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Kayaking the mangroves
Adventure

Kayaking the mangroves

Red mangrove tunnels, still water and seahorses if you know where to look.

Best time
Morning
Area
West coast
Duration
2–3 h
Difficulty
Easy

La Restinga lagoon is an entire national park of channels through red mangrove. By kayak you get into places the motorboats cannot reach, and the silence is total: just your paddle and the herons. The channels have names, the roots arch over the water, and in the slack-water sections seahorses cling to the roots.

  • Kayak
  • Family
  • Uncrowded
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West coast

  • Riding along the shore
    Adventure

    Riding along the shore

    Horses in the water as the sun goes down.

    • At sunset
    • 1–2h
    • Easy
    • Horse riding
    • Sunset
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    Hiking & nature

    Las Tetas de María Guevara

    Twin hills over the isthmus, looking onto both halves of the island.

    • At sunset
    • 2–3h
    • Moderate
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    • Viewpoint
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  • Hiking & nature

    La Restinga lagoon

    A mangrove national park, with a shell beach on the far side.

    • Morning
    • 4–6h
    • Easy
    • Boat trip
    • Family
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