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Punta Laguna Nature Reserve

Tulum, Mexico
(999) 944 2290
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Ranked #7 of 17 attractions in Tulum
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Description: Punta Laguna is part of a 5000-hectare nature reserve called Ma'ax Yetel Kooh.
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Bath, Maine
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Saw this in the guidebook and came looking for spider monkeys. The guide took us on a rambling route around the jungle pathways, eventually finding several - a couple of mothers with babies and a male, who seemed to be the father of one of the babies. Our guide was the son of the man who started the reserve and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

Not a long drive from Tulum and run by local people trying to create jobs for local youngsters. Took a guided tour around the forest, then canoed across the lake so that the guide could find a group of howlers monkeys for us to see, then he left us with the canoe to go around the lake ourselves. There din't... More

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Lake Mary, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Most people come here to see the monkeys but our interest was the birds and this place is amazing. We saw a cuckoo, a trogon a blue crowned motmot to name but a few. Our guide was very knowledgeable and could see things we missed. We learned a great deal about the local people and how hard they work to... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2013

we arrived here around 7am and im not sure what there is to see. we didnt have an opportunity to get a guide, we drove all the way down to a private beach and walked along the beautiful beach. i would recommend getting here maybe a little later in the day so you can get a guide.

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Warrenton, VA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013

First things first, this is NOT in Tulum! I'm not sure why it's showing up with a Tulum address but it's actually much closer to Coba (and not between Coba and Tulum like some others are indicating). If you are coming from Tulum, rather than turning left for Coba, you turn right and go about 10 km and it will... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2013

We visited Punta Laguna Nature reserve. We had a very patient guide who showed us both a spider monkey family (there are about 20 on the reserve) and a howler money family (there are about 4). Our guide spoke a limited amount of English but was very helpful knew everything about the reserve. There are several other activities there -... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2013 via mobile

We had a wonderful time in the natural reserve of Punta Laguna. The place is not so easy to find, if you go by yourself the cheapest way is to take the collectivo (50 pesos) from tulum and head towards Coba and then go by taxi (200 pesos). Once you get to the natural reserve you can choose the normal... More

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Sainte-Adele, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2013

We hired Valentine and David at green Monkey Expeditions and Hostel on first ave corner 24th St N in Playa del Carmen, for this Punta Laguna -Spider and Howler Monkey Jungle Daytour! BRAVO !!!! The tour was fun,exciting and had some physical exercise combined into a real expedition to see howler and spider monkeys. The cenote inside the natural reserve... More

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Brooklyn, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2013

I came with a group of friends in the late afternoon after touring Coba, so we only signed up for the monkey tour with an English-speaking guide. It cost our group of 6 about $10 US per person for this option. We had a fantastic time. Not only did we get to walk through the woods and see lots of... More

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calgary
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2013

Beautiful nature reserve with very gracious and helpful Mayan guides. Spider monkeys, a real natural environment zipline and cenote. Even the people selling the handmade souvenirs were sweet and charming! We loved it.

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