If you are a heavenly beach lover, Holbox, is the place you must visit. It is a small island located in Quintana Roo state, near Cancun and Playa del Carmen, in Yucatan Peninsula in Gulf of Mexico.
It is a wonderful destination, with an extension of 43 kilometers long and a half wide and with a population of 2000 people. In Holbox the best way to move around easily and without a car is on foot or by bicycle. This shelter, known by the Mexicans, has started to become popular because of its beauty and tranquility.
With turquoise waters and a quiet environment, it invites to walk around the beach barefoot, it is the perfect place for vacations, alone or with company. To get to this wonderful island you can get to Chiquilá town and use the ferry services that offer to take people during the whole day and without any reservation in advance.
You can also move around from Playa del Carmen, since a bus service is offered twice a day, although there taxis in the zone but the cost is higher. If you have a car, and enjoy driving, go to Chiquilá town and take the ferry, which is only for passengers, reason why you will have to leave your car on land.
The most recommended option is to get a travel agency plan that offers to transfer you from Cancún Airport or any hotel in the zone, to take you to the ferry, which will deal with the transfers. Likewise there is the possibility that the hotels in Cancún city deal with the rides to Holbox as well.
It is a destination to get disconnected, since services frequently have failures and if it rains a lot it is possible that you do not have electricity or Internet connection. The inner roads of the island are narrow and they do not have any pavement, although it is possible to move around in golf carts that offer a taxi-like service.
The town is very colorful, with houses with bright colors, stores with signs hand-painted and street art wherever you walk. And the water of its beaches is quiet and warm inviting you to enjoy them. It is the perfect place if you want to spend the day with a good book as company or if you want to swim, to do yoga, go kayaking, go snorkeling or simply walk on the warm sands.
The most beautiful places of the island are in the northwest, near Punta Mosquito, where you will find structures such as hammocks or swings over the water that are the perfect frame for your photos, since the beauty of the place lends itself to it. The inhabitants of the place are as quiet and nice as the island itself and they will make you feel like you were at home.
Talking about accommodations, the hotels are simple, without any luxury or too much desire, but with the necessary to rest and enjoy the tranquility of the place, even there are hotels that has a pool for the visitors’ enjoyment.
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