| Except for the hyper touted boat tour to the monkey islands of Laguna Catemaco, and the placid drifting in the mangroves of Laguna Sontecomapan, there is very little touring available in Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas If you are Mexican, there are dozens of tour buses hitting Catemaco on the weekends and hundreds more during holidays from many points in Mexico. Dive tours, ecotourism tours, prayer tours, Eyipantla and hyped nature tours, etc. At the English speaking end, there are high priced US birding expeditions, RV herds and not much else. If you are a little bit adventurous, it is possible to create dozens of opportunities to create your own tour. |
Tours & Hikes around Catemaco
| Water Taxi to La Barra Boats leave from the embarcadero in Sontecomapan. |
| Horse Trail to the Waterfalls Rent horses in Montepio/ Dos de Abril for a rides up the coast & along the river to 2 waterfalls more details mañana |
| Explore the unexplored South Coast (actually it's north) rent a panga (seaworthy boat) in Sontecomapan and see uninhabited beaches, distant volcanoes and a light house more details mañana |
| Monkey Islands of Laguna Catemaco Boats leave from the embarcadero on the Malecón. |
| Explore the Pirate Cave at Roca Partida rent a boat at Toro Prieto or Arroyo de Lisa and see the cliffs and bird island more details mañana |
| Laguna Sontecomapan Mangroves Tours leave from the embarcadero in Sontecomapan |
| La Panga Ferry Take a boat towed one car ferry from La Barra to La Chorrera. |
| Find a hidden beach and coastal caves near Montepio rent a boat at Montepio and sail northeast to Balzapote and some hidden caves more details mañana |
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| Ride a Pirata Hop onto the back of a pickup and visit beaches and strange pueblos around Los Tuxtlas. |
| other suggestions |
| take a walk |
| Estacíon Biologica Tropical Los Tuxtlas jungle trails They are not too happy to see you, but with a reservation you can walk their trails. |
| Commercial Guided Hikes At present Ecobiosfera offers various guided hikes around Catemaco |
| Roca Partida You can bring your rappel gear and lower yourself to a waiting boat. More details soon |
| La Barra Barra and hail a water taxi to return to Sontecomapan. Total maybe 5 km. You'll need wading boots, snake bite kit, machete and take the water taxi to the Los Amigos mini eco- resort, and then hike around to La Chorrera. There, wait for the ferry to La wire cutters. |
| Climb Cerro Pipiapan 400 steps to nowhere More details |
| Several ecotouristic communities provide guided hikes around their areas. Most popular are Miguel Hidalgo and Adolfo Lopez Mateos for their hill climbs through the forests of the foothills of the Sierra Santa Marta. |
| Catemaco Circumference This was an annual 50 Km (32 miles) hike, usually in July for more details see: DEMATAC - Caminata |
| Long Beach Walk Have a pirata drop you off at the Playa Escondida turnoff, walk about a mile down to the beach, then hike about 5 miles to La Barra, then take a water taxi to Sontecomapan, a pirata back to Catemaco, and then drink lots of cold beers. |
| other walks |
| Jicacal to La Barra |
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