Bioluminescent Lagoon Boat Ride and Swim from Puerto Escondido | 2 hours 30 minutes

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Life jacket
  • Boat
  • Transport by air-conditioned van
  • Local driver/guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

Overview

As the night sky falls, we’ll take you to the lagoon, where millions of microorganisms will light up the water with your movements. It’s an enchanting and mesmerizing sight that will leave you in awe. But that’s not all – our knowledgeable guides will also point out the constellations to you with a powerful laser, making for an unforgettable stargazing experience. To ensure the best possible viewing experience, we’ve carefully selected the optimal dates on the calendar for observing the bioluminescence. The best time to see it is during the new or waxing moon, and we’ve blocked off dates that aren’t good for viewing to guarantee that you’ll have the best experience possible.

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  • Laguna Manialtepec

    Join us on a 3 hour adventure into one of the most amazing natural phenomenon’s in the world! Swimming in bioluminescence is absolutely amazing and if you lift your arm out of the water it looks like glitter rolling down your arm. Amazing eco-system of millions of microorganisms ready to put up a bioluminescent show! The faster you move the brighter you get under the incredible night sky!

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Make sure to bring a bathing suit and a towel
  • Infant seats only available on request

Free Cancellation

April 28100% refund
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  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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101 reviews

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  • 4 stars
    11
  • 3 stars
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  • 2 stars
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Showing 1-5 of 74 reviews with 5 stars

Magical

Published on Apr, 2023

I went with my partner. After a confusion regarding our location, they picked us up. They offered us refreshments for the 1 hour ride to Chacagua National Park where the lagoon is. When we got there we used the toilets for a 10 peso fee. We got on the boat and it was pitch black. They took us into the lagoon. After a 15 minute ride, they told us we were there and we could already see the bioluminiscence. I put my hand in and moved it around and saw it. It was beautiful! It looked like I was in a Disney animated movie! The others hopped in the water but I decided to stay in the boat and played around on the water with my hands. It was magical! I recommend to go on a night where there is little to no moon so you can see it better. After the lagoon took us back home. I would recommend this tour.

Beautiful experience!

Published on Jan, 2023

We had a wonderful tour with Eco Adventures. They picked us up from our hotel and we shuttled out to a lagoon (about a 20 minute drive) and took a boat out on the lagoon in the dark to see the bioluminescence. We were able to swim in the warm water and see the pure blue magic sparkling all around us -- it was incredible. Highly recommend this tour, and going in the dark of the moon (new moon) time frame.

Good tour

Published on Jan, 2023

Good experience of a very rare phenomenon! More content from the guides would be great ————————————-

GO see the bioluminescence!

Published on Dec, 2022

100% we’ll worth the trip. It was so convenient and beautiful. The guides spoke both Spanish and English, and were incredibly nice. This tour is literally 30min outside if the city, you get picked up, and get the option of drinks en route to the springs. Once there, the water is so warm due to the ocean already being warm + there being hot springs in the area. And finally, the bioluminescence was amazing. They even have floating blackout tents in case the moon is too bright to see all the action. We went during a crescent moon and didn’t have any issues seeing all the action

Excelente

Published on Oct, 2022

The water was amazing. Short walk to the boat. The guide was very knowledgeable. We will use this company again

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