Xel-Ha (meaning ‘where the water is born’) is an Eco-Park located in Tulum, south of Playa del Carmen on  the Riviera Maya. Imagine a set of inlets, lagoons and cenotes created by the longest underground river in the world, add to this amazing colourful tropical fish and stunning marine vegetation and you have Xel-Ha. Regarded as the world’s most beautiful natural

Xel-Ha

 aquarium, a visit to this park is a must on your holidays to Mexico. Xel-Ha offers a vast array of land and water activities, ecological attractions and world-class estaurants.

The park prides itself on its dolphin program, providing them with a natural habitat which almost identical to theirs in the wild. Visitors can learn about the dolphin’s lifestyle, watch them swimming underwater and play with them. Swimming with the dolphins is an experience not to be missed.

Snuba is a combination of snorkelling and scuba diving. Here at the the park you can Snuba, marveling at the amazing marine life and vegetation of the Caribbean Sea. Thanks to Snuba technology you don’t need previous diving experience to enable you to dive in the parks cenotes.

Non-swimmers can enjoy walking on the seabed among the beautiful marine life, the harmless marine rays and the dolphins that live in the inlet at Xel-Ha. By using a Sea Trek helmet non-swimmers can breathe comfortably, naturally and safely under water and enjoy a unique seabed walk.

manatee

In 2008 two species of manatees were introduced to the park. The manatee is an endangered species in the Caribbean and Mexico. Due to the care and devotion shown to the manatees by the team here at Xel-Ha a manatee has been born in captivity. Visitors can learn all about their biology, anatomy and the way they live. You can pet, feed and even swim with these docile creatures on your family holidays to Mexico.

Snorkellers from all over the world visit Xel-Ha park on their cheap holidays to Mexico for the opportunity to marvel at the huge variety of colourful fish from the Caribbean that take shelter in the parks tranquil lagoon.

Xel-Ha marine life

The whole family can enjoy Xel-Ha’s cycle path. Enjoy the parks hilly terrain, surrounded by exotic jungle, on the parks mountain bikes which are available for adults and children. For younger visitors there is a children’s playground. Here children can enjoy a wading pool, slides, rope ladders, a rope maze, swings and a wooden playhouse. Xel-Ha staff encourage the children to use their imagination with drawing and painting activities whilst parents can enjoy some peaceful relaxation in the hammock area.

Bass fishing is constantly growing in popularity, with a marked increase over the last 10 years.
With no shortage of lakes in which to practice this sport, Mexico is among the top destinations for bass fishing.

Lake Agua Milpa

Lake Agua Milpa

Situated about 3 hours from Guadalajara and covering 70,000 acres, this lake is considered to be one of the best in Mexico.
Surrounded by forested mountains, easily accessed and full of bass, this lake can only grow in popularity.

Lake Baccarac

Nestled among forested mountain peaks, Lake Baccarac is 25 miles long and 5 miles wide, and is full of record weight breaking bass.

Lake Huites

Lake Huites

Situated in the Sierra Madre mountains, this lake covers about 30,000 acres. The lake here is stocked with Florida largemouth bass.

Lake Guerrero

Situated about 3 hours from the US border, this man-made lake is one of the best in Mexico for catching Black Bass.

Lake Comedero

Situated just northeast of Mazatlan, in the Sierra Madre mountains, Lake Comedero is full of Florida largemouth bass, with weights exceeding well over 10lbs.

Lake El Salto

Lake El Salto

This man-made lake is situated about 50 miles north of Mazatlan in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains. Built on the Elota River, Lake El Salto is considered to be one of the best trophy lakes in the world.

Lake Mateos

Situated in the western Sierra Madres mountains, Lake Mateos covers 55,000 acres with a depth of up to 230ft.

These are just a few of the many bass lakes in Mexico, there are far too many to mention.
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The variety of waters, lagoons and rivers of Mexico make it the ideal diving destination.

Along the coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean there are many old shipwrecks to be explored.

Parque Marino

For coral reefs the Parque Marino Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel is perfect. This ecological sanctuary in the Caribbean Sea forms part of the second largest coral reef system in the world.

Many different types of marine life can be seen in the Sea of Cortez, referred to as ‘the aquarium of the world’ by the famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau.

Dives are available in the marshes in the middle of the desert, while in the Yucatan Peninsula region, which has 60,000 metres of subterranean

Yucatan Peninsula

 tunnels, you can dive in caverns and underground rivers.

Acapulco is ideal for scuba diving, snorkelling and cave diving.

Banderas Bay is one of Mexico’s most favourite diving destinations. During the summer visibility in the water is between 78 to 130 feet and temperatures between 27C and 30C, making it the best time of the year to dive.

Cancun, on the Yucatan Peninsula, is ideal for scuba diving and snorkelling.

Coral Reef

Cozumel’s National Reef Marine offers 25 reefs where you can scuba dive and is also a good spot for novice divers.

Huatulco offers coral reefs and sunken shipwrecks to explore.

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo has more than 30 diving spots where you can see dolphins, octopus, manta rays, moray eels and frogfish.

Los Cabos is ideal for all levels of divers. Here you will see coral reefs, shipwrecks, underwater canyons, manta rays, whale sharks, marine turtles and sea lions.

Merida is ideal for cave diving enthusiasts as it has many underwater caves, caverns and sinkholes all with fascinating rock formations.

humpback whales

On a dive in the pacific waters of the Riviera Nayarit you will see dolphins, manta rays, Olive Ridley sea turtles and even humpback whales.

Campeche, Hermosillo (with artificial reefs), La Paz (Sea of Cortez), Loreto, Mazatlan, Playa del Carmen (Great Mayan Reef) and Puerto Escondido are also excellent diving destinations.

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