HomeProtected Areas
Yum Balam
Quintana Roo
About Yum Balam
Yum Balam Wildlife Protection Area. It is located in the northeast corner of the state of Quintana Roo. It is home to an interesting combination of rainforest ecosystems, mangr...
How to get there?
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Most important locality
Kantunilkín at 50 Km.
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Airport
Cancun International Airport, Quintana Roo
References and Transportation
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Ways to get there
Via free highway to Cancun Kantunilkín to Chiquilá in 140 Km (2 hrs.)
From the city of Merida Yucatan by the free highway 180 to Cancun,... -
Transportation facilities
Private or rented car, private cabs, tour operators, public transportation. Small boats (lancha), which can be hired on the island of Holbox...
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Mobility within the protected area
Road and marked trails where visitors can go with specialized guides.
How to get there?
References and Transportation
- Ways to get there
Via free highway to Cancun Kantunilkín to Chiquilá in 140 Km (2 hrs.)
From the city of Merida Yucatan by the free highway 180 to Cancun, with a distance of 245 Km (4.5 hrs).
Via Merida - Cancun, (3 hrs.) with a distance of 240 Km. Highway Tulum - Nuevo Xcan and coastal highway of the gulf junction to Coba. - Transportation facilities
Private or rented car, private cabs, tour operators, public transportation. Small boats (lancha), which can be hired on the island of Holbox or in the port of Chiquilá.
- Mobility within the protected area
Road and marked trails where visitors can go with specialized guides.
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Schedules
Monday to Friday from 07:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Entrance fee
$225 MXN
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Average weather in the area
Warm
Protected Area map
View map
Activities and recommendations
Activities
- Bird watching
- Environmental education and interpretation
Recommendations
- All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area.
- Comfortable, long-sleeved, cool clothing that can get wet is recommended.
Services
Services within the PA
Handicrafts, sustainable products and souvenirs stores
Interpretive trails
Signage
Toilets
Viewpoints
Lodging near the PA
Cabins
Camping areas
Hostels
Hotel
Food service near the PA
Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Palapas in the federal zone
Restaurants
Street food stalls
Available services in the nearest locality to the PA
Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services
Nearest locality to the PA
Kantunilkín at 50 Km.
Precios de entrada
Cuota de entrada al ANP
$225 MXN por persona, por día, por concepto de cobro de derechos.
Quedarán exentas del pago de derechos las personas adultas mayores, pensionadas y jubiladas, personas con discapacidad y menores de 12 años, cuya calidad se acreditará una vez que se ingrese al ANP, en su caso, con la credencial vigente correspondiente. Se aplicará el 75% de descuento a las personas estudiantes y profesorado con credencial vigente, misma que deberá presentarse una vez que se ingrese al ANP. Se aplicará el 50% a visitantes nacionales, visitantes extranjeros residentes en el país que deberán acreditar su nacionalidad o residencia respectivamente con documento oficial vigente una vez que se ingrese al ANP.
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Datos curiosos
El significado en maya de Yum Balam es Señor Jaguar y área es refugio de más del 90% de las aves endémicas de Yucatán, así como zona de prot...
Atractivos
Balneario Yalahau y avistamiento de fauna silvestre como aves, mono araña y aullador,
Especies representativas
Ocelote (Leopardus pardalis), Tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii), Pavo ocelado (Meleagris ocellata), Mangle blanco (Laguncularia racemosa), Mangle ...
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Especies Representativas del ANP
Especies Representativas del ANP
Ocelote (Leopardus pardalis), Tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii), Pavo ocelado (Meleagris ocellata), Mangle blanco (Laguncularia racemosa), Mangle rojo (Rhizophora mangle), Mangle botoncillo (Conocarpus erectus), Uva de mar (Coccoloba uvifera), Nacax (Coccothrinax readii), Ramón (Brosimum alicastrum), Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), Higo (Ficus crassinervia), Palma huano (Sabal japa).
Reglamento para el visitante
Atiende estas indicaciones para la conservación del ANP
1. Estar dentro de los senderos
2. Tener guía especializado
3. No molestar a la fauna silvestre
4. No usar bloqueadores para in...
Reglamento para el visitante
Reglamento del ANP
Reglamento para el visitante en el ANP
1. Estar dentro de los senderos
2. Tener guía especializado
3. No molestar a la fauna silvestre
4. No usar bloqueadores para ingreso al cenote
5. Retirar su basura
6. No encender fogatas
7. Realizar y atender las recomendaciones del personal del ANP
