Parks and the outdoors in El Cuyo
6 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around El Cuyo.
Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.
Parks and the outdoors in El Cuyo
- Eat
Casa Mangle
Yucatecan restaurant with super chill laid-back vibe. Grab a table on the open patio or under the trees in the garden where you can kick off your shoes and dig your toes into the sand. The specialties are mostly seafood, but they serve classic sopa de Lima, cochinita pibil and other Yucatecan specialties. Big cocktails.
Daily 08:00 - 21:30M$200
- Do
Copal Spa
Holistic wellness center offering relaxation and rejuvenation services with massages on the beach.
Thu-Tue 11:00 - 17:00, closed Wed
- Do
Elements Kite School
Kitesurfing rentals and lessons starting at M$1000 per hour. Offers a 6-day kite camp. Also offers sunrise paddleboard tours, yoga on the beach, and tours to nearby sites such as Las Coloradas or flamingo watching trips to Ria Lagartos.
Daily 09:00 - 19:00
- See
K'íiwik Cuyo
Town Plaza
Quiet park with paved walkways, concrete benches, and food vendors (especially in the evenings).
- Do
Kayaking El Cuyo
Sea kayaks for the Gulf side of town, sit-on kayaks for the Lagoon side. They also rent paddleboards and beach umbrellas.
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UMA San Miguel
Nature preserve with coastal wetlands and mangrove swamps. Kayak trips into the swamps including sunrise and sunset trips. Offers a Jeep tour through the jungle for those less inclined toward physical activity as well as a 5-hour birdwatching expedition. Hiking trails are also available. The swamps are home to flamingoes and pelicans as well as more than 200 other species of bird. As you paddle through the swamps, you will likely see crocodiles floating just below the surface and monkeys swinging from the trees. If you are really lucky, you'll catch a glimpse of a jaguar or one of the smaller feline predators who inhabit the jungle.
Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to El Cuyo (CC BY-SA 4.0).