This is Bacalar, one of our favorite stops along the Yucatan Peninsula
The main attraction in Bacalar is its beautiful lagoon, which is known as the seven-color lagoon due to its amazing blend of tropical blue colors
Bacalar is becoming a trendy destination. You will find cocktail lounges, vegan restaurants, and yoga retreats
But it also has a strong, authentic feel, and in our opinion
the town still does a good job of balancing local and traveler-friendly options
In this video we share with you how to watch the most beautiful sunrise of your life
and how to explore all the different sides of bakata. This is my job
I make coffee. It was dark
I'm quiet. There's so many birds though. Sounds like a jungle is waking up
But it's definitely very dark. We have been in Bacalar for three days out, but a lot of our days have looked like this
So we're very excited to explore the Laguna of Siette Colores for the first time today
We're at the entrance to the park where we're going to be kayaking from. It's only five minutes from our place
And we came here yesterday and spoke to our friend Pidel. We have a question
But, but manana, we're doing it. Who mentioned that, you know, we could wake him up, he sleeps here, and that'd be open at 6.30
So far it looks pretty close, so we might have to, like, holler at Fidel and get him out of bed
It's definitely locked. So maybe it is open, you just need a little muscle
I gave up too easily. Yeah. See? I told you. We're in
I feel like we're breaking in. We're not, I promise. We'll find Fidel
I heard someone in the bathroom. I hope he's not in the bathroom
Someone in the restrooms. He's definitely in the bathroom. So we'll get it from a minute. Hello
Hello, good days. Hello, good days. It looks like it's going to be a beautiful sunrise
Oh my goodness, that is already so pretty. I'm so happy right now
I love, love sunrises, like you have no idea. I love them so much that every year for my birthday, I request to start the day with coffee and a sunrise, no matter where we are
And this, I'm pretty sure this one is gonna be one of my favorites ever
It's already so, so pretty. When we wake hear the birds and see the sun Side by side our fears are done Oh the good times just begun What do you think about your baccala sunrads
This is perfect It's beautiful, right? See, it's always worth it It's always worth it early wake-up call
That was a great We know what we have Let's hold on tight
Found what we're looking for in life Call us crazy But things are finally right
With you and I the future is bright That was a beautiful sunrise
It was super serene like the only thing you could hear We're all the birds in this jungle area
Very peaceful. But now that the sun is coming up, the lagoon is gonna change colors
You'll see why they call the Laguna de los 7 Colores. It's gonna turn different shades of blue and white
And the best place to see that is a place called Pirates C, which is a little bit down
So we got a kayak. So the town of Bacolad is all on the western shore of the lagoon
which you can see, I guess, behind me. And then everything on the eastern shore is protected land, so they're not allowed to develop on that side
which is awesome because this is also a pretty like sensitive habitat so if they like develop it too much then it can damage the entire ecosystem so hopefully it stays this way
like a jaguar than a player i spot a pirate you like how i paddle very straight you're trying to see as much as possible of the lagoon uh oh
This is why we always do tantums. It's so shallow, it's like one foot of water
I'm about to have another crash. It's like a T-bone. It's about nine in the morning and the sun has come up a little bit higher
and now you can start to see why they call it the seven-colored lagoon
All these different colors of blue and turquoise and white are starting to pop up and it's super beautiful
And the reason it gets the different colors is because the bottom of the lagoon is the
very fine limestone sand and depending on the different depths of the water and makes the
different colors pop. Definitely one of the most unique places that we've ever been
We're going to hang out here for a while, make sure the kayaks don't float away and just enjoy
this beautiful place. It's really really incredible. Hi Ben
We come back to town, keep showing you back alone. Are you ready
Yeah, let's get exploring. I'm not ready. Ready for lunch. Let's go. Oiyito
Pretty intense that last 40 minutes. Yeah
Still pretty though? I can get in off a pretty Do you hear something funny What They have found crocodile in this lagoon before That not funny I figured I save it till the end That is so mean
