Holbox Island Tour: A Paradisiacal Excursion from Playa del Carmen with Cenotes and Wildlife

Embark on a paradisiacal excursion to Holbox Island from Playa del Carmen. Swim in cenotes, explore rustic streets in a golf cart, and observe wildlife on Passion Island.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Holbox Island - Holbox has become a tourist destination, especially for adventure and relaxation.
  • Isla De La Pasion - We visit Isla de la Pasión & Isla de los Pajaros
What's Included
  • Extra time in the beach
  • Roundtrip Land/Sea transportation Land transport max.14 people p/Van and max 8 passengers per boat.
  • Visit island of passion and the island of the birds
  • Tourist Guide
  • Lunch and 1 Drink at restaurant.
What's Not Included
  • Additional consumption
  • Gratuities
  • Federal Tax $200 MXN (pesos) per each one
Additional Information

Holbox, meaning ‘black hole’ in Mayan, is a tiny island nestled in the extreme north of Quintana Roo. Embark on a day journey to the idyllic Isla Holbox, the epitome of tranquility and paradise in Yucatan. Indulge in a refreshing swim at one of the area’s renowned cenotes, traverse the island’s earthy streets via golf cart, and bird watch at the…

Location
Holbox Island
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Danielle_s
Sep 6, 2025
Knowledgable tour guided but do dress appropriately as this is a long trip - This is a long trip so dress appropriately and take a spare change of clothes. Our tour guide was very knowledgable and did not press or mention tips which made us feel at ease, we are happy to tip but were feeling a bit fed up of feeling pressured by other tour guides/street sellers. Our tour guide mentioned conversation he has been a tour guide for over 9 years and throughly enjoys his job as he gets to travel as part of this. The fact he enjoys his job made us enjoy the experience so much more
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Andre_p
Mar 12, 2025
Amazing place!!!! - This trip was great! Well organized and a beautiful place to visit. This is a whole day trip so be prepared to travel long distance.
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Ala_n
May 25, 2024
Absolutely phenomenal - We went on a tour to Holbox Island yesterday, and it was fantastic! They picked us up right from the hotel, which was super convenient. Our guide, Jonathan, was amazing, and the boat captain, Chewy, was great too! The islands were beautiful – Passion Island had stunning sandbanks, and the homemade food was delicious, especially the burritos and fish and chips. Overall, it was a wonderful experience thanks to Jonathan, Chewy, and the incredible sights. I highly recommend this tour!
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Marijose_valen
Aug 17, 2023
Yeah - Everything is very nice, the boat crossing is the best A beautiful experience, the sea is incredible and super transparent
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Mey
May 20, 2023
Great tour agency in Playa del carmen - I booked with two excursions with this agency, and everything was great! The person at the agency (Gerry) is very good advice. I highly recommend
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Domenico_s
Jan 13, 2023
Pretty place - All was perfect organised. We had a great driver and Hobox is a really nice place.people. The included food was simple but fine.
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Linda
Dec 25, 2022
Great tour to get a taste of Holbox - I had a wonderful time on this tour! The tour guide Jonathan picked me up in a shuttle right on time. There were 4 others on the tour so it didn’t feel overcrowded in the shuttle or boat. Beverages were provided throughout. Lunch also included was delicious. We stopped at isla de passion, punta mosquito, and Holbox where there was enough time to get a taste of the island. I rented a golf cart to explore. Highly recommend this tour!
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Cindymi9277ja
Jan 14, 2020
Holbox Island - super recommended, me and mom did this tour and we loved it since we did book Vanessa attended us and answered all our questions all very professional and well explained the attentions were amazing!!! Tourism channel your best option if you want to buy your tours in time!!
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Monsieur_nico
Jan 15, 2021
Holbox is amazing! - The trip to Holbox was amazing! but like everything there are pros and cons. I will start with the lies and cons to get them out of the way. The description on here lied about several things. First, the trip was not in a van with 14 people. The trip was carried out on a big coach bus with 50+ people. Second, the description also states lunch is included with 2 drinks but we were told that drinks at the restaurant would be an out-of-pocket expense. Okay now to the cons. After arriving to Chiquila, we boarded our speed boats divided 6-8 people per boat and headed to Yalahau cenote. In my opinion this cenote is way too small for a group this size. The cenote starts feeling crowded with 15-20 people in it, now imagine our 50+ group along with the other tour groups that were already there or arrived later. Now to the Pros: - first, even though it was a huge group everything was extremely well organized. Arturo and Luis were very knowledgeable and did an excellent job in managing people, setting time expectations, accommodating the needs of people, coordinating with the boat crews, and making everyone feel included. The boat crews did a great job in coordinating pickups and drop offs as well as making the boat rides as smooth as possible. The food was really good. Since I booked my trip through here, once we were in Holbox there was a golf cart taxi that went to pick me up (taxi fare was already included) and took me to the infamous Alma Bar. This made the trip more enjoyable since I didn't have to worry about renting anything or wonder what to do during my 3 hours of free time after lunch. Overall this is a very good tour, the large amount of people on this tour during covid, the stop at Yalahau which was small and looked dirty in my opinion took away from more free time in Holbox, and the false advertisement about the 2 drinks with lunch are the reasons why I give it 4 stars.
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Sara_o
Dec 12, 2023
Fifth wheel - Pro: + the guide preordered vegetarian lunch for me. + Holbox is a beauiful island. And Mosquito Island is also beutiful. Neg: - I signed up for an english speaking guide. Then I ended up in a group of spanish speaking people. The could not speak much english and I could not speak much spanish. I felt like the fifth wheel during the excursion. The guide translated some things for me in english but most was in spanish (which I understand since I was in minority). Even though I understand it I do not like it - I paid to get all information about every sight in english. So my suggestion is that you control in advance that you will get what you sign up for.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).