
The Yucatán peninsula is the first port of call in Mexico for most Europeans. Flights to Cancún are sometimes available for as little as 300 Euros and the standards and general safety in Yucatán are much higher than in the rest of the country. Yucatán is actually a small country itself, where you can easily fill a holiday of several weeks. I will show you which places on the peninsula you must have visited.
Laguna Bacalar
Two hours south of Tulum lies this azure pearl of the Mexican Caribbean. Bacalar has no beach but only a lagoon, which is, strictly speaking, a lake. The water actually has seven different shades of blue, which is why Laguna Bacalar is also called the lagoon of the seven colours. If you have seen pictures of Bacalar: yes, the water is actually that blue. Since I am a real sea lover, I don’t really know what to do at a calm lake – but in Bacalar you will find enough possibilities to occupy yourself in the water besides swimming. Nearly every hotel on the waterfront offers courses or rentals for stand up paddling and also kayak tours can be organized everywhere on site.