4 islands
Quintana Roo has 4 islands with their own page on Puebloteca.
Most islands are reached by boat from a nearby beach or dock, and the last boats back leave in the afternoon. Go in the dry season, November to May, for calm water, and bring cash, water and sun protection: there is little or no shade or shops.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
The Islands 4
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Holbox · Island · Lázaro Cárdenas
Car-free sand island off Quintana Roo's north coast: shallow beaches, flamingos, whale sharks in summer, ferry from Chiquilá. -
Isla Pájaros · Island · Lázaro Cárdenas
Mangrove islet in the Yalahau lagoon off Holbox, a protected bird refuge watched from a boardwalk; flamingos April to October. -
Isla Tamalcab · Island · Othón P. Blanco
Uninhabited wooded island in Chetumal Bay, reached by boat from Calderitas, home to spider monkeys, coatis and seabirds. -
Isla de los Pájaros · Island · Bacalar
A small mangrove islet in Bacalar lagoon where herons, storks and other water birds nest; seen from tour boats, never visited on foot.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
These places are not in a Pueblo Mágico. Hotels around each one:
- Hotels near Holbox · Reached by ferry from Chiquilá: 25 min each way.
- Hotels near Isla Pájaros · Reached by boat from Holbox: 30 min each way.
- Hotels near Isla Tamalcab · Reached by boat from Calderitas: 15 min each way.
- Hotels near Isla de los Pájaros
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Islands elsewhere
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