changed without notice. Boat ride cancelled. Didn’t get to see Cenote or the colors of lagoon. We booked two tours through Viator & both changed upon arrival. Not worth the money!
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Olga_w
Feb 20, 2026
Do not waste your time and money - Do not waste your time or money! First, you have to walk for about 15 to 20 minutes outside of the terminal to the meeting point then you have to drive over an hour and a half one way to get there. So it’s not all day swimming, it will probably be about an hour and a half to two hours total time of “enjoying” the water and the sun. In our case, we only stopped at the swimming hole with dirty restrooms and expensive food and drinks you would have to buy out of the pocket, then we stop by the lagoon. The Lagoon itself does not have a sandy beach area, it’s more like a swamp. We were only given the pineapple as a fruit snack, beer, sodas and a bottle of tequila. Lunch was even worse. For that much money you only get four tacos and the time you have there is about 20 minutes. I have had tastier tacos living in the US than “authentic” tacos they offered. The “snacks” on the van were the cheapest things you can get from gas station. We did not have a boat ride or we did not see pirate channel. Again, it is way overpriced, it is not all they swimming and enjoying the sun, there is no sandy beach, the food was not delicious, it is about two hours one way to get there and two hours back.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).