Mexico's Eden, Holbox Island an Ideal Travel Destination

Located at the northwest of Cancun, Mexico, the Holbox Island is known as the Eden in the Mexican country. Some travelers might prefer on Mexican beach with luxury infinity pools, however, Holbox is definitely for anyone looking for a nice "low-sound, low-rise" place for vacation. With its white sandy streets and fancy Caribbean establishments, it is enough to make travelers fall on the island's raw beauty.

With its 26 miles distance from the mainland of Mexico, the Holbox Island is a 30 km long island. The Yulam Balam reserve within is considered a harbor place of more than 150 species of bird, including roseate spoonbills, pelicans, herons, ibis and flamingos. Whale sharks also gather in the island during summer season, the Lonely Planet wrote.

Locals from the Holbox Island main source of living are fishing. The villages' streets and beach are covered with pure white sand, common of islands in Caribbean regions. Since few tourists visits the Mexican paradise, the island is considered as a virgin island.

According to the National Geographic travel, the island has many "hotelitos" or small hotels in thatched-roof to for tourists to stay. Hotel La Palapa, Hotel Villas Flamingos and Casa Las Tortugas are two of the highly recommended hotels. These hotels offers great amenities and hotel services within the island, but the Casa Las Tortugas has a beach-front restaurant, bar, and small spa surrounding a swimming pool.

As the island is known sanctuary for a great number of animals, one of the best and must experience activities while visiting Holbox Island are snorkeling at the Rio Largo mangrove estuary, a view to flocks of feeding pink flamingos, Kiteboarding and swimming with the largest fish in the sea, whale sharks. These brown spotted animals migrate to where the Gulf of Mexico meets the Caribbean every year to eat large amount of plankton.

For food trip, Holbox Island has variety of eatery choices for tourists from other countries. The highly recommended eatery, Viva Zapata, a palapa-style dining room that serves fresh seafood and the family-owned "Ristorante Tradicion" Las Panchas that serves mouth watering empanadas and ceviche are the best place to try local dishes.