Yuckin It Up In The Yucatan

If you have generally traveled to the Yucatan throughout the winter months while escape from frosty weather and cabin fever is the motivation; at hand are more reasons why the summer in the Yucatan is the most excellent time to visit! Let's face it, it is sweltering the world over in the summer, but where can you go outside the backyard pool to seek relief from the heat? How about the Caribbean where you have the worlds largest and clearest white sand bottom pool!

More than the amazing turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, Yucatan hotels, Tulum resorts and Holbox Island hotels present deeply on sale rates along with exclusive Yucatan deals and packages to lure tourists to the region in what most consider to be the offseason. All through the months of June through September, there are local weather and ocean current variations on the Yucatan Peninsula that create unbelievable spectacles of nature that can only be found in a few places on the earth; some select to this area.

One of the attractive features of summer months on the Yucatan is the calm seas. The constant north winds of the winter decrease and it is during this time that the waters create a natural aquarium with elevated visibility further revealing the variety of sea life that thrives in these calm and clear waters. If you search for once in a lifetime events, there are at least two that come to mind.

From June through October, the sea turtles arrive to nest on the seashores south of the busy Playa del Carmen hotels and resorts and can be observed merely steps from your Akumal hotel or from points further south at a beach front Tulum hotel and eco cabana resort. The most excellent manner in which to see these wonderful creatures is at night, walking the beaches. The turtle searching activity customarily picks up after 10pm local time when it gets dark. There are a few points to consider when exploring for nesting turtles. The first is never disturb them through the nesting process and that means no flash photography. You will want to possess a red lens or film paper over your ordinary flashlight, regular light can disorient the turtles, but they cannot see the red filtered light. If you want to go turtle hunting under the radiance of a full moon, a flashlight is not needed. Look for the tracks and when you see just one set instead of two, you know there?s a turtle nesting!

The other "once in a lifetime" during the summer season in the Yucatan is swimming with the Whale Sharks! Just offshore from Holbox Island, each June and lasting through September, these magnificent creatures meet on the vicinity for the explosion of life these months produce. Stay in a range of boutique Holbox hotels on this quiet little island or stay in a historical Merida hotel and get an early start. The normal adventure begins with an early morning boat ride subsequent to a biologist briefing where you will learn the do's and don'ts. Be set to have fun and adventure, swimming with these gentle giants is really one to remember.

In addition to these highlights the fishing during the summer time on the Yucatan is magnificent. You can stay at a number of quaint Mahahual motels and fishing lodges that cater to the traveler fishermen and of course the snorkeling and scuba in this region is incredible! If you are looking for more reasons to visit the Yucatan during the summer, stay tuned!

Article Source: TravelFreeGuides.com

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Ron Williams is a freelance travel writer living year round in Tulum, Mexico specializing in information about holbox island travel deals and life on the Yucatan Peninsula. Feel free to contact Ron directly if you need local tips or information.

by: Ron Williams

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