Flamingo Tours in Mexico: Our 14 Favourites

1.Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas: Safari Flamingo Luxury

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 90 reviews · 3 hours Our pick

Review of a private Río Lagartos boat tour with flamingos, crocodiles, Las Coloradas pink lagoons, Mayan clay, and a Gulf beach.

“I had an amazing experience on this tour! Everything was so well organized, and I truly enjoyed every moment. Our guide was excellent – extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and very attentive to everyone in the group. He made the whole experience even more enjoyable with his kindness and enthusiasm. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting, it was definitely a highlight of my trip!”

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2.Private Ría Lagartos Boat Tour: Flamingos & Crocodiles

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 84 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $75Best value

Review of a private Ría Lagartos boat tour with flamingos, crocodiles, mangroves, a Mayan clay bath, and a quiet beach stop.

“Very much enjoyed it. Well worth the cost and the time.”

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3.Private Tour Celestun Flamingo Watching and Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $433Top rated

Review of a private Celestún flamingo tour from Mérida, with mangrove boating, wildlife, beach time, seafood, pricing, and practical tips.

“Everything was exceptional from the communication in the beginning to the guide and driver to the experience itself. Also they accommodated our additional requests and even returned my husbands hat when he left it in the car. 12 out of 10!”

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4.flamingo tour in Rio Lagartos, Yucatan 3 hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · from $87

Review of a private 3-hour Rio Lagartos flamingo tour with crocodiles, birds, a Mayan clay bath, and a beach swim for $87.

“Une superbe activité à faire ! Nous avons pu voir des crocodiles, flamants rose, raies et beaucoup d’oiseaux. Je recommande vivement.”

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5.Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas: EcoSafari Flamingo classic

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 2 hours

Review of Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas, with flamingos, crocodiles, mangroves, clay bath, salt lagoons, and a private boat ride.

“Raul (our guide) was very competent and knowledgeable, he knew all the species. He introduced us to the interaction with the animals by giving them fish, which was a fantastic experience. We went to a deserted beach where we were able to swim and relax completely alone, it was great. It was a marvelous tour and we highly recommend it.”

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6.Private Rio Lagartos Flamingo and pink lakes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Review of the private Rio Lagartos flamingo and pink lakes tour from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, or Tulum, with boat ride and practical tips.

“If you want something a little more relaxing and different, this is the one for you. Our guide made us immediately feel like long time friends. I didn't expect the pink lakes experience to be as informative and beautiful as they actually were. On our boat ride the guide made sure to maximize the experience while also educating us on conservation and had an answer to every question we had. We had a wonderful time.”

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7.Pink Lake and Flamingo Sightseeing in Rio Lagartos

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $136

Review of the Cancun to Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas tour, with flamingos, crocodiles, pink lagoons, meals, costs, and practical tips.

“If you're coming from Cancun, you will be sitting in the car for an extra 5 hours just to do pick up and drop offs in other cities.”

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8.Private Tour Celestun Flamingo Watching and Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 7 hours · from $465

Review of a private Celestún flamingo tour from Mérida, with mangroves, birdlife, a freshwater spring, Yucatecan food, and beach time.

“Omg. This was amazing. Jorge our tour guide as well as our driver Jorge were extremely knowledgeable and kind. Suggestion of Pampanos restaurant was wonderful. David the boat driver was knowledgeable and awesome as well. I would go on this tour again right now. Did my partner’s birthday up really nicely. She said it was the best birthday she ever had. I’m 64 & I felt young again on this trip with the wind in my face on the boat. Although, I can see anyone at any age enjoying this trip thoroughly. I had just had surgery on my hip & because everyone was so helpful it was a breeze…”

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9.Private Tour: Ek Balam, Pink Flamingos Sanctuary and Tequila Tasting Factory

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $719

Review of a private Cancun tour to Ek Balam, Las Coloradas, Rio Lagartos, flamingos, crocodiles, and a tequila tasting.

“A varied tour with an excellent guide. Boat excursion was fantastic - managed to see crocodiles and flamingos”

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10.Private Tour: Pink Flamingos, Maya Temples and Ek Balam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 12 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Cancun tour to Ek Balam and Rio Lagartos, with pink flamingos, boat costs, temple access, timing, and practical tips.

“The day was wonderful! Fermin arrived right on time at my hotel. He drove a very comfortable, clean van. He was prepared for the heat with cold towels and water. He offered me my choice of routes. The slower scenic way vs the toll road. He told interesting stories about the countryside and the villages we passed through. We met up with his friend in Rio Lagartos who had his boat ready to go. We had a lovely boat ride out to the salt pans passing by alligators, egrets, black hawks, pelicans and two roseate spoonbills. The salt pans were a surreal combination of stark colors ..the white salt, the…”

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11.Celestun Nature Reserve Flamingo Tour-Boat to Flamingo Paradise from Merida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $230

Explore Celestun from Merida by boat, spot pink flamingos, enjoy a fish lunch, swim at the beach, and travel in a small group.

“Getting up close to these beautiful birds was an amazing experience. Our guide, Santiago, was excellent. Next to the dock area lives a colony of raccoons. Having never seen these animals before, this was a bonus. The lunch was 3 courses, delicious and in a scenic beachside restaurant. We recommend this tour.”

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12.Flamingos Tour in Rio Lagartos Yucatan 2 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $77

Review of Rio Lagartos’ 2-hour private boat tour, with flamingos, crocodiles, mangroves, a Mayan mud bath, and Gulf swimming.

“Martin was excellent to coordinate with and responsive. The tour was very nice. They went over and beyond to get us to see flamingos which was our main reason for traveling from far. We wish we had more time with mud bath and swimming but we did spend fair amount of time getting to flamingos. Truly an unique experience. Highly recommend Martin and his team”

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13.Flamingo Sightseeing Pink Lake Tour and Rio Lagartos Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $129

Review of the Cancun Pink Lake and Rio Lagartos tour, with flamingos, crocodiles, boat rides, lunch, transfers, costs, and practical tips.

“Overall, I am very happy with the tour, inparticular, I enjoyed the boat trip very much. It is my first small motorboat experience, and the opportunity to take photos on the wild life in this preservation is an unforgettable experience. I would do that again in the future.”

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14.Pink Lake, Rio Lagartos, Crocodile Flamingo Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $133

See flamingos, crocodiles, Rio Lagartos, and the pink waters of Las Coloradas on a flexible Yucatan day adventure.

“The lake and the nature reserve are very beautiful.”

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