hello there guys welcome back to my channel travelwonderfun after visiting some of the
most incredible places in all mexico such as the XCARET national park and the second
largest coral reef in the world in cozumel it was time to visit another incredible place
holbox island which is one of the most visited destinations in the yucatan peninsula attracting
visitors from all over the world to enjoy its Laidback vibes the stunning pristine beaches and
the numerous of outdoor activities . so stay until the end of this video to find out more
roughly two hours and a half right from cancun our transportation took us to the
port of chiquila in which we're gonna take a small speed boat which is gonna take us
to different points before arriving to the beautiful island of holbox
all this area faces the gulf of mexico so the water is not the blue you will find
of cancun and cozumel the water is still clear and clean but because of the currents, the lack
of a barrier reef and the shallow water, the water is not as clear. approximately 25 minutes
speed though journey and we get to our first point yalahau cenote a place with fresh water
according to the legends have strange properties saying that when people enters in here they will
feel like having 10 years less, this point it is the largest source of fresh water to the
island of HOLBOX and it is also a very beautiful tourist stop part of a protected natural reserve
so at first it feels quite cold but after a few seconds feels just delicious the water especially
when is so hot outside and the water is just so shallow and fresh it's a very good start.
in ancient times this cenote was very important for fishermen because after a
hard day refresh themselves in here but was also an important place for maya traders. this cenote
it is a large natural pool where freshwater springs surrounded by plants trees and shrubs
not far from yalahau we get to our second point of this tour
punta cocos beach a beautiful virgin beach with no hotels and only one bar with hammocks and a swing
very nice to see the beach with the vegetation on the background
which reminds us of a mangrove you can walk for many meters
and you will only have water up to your knees a very beautiful place for those who love nature
this place gives you really good vibes
what's up guys so officially we have arrived to the island of
HOLBOX the main part the water here is so much clearer than the previous parts we visit so it
is really beautiful it gives you this amazing caribbean vibe it's just amazing now we're
gonna have some lunch and then have free time to enjoy the island of HOLBOX let's go
also included in the price of the tour we got this amazing lunch
which was fresh grilled fish salad and rice i will leave you the details here
and the prices so that you can book this amazing holbox experience as well
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so apart from having this quiet and beautiful town places to eat bars beach clubs you got
something very notorious about the whole HOLBOX is that there are a lot of paintings
walls like these ones all over the town people go some take pictures with them
as they are part of the heritage of whole HOLBOX the painting on the walls
the pretty tiny village of holbox is painted in multicolored beautiful murals
representing holbox life and wildlife brightening up the otherwise two white walls they have become
an icon of all boss and for sure one of the highlights of this top rated mexican destination
the area of HOLBOX is also popular because you can see some dolphins and whale sharks
actually in our way here we saw a few dolphins but they were so quick that i didn't manage to
catch them in camera but still maybe you are lucky and you catch them in camera maybe not
what i like as well is that there is a very calm environment it feels so quiet compared with cancun
and still you get so much culture a beautiful beach and mexican heritage it's just amazing
there are no cars in here just uh you know these golf rental cars and bicycles
something that i saw also back in is
here also as you know the mexican culture is very religious here you got the saint from Holbox.
here also the typical letters of the HOLBOX island so particularity is that in the middle
there is nothing so you have to do the shape of the L so here people comes to
take pictures so they do the shape of the L so they can complete the holbox word.
what's up guys so we have a right now to our final part of the tour of HOLBOX so we arrived
now to somewhere called ISLAND of passion so the story behind this is that the people
from HOLBOX or the near areas of the riviera maya when they will be getting married
they will get married in here so you can see this very short strip of land and beach, so apparently
they will receive all food and everything to stay for three days so after three days if they will
stand each other in this very small island it means that it will be true love but that's why
ever since it has been called as passion island it's a very funny story i hope you
share it with other people because i find it very very funny.
very short island
just with birds vegetation around people that wanted to get married in the nearby areas
they needed to stay together for three days yet obviously they would have food and everything
but they will need to stand each other for three days and if they were able to do that they were
basically means that is true love so that's why it was called ever since island of passion
in the other sandbank just in front of the passion island there is lots and lots of lots
of birds species but unfortunately is not allowed to go near them because
it's an area protected by the government so we can just appreciate them for far away
so look at this view from here
you can see a lot of birds in the area
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