Coloradas Pink Lagoon Adventure from Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya

This guided day trip from Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya heads to the Yucatan Peninsula towns of Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas, known for pink lagoons, flamingos and a nature reserve. The description also mentions pickup from Cancun. It is a long excursion by road, as the destinations lie well away from the Riviera Maya, so this is an outing for travelers who like to see landscapes rather than lie on a beach.

At Las Coloradas, the visit centers on the pink-toned lagoons, which the description links to the salt ponds where you look for flamingos. The itinerary lists a guided tour of the pink waters with free time to take photos, listed at 60 minutes. The listing encourages you to take pictures of the landscape and to watch the flamingos in flight.

At Rio Lagartos, you take a boat ride through the Rio Lagartos Nature Reserve, also around 60 minutes in the itinerary, and watch hundreds of pelicans. The tour also includes a visit to a crocodile sanctuary, where you can look closely at crocodiles in their natural habitat.

Lunch, bottled water and a guide are included, and the vehicle has air conditioning. Alcoholic beverages and gratuities are not included. A separate fee is also due: the additional information says the Conservation Tax and Nature Reserve tax for Las Coloradas is MXN 500 per person and must be paid on the day of travel, so bring cash.

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. Infants must sit on an adult's lap.

Pickup service is offered from almost all hotels. If your hotel does not have it, the operator indicates the closest meeting point the afternoon before by message to your phone or an email notification to the address in your reservation. For the Tulum Hotel Zone or Tulum downtown, the meeting point is the Super Aki Supermarket at 06:50 am, since the listing states that Tulum has no hotel pickup. The listing does not state the full duration of the day, so confirm return timing with the operator.