Located about 50 miles west of Merida (1/4) hr.) Is the “life in the slow lane” picturesque fishing village of Celestun.
Their infrastructure includes several 2-star hotels on the beach, restaurants, shops, a harbor and the new ecologically friendly resort Eco Paraiso, that has bungalows, a pool and restaurants that are nestled into the environment.
The restaurants in Celestun are famous for their seafood an crab claws, the river for its flamingos and the beaches for strolling.
The river trips that are the main attraction in Celestún and go to see the flamingos and the fresh water spring are arranged at the bridge at the entrance to town. 4 to 8 people can go in each boat depending on the tide (the motor will drag in low tide with too much weight on board).
The guides on these trips are sometimes overzealous in their attempt to show a good time and are somewhat ignorant of the fragility of the ecosystem, so we ask that you, the tourist, do not ask them to get close, or if you see that they are, ask them not to.
If care is not taken now, there will be no flamingos in just a few years.
Seafood is abundant in Celestun. All the restaurants along the beach have basically the same menu of crab claws.
