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Top 10 National Parks in Mexico, Mexico
With 26 UNESCO-declared world heritage sites, charming colonial towns and dozens of thrilling cities, there's plenty to explore in this country of 109 million. Outside the cities, stunning Pacific beaches, stark deserts, mangrove swamps and swimming holes provide all you need for a relaxing, romantic or adventurous vacation. Captivating, cosmopolitan and chaotic Mexico City and the 32 states offer an incredible abundance of experiences, from laid-back and leisurely to upbeat to adrenalin-charging.
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1. Loreto Bay National Marine Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 623 reviews
This park works to preserve Loreto's desert ecosystem.
Reviewed By Dahlyana
My husband and I recently visited Loreto, Mexico and it was a wonderful visit. We did some sight seeing on our own but also used the tour company of Wild Loreto for an all day tour to the Pacific to see the gray whales and their calves. It was awesome and our tour guide, Chalio, was wonderful. He knew when the whales were getting ready to come up and we had our cameras ready. We liked our tour to the see the whales with Chalio so much that we decided to take another tour to Coronado Island that is in the National Marine National Park in Loreto Bay in order to see more marine life! Marine life we saw in all its glory; we saw sea lions, all sorts of birds including the blue footed booby, dolphins, and had a beautiful hike on a clean and well marked trail that revealed millions of years of geologic activity. All stunning and Chalio was a wonderful guide. I hope Loreto Bay stays protected as the ecological wonder that it is.
2. Sierra de los Organos
3. Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 43 reviews
Huge underwater nature reserve, featuring many different species of coral and fish: a diver's delight.
Reviewed By jorgeignaciom790
Many dive sites with an incredible visibility to explore. Healthy corals, lots of sponges and many sea creatures. You could spend months diving here and not get tired of this place!
4. National Park of Palenque
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5.0 based on 1,199 reviews
A wide variety of pyramids, temples and sculptures have all been found at this famous Mayan archaeological site.
Reviewed By 301lisa33 - Coventry, United Kingdom
Fabulous. This site is quite extensive and diverse. Do look for the Tower Palace (which seems quite unusual). Go inside and explore some of the tunnels. (There are bats, if you want to look for them.) There is a very interesting quadrangle with the Temples of the Sun and Cross. Dramatic. There is also a ball court although that takes a bit of imagination. This site is a major attraction - so get there early
5. Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park
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5.0 based on 24 reviews
This national park in northern Baja California is home to the 10,000-foot Devil's Peak (Picacho del Diablo), with its astronomical observatory at its summit, as well as more than 150,000 acres of pine grove.
6. Observatorio Astronomico Nacional de la Sierra de San Pedro Martir
7. Parque Nacional Isla Contoy
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By Blitz2020
This is a beautiful park/island that is host to thousands of frigate birds. There are also over a hundred other birds that occur there but we saw only 5 species in total. That was quite disappointing but nature does what it does.
8. Cabo Pulmo Marine Preserve
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4.5 based on 480 reviews
A sanctuary to the only living coral reef on the western side of the continent.
Reviewed By N-WALES-TRAVELLER - Rhuddlan, United Kingdom
We travelled in a mini rental vehicle on the dirt roads that lead south from La Ribera towards San Jose Del Cabo via Cabo Pulmo and a host of other small settlements. It’s an arduous journey in a standard small vehicle ???? but after seeing the beaches the bird life and most of all the numerous breaching humpback whales ???? from the coastline it was a road trip of a life time. You really need a 4x4 but our little car managed it with a gold star. ( probably more to do with the driver ????) I’d recommend it to all as it was simply an amazing drive. ****Word if warning***** Don’t attempt this in a normal vehicle if it’s been raining or in the dark. You won’t make it. Give yourself a good 6 hours to complete the journey
9. Bosque de Chapultepec
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4.5 based on 2,364 reviews
This 1,600-acre bucolic park has enough activities to fill days at a time and is particularly popular among families with children.
Reviewed By 759elib - Sydney, Australia
Its got to be one of the largest, best planned green spaces in the world, twice the size of NYC’s Central Park. There are nine museums within its confines giving me access to some of the best art and artefacts in the entire city. Lungfulls of clean oxygen in a city chocking with pollution. One of my fav spots is home to the Fuente de Tlaloc and the Carcamo de Dolores, featuring two of Rivera’s more unique and lesser known works of art- the massive mosaic tile fountain and mural. Its nice to sit and contemplate one’s navel or watch the never still locomotion of the populace at play or rest. I am in the reading garden audiorama sitting on the comfy multicoloured bench while all around me children, elderly folk and tourists like me take time out to let this marvel of great planning, seep- in and invade my pleasured sensorium. Its perfectly positioned opposite the amazing Anthropological Museum on the Paseo de la Reforma. Its a zig-zag kind of adventure with terrific views like nowhere else. All roads bordering the park have the best preserved Art Deco buildings which form a non ending eye-candy for this architectural buff. the best in my time in the capitol were: Avenida Mexico, Avenida Amsterdam, Campeche and Queretaro.
10. Parque Nacional Volcan Nevado de Colima
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 60 reviews
An active, snow-capped volcano well-worth a side trip.
