Nichupté Lagoon
Laguna Nichupté
A large mangrove lagoon on the inland side of the hotel zone, where you can join a speedboat jungle tour, go kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding, and watch the sunset from the shore in the evening.
Laguna Nichupté is a lagoon system enclosed by the hotel zone's sandbars and the mainland. Mangroves along the shore are home to herons and pelicans, and crocodiles occasionally appear, so swimming is prohibited. A popular activity is the “Jungle Tour”: you drive a two-person speedboat yourself through the mangrove channels, then snorkel on reefs by the sea. The tour takes about 2.5 hours and costs 60 to 90 USD. You can also rent stand-up paddleboards at the lakeside pier. Restaurants on the west side of the hotel zone are good spots for watching the sunset over the lagoon.
Opening hours
Group departures, mostly 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Mayan Museum of Cancún & San Miguelito
- Playa Delfines
- El Rey Archaeological Zone
- Coco Bongo
- Cancún Hotel Zone
- Parque de las Palapas
- Mercado 28
- El Meco Archaeological Site