15 Coastal Sailing Tours in Mexico to Build a Day Around

1.Sailing Tour through the Lagoon of the 7 Colors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,161 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $37Our pick

Review of Bacalar’s 3-hour Seven Colors Lagoon sailing tour, with cenotes, swimming, snacks, drinks, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“A 3-hour trip over a stunning lake, including drinks, fruit and two lovely swim breaks. What’s not to love? This was definitely the highlight of our visit to Bacalar. The lake has many amazing sights, from the history-laden Pirates’ Channel to Bird Island and the cenotes. Our crew members Abraham and David were incredibly nice and made sure everyone was happy and well cared for. They had many cool stories about the lake and the surrounding region and were happy to share both these and personal stories. I cannot recommend taking a trip with them enough.”

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2.Private sailing tour of Bacalar Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 403 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Review of Bacalar’s private three-hour sailing tour, with cenotes, Pirate Canal, Bird Island, swimming, fruit, drinks, price tips, and practical advice.

“It was a wonderful tour guided by Leo and Sas. The colors of the lagoon are impressive and the boat trip is pretty nice. Our hosts were kind, took us to the best spots and prepared a table of delicious fruits. I highly recommend the tour.”

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3.Bacalar Lagoon Sailing Tour with Open Bar and Mexican Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 186 reviews · 5 hours · from $78

Sail Bacalar Lagoon for five hours with an open bar, Mexican food, swimming stops, and visits to Pirates Channel, Bird Island, and more.

“was really great experience, staff were welcoming and adjusted the trip to fit us. Good Snacks and food!”

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4.Sailboat tour across the seven colors lagoon in Bacalar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $44

Review of Bacalar’s 3-hour sailboat tour, including cenotes, Pirate Channel, bird sanctuary, price, group size, and booking tips.

“Superbe sortie en voilier sans le bruit d’un moteur bruyant et en prenant son temps. Nous étions la seule famille de 5 personnes et le capitaine a été aux petits soins pour nous. Bref je ne peux que recommander cette sortie.”

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5.Catamaran Adventure: Sailing and Swimming in the Bacalar Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $55

Review the Bacalar catamaran tour, with lagoon views, swimming, drinks, pricing, logistics, group size, and practical booking advice.

“The waters !!! Beautiful, so worth the trip !! The water temperature is perfect , our boat was very comfortable, larger than all Others there . Crew was very nice and a accommodating.”

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6.Sailboat tour in the seven colors lagoon of Bacalar

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Sail Bacalar’s Seven Colors Lagoon on a small-group tour with swimming, cenotes, fruit, beer, and local stories for $43.

“Super activité, petit voilier donc petit groupe Eau cristalline, bières + fruits qui font plaisir Merci à Fernando pour son énergie 🔥”

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7.Private Sailboat Tour with Lagoon Swimming

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 63 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $102

Review of Bacalar’s private sailboat tour, with lagoon swimming, cenotes, stromatolites, snacks, sailing lessons, and practical booking tips.

“We really enjoyed the tour with our 6 months old baby. The tour is perfect for families. They take you to shallow lagoons where all can swim. The colors of the lagoon are beautiful. Our guide Hugo and boatman Oso were also very cool and helped us. Hugo shared some interesting things about the cenotes. We got 3 beers each, but the bottles were 190 ml ones , not the regular sized. We were also given a bowl of a fruit.”

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8.Lagoon Sailing Tour with Snacks and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 3 hours · from $44

Review of Bacalar’s 3-hour sailing tour with a female crew, swimming, cenotes, bird watching, guacamole, beer, and Palomas.

“It was a super nice moment, the spot to swim is amazing and the water is cristal clear. Special thanks to Barbara and Gemena who were super nice 😊”

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9.Bay of Banderas Luxury Sunset Sailing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Review of Puerto Vallarta’s luxury sunset sailing tour, with open bar, hors d’oeuvres, Bay of Banderas views, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Highly recommend. Fabulous crew and you can’t beat a Puerto Vallartan sunset. Great food and drinks and small group on a sailboat. Wonderful experience.”

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10.Luxury Day Sailing Tour of Bay of Banderas

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 6 hours · from $119

Review of Vallarta's six-hour luxury sailing tour, with snorkeling, paddleboarding, lunch, open bar, scenic coves, and practical booking advice.

“Captain Rueban and crew were fantastic! We spent a very leisurely day at sea going out to the arches, then a snorkel spot (murky water due to all of the recent rain but that was certainly not their fault!) then sailed back to the marina. The food, people and music was perfect!”

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11.6hrs of Sailing in Bacalar Lagoon: discover Cenotes, Islands and Stromatolites.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 6 hours (approx.)

Review of Bacalar’s private six-hour sailing tour, with cenotes, islands, stromatolites, Mexican ceviche, drinks, and lagoon views.

“Super staff, perfect playlist, juicy fruit and guacamole, wonderful landscape... What a good day! Thank you!Auto-translated”

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12.Sailing Tour around the Bacalar Lagoon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $41

Review of Bacalar’s 3-hour sailing tour, with cenotes, Pirates Channel, birdwatching, drinks, snacks, pricing, and booking advice.

“Charly was our captain and was great. He really knew how to handle a sailboat and was knowledgeable of the Bacalar Lagoon. It was a very good afternoon and even though the clouds came in we saw a brilliant sunset.”

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13.Cancun Lagoon Sunset Sailing Trip aboard classic Galeón with Dinner and Free bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Review of Cancun’s 2.5-hour sunset galleon cruise with dinner, saxophone music, open bar, costs, transport tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Sergio made this experience so fun I love the music the ride on the ship was nice and relaxing had so much fun we met new people the saxophone player played all kinds of music and it was very very good I would definitely so this again. Try this when you in cancun.”

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14.Shared Sailing: Sailing tour in Bacalar Lagoon.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $50

Review of Bacalar Sailing’s $50 shared sail: small groups, quiet lagoon stops, fruit, drinks, and practical tips for a three-hour outing.

“Une activité qui a dépassé de loin nos attentes. Au delà de la découverte de cette magnifique lagune, Paola et son skipper ont rendu notre expérience, intimiste, exceptionnelle à bord de ce voilier !!! À réserver sans aucune hésitation (et à refaire) si vous aimez l’authentique et un accompagnement de qualité loin des boats à moteur où ambiance trop « musicale ».”

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15.Private Tour: Bacalar Lagoon Tour Sailboat or Pontoon Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $385

Sail Bacalar Lagoon from Costa Maya on a private boat tour with swimming, fruit, tacos, drinks, and port transfers.

“This was a must for Costa Maya which really doesn’t have anything else to offer except for the ruins. It was a great experience! The tour operator was very easy to work with and Jhonna our guide was amazing! Bacalar was so beautiful and the lunch was really good and authentic! The only downside is the drive is about an hour from the port.”

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