Full Day Tour with Fishing and Snorkeling from Holbox

This full-day excursion from Holbox goes to Cabo Catoche, the point where the Gulf of Mexico ends and the Caribbean Sea begins. The site can only be reached by boat from Holbox, and the tour is listed at 360 minutes, combining fishing, snorkeling and a ceviche lunch.

Cabo Catoche is described as a semi-uninhabited island where only a family of fishermen lives, who act as your hosts. Birds move freely, trees and bushes give shade, and the soft sand invites you to walk along the shore. The operator also mentions white beaches.

The first stop is fishing, listed at 120 minutes. Local guides and captains take you to the best fishing spots and share the most common and traditional techniques for catching small and medium fish such as sea bass, grouper, snapper, blonde, chac chi and mojarra. The idea is to catch enough for a ceviche made with the day’s catch, and dolphins sometimes appear along the way.

After that you go to another nature reserve area at Cabo Catoche, where marine caves called cuevones make a good snorkeling spot. This stop is listed at 180 minutes. With a little luck you may see catsharks, manta rays, seahorses, parrotfish and starfish, along with many species of fish.

The tour suits all fitness levels, but it is not recommended for pregnant travelers. Service animals are allowed, and public transportation options are available nearby.

Private transportation, carbonated beverages, bottled water, snorkeling equipment, fishing equipment, lunch and all fees and taxes are included. The return transportation to the hotel is not.