Caitlin Laurent
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Bacalar Mexico | 2-Day Backpacker Itinerary - Lagoon Tour, Los Rapidos, Sunset Party!
Caribbean-like waters - but in a lake? Come experience the magic of Bacalar, Mexico with us!
Bacalar is a beautiful little town in Southeastern Mexico, near the Belize border. Having just visited Caye Caulker in Belize (ua-cam.com/video/b2WufP3LS4Y/v-deo.html), it made sense to stop at this next town that all the backpackers were raving about!
With 3 nights and 2 full days to explore this area, we split our visit over two of the major things to do - a boat tour on the lagoon of 7 colours and Los Rapidos, the most beautiful natural river float.
As you saw in the vlog, we didn't choose the best tour provider to go with and were disappointed with our experience. In saying that, I do think spending time on the lake is completely worth it and if you did want to do it with a tour, these look like much better options:
Bacalar Lagoon Sailing Tour with Open Bar and Mexican Lunch: getyourguide.tp.st/oHjOtwFp
Bacalar Lagoon Sightseeing Boat Tour with Open Bar & Snack: getyourguide.tp.st/KsX2cpkF
We also really enjoyed visiting Los Rapidos but did find the experience to be a little over-commercialised for us!
Overall we are so glad we stopped in Bacalar and loved seeing what this town had to offer. I think we would have enjoyed it more if we had spent more time enjoying the area and visiting more unique spots, however, we did have a blast regardless!
If you want to see more from this trip, you can watch all our Central America vlogs right here: ua-cam.com/play/PLRShmF4Cm-o2KJQxLTSqh1vN5LeglRyaH.html&si=mpaDsf-8BK-eUsmK
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00:00 Highlights
00:54 Day 1
03:42 Lagoon Tour
06:44 Tour review
08:11 Tacos at Axiote
09:09 Evenings in Bacalar
10:12 Day 2
10:40 Breakfast at Enamor
11:09 Los Rapidos
13:42 Sunset Rooftop Party
14:52 See you soon!
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