ARRIVING TO COSTA MAYA BY SEA
Currently you can get to Costa Maya by sea or by land.
If you are arriving by sea, most likely you will arrive on a cruise ship and will spend only a few hours at this beautiful destination. In this case your cruise will dock at the Costa Maya Port.
The port is not necessary the most representative place of Costa Maya, so you may want explore on your own. We recommend you to leave the port and explore Mahahual Village. If you have reserved any activity with us, at the end of the excursion we can drop you off either back at the port or at Mahahual Village for a little shopping, beach time or lunch.
ARRIVING TO COSTA MAYA BY LAND
You can get to Costa Maya from Chetumal or from Cancun.
GETTING FROM CHETUMAL TO COSTA MAYA (MAHAHUAL) - Travel time 1 hr. 45 min.
Take highway 307 which is the main one and crosses the State of Quintana Roo. You will be traveling from South to North.
As you leave Chetumal, you will cross four towns before you get to Costa Maya. The first town is Huay-Pix, then Xul-Ha, then a few kilometers ahead you will get to Bacalar. You may want to stop at Bacalar which is the largest town in the area. It is famous for the San Felipe Fort build by the Spaniards in the 17th. century, the Bacalar Lagoon (also known as the Seven Color Lagoon) and Cenote Azul (Blue Sinkhole).
After you pass Bacalar you will get to Pedro Santos, the fourth town. You will easily identify Pedro Santos because of the ladies selling pineapple on the sides of the road by the speed bumps.
A few kilometers after you pass Pedro Santos, you will see a turnoff on the right with clear signs indicating the way to Costa Maya or Mahahual. From there you will leave highway 307 and will head East for 55 Kilometers to Mahahual.
Right before you reach Mahahual you will see a military check point and another turnoff to the right heading to Xcalak Village. Two Kilometers
