Caves of La Cobanerita + El Chechenal Beach: A Day Between Nature & Mysticism

This day will be full of adventure and nature, so get ready, pick up your backpack and let´s begin with a fun day! The day will start with us picking you up at the lobby of your hotel on the Island of Flores. Sit back and enjoy the 30-min ride to get to the community of La Cobanerita.

There is a long and a short tour to visit the Cobanerita Caves, the short or long tour will be done depending on the physical condition of the group, as well as the recommendation of the local guide who is the expert.

Once we get to the community of La Cobanerita, we will walk 400 meters to the first cave called "Cueva de las Pinturas" in Spanish and the Cave of the paintings in English. It is called that way because almost as soon as you get in, you will see a few cave paintings in red, black, and yellow dated centuries ago. The caves are considered the entrance to the underworld for the native Mayan communities, and they are still sacred nowadays.

OWL CAVE: Then, we will move forward to the next cave. There is a set of 6 caves in this place, and they all are called "Cuevas de la Cobanerita". The name of each of them is Cueva de las Pinturas, Cueva del Tecolote, Cueva del Mono, & Cuevas del Sapo; in English Cave of the paintings, the owl cave, the monkey cave, and the toad cave.

Each of those caves receive its name from something inside them. For example, ancient Mayan paintings, owls leaving inside, a monkey figure made of rocks, and a toad figure.

Some parts of the caves are narrow, so we suggest not to bring a big backpack, and to wear jeans or something comfortable that are not shorts, in case you need to bend over, you don´t scrape.

We will visit 2 caves this time: The paintings cave and the owl cave and then we are going to visit a viewpoint 100 meters above the level of the Petén Itza Lake. Prepare your camera and enjoy every minute of it!

A local meal will be waiting for you after you visit the caves and the viewpoint. You will be surrounded by nature, forest, and fresh air when taking your lunch. It will be great to recharge your energies and get ready to visit our second magical place, we are talking about The Beach of El Chechenal.

To get to this breathtaking beach, we will need to travel on a private boat for a few minutes. Enjoy the breeze, the wonderful weather, and the sun until we get there.

The beach of El Chechenal is popular for its turquoise waters and white sand. It is an ecological place too with different spots for great pictures. If you like swimming, this is the perfect time to refresh a little bit under the beautiful sunlight. Much little fish live here, so don´t ger surprise if you see them swimming next to you.

Because the beach is surrounded by a lot of nature, you may hear the sound of some howler monkeys, it is a show! This is the perfect end to a lovely day. Enjoy!