Celestún Tour: Flamingos and Mangroves Adventure

Discover flamingos, crocodiles, and more on a Celestún mangrove boat tour from Mérida. Enjoy the picturesque town and stunning beaches.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Merida - The group will convene at the specified meeting location. Please ensure punctuality to avoid missing the tour.
    Once assembled, there will be a quick stop at a shop before departing Mérida, where participants can buy water and snacks for the trip.
    The journey will then proceed to Celestún, with a drive time of about 1 hour and 30 minutes….
What's Included
  • Boat
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Free time on the beach
  • Guide
What's Not Included
  • Carbonated beverages
Additional Information

This Celestún tour offers a serene boat journey through the stunning mangroves of the area, where participants can observe flamingos, crocodiles, raccoons, a diverse array of birds, and other wildlife in their natural surroundings.
Following the boat excursion, there is free time to discover this delightful fishing village and its pristine, clear…

Location
Parque de Santa Ana
Calle 60
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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B4878yalauraj
Mar 19, 2025
Relaxing and beautiful - I recommend this trip. The guide/ driver was very good and pleasant. It was a relaxing trip with beautiful scenery. The only down fall was the guide on the boat( different one) did not speak or understand English. We made do with an app but missed a good deal. This did not take away from the beauty. The meal provided was very good.
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Benjaminaraujovi2019
Jan 30, 2025
Father in the family - Highly recommended, super nice and people who take you by boat and very friendly mangroves and explain during the tour each eetalle
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Gailsh7314nz
Jan 27, 2025
Flamingos fabulous - Flamingos great . So delicate Lots of food is available so groups were small If food shortage they would have been larger groups. Small group on boat Area is magical
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David_r
Mar 22, 2024
Great beach trip for an American couple. - Julio is an excellent guide. The boat trip to see the flamingos was beautiful. The beach is fun, but a bit crowded.
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Amalia540
Nov 22, 2023
Mangrove paradise - The boat ride into the mangroves was spectacular, contorted root formations, red water and exotic birds… Flamingos seen from far away, and one small crocodile. Celestún beach has tricky currents and a sudden dip, beware!
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164calvinr
May 5, 2023
Boat Ride to Celestun - We knew the ride would be long, but the boat ride was great. We actually saw a couple of crocodiles as well as a flock of pink flamingos. Dipped our toes in the cool Cenote. Our driver Carlos was great, good sense of humor and made the ride enjoyable. We also enjoyed meeting the other folks that were on the trip with us. Well worth the time and cost.
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Gregvb1593hs
Feb 24, 2023
Awesome Trip - Awesome trip, Carlos the guide was amazing very punctual and informative, trip was from Merida took an hotur to get out then an hour in the boat and a swim and lunch in the Gulf of Mexico. highly recommend.
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Gelatifan
Feb 19, 2026
An enchanting world apart - With mangroves, crocodiles, egrets and the famous flamingos, Celestun is an enchanting place well worth a day trip from Merida. Alberto, a warm and knowledgeable guide, gave our group the 101 on Mayan life and language as well as what we’d come to see. Be warned: The motor boat ride is rough. The tour includes a mediocre beachfront lunch with your choice of main course and nonalcoholic beverage. Bring lots of sunscreen. It’s bright on the water.
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236linem
Jul 15, 2024
Beautiful and relaxed tour but too expensive. - Beautiful and relaxed tour and nice to get back to Mérida late in the afternoon and not late at night. It's not good value though - too expensive.
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Nella_m
Jan 11, 2026
5 minutes in Mangroves, not english quide - The places itself were beautiful, but I went to trip to see mangroves, and the boat tour was mainly open water and maybe maximun 5 minutes in mangroves. Also our quide who spoke little english didnt came to the boat, so that whole time everything was only spanish. Also we didnt stop to the market at the beginning As sead in the timetable.
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From $116
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).