Celestun is located at Mexico´s Gulf Coast about 90 kilometres away from Merida. It is a small fishing village and is traded as a secret jewel. Though it is not on the Caribbean, it has long wide white sandy beaches. There are already some small hotels and a couple of 5 star hotels catering to eco tourism, and also one or two hotels for the upscale - higher class. Because of the fast connection to and from Merida you should include it in your roundtrip. You will beable to enjoy beautiful nature and lovers of fresh fish and seafood will find little stores and restaurants. Accomodations and food are still very inexpensive. The prices for a double bed room start at USD 18.

All year round you can watch flamingos and other rare tropical birds. Between March and August the pink flamingos leave their nests to come to their feeding grounds in Rio Largartos. You can reach Celestun by car if you take the road from Merida to Uman, then pass Kinchil. Via local bus from Merida you reach Celestun in about 2 hours.


Those local busses leave Merida hourly starting at 5 o´clock in the morning and the price for the ticket is about USD 6.