Activities in San Blas
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La Tovara
A boat trip through the jungle to the freshwater spring of La Tovara - a federally protected estuary - is a real San Blas highlight. Small boats go from the embarcadero (jetty). The three-hour trips go up Estuario San Cristóbal to the spring, passing thick jungle and mangroves. Bring your swimsuit to swim at La Tovara; there's a restaurant there, too.
For a few pesos more you can extend the trip from La Tovara to the Cocodrilario (crocodile nursery), where toothy reptiles are reared in captivity for later release in the wild. For a group of up to four people it costs around $360 to go to La Tovara (3½ hours) and around $440 to the Cocodrilario (four hours).
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Boat Trips
More boat trips depart from a landing on Estuario El Pozo. They include a trip to Piedra Blanca (two hours) to visit the statue of the Virgin, to Isla del Rey (5 minutes) just across from San Blas and to Playa del Rey, a 20km beach on the other side of the Isla del Rey peninsula. Here you can also hire boatmen to take you on bird-watching excursions.
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Diving Beyond Adventures
From December to May, Diving Beyond Adventures leads affordable adventure experiences including diving, kayaking, hiking, bird- and whale-watching. They use local guides and practice sound low-impact environmental tours. Their signature trip is a three-day diving, fishing and camping extravaganza to Isla Isabel. It also rents kayaks.
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Stoner’s Surf Camp
At Playa El Borrego, Stoner’s Surf Camp is the nexus of the scene. National longboard champion ‘Pompis’ Cano gives lessons and holds court under the palapa. You can also stay at the camp.
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