Jardín Botanico Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín

Beautiful nature preserve amidst Mayan ruins. In the jungle (use mosquito repellent) and next to the mangroves. Great hike great trail, great viewing platform. And education and conservation minded as well. We loved this experience.

This was a great place to visit. No it's not like your average Botanical Garden you'd see in other parts of North America, but it was beautiful just the same. Highly recommend.

Loved it. It is more like a walk in the jungle and seeing the native plants and animals. Not really a botanical garden we are used to in Canada. So this was a great surprise and we loved our 2.5 hour stroll.

We visited 9-11am on a Wednesday and probably should have arrived earlier as the amount of wildlife that we noticed was modest. Some descriptive signs are in English, perhaps 30-50%. My family had a nice walk through the forest but were somewhat underwhelmed. I would have given it 3 stars but they are preserving habitat and I did see and have some fun moments with a mother and her very cute and awkward baby monkey. When we arrived we were the only visitors. From a Canadians perspective, the mosquitos were modest despite having rained the last 1-2 weeks.

Great place to learn about the local plants and the Mayan culture. Not many amenities and most paths feel like hiking trails.

Very interesting. If you’re expecting a manicured royal garden this is going to be a disappointment. It’s pretty rough. But it’s a wonderful walk through a natural jungle like environment. BRING BUG SPRAY or you’ll be eaten alive. Also plenty of water is essential.

A nice walk in the jungle, nothing more than that. The amount of mosquitoes is crazy and makes it really difficult to enjoy the place. We didn't see any animals except iguanas. A ticket costs 220 pesos. Overall, I don't recommend the experience.

Great morning adventure. Tickets are 120 pesos per person. Spent the morning walking the 2km loop around the jungle. Spotted plenty of iguanas and 4 spider monkeys in the trees. The look out spots were great to see the monkeys in the trees. Make sure to wear insect repellent as there are a lot of mosquitoes. They also provide water fountains at the entry to fill up your bottles.