7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS
Jungle & Beach
BLUE ROUTE
Traveling from the sea to enter rivers, lagoons and creeks in a wonderful scenario and coming back though the Caribbean sea to Chetumal Bay. It will be an unforgettable expedition of nature, culture and experience.
Travelers will have activities as boating, snorkeling, kayaking, bicycling, visit archeological sites, fishing and connection with local culture and people.
DAY 1 — TUESDAY
Chetumal Bay, Oxtankah Ruins, Tamalcab Island, Jaguar Village.
You will arrive at Chetumal City by air or bus and you will be picked up by our personnel and transported to our Jaguar Village on the Bay of Chetumal. You have the rest of the day free where you can swim, kayak to Tamalcab Island (1 mile in front of our village), take a bicycle and visit the Oxtankah Ruins (1 mile). You will have dinner included at the Village and you will receive instructions for your journey which will start the second day on the morning.
DAY 2 — WEDNESDAY
Chetumal Bay, Guerrero Lagoon.
After breakfast, we will leave by boat or kayak from Jaguar Village at seaside of Chetumal Bay through rivers we will arrive to a bird watcher on the middle of the Guerrero Lagoon to take lunch there and later we will kayak or boat to spend the night in a local small eco lodging where at night we will take dinner. Terrestrial to lunch location is optional for those who decide not water journey.
DAY 3 — THURSDAY
Guerrero Lagoon, Chile Verde Lagoon, Bacalar Lagoon.
After breakfast in Guerrero Lagoon, we will take a 1 mile walk where by boat or kayak we will travel through Chile Verde Lagoon to a point where only kayaking (40 mins) we will pass through the jungle creek to arrive to the Bacalar Lagoon, where we will relax for a moment and then by boat or kayak we will arrive to a community to take lunch. After lunch we will kayak or boat to our nice lodging place in the lagoon. Dinner also included later at night.
DAY 4 — FRIDAY
Bacalar Lagoon, Community Places, Cacchoben and Mahahual.
After breakfast in Bacalar Lagoon, we will take a 700 meters Kayaking to visit a community place where they were producing gum from Zapotes Trees and where the “palo de Tinte” tree was used as tincture on textiles. Then we will take our Terrestrial bus (20 mins) to have a guided visit to Chachobben Ruins. After the visit, we will return to the terrestrial bus (40 mins) to arrive to the Caribbean coast of Mahahual. You will be installed on the lodging place and you will have the rest of the day free. Many activities can be done for yourself.
DAY 5 — SATURDAY
Mahahual and Xcalak
At morning in Mahahual you will have breakfast and the rest of the morning free (you can visit “Banco Chinchorro” by yourself) until 4:00 PM were will will meet to take the terrestrial bus again for 1 hr to arrive to the fisherman town of Xcalak. You will be accommodated on your lodging place and will have a dinner.
DAY 6 — SUNDAY
Xcalak, Calderitas, and Chetumal Bay.
You will have breakfast at Xcalak and morning free for fishing or just hang around the beach and visit community until 12:00 noon where there are two options depending on weather conditions: A) If allowed we will take a boat (2 Hrs) to exit the Caribbean Sea by Zaragoza Channel and enter the Bay of Chetumal where we will go for lunch on the community of Calderitas and after you will come back to Jaguar Village by the sea. B) We will go by terrain bus back to the Town of Bacalar to have lunch there, the rest of the evening free to visit the place and we will return to Jaguar Village by the terrestrial transportation. On both cases you will have dinner at Jaguar Village and spend the night there.
DAY 7 — MONDAY
Chetumal Bay, Dzibanché.
After breakfast is the check-out where you can go to a Guided visit to the ruins of Dzibanché and after the visit you will be dropped at airport or bus terminal. We finish around 1 PM. If you plan to keep touristing in México, please ask for advise where we can give you tricks and tips at no cost ay all and will be our pleasure to help on anything you may need.
The Difficulty gradings we have.
Suitability. Danger and skills are not firm concepts and may vary greatly depending on the tourist’s own perception, but we have done our evaluation after years and we have made an scale from 1 to 100 being 100 the most difficult. More challenging activity is kayaking.
Gold
Toucan & Coati
GREEN ROUTE
YELLOW ROUTE
Easy. Anyone can attend. Challenges are optional.
Kayaking is optional around 1-2 miles per journey. Hotel lodging every night.
Silver
Manatee & Dolphin
PURPLE ROUTE
PINK ROUTE
Medium. Some kayaking skills required and physical condition.
10 miles kayaking journeys (some optional) and camping on every stop.
Adventure
Jaguar & Shark
RED ROUTE
BLUE ROUTE
Challenge. Kayaking skills and good shape are required to complete.
15 miles kayaking journeys (few optional) and half on the sea. Camping on every stop.
INCLUDED
NOT INCLUDED
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Here are the actual numbers so far to make expedition posible. Your down payment is always useful for this one or any other expedition on any date if your initial choice can not be posible. All attendants are advised 8 weeks in advance if the expedition is on the way or will be cancelled. However, if you want your expedition to take place on the dates you chose without the minimum number of people required, it can be done selecting the date and the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.
RESERVES
You reserve your selected expedition with US$200, but you get US$300 applicable to your expedition.
The expeditions are carried out once the participants with the required minimum number have gathered. Review the details of how much people is needed to make it possible.
