Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:16

Yucatan Outdoor Adventures

Written by  Dennis Willigers
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The tours of the Yucatan jungle and biosphere reserves offer a great chance to see ancient Mayan temples, hike by night along the beach to watch baby turtles hatch, or take more time and explore deeper into the jungle areas. These guided tours are available for the hiking enthusiast who wants to see some truly unique scenery and experience some of the wonders of the Yucatan heritage before it changes.

The guides and staff at the Duende Tours are experts at matching you to a specific hike that allows you see all the sights that you are interested in. They can offer you a guided outdoor adventure that will help you to discover what makes this part of the Yucatan Peninsula so unique.

Tour Experiences

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One of these adventure tour experiences, the Mayan caves explorer tour, offers a jungle hike combined with exploring the sacred caves. Imagine walking a path that is centuries old and steeped in history and mystery. This day hike also includes a visit to the interesting spider monkey sanctuary.

Animal Encounters

Who is not interested in those denizens of the deep, the crocodile? The Crocodile tour is definitely an outdoor adventure. It is a full day hike that features a kayak ride, as well as the hike in the jungle of mangroves looking for the elusive crocodiles that dwell there, preying on the fish and other animals.

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Marine turtles come to the warm white sandy beaches of the Caribbean to lay their eggs. You will have the opportunity to see it if you're brave enough to travel the Yucatan at night. A real adventure, the night tour will allow you to take part in this experience by exploring the beach after dark to find the freshly laid eggs.

The outdoor adventure begins when you are picked up from the hotel and brought to the Sian Ka'an Reserve. There an experienced marine biologist will share the story of how the turtles come back to these sands to lay their eggs. The maximum number of persons in this hike is ten and you are returned to the hotel by three AM.

Other Adventures

In addition to the short day hikes, there are chances to explore the ruins that abound in the jungles of the Yucatan. Among these tours is the chance to experience a zip line travel, snorkel in a beautiful clear water sinkhole and see the ancient ruins of the Mayan peoples. The adventure hikes feature chances to see and photograph wild animals and even bird watching in the two main biosphere reserves on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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Duende is one of the most knowledgeable and reputable companies to offer tours in the area. They are one of the few companies who are vastly experienced in offering hiking tours. The adventure tourism that they can bring to you will meet or exceed the expectations of the backpacker and hiker who takes their tours. You will be taken into areas that are overlooked and often unseen. Your outdoor adventures will take you through a land of exotic plants and animals that require great care. You will learn to know and to appreciate the area and find out more about how to preserve this place for future generations.Bring your hiking boots and plenty of film or cards for the camera. The vast array of outdoor tourism that is available to you here will require it. Your outdoor adventure begins with Duende.

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