Nature

Holbox is 28 miles long, although much of the east end of it is a nature preserve called Yum Balam that cannot be accessed. You will enjoy a 4 mile stretch along the brilliant white beaches from Punta Mosquito to the east to Punta Coco to the west.

You may take one of the most spectacular walks of your life along the sand bank between the Hotel Las Nubes and Punta Mosquito, mesmerized by the changing colors of the water, or gazing down at starfish on the bottom or a graceful stingray swimming by. At the end of the walk, you may see dozens of flamingos, and if you don’t spot them there, you will most likely come across them while fishing the lagoon.

Walking the beach in the other direction at sunset will treat you to unrivaled sunsets that set the sky on fire night after night. In both cases, you’ll probably have worked up a thirst and can stop in at any number of beach bars for a drink or snack on your way home.

The wildlife in the lagoons is spectacular; over 150 species of birds alone are known to feed or nest there. If you enter through the Cabo Catoche gut, rare is the day you’re not greeted by a flamboyance of flamingos. You’ll also see roseate spoonbills, ibis, tiger, brown or great blue herons, egrets, kingfishers, ospreys, frigates and more. You’ll see schools of mullet, ladyfish, catfish, needles and little baitfish. On the ocean side, you’ll cross paths with dolphins and eagle rays, and keep company with pelicans, frigates, cormorants, terns and gulls.