No. 282 Bike Tour around Celestún

The best way to experience on your own the lifestyle of Celestún’s inhabitants is by interacting with its people. In this tour you will learn about the history of Celestún and the ghost village of Real de Salinas, which go back to the luxury life of landowners from the 19^th century.

In the morning or at sunset, we invite you to the Biking Tour in Celestún, where you will learn about the history of the salt industry, and you will visit the place where the ancient community’s population began this important and imposing commerce. Starting at the main park of the village the guide will lead you to the adventure, passing by a fishermen shelter area, letting you know about the art of fishing of the community, then, slowly you will get into the black mangrove area, where a stop will take place to tell you about the formation and importance of the salt ponds; following, you will get to the former salt hacienda, which is known as Real de Salinas. They will explain you about the architecture and history of the majestic and impressive stage, the pathway continues, and you will see and incredible landscape between life and death, known as the petrified forest, the tour ends by the seashore in an emblematic house of the colonial times known as Herradura.