Flamingos at Rio Lagartros
Road Essentials
There is a perifrico or ring road around the city of Tizimin that is worth taking as the traffic is very slow inside the city and there ate lots of topes and detours.
For the most part the 295 is straight and in good shape. Expect to drive 60 kmh. The drive takes about an hour and a half and the total distance is 106 kilometers. There are many Cenotes along the way as well as the ancient site of Ek Balam if you want to pack a lot of activities into the road trip.
We drove into town and a dozen or so men tried to grab our attention and stop to take their tours. One followed us on a motorcycle. “We’re rock stars,” I said to Bill. We drove through the town to the water while we searched for a restaurant…there were plenty. Over breakfast we negotiated a tour for two for 1200 pesos – $60usd. (If we had 4 more people with us the price would have remained the same.)
For two hours exactly we trolled the lagoon and spotted many different birds, some crocodiles and of course the flamingos.
Next time an overnight trip would be worth it. There was a variety of hotels and restaurants and there are many activities in the area.