Category Archives: San Blas Mexico

• San Blas – River Tour – Crocodiles and Mongoose

  Posted on April 7, 2008 by Jeni Larson in San Blas Mexico

  Passing through San Blas, we saw some beautiful buildings, had a shrimp feast on the beach, and then came across one of the greatest highlights of our Mexico roadtrip- the river tour. For $10 USD per person, I expected a Disneyland sort of tour- 10 minutes in a boat, on a circle river path. Instead, we were gone for nearly 2 hours- which could have been longer had we wanted.

  We started by climbing onto this small motor boat with around 8 people and a tour guide. within 20 yards, the boat came to a stop and pointed out the first crocodile of many. The tour was absolutely beautiful- jungle foliage, exotic palms and orchids, and thick mango trees surrounded the river which was surprisingly clear.

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• Playa del Coco – Casa Manana near San Blas Mexico

  Posted on April 7, 2008 by Jeni Larson in Hotels, San Blas Mexico

  A little soon for a hotel stop, but we didn’t care- less than 3 hours north of Puerto Vallarta, we had reservations at Casa Manana, a boutique hotel on Playa del Coco just outside of San Blas.  This hotel was very cute with beautiful grounds and a charming pool.  The restaurant on site had friendly servers and great food, made even better since you’re sitting just a few feet from crashing waves of the ocean.  Directly in front of the hotel, the beach has large round stones covering most of the beach- not someplace you want to walk barefoot- there are tons of tide pools on this beach and we had a great time climbing out over the rocks, seeing fish and sea creatures while trying to avoid the occasional wave that was tall enough to splash us. Just to the right of the hotel, the rocks stop and there is a long stretch of sandy beach that was perfect for early morning exercise and sunbathing.

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