Well, we didn't see them. It's rare. It's rare to see crocodiles, but they have seen them
It's like. I just... I don't know. Crocodile size. Isn't you happy you didn't know? No
Now I'm going to like Google everything. everything before we go. I broke your trust. Yeah. Well, I'm sorry. I hate Bacazar
It's very rare that there is crocodiles. This is where you come to get your kayaks. You
have to talk to them the night before to let them know that you're going to be here for sunrise. So that's it. You talk to Pidel and he's the guy. Sunrise was beautiful. The lagoon
was beautiful we stay there much longer than we should have and now it's already
lunchtime and as much as I love sunrises G love chicken it sounds weird but I
really love chicken especially grilled chicken and on the main street in across
town and Bacalar there's all these grilled chicken places this one looked extra good because they have this giant spit the guys just like sitting here
like rotating it and grilling it all they're throwing in like a bunch of wood to
make a smoky it looks delicious there's so many cool it places in Bacolard that was a revelation a very nice surprise now it's time to dig in
smells good we have our spicy sauces a bag of rice I'm hungry too that was a lot of kayaking
this morning I disagree. No
It's really good, but I want to tackle us better. We're back, we're clean, we're rested, we took a shower, we took a 45 minute nap, and we're back in the streets of Bacala
Yeah, so now we're in Bacalaas Town Center and we're excited to show you around some of the cool local spots, but also some of the like, trendy restaurants and shops that are here for tourists
Yeah, it feels like the city is changing. like the city is changing a little bit but it still has a really good mix and a really good
balance and we really really like it here and we're almost at the lagoon right now so we're
gonna show you how that looks like from the town center we just tried to go into the lagoon as you
can see behind me is pretty much the same that you saw this morning but you have to pay a 40
pesos fee to enter which is like two dollars and it's fine it's just that we saw it and we're
just going to be here for five minutes so we didn't want to pay it but they have like
different entrances with facilities and bathrooms and restaurants this one has lights and you
and just like enjoy the water from here and it's super beautiful but it's just not going to do it right now
but this is a freshwater lagoon and there are no beaches, but there are a ton of different entry points along the town
if it's one of those private clubs that we just showed, or if you go through a restaurant and you can just come here
and hang out all day and go in and out of the water, hang out on the grass
And there's also a ton of sailboat tours, which are one of the most sustainable ways
to explore the lagoon So that looks super awesome I heard the sunset rides are incredible we not doing it but they supposed to be pretty cool and it just really beautiful
Did you make it? This lindsay his face
I'll see something. He's putting his nose. No, this is touching his face
You sure? Yeah. Hello. Hello. How do you? What's the mando from tajim
The vasito perpon, 35 peaches. Okay. One? Yes. Are you ready to try the best thing in life
I'm ready to try it. I love mango. Usually I wouldn't put tahin on it
I might have loves it with tahin. I'm more of a mango purist
But we've been waiting days to try this. The mango looks super ripe
The mango is very good. I still prefer it without the ham, but it's good
A little bit of lime on there, some citrus. Delicious. Our last fun fact about Bacalar is that this is one of Mexico's magical cities
which means that it receives additional funding from the Mexican government to help develop it
So a lot of the construction that you see in the town center and also along the lagoon
is all coming in from the state to help spruce it up and to attract more tourists
So we don't think Bacolad is going to stay undeveloped for much longer
but we're going to enjoy it for. now while it is still like this and we're going to find some dinner
Cheers! We hope you enjoy exploring baccala with us today. This place is beautiful
As you can see it's not hard to understand why we fell in love with it
We cannot say this enough. Please come here before he gets too busy
And yeah, we're just going to end the night here, have drink, have dinner
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keep exploring baccala on a day trip and we're going to continue to explore the
yucatan peninsula thank you so much for watching and we'll see you next time bye