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Xcalak is a small sleepy fishing village on the Costa Maya in the municipality of Othón P. Blancothe, state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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[edit] By plane

Xcalak has a small private airport that can accomodate small, Lear-size jets. The nearest city with available commercial flights is Cancun. Plan on renting a car for the trip to Xcalak. Xcalak is approximately a 5-hour drive from Cancun.

[edit] By bus

There are two Caribe buses from Chetumal daily:

• The first leaves from the second class bus station in Chetumal at 0540, passing through the first class bus station at around 0600.
• The second leaves at 1610/1630.

The bus goes from Chetumal to Mahahual, and then along the beach road for around 10km towards XCalak. At this point it turns off onto the surfaced interior road for the rest of the trip to Mahahual. It's the bus to take if you're staying at one of the hotels between Mahahual and XCalak.

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[edit] Fishing

• Xcalak Flyfishing, ☎ 011-52-983-839-1444 (ospreytours@hotmail.com), [1]. Captain Victor Castro offers flyfishing trips in Chetumal Bay on his charter boat.  edit

[edit] Scuba Diving

There's a great reef offshore and it's also close to the Chinchorro Banks, which is a great dive spot some 30km offshore. There are a couple of dive operators north of Xcalak:

• Costa de Cocos - [2] - part of a full service resort.
• XTC Dive Centre - [3] - Good equipment, great staff / divemasters.

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The restaurant at Costa De Cocos is the best restaurant in Xcalak. The fish is always fresh, and be sure to try the pizza.

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[edit] Hotels

• Casa Carolina, (info@casacarolina.net), [4]. Small establishment on the beach with kitchens and ceiling fans in each room.  edit
• Hotel Tierra Maya, ☎ 1-941-625-3122 (clarke68313@embarqmail.com), [5]. Small, privately owned, beachfront location offering privacy in a jungle setting.  edit
• Sin Duda, (yucatan@sindudavillas.com), [6]. Beachfront villas hotel situated in secluded location on the Costa Maya.  edit

[edit] Resorts

• Costa de Cocos Dive Resort, (cdcdavidrandall@aol.com), [7]. Offers fly fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling and Caribbean sea kayaking adventures.  edit

[edit] Vacation Rentals

• Sandwood Villas, ☎ 011-52-983-839-5428 (scubadad12007@yahoo.com), [8]. Ocean front accommodations on the Mayan Riveria and the Costa Maya.  edit

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

[edit] By Bus

The outbound Caribe buses leave from beside the lighthouse at 0500 and 1400, and return to the second class bus station only. You can also board the bus from the south end of town just before the Tourist Information Office.

[edit] By Boat to Belize

You can arrange a boat to Caye Caulker' in Belize at one of the dive shops or with one of the "Captain"s in town. The crossing is smooth and relatively quick. Immigration can however by a problem. There are no banks in XCalak (the nearest is in Chetumal) and so you would need to pay your Tourist Card (FMT) before arriving in XCalak. There also appears not to be an active (as of March 2009) immigration office in XCalak, the closest is in Mahahual.

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