Xcalak - Costa de Cocos
Trip Description
The trips begin with your arrival at the airport in Cancun. You will be greeted by our drivers and whisked away towards your new home ( Costa de Cocos)
The drive heads south head south along the Caribbean coast on Highway 307. Perhaps we will stop to get some lunch or dinner along the way in Playa Del Carmen, Tulum or Carillo Puerto but hopefully we can make the lodge for dinner.
Remember, the last place to buy anything or pick up extra cash is in Playa Del Carmen, a cute seaside town or Carillo Puerto. Many people enjoy these towns enough to spend a day or two there on the next trip.
After an hour and a half on 307 we pass The famous Tulum Archeological site and continue inland a bit to the town of Carillo Puerto. Altogether it is about a 4 1/2 hour drive on good roads to get to Xcalak. Highway 307 is very fast and the old road to Xcalak is now paved and is very easy.
Another hour finds us passing a military check point and they may or may not search our van, in general they are looking for weapons or drugs - so don't
bring any of either!! Finally the paved road ends as we near the town and the lodge is just a few miles away. I am sure you will be ready for a cervesa!
Your rooms are clean and comfortable and the owners are on site to make sure you will enjoy your stay. All the rooms face the ocean with doors and windows that open to allow the Mayan sea breeze to flow into your room and into your hearts ( Sounds like a Yoga commercial) Anyway back to the lodge. There is a central restaurant and bar that will be the center of your activities over the next few days. ( evening Margaritas anyone?)
After a good nights sleep the fisherman will meet right after breakfast at the dining room and head out for a d
ay of bone fishing or permit fishing - even a grand slam is possible every day of the year. You are actually just a few miles from Belize! There are flats just a few minutes
from the lodge and some of the most spectacular flats of Chetumal Bay are just 20 minutes away by boat. The Bay is larger than Ascension Bay with extremely diverse terrain. Some flat are hard white sand other can be grassy or some can be mucky. The shoreline is mostly mangroves with the occasional deserted beach. Wading allows both anglers in the boat to fish and gets us closer to the fish. The flies we use tend to be lighter versions of the typical bonefish flies. These fish hang out in very thin water so sometimes no weight at all is best. Brown or pink seen to be the hot colors with tan and white a close second!
The boats are locally made Pangas specially adapted for fly fishing with a large casting platform up front.
Xcalak - Costa de Cocos
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