Native Trails MyTrails 2025 48 Campeche R Restaurants 1 Restaurant Cochinita Pibil de Hecelchakán 2 Restaurant Los Portales de San Francisco 3 Restaurant La Casa de los Murmullos 4 Restaurant La Pigua Campeche 5 Restaurant El Bastión de Campeche 6 Restaurant Casa Vieja del Río 7 Restaurant La Palapa del Tío Fito 8 Restaurant Pelicano's 9 Restaurant Asadero La Higuera 10 Restaurant Río Bec Dreams 11 Restaurant Sazón Veracruzano 12 Restaurant El Grillo Marino 3 Visit of El Remate Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Medium Going from Calkiní to the beach of Isla Arena, you will get to El Remate, a paradise of nature that you should not miss. It is one of several islands of vegetation amidst a boggy mangrove-covered region. A path made of wooden planks leads you far into the jungle-like forest, which is an Eldorado for bird-lovers. The spotted rail will impress you with its finely spotted plumage, greenish bill and red legs. Other birds vying for your attention are great egrets and bare-throated tiger herons. Binoculars will render you good services. 4 Visit of the hatters of Bécal Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The main occupation of the inhabitants of the town of Bécal can be easily recognized at first glance, just by looking the central fountain shaped as Jipi-Sombreros. The name of this peculiar head garment comes from its place of origin: Jipijapa in Ecuador, while the alternative name Panama hat is derived from their use by the workers of the Panama Canal and the US president Theodore Roosevelt. Since around the middle of the 19th century the hats in Bécal have been woven from the fibers of a palm tree imported from Guatemala. Because of the hot climate, this is done in small cellars, to ensure the necessary cooling and humidity. 5 City Tour Calkiní Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Calkiní (Throat of the Sun), founded by Mayan prince Tzab-Canul in 1441, is a colorful mixture of bustling trade and relaxed provincial town. Something you should never miss when visiting the town is the Franciscan church “Iglesia de San Luis Obispo”, which is considered a historical jewel for its unique temple ornaments and impressive altarpieces. The market on Sundays allows you to admire the town’s traditional trade, the production and sale of weavings from palm fibers such as mats or rocking-chairs. Calkiní serves as a center for the most diverse festivals of the region, e.g., “San Isidro Labrador”, “Cristo de la Misericordia” in October, or the “40 horas de agonía de Jesús”. 1 Excursion to the crocodile farm Wotoch Aayin Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Near the mangroves of Isla Arena, you visit the “Crocodile House,” also known as Wotoch Aayin. On the reptile farm of Caridad Gómez and her husband, you learn interesting details about the behavior of those extraordinary animals, their reproduction, feeding and their endangered habitat in the mangroves, but also about sustainable ways of using their meat and skin – of course, with the necessary CITES certificate for all leather products sold on the farm. Open all your senses to experience the fascinating Morelet’s crocodile, also called Mexican crocodile – from newly hatched babies to the impressive adult animals. 2 Boat excursion to Isla Arena Duration: 03:00 h · Level: Medium On the picturesque sandy beach, you take a small panga boat to get to the Museo API a Pedro Infante next to the lighthouse. The actor and singer Pedro Infante was one of the most famous stars of Mexican cinema, and he loved this remote peninsula. You continue to the mangrove forests off Isla Arena. The region is part of the biosphere reserve of Celestún and features an enormous variety of seabirds such as pelicans, frigate birds, cormorants, and the famous pink flamingos. The inhabitants of Isla Arena mainly live on fishing, so you can enjoy wonderfully fresh fruit de mer here. You finally pass under the bridge connecting Isla Arena and the mainland and get to the wooded eastern part of the peninsula.
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