Del Carmen Mangrove Forest & Sugba Lagoon

year-round

The country's largest mangrove sanctuary at nearly 4,900 hectares, with boatmen from the local cooperative ferrying you through the channels to the turquoise Sugba Lagoon for kayaking and paddleboarding. It all sits inside the protected SIPLAS seascape, so anchoring and fishing are banned — register at the Del Carmen tourism office, and ask about the crocodile-spotting boardwalk too.

Source: www.visitdelcarmen.com