Your reservation helps to encourage others to book and close the group to make expedition posible at a cheaper price.
Remember, your deposit is always available for other dates or any other of our expeditions.
Your deposit does not have an expiration date and helps others to engage in eco tourism, make expeditions posible and help us to conserve the area with our programs for future generations.
In the last case, your deposit of US $ 200 can be returned to you at any time, only applying the fees that Pay-pal charges for the transfers.
However, if you want your expedition to take place on the dates you chose without the minimum number of people required, it can be done at payments options selecting the date with the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change and the expedition will departure on such date.
PLANS
The completion of this form and the collection of deposit constitute a tentative booking only. Please do not book any flights or accommodation until such time that your booking is confirmed by Cerulean Waters Expeditions by phone or email after receiving a signed booking form from all participants and processing your deposit.
Confirmation
When group is with minimum allowed for departure you will receive an email or phone call for confirmation that the expedition is ready and only then, you will have to pay the expedition cost and that happens at the most 8 weeks before departure. You will apply to your payment your US$300 credit. When you get our expedition departure confirmation message, then you will be able to book your flights or accommodations or whatever necessary from your part. We are always to help you if you need assistance or advise on such bookings.
Apply your RSVP of US$300 to your expedition payment.When you receive the notice that the expedition is ready to depart, you must pay for the expedition at least 8 weeks in advance of the departure date. If your expedition was not completed to go ahead, you can use your reservation for any other date or expedition or choose to the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.When you make your reservation, you are getting $100 more to be applied when you pay your trip. With the $200 deposit you will get a credit of US$300 to be applicable on your payment, so you save US$100 extra and encourage others to join your selected expedition to make it posible. Remember, if you want your expedition to take place on the dates you chose without the minimum number of people required, it can be done it can be done selecting the date and the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.
EXPEDITION PAYMENTS
The expeditions are carried out once the participants with the required minimum number have gathered. Review the details of your expedition.
Ten weeks before the departure date of the expedition you will receive an email or a phone call advising you if the expedition will departure or will be cancelled because the minimum people was not enough.
If the minimum was reached you have two weeks to make your payment.
You must pay for the expedition at least 8 weeks in advance of the departure date.
If your expedition was not completed to go ahead, you can use your reservation for any other date or expedition or pay with to the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change, and the expedition will depart.
When you made your reservation, you got $100 more to be applied when you pay your expedition. With the $200 deposit you will get a credit of US$300 to be applicable on your payment, so you save US$100 extra and encourage others to join your selected expedition to make it posible. You apply this credit at your payment with the code you received when you made your reservation and it will be shown on your account all the time.
Downloadable
With our email or phone call for confirmation that the expedition is ready, you will receive more information downloadable through this site to have more details of your journey. Remember you have at least 8 weeks in advance with such advise, so you have plenty of time.
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Make a RSVP for your selected expedition.
You reserve your expedition with US$200, but you get US$300 applicable to your expedition. You will receive a discount code usable when you pay your expedition to discount US$300 from the total price.
The expeditions are carried out once the participants with the required minimum number have gathered. Review the details of your expedition.
Your reservation helps to encourage others to book and close the group to make expedition posible. Remember, your deposit is always available for other dates or any other of our expeditions. It does not have an expiration date and helps others to engage in eco tourism, make expeditions posible and help us to conserve the area with our programs for future generations.
In the last case, your deposit of US $ 200 can be returned to you at any time, only applying the fees that Pay-pal charges for the transfers.
However, if you want your expedition to take place on the dates you chose without the minimum number of people required, it can be done selecting the date and the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.
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Eight weeks before confirmation notice, you must pay the expedition.
Apply your RSVP of US$300 to your payment.
When you receive the notice that the expedition is ready to depart, you must pay for the expedition at least 8 weeks in advance of the departure date. If your expedition was not completed to go ahead, you can use your reservation for any other date or expedition or choose to the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.
When you make your reservation, you are getting $100 more to be applied when you pay your trip. With the $200 deposit you will get a credit of US$300 to be applicable on your payment, so you save US$100 extra and encourage others to join your selected expedition to make it posible.
Remember, if you want your expedition to take place on the dates you chose without the minimum number of people required, it can be done it can be done selecting the date and the option “IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT 2-4 PERSONS” with a small price change.
Our guide had many years of experience and his knowledge and love of his country came through in all that we experienced with him. We have many wonderful memories from our trip and would highly recommend it.
Sarah Goldberg
ONTARIO, CA
Th expedition exceeded all of my expectations. The itinerary was fabulous, the scenery truly breathtaking, the guide knowledgeable and great fun, and I was blessed with a small group of like-minded outdoors-loving travelers. A wonderful trip that I’ll never forget.
Marie Kerley
IRELAND
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip. With two great guides. Thank you for looking after us so well.
Annamaria Bortoni
GENOVA, IT
Our Toucan Expedition is identified by the green color.
Our Coati Expedition is identified by the yellow color.
Our Dolphin Expedition is identified by the pink color.
Our Manatee Expedition is identified by the purple color.
Our Shark Expedition is identified by the blue color.
Our Jaguar Expedition is identified by the red color.
When you book one of our adventures, you will receive quality services at the best prices with plenty of inclusions. There are no hidden costs, single travelers don’t pay more on Silver and Adventure Expeditions and you’ll enjoy many ‘extra touches’ that ensure your holiday is excellent value for money.
