Isla Holbox
Beach Isla holbox
The soft Caribbean breeze that touches your skin while relaxing on the snow white beaches, and the wavy warm water of the Mexican Gulf are composing a posh poetic harmony every instant.
Looking up you will find the snow white beaches colliding with turquoise colored sea, on the horizon little blue fisherman’s boats appear.
Everywhere you look you will find yourself fascinated of the tranquility and the harmony of this island, a perfect balance between humans and nature.
Holbox island, the diamond of Golf of Mexico located in front of the east point of Yucatan and Cabo Catoche, separated from the main land with the “Yalahau Lagoon”, in an arcaded shape with a length of 35 km and 2 km wide.
Holbox, a little village with sandy streets, where you can drive over with a rented Golf Car. There are no banks and the population is dedicated to fishing.
Every year a bigger number of tourists are coming from all over the world in surprised and impressed of what this island has to offer.
Eco Hotel, not for the massive tourist, great restaurants are preparing dishes with any kind of “sea food” obey your taste and your eyes, as you know the people of Holbox are fisherman and with their culinary experience are surprising even the must sophisticated taste.
A slogan is going all over the island: “Safe the Whale Shark”, the bigger fish of the world who choose the surroundings waters of Holbox as its resting place before its great migratory voyage. At the same time you are able to see the Carey Turtles built there nests on the beaches of Holbox.
In short Holbox Island has a the majority of all animal species of the Yucatan peninsula like “Isla pajaros” (Bird Island) where lovers of bird watching can see the beauty of 150 bird species and big groups of pink flamingos sometimes up to 40.000 flamingos.
At the end of the lagoon there is the Famous “Ojo de Agua” ( water hole) Yalahau, a cave which its roof has fallen down, where you can enjoy of unforgettable bath.
The “Cenotes” in the Mayan era were the sweet water reservoir, and even today you can very frequently see theme all over Yucatan.
For any information about the Mayan culture we suggest to visit the archeological site CHICHEN-ITZA near MERIDA and TULUM on the south coast of Playa del Carmen.
An unchangeable PEARL, even in the Mayan age considered a soul paradise.
Like in history Holbox Island still gives an unforgettable experience in a natural oasis where the relaxation in guarantied.