HomeProtected Areas

Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an


Quintana Roo

Watch video Share

About Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an


Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve.  These reefs are part of the complex of protected areas associated with the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. They are representative of the enor...

Show all information

How to get there?


  • Most important locality

    Cancún at 183 Km.
    Tulum at 60 Km.
    Chetumal at 214 Km.
    Felipe Carrillo Puerto at 198 Km.

  • Airport

    Cancun International Airport, Quintana Roo

References and Transportation
  • Ways to get there

    From the city of Benito Juárez (Cancun) to Javier Rojo Gómez (Punta Allen) 4 hours and from the city of Othón P. Blanco (Chetumal) to Punta ...

  • Transportation facilities

    Own or rented vehicle. There is no public transportation.

  • Mobility within the protected area

    Dirt roads and trails.

Show all references

  • Schedules

    Every day from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


  • Entrance fee

    $108.66 MXN


  • Average weather in the area

    Warm sub-humid



Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an in Mexico
Mapa de NOMBRE-ANP

Activities and recommendations


Activities

Recommendations

  • All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area.
  • Pants and long-sleeved shirts are recommended as there may be insects. Bathing suit and quick-drying clothes. Boots or tennis shoes with sol...

Show all recommendations 

Services


Services within the PA

Handicrafts, sustainable products and souvenirs stores
Information modules
Internet connection
Interpretive trails
Signage

Show all information


Lodging near the PA

Cabins
Camping areas
Hotel

Food service near the PA

Cheap restaurants
Fast food
Restaurants


Available services in the nearest locality to the PA

Bank ATMs
Banks
Hospital
Market / Super Market
Pharmacy
Transportation services

Nearest locality to the PA

Cancún at 183 Km.
Tulum at 60 Km.
Chetumal at 214 Km.
Felipe Carrillo Puerto at 198 Km.

Admission fee


Protected Area entrance fee

$108.66 MXN Entrance prices per person, per day, as collection of rights.

Senior citizens, pensioned and retired persons, disabled persons, and minors under 12 years of age will be exempt from the payment of fees, whose status will be accredited once they enter the Protected Area, if applicable, with the corresponding valid credential. A 50% discount will be applied to students and teachers with a valid credential, which must be presented upon entering the Protected Area.

More about Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an


Interesting facts

The Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve has a system of subway freshwater rivers that interconnect the cenotes and the Petenes, a unique phenomenon...

Show all interesting facts

Attractions

Observation of dolphins, sea turtles, manatees, the sunken ship C-53 and sunken large caliber cannons.

Representative species of PA


Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata), Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis), Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Green Sea Turtle (Ch...

Show all species

You can see more representative species of Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an on the web site

Go to the Naturalista web site

Visitor regulations


Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area

1. Respect the administrative rules of the Management Program and,
2. Do not drink alcoholic beverages or take intoxicants.
3. Not ...

Show all regulations

Contact


  • PA office address

    Calle 61 número 767, Colonia Centro, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, México, C.P. 77200.

  • Phone

    +52 (983) 8340265

  • Email

    siankaan@conanp.gob.mx

PA social networks
Gobierno de México
Medio Ambiente
Conanp