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Activities

FISHING

One of the activities most exciting and yet relaxing is going fishing.  El Cuyo has a great diversity of fish.  At a depth of 20 to 25 feet (6 meters) you're able to find mero (grouper), canane, pargo, colored and white corvina, mojarra, chac chi, robalo (snook), sabalo (tarpon), jurel, cojinuda, ronco, macabi, bagre (catfish), and barracuda among others. In only 20 minutes your boat can be at fishing depth, easily in sight of the nearby shore.  The fish you catch will vary from 1 to 4 pounds (1/2 to 2 kilos).

If you're looking for something more exciting, you can go out to a depth of 90 feet, approximately an hour by boat.  At this depth you'll be able to catch fish from 2 to 20 pounds (1 to 10 kilos) or more.  Here you'll find meros (grouper), pargos, mojarras, negrillos, esmedregal, carito, bonito, barrilito and jurel among others.


When not able to go out by boat, you are able to fish from the "darsena" (town dock) or at the town boat landing.  The best time to fish at this latter site is 4 in the morning You'll be able to catch corvina, pargo, ronco, robalo (snook), macabi, and bagre (catfish),  just to mention a few.  You can also fish from the small pier in front of the Cabanas los Flamencos. 

 

If you want to fish in even deeper water you can travel to Isla Holbox where you will catch blue marlin, barracuda, jurel, wahoo, and dorado.  The trip by launch takes less than an hour.

And when you are not fishing, at flamingos Cabins you will enjoy a very comfortable stay in your room that have showers and hot and cold running water.

To begin your unique fishing adventure, experienced guides will pick you up at the hotel's private dock at 6 each morning, breakfast will be served on the boat so you can have an early start at fishing.

The guides are fully trained professionals that have years of guiding and fishing experience in this area. The fishing boats are seaworthy 18 foot pangas, equipped for your comfort and safety, that are easy to pole into position. They will take you to fish in the shallow water surrounding the El Cuyo. The fishing spots are between 20 minutes and an hour away from the flamingos cabins private dock and are anywhere from 5-15 feet deep. Most days fishing lasts 8 hours but extra time can be arranged as overtime. Guides are native to. Language is not an issue while fishing, for all guides at least speak "fishing" English although some of them are fluent English speakers.

Coming to El Cuyo is easy, you fly in to Cancun airport and there our transport meets you. After a short drive you board the boat that will take you to Flamingos Cabins.

Non-fishing travel partners can enjoy viewing the large amount of flamingos during the fishing season (May - September) , bird watching enthusiasts praise the island and its birds. Although snorkeling and diving are not great, the beaches are splendid and swimming is easy.

El Cuyo has a relaxing atmosphere, most tourists come here to relax with one small village, streets of sand and friendly people.

BIKING

El Cuyo is ideal for exploration by bicycle. While biking to the village, admire the magnificent views. Biking Photogallery

Bike on the beautiful white sand beach, or if you want go to the guide directly to the Biosphere Reserve to birdwatching. You can Rent Bikes in Flamingos Cabins. Also:

  • Kayaks 

  • Binoculars

The whale shark is the largest fish on the earth today; it can grow up to 50 feet (15m) in length. The whale shark prefers waters of warm surface temperature, in areas where there are upwelling of nutrient rich colder water since these conditions favor blooms of plankton on which the sharks feed. They are often seen with schools of Jacks.

The whale shark has nothing in common with whales except for its size and the fact that it only eats minute plankton by scooping it up whilst its mouth is wide open. It normally feeds on or just below the surface. It feeds by filtering small planktonic organisms out of the water through its gills.

Whale sharks are viviparous animals and young ones are at times seen with the elders.

Whale sharks are very docile and gentle and, when approached by snorkelers or divers are uninhabited by the visit.

Since a few years ago, whale sharks have been coming to the northern tip of the Yucatan peninsula to feed and mate during the months of May through October. Flamingos Cabbins now offers a unique excursion to see these magnificent creatures

El CUYO SEARCH FOR THE WHALE SHARKS TOUR
(June through September)

TOURS TO:

Isla Holbox, one of the world's natural beauties, and is part of the fauna and flora protection area called "Yum Balam", an ecological reserve. On the east side of the island is Cabo Catoche, and the island separated from the main land by the Laguna Yalahau. 

The Laguna Yalahau is a rich natural habitat that shelters countless amounts of animal species, for example, it is the home of the spectacular pink flamingos that come here to feed themselves from April to October. In the water of the lagoon you may see huge quantities of fish and even dolphins that swim around. A beautiful nature show.

Isla Pájaros, which is the home of more than 140 species of birds, that nest in it. It is common to see in the Island White Edies, Frigate birds, Double Crested Cormorant, White Pelican, storks, Gray Pelican, and pink Flamingoes.  Isla Pájaros is a natural protected area and you are not allowed to step on it; you can only reach it by boat. The birds that live there are not afraid of human beings, which makes it possible to get close to them without frightening them